[support] events page in drupal 7

[Michelle Ziegmann]

In summary, you need to use Views and the Date module. Some more 
specifics below.

On 5/31/2011 9:33 AM, adept techlists - kazar wrote:
> Hi all --
>
> I have moderate exposure to Drupal 5 and 6, and am building a Drupal 7
> site as a volunteer for a summer-long art project for kids. I could
> probably learn the info I need by spending hours reading the docs and
> playing in my sandbox installation, but the site needs to be up now, at
> least with bare minimum features, and my time is very limited. So I'm
> hoping for some suggestions to help me get this accomplished ASAP (and I
> *promise* to read the docs over the next few weeks!)
>
> I have a Main Menu item called Events.
>
> I have created a content type called Events.
>
> Each Events type node will need a start date, end date, description, and
> if possible option to include an image.
>
> When a site visitor clicks on Events all the Events type nodes should be
> displayed in Start Date order, sort of like blog posts added to a blog site.
>
> HOW DO I DO THIS? The problems I've run into so far are ...
>
> 1. When I made the Events main menu link, since I have no clue what path
> to give it, for now I just used node/add. What node should it be? There
> is no one Events "page", it will just be a list of events.

You'll need to create this page using Views.

> 2. I don't see any Date field types in manage fields for the Event
> content type. How do I add date fields?
You need the Date module. I recommend the latest dev version.

> 3. How and where do I specify that any node of the Events content type
> will appear when a visitor clicks the Events link? I thought of using
> Views (which would handle the sorting too) but I see that Views is still
> in Beta for D7 and I cannot afford to mess around with heavily buggy
> modules. Any opinions on the status of Views?
You need to do this with Views. Views has been stable for me in D7, 
although I recommend the latest dev version. There was an error 
displaying on pages in the latest stable version, but it's been fixed in 
the dev version. You won't regret it - you won't find much buggy about 
Views - it's in use in almost every Drupal site.

> 4. Should I be using Taxonomy instead of or in addition to Content Type
> to define which posts should appear under the Events link?
You could, but it would be easier setting Events up as a content type, 
like you've done, and create a view that shows all nodes of that type.

> I would think that the question "how do I list all content of a
> particular type under my menu link" is a FAQ but I can't find a simple
> page that explains it. Any pointers would be so appreciated!!
>
> kazar

Good luck!

Michelle

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Michelle Ziegmann
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Electronic Communications Specialist
University of California Berkeley
Educational Technology Services