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. 2. I don't see any Date field types in manage fields for the Event content type. How do I add date fields? 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? 4. Should I be using Taxonomy instead of or in addition to Content Type to define which posts should appear under the Events link? 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
PS: All the pages in the Site Building guide under the Events section at http://drupal.org/node/206763 refer to Drupal 6. I am LOST.
adept techlists - kazar <mailto:techlists@ade.pt> May 31, 2011 12:33 PM
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.
2. I don't see any Date field types in manage fields for the Event content type. How do I add date fields?
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?
4. Should I be using Taxonomy instead of or in addition to Content Type to define which posts should appear under the Events link?
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
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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 -- Michelle Ziegmann =========================== Electronic Communications Specialist University of California Berkeley Educational Technology Services
Michelle Ziegmann <mailto:michelle@media.berkeley.edu> May 31, 2011 12:39 PM
In summary, you need to use Views and the Date module. Some more specifics below.
<snip> Thank you *so* much Michelle! Confidence in proceeding with Views without fear that I am opening a pandora's box of workarounds & troubleshooting & unexpected results is all I needed I guess. I do know how to do this with Views & content types. kazar
Kazar, there is really no learning curve with Drupal - just a fear curve. Conquer your fear and Drupal comes along nicely. Nancy Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. -- Dr. Martin L. King, Jr. From: adept techlists - kazar <techlists@ade.pt>
To: support@drupal.org Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2011 11:24 PM Subject: Re: [support] events page in drupal 7
Michelle Ziegmann
May 31, 2011 12:39 PM In summary, you need to use Views and the Date module. Some more specifics below. <snip>Thank you *so* much Michelle! Confidence in proceeding with Views without fear that I am opening a pandora's box of workarounds & troubleshooting & unexpected results is all I needed I guess. I do know how to do this with Views & content types.kazar-- [ Drupal support list | http://lists.drupal.org/ ]
Ms. Nancy Wichmann <mailto:nan_wich@bellsouth.net> June 1, 2011 8:23 AM
Kazar, there is really no learning curve with Drupal - just a fear curve. Conquer your fear and Drupal comes along nicely.
I do appreciate the sentiment, really, but after 25 years in tech I have a deep respect for risk management, which is not the same as fear! When one is on a $0 budget and a "yesterday" turnaround time, one has strong reason to question using anything that says Alpha or Beta in the release number!
Oh, I know and certainly zI've given that speech to customers, even recently. However, when you've used a bunch of modules over the years and get to "know" the developers, you can "cheat" a little. If the developer is someone like Greggles or Merlinofchaos, you can probably bet that the bugs are mostly wierd edge cases; other developers, like me, don't have the testing resources or advanced skill sets, so being skeptical is good, unless you have time to submit patches. Nancy Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. -- Dr. Martin L. King, Jr. From: adept techlists - kazar
Kazar, there is really no learning curve with Drupal - just a fear curve. Conquer your fear and Drupal comes along nicely.
I do appreciate the sentiment, really, but after 25 years in tech I have a deep respect for risk management, which is not the same as fear! When one is on a $0 budget and a "yesterday" turnaround time, one has strong reason to question using anything that says Alpha or Beta in the release number!
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