Displaying fields in tpl files

Posted by mfer on March 23, 2009 at 3:11pm

Displaying fields in tpl files, like the node.tpl.php files, is a common desire to designers/themers. After conversations in IRC, at drupalcon, and in the parking lots of the Internet the common thought is that you need to make calls to something like $node->content['field_FOO']['#XXX']; to get to the information.

I've recently learned that there is an easier way to get to it. According to yched, on of the gurus of CCK and fields, you can use $FIELD_NAME_rendered in your .tpl files where fields are attached. This is true in Drupal 6 CCK and Drupal 7 fields.

Just wanted to pass this on to those that can find it useful...

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In advanced help pages

Posted by manuel garcia on March 23, 2009 at 3:29pm

This is also documented in /help/content/theme-node-templates :)

That is, if you have advanced help module installed of course.

Where else?

Posted by mfer on March 23, 2009 at 3:31pm

This should be documented elsewhere as well. A lot of designers/themers don't know about this. Where else can we share this?

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That's the only place I found it

Posted by manuel garcia on March 23, 2009 at 3:36pm

Perhaps we should create the same pages on the documentation section for CCK?
That's the most logical place to be I guess, but really advanced help module has great info, and everyone should read up on that.

Thanks for sharing that

Posted by flickerfly on March 23, 2009 at 3:53pm

Thanks for sharing that mfer. That is very good to know!

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Posted by mortendk on March 23, 2009 at 4:12pm

woohoo dancing
Wow that was some good stuff to know.
and yup placing that kind of information should not be in the advanced help but hmm let me see ... ooh yeah in the theming handbook ;)

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Whoa

Posted by ghankstef@drupal.org on March 23, 2009 at 6:29pm

had no idea. So much easier. I wonder if it works on date fields to spare me from having to use format_date. Hmmm

uhhh

Posted by jrefano on March 23, 2009 at 6:47pm

I had no idea about this either. Doh! Thanks a lot

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Interesting and Funny...

Posted by design_dog on March 23, 2009 at 9:08pm

_ Oddly enough - I just took an Advanced Views2 Class with Victor Kane!
Which was great. (I'm not affiliated with it.) http://groups.drupal.org/node/19335

____ And (being somewhat a Designer cough) Guess what the first question was towards the end of the class??
/// Pretty much this same topic/ only with Views! How to pull Views into parts or isolated parts of a .tpl file or your template or a specific page. (a few developer type peoples where scratching their head a little trying to understand why this is so important.)

This is a huge piece of information for a Designer. Especially if they understand the concept.
Most people know - They just ask a very common different question, which is - how do I layout or place chunks of my content on the homepage?

Sorry! // Back to the topic// I had no idea that you could do this with just straight fields!
Especially since:

more and more people are getting into Grid Systems // This sort of information is hugely valuable // because the combination of the two kick butt.
this stuff is going to work out the box in 7.

I'm sure knowing Drupal there may be more than one way to do it. :-) heh. but / I'd love to see some demo or a snippet of code somewhere.

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Thanks for Pointing This Out!

Posted by attheshow on March 23, 2009 at 9:10pm

I think I had heard this, but it didn't really stick with me last time. Thanks for pointing it out again. I just added a snippet/clip for myself in Coda so I'll find it the next time I need it!

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