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Custom SQL: nodereference joins and latest VID
I'm having a heck of a time constructing a custom SQL query. The query has multiple nodereferences and needs to return the latest node revision.
I understand joins pretty well, but for some reason ...
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Candidate page template filename for particular custom content type entry
I'm working on a Drupal 7 website. I created custom content type for works. I have many fields, and some of them are related to page layout like particular page bg for each entry. So I need custom ...
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How to automatically highlight syntax of code displayed on page?
I'm developing a website to publish my codes from different programing languages. I want to highlight syntax of codes with different colors. But, doing it manually is time consuming.
Is there any ...
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How can a module detect when the "access denied" page is output?
How is it possible for a module to detect when Drupal is outputting the "access denied" page?
I know how to do it with Drupal 6; I need to know how to do it with Drupal 7.
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Programmatically impersonating another user without causing the currently logged-in user to log out
How should a module change the value of the global $user, execute its own code, and restore the original value of $user without causing the current user to be logged out if an error happens?
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Where is the best place to insert additional logout functionality?
To insert additional logic when a user logs off one might look at function user_logout() in user.pages.inc. This code being in a core module, you should not edit it, but works very well... for ...
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Gmap Views Module - Popups are too big
I'm using GMAP module and its views counterpart. The issue I'm having is that I'm using a custom text field to display fields wrapped in HTML that I have pulled in from the query. However, the popup ...
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Invoke Mollom CAPTCHA directly
I have a custom form within CTools form wizard that I would like to use Mollom on. Is there an API function I can use to place it in the Form API on that page?
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How to retroactively apply Mollom spam filtering?
I've been asked to clean up a site that's been running for a few years, and has accumulated some spam in addition to a lot of valid content.
I've just installed Mollom on the site to help reduce ...
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Login shared between subdomains
If I should allow users to log in using the same username/password, what should I consider when choosing between the following solutions?
Install, and use Bakery Single Sign-On System on the main ...
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How to make a Feature available only to certain Spaces?
For a Drupal 6 Open Atrium site (i.e., Features, Spaces, Organic Groups) I'm running, I've created some custom Features that only really apply to a handful of the hundreds of groups on the site.
As ...
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Views Slideshow vs list View+jquery cycle lite?
The rotating images on my work site's home page are created as a View in list format. I'm using the jQuery Cycle Lite plugin for the rotator effect. The cycle.lite.js file is set in the scripts array ...
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Field API versus custom code
If I need to add custom fields only to user profiles, is it better to create a module that uses the field API, or a module that uses its own code to show the custom fields at a custom URL and to save ...
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hook_preprocess_page(): how to tell a views page?
Im writing a custom module that need to insert some javascript and css files only in a Views page.
Im using hook_preprocess_page, but I can not tell if the current page is from a view:
function ...
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How to handle blog tags in a contrib theme?
In blog or blog-like sites, taxonomy is often used for tags and categories.
In Drupal 6, node.tpl.php files could use the $taxonomy variable if they needed access to an array of unrendered taxonomy ...
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Bulk saving nodes with a file field
I'm in the progress of creating a bulk upload function for a Drupal site. Using flash I'm able to upload the files to a specific url that should be able to handle the files.
What I want to do, is not ...
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How to generate a list of which Features are enabled in which Spaces?
I'm running a Drupal 6.x site with Organic Groups, Features, and Spaces, and I'm interested in generating a list of which Spaces have which Features enabled. Preferably a table, with Spaces along the ...
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How to perform an operation every time a node is viewed?
When writing a module, how can I perform an operation every time a node is viewed by a user?
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How do I choose which module to use when there are several options for the same functionality?
It's not at all uncommon to find multiple modules that provide basically the same functionality. For instance, there are many SPAM control modules that offer extremely similar functionality (e.g., ...
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Good practices working with databases
I'm learning Drupal, and I want to develop a website where the main thing is its database.
I already have the Extended Entity-Relationship Model of the database (kind of complex).
What's the right ...
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How to override single function of theme's template.php using sub-theme?
Target: Drupal 7 Sub-Theme Development
I don't want to override whole template.php file. I just want to override single function of template.php file.
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How do I manage collaborative development on a Drupal site?
I work with another developer on a Drupal site. We have struggled to find a good way to work on different parts of the site at the same time without getting in each others way. We've tried working on ...
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Any way to add CSS for a single page/node?
I'm cleaning up my big crazy style sheets (possibly pertinent to a future question) and I'm wondering the best way to add custom CSS to a specific node or page.
In particular, my work site's home page ...
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Duplicate taxonomy terms from view
So I haven't yet been able to find a solution to this without using a preprocess function to check for duplicates or just using the 'tagadelic' module.. it'd be nice to get some closure.
How do I ...
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How can I get more than 10 search results on one page?
By default search page shows only 10 results. How can I change it to display unlimited number of results?
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What can cause a site to hang when deleting a user?
When I try to delete users the whole site hangs, i.e. Drupal does not respond anymore. What can cause that?
The site does not have any special user profile modules installed.
Edit:
There is only one ...
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Is there a media-handling module that can handle midi files?
I've been using MP3 Player to provide an on-page mp3 player, but I also need to be able to handle midi files. Right now the best I can do is allow them to be uploaded into the "mp3 file" field, but ...
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Views 2 Conditional Filter
How can I apply a conditional fitler to a view (using views 2)?
For example:
I have a view which displays the teasers for several different node types using a filter on Node:Type in [Blog entry, ...
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Rebuild imagecache
I have an imagefield per node that's run through imagecache. Since imagecache caches on-demand, cache files/variations aren't created until they're first requested. So if I update a bunch of images, ...
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How to determine if the current page is a search results page?
How can I determine from within a module or theme if the current page is an Apache solr search results page?
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How do you load extra javascript files required for wysiwyg api plugin on node/edit pages?
I'm building a plugin using the WYSIWYG API module for Drupal 7 that will add a button to the toolbar of supported editors.
I'm using the hook_wysiwyg_plugin() hook to create a new button on editor ...
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Do non-enabled modules affect performance?
Does having Drupal modules present, but not enabled have any effect on the performance of a Drupal site?
To put it another way, would removing disabled modules on a Drupal site have a positive affect ...
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What's the proper way to use EntityFieldQuery?
In Drupal 7, the API documentation for node_load_multiple() specifies that using the $conditions parameter has been deprecated in favor of using EntityFieldQuery.
In which way should EntityFieldQuery ...
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How can I change the Apache Solr search URL?
How can I change the default Apache Solr URL path from "search/apachesolr_search/term" to something else?
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Documents as a node/block/field
I'm working on my first Drupal site.
Using FileViewer I can load a PDF saved in a field, for viewing of various types. I haven't found something that does the same for Word Docs, Excel, etc.
Does ...
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Which drupal hook to implement to react on module installation?
I have module A installed that defines some custom hooks. Module A wants to be notified when another module B is installed, so that it can inspect and see if module B implements its hooks (for ...
