Hey guys,
I've been working with Drupal for about 2 months now and consider myself an intermediate when it comes to site building Drupal (still a novice when it comes to module authoring and a novice-intermediate when it comes to theming).
My questions are the following:
1) How can I set up a page redirect from either a page or a link on the main menu to the latest node of a specific content type?
Specifically, I'm creating a webpage for a teacher who teaches a class that covers the golden age of radio. Every semester, she and her students reenact a radio show from the 50s. I've been charged with creating an archive of her radio shows on her website. I'd like to create a main menu link that will always link to the latest radio show added.
I've been watching some screencast tutorials by Johan Falk of Node.One that covered utilizing Chaos Tool's page manager module in conjunction with Panels, Context, and Views. I've created a variant for the Node View template that is selected when the node being viewed is of type "Radio Show". In this template is the information of the current node as well as a Views Pane of all the radio shows.
Again, I'd like to be able to have a main menu link that directs the user to the latest radio show. I've tried doing this in page manager and it's either not possible with page manager (unlikely) or I'm just not configuring the redirect response correctly (likely).
Thanks guys,
Kurt
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Try making a view with a page display showing Radio Show nodes
There are probably many ways to do this. I quick way would be to create a View with a page display that sorts by date on the Radio Show content type and displays only one node. The view can have a menu entry on the main menu. I think that will do what you want.
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Is this a possible topic for the next monthly meeting?
During the last monthly meeting, I suggested that we have an occasional topic for newbies. What if... we actually demonstrated the solution to Kurt's question during the meeting, asking questions along the way? Kurt would see a solution and, because we'd be asking questions along the way, the newbies would learn a lot.
If Kurt can't wait until the next monthly meeting, I'm sure that something else will come up. We'd work with whichever version of Drupal is being used by the person posing the problem so it will be easier for them to implement the solution described during the meeting.
Debbie
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There's a reason why a book called "Drupal's Building Blocks" (I didn't read it) exists covering just the Big Three (Field API & Views are absolutely critical, Panels is optional).
Debbie, Views is NOT a module you can play around with and configure easily. I actually had to spend weeks reading books and studying it. But my efforts have paid off, as I have pretty much climbed the initial learning cliff. In addition to the "Definitive Guide to Drupal 7" that everyone knows about, I learned a LOT from reading "Using Drupal", which teaches you how to create different types of websites in each chapter using real examples. This is where I mastered at least the main concepts of the Big Two.
There are also a gazillion free online tutorials that can help you as well. From experience, I think the monthly meeting is for topics that interest most people. That's why we have study groups geared specifically for newbies, and lightning talks for specific questions. Hope this helps.
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My husband and I have been observing that newbies are attending one meeting and don't return. I think this is because the topics aren't at our level. Gearing the presentations to the majority of the current members creates a cycle that encourages the experts to remain and the newbies to leave. So, the monthly group remains a relatively small core group of experts. If that's the goal, that's fine. I just had the impression that the group wanted to be more inclusive and grow.
Personally, I'll continue to attend until I find a feasible alternative. I wish I knew what the other newbies, who dropped out, are doing.
By the way, the May presentations were more within the newbie reach. I was just tired that night and couldn't connect the dots to figure out why anyone would need the Facebook connections (other than that Facebook logon capability). But, then, I'm not a big Facebook user so the obvious can easily escape me when it comes to social networking. What I got out of the video collection presentation is that it is possible, required a lot of customization, and that if I ever need to do something like that, there's somebody I can ask.
Debbie
I agree
It would be cool if we could somehow separate noobs and ninjas, at least for parts of the meetings. I've been working with Drupal for 2 years, but I am not a programmer, so a lot of the php talk wouldn't apply to me. I just do admin and install modules, create blocks, etc., and html/css. I can follow all the php stuff OK, but I can see how it can be off-putting to the noobs, especially those attending for the first time, wanting to get a better understanding of what Drupal is. I'd be happy to help out with the noobs if asked, maybe we can commandeer a corner of the room or something, and talk about beginner/intro stuff?
That being said, I did enjoy the Facebook stuff, as I also run the museum's social media outlets. But it was just coincidental that there was a talk on Facebook that night.
I'd be happy to volunteer in establishing a better way to construct the meetings in a way that would keep both noobs and ninjas entertained, intrigued, and engaged. Any ideas?
Thank you!
If it helps, the lightning rounds are valuable to me (and not just because my questions tend to dominate the discussion). The lightning rounds are, almost by definition, more basic.
Are you thinking that the first hour would be divided up into noobs and ninjas and we'd come together for the lightning round? Is so, we'd need at least one ninja in the noob room to help answer questions. I'm worried that the ninja would miss out on the discussion in the other room that would be of more interest to him or her.
What if we started at 7 for the ninjas, had the lightning round at 8, and the noob group at 9? Both groups would be able to participate in the lightning round and people could come and go according to their level. By holding the noob session after the ninja session, the noobs could ask questions about the topic discussed in the ninja session. Or, maybe it could end up that the noob session just becomes an extension of the lightning round.
Do you guys do anything together after the meetings that would be broken by this schedule? I thought I heard someone at the last meeting mention getting together for drinks. (Seriously. The social aspects of this group are important so if you do anything along those lines, we need to factor that in.)
Debbie
The majority of this
The majority of this discussion should be moved to it's own thread, we are kind of off topic and many people may not see this :)
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