Quoting k l u r t klurt@sp0ke.net:

Quoting Jody Cleveland Cleveland@winnefox.org:

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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