Embedding a view in user edit form

Question

How can I embed a view inside a user edit form depending on that user's role. I have used the Context module but it does not have the right conditions.

At the moment is uses the (user page -> User account form) condition. I cannot use the User role condition because it is for the currently logged in user.

Answer 1

You can use hook_form_alter and views_embed_view to alter the form and add the markup for a view.

Answer 2

Use https://www.drupal.org/project/embeddedviewfield

EmbeddedViewField module can render a view regardless of whether the user is editing or displaying the entity that has the EmbeddedViewField.

Answer 3

I finally found an answer to this problem. Its called the context module.

1. Create a new context and define some conditions. For me the condition was a certain role and the User Page (User account form)
2. Define Reactions -> Add Block ( The Views Block in Question)

A small problem i have that i do not know exactly how to place my views in between specific fields.

I figured out, how to write hook_form_alter with views_embed_view:

function MYMODULE_form_alter(&$form, &$form_state, $form_id) {
  if ($form_id == 'user_profile_form') {
    $form['my views block'] = array(
      '#type' => 'markup',
      '#markup' =>views_embed_view('myview','my_block_display'),
      '#weight' => 1,
    );
  }    
}

Answer 4

You can try with Panels module. Create a panel page with 2 areas: one for the form and one for the view. The view can be embedded if a block is provided by it.

Answer 5

This is done through user_profile_form_alter. To add to oll's answer to position the field on the profile form - the weight setting positions your field. If you are using vertical tabs/grouping to format you'll also need to put the field in the right group.

$form['my views block'] = array(
    '#type' => 'markup',
    '#markup' =>views_embed_view('myview','my_block_display'),
    '#weight' => 1,
  );
      $form['#group_children']['my views block'] = 'group_myverticaltab';

Answer 6

Please refer this link: https://www.drupal.org/node/1655012

Or try something like:

$viewName = 'view_name_goes_here';
print views_embed_view($viewName);

-hope it may help. Thank You.