Posted by djudd on June 1, 2009 at 5:08pm
Is there a way to configure a Views block to not show the first story in a list?
Lets say, for example, I have a block set up to show all the stories in a given Taxonomy. But I want to exclude the first story from that list because I'm using that in a QuickTab, and I don't want redundancy.
Is there a way to set Views to show stories #2-10, and not story #1?
I appreciate any answers. I think I'm close to doing what I need to do with Drupal and only have a few more stumbling blocks to get around.
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Aha! I figured out the
Aha!
I figured out the answer to my own question.
Its helpful
If u provide the solution it will be helpful for others who are facing the same issue.
-Narsing
Of course, I should have
Of course, I should have anyway. Sorry, I tore a rotator cuff recently and I'm on a lot of meds that keep me from thinking straight.
It's really easy to do when configuring your block. In Views, select "Items to Display" and there you can choose an "Offset" number. That number will overlook that many stories.
So, selecting 2 for example, will ignore the first two stories from the block and move on to the rest.
Offsets
Offsets are a great tool. With Panels, you can recycle a view and pass it different offsets. Or you can have multiple block views working off a single data source using offsets.
In our new site design, which we'll launch in a couple of weeks in one of our small newspaper markets, we have three block views working off a single rank-ordered nodequeue. The first block displays the lead item, with a big photo. The second block displays the next three items with thumbnails (if there is a photo). The third block displays any remaining nodequeue items, and then fills in the rest of the space with most-recent items.