Drupal 7: Intro to Views, Pt. 1

Use views to create lists of content in Drupal 7. This video demonstrates creating a view that has multiple displays, using the whole node or just fields in the list, customizing the way fields are displayed, and changing the HTML formatting of the list using the user interface.

Video #6 in this Intro to Drupal series.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• drupal 7
• drupal
• views

[Kiorrik]

Weird. The views page you use looks totally different for me, and I don't have that "Add" tab at the top.

[linwclark]

@Kiorrik the Views UI was recently redesigned. I think Node One did a screencast on the new UI, more info should be at nodeone.se/blogg/taming-the-be­ast-learn-views-with-nodeone

[NeobuxBest]

do you have more tutorial for this drupal 7 ?

[linwclark]

@NeobuxBest I don't at the moment, but you should check out Node One's videos, nodeone.se/blogg/drupal-7-tv

[tablatronix]

Thank you , this was very helpful. I am still a bit confused as to how you can only show your block on specific pages. You seemed to just add the block to the content, but i imagine you have to already have a page setup and then add it to the block content configuration as only ? Is there another way to do it ?

[linwclark]

@tablatronix You should go to the Blocks page in the Structure section. You can then move the block into the region where you would like it to be. After you save that, go to the block configuration for that block and add the paths for the pages where it should be displayed at the bottom.

[semiotics101]

I couldn't hear anything because the recording is so low and I'm eating Doritos on my lunch break, haha. So anyway--I came here to checkout Views because a new project requires Drupal. However, especially WITHOUT sound--I'm watching this video and can easily discover in the first 3 minutes: Views creates time-consuming, bloated, unnecessary steps to achieve fairly simple tasks in PHP. Views isn't "powerful." Views detracts people from learning PHP. I love Joomla so much more after watching this!

[bigeasyrichardson]

Hey Lin thanks for the videos they are really helpful! I have been teaching myself how to use Drupal for the last month or so and your tutorials have been awesome. My only question is how you generated the publications main page? I am able to create the content (Pub 1, pub three, second pub) but have not been able to create a main page for them to go on (I believe its called a landing page). Can you describe how to do that?

[linwclark]

@ilikethecure There are other people doing Views videos now, and doing it with the new user interface. Check out Node One's videocasts

[RobRiley78]

I love a woman who knows her way around a terminal :) Seriously though, great video(s). Thanks.

[Kallen50000]

Agreed, too quiet. Also, out of date like the book i have for Drupal 7 and why I'm here.

[4TEPiano]

To soft. we cannot hear. 

[saxmanrex]

Thank you for the great video. I am building a Drupal 7 website for a client, and this video was invaluable. Great work!

[NeobuxBest]

@linwclark How to categories example main menu is 'tutorial', then under menu have 6 sub menu "photoshop, illustrator, fireworks, pixelmator, case studies, and quick-tips."

in each sub menu have own article for it. like this example website abduzeedo(dot)com.