Quoting k l u r t klurt@sp0ke.net:
Quoting Jody Cleveland Cleveland@winnefox.org:
Hello,
I've successfully used views to display a 'what's new' block that's displayed on the front page of my website.
What I'd also like to add, is a block that is actually just a small view of a page. What I want to do, is to have a block that displays IM status: http://www.onlinestatus.org/
I've got a page with this info here: http://www.wals.lib.wi.us/drupal/online_status
Is there a way to create a block that would show that page? Is there a different/better way to do this sort of thing?
Hi,
You might want to check out the microcontent module: http://drupal.org/project/microcontent
Hi,
Sorry for the short answer; I should have given a little more details.
If you use the microcontent module, you should be able to create a microcontent content type (add/microcontent) that will be available as a block.
The actual code (or script) that displays the IM online status should be placed into the content section of the new microcontent that you want to create - remember to select the appropriate "Input format" (i.e "PHP code" - if it is a php script) when creating the new microcontent.
From there (after you click "Submit") you should be able to add the newly created microcontent as a block in the your block settings (admin/block). You'll see it in the block list with the title prefixed with "microcontent:".
By using this approach, you will not display the entire webpage inside the block, but only the IM online status.
Hope this helps.
k l u r t