Create node and node reference from URL at one time

Question

I have content type "article", in some cases I need to orginise group of parent and child nodes and to do this I use Node Reference from URL module. Also I need to include parent node in this group of articles because some views and node URL depend on completed field "node reference". So, how it works now:

1. I create a parent node and leave the node reference field empty as the parent node doesn't exist now;
2. Save this node
3. Back to edit page and choose my new parent node from the list of avalible nodes in node reference field;

What I would like to do is to create parent node and fill node reference field at the same time.

I guess that Rules module could help me but It too powerfull module and I do not need it for my website. Is there a more simple solution?

Answer 1

Use hook_node_insert and update the node.

Answer 2

Depending on which relationship module you're using there are different options.

• If you're using Entity Reference there's the Inline Entity Form module:

  Provides a widget for inline management (creation, modification, removal) of referenced entities. The primary use case is the parent -> children one (product display -> products, order -> line items, etc.), where the child entities are never managed outside the parent form.

• If you're using the References module there's References Dialog:

  This module extends reference fields like the user and node reference fields by adding links to add, edit and search for references through a dialog. This allows for a workflow where the user can create all the references to a node at the same time as she is creating it, a process which sometimes get's a bit backwards, when a user for instance needs to create all the facts for an article.

Both will allow you to create a referenced node at the same time as creating the referee.