heather
July 11, 2011
9:44am
If you're brand new to Views, this is a basic introduction to creating custom listings of content and using some advanced tools like "contextual filters" to make dynamic displays, such as a "related content" list.
Learn to make custom listings of selected content in both full pages, and displaying in a sidebar.
Learn to modify pre-built lists of content to quickly generate an alphabetical glossary or a dated archive.
Views can make more than just content views. Learn to make lists of taxonomy terms. You can also see how to get a "related content" block depending on taxonomy terms, using "contextual filters". I also show you how to alter the output of each field. This screencast focuses on blocks.
With Views, you can customize what displays and how it displays on a page. In this screencast, we'll make a custom front page listing full posts and then liasting just tiltes using an "attachment" display. This screencast focuses on a page display.
If you want to continue learning Views, check out this comprehensive screencasts series by Node One. 27 screencasts!
http://nodeone.se/blogg/learn-views-with-nodeone-part-1-overview
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12:58pm
Heather,
Good overview of Views. The last one, custom front page, you moved pretty quick through all of the options, so I 'll have to watch that one a few times to get all of it.
Also, the video for Views 2 is not currently showing up.
Best regards,
Dave
www.davidbrianmurphy.com
6:04am
Hello Dave!
Thanks, i fixed the video: http://www.drupalgardens.com/content/views-2-glossary-or-archive
The 4th is meant as a review, and the only added steps are the selectin fields, and adding an attachment.
That is a good point though. I have a remit to make all the videos 5 mins or less... which is a really TOUGH challenge.
The 4th clocks in at 4:58. Just squeezing in. Maybe I should have made it into a 5 part series :)
Heather James
Gardens Advisory Team | @learningdrupal
11:04am
Heather,
Thanks for the response. I understand you were just giving an overview. Views offer a great way to display content, but can get rather complex pretty quickly. When I get more time, I need to dig in and explore the poosibilites.
Dave
www.davidbrianmurphy.com