21 Jan
2011
21 Jan
'11
6:16 p.m.
Views will allow you to set up lists of data based upon specified criteria. --ross ________________________________ From: Afan Pasalic <afan@afan.net> To: support@drupal.org Sent: Fri, January 21, 2011 9:38:08 AM Subject: Re: [support] Building website with POI (Points of Interests) I'm reading about Location, but how Views can help me? What's your idea? rebu2008-dru@yahoo.com wrote: Look at the Location and Views modules. This may take care of most, if not all, your issues. >--ross > > > > ________________________________ From: Afan Pasalic <afan@afan.net> >To: support@drupal.org >Sent: Fri, January 21, 2011 9:08:35 AM >Subject: [support] Building website with POI (Points of Interests) > >Hi, >I'm building a website about Route 66, for my own needs. Probably will >not go public. > >I made page (as in content type) for each State (8) Route 66 going >through. These pages will probably not have any content. More for Menu >purpose only. >Similar, I plan to make a page (content type) for each city. Menu links >of these pages are actually sub-primary menu links: > >Primary menu: >* Illinois > > Chicago > > Cicero > > Joliet > > ... >* Missouri > > St. Louis > > Springfield > > ... > >City pages will probably not have any content either. > >Now comes the pain: I have to start building POI (Points Of Interests). >POI has to have Name, Address, City, State, Description. Geo Coordinates >(Longitude & Latitude) - if known. I was thinking to create a content >type for each city and that way "group" POIs, but something's tellig me >it's not good idea. >I know it's possible to create web form (I know there is module for >webform) to enter POI but never used it and I'm not quite sure how can I >group these entries by city? > >Also, I have to be able create something like Photo album about each POI >to add any picture I found interesting about this POI (download fro >Internet and upload to my Drupal site) and comment the picture. I need >ability to "update" POI with new information (text) but it could be as >a Comment on POI. > >I'm new in Drupal and I need help what directions I have to take? Which >modules I need to use here... >Any help appreciated. > >Thanks, >Afan > >-- >[ Drupal support list | http://lists.drupal.org/ ] >