4. In todayʼs webinar!
• Views mini course
- May 2nd: Introduction to Views
- May 8th: How to build flexible views
- May 15th: Build your first module to back up your views! <- Here!
• Drupal essentials!
- May 22nd: Drupal Essentials: How to Configure Accounts in Drupal
• Drupal for Project Managers mini-course
- May 29th-June 19th: 4 weeks - Drupal for Project Managers!
Adam Boysen, Jakub Suchy, Amye Scavarda, Jenn Sramek
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6. What weʼre doing today
• Best practices to finish your view
• Caching
• Backing up views
• If we have time: Theming Views - quick look!
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7. What you need to know already!
• How to add content
• How to customize content types (add fields)
• What modules are
• How to install and configure modules
• From last week: How Views works, how to add a new
View
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12. Disable the Views UI
• Finished? Disable the Views UI module.
•
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13. Tip!
• Enabled modules eat your memory. If it’s not
in use- Disable it!
• If you’re never going to use it again, uninstall
it, and remove from file system too!
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15. All done?
• Enable caching to store query and output.
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16. Site caching basics
• Set lifetime to minimum 5 minutes.
• Will your content editors freak out?
https://www.acquia.com/blog/when-and-how-caching-can-save-
your-site-part-2-authenticated-users
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17. Save your site
• Read Hernani’s blog posts!
https://www.acquia.com/blog/when-and-how-caching-can-save-
your-site-part-2-authenticated-users
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18. What to cache
• Blocks
• Pages
• Don’t cache admin views.
• User bookmarks - places where people
expect immediate response.
http://www.millwoodonline.co.uk/blog/drupal-7-performance-
gains-with-views-cache
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25. Dangerous
• Views configuration is saved in the database.
• Editing a view on a live site
• Letting someone else edit the view on a live
site.
• What if your precious View was ruined :(
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29. Better: Export to module
• In code instead of storing them in the
database.
• Can managed by your version control system
- easier to push change from development to
staging to production.
• Modest performance improvement due to
loading from disk and not database.
http://www.deckfifty.com/blog/2012-02/using-drupal-views-code
Example code available at http://j.mp/ZhgWFn
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31. Create a module
• Two text files
• deliciousdrupal.info
• deliciousdrupal.module
Example code available at http://j.mp/ZhgWFn
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32. Tip: Custom folder
• Custom modules?
• Add them in a “custom” folder.
• /custom
• /contrib
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34. Module file
• deliciousdrupal.module
• Declare hook_views_api()
• You can paste the exported view directly, but
that is messy.
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35. Easier to maintain: Includes
• Keep the includes in a separate folder
Example code available at http://j.mp/ZhgWFn
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37. Easier to scale: Each view its own file
• Export each view and allow your module to
scan for new views.
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38. Demo: Backup a new view
• Back up a view, adding to the module.
• 1. New text file - machine name of view.
• 2. Open with
• 3. Paste exported code
• 4. Save!
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42. Database overriding code
• Indicates that it’s in code and also saved in
database.
• Go to Views list to see your new views
available.
• Click “Revert” to delete database copy.
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43. Changes?
• Working in staging site.
• Your colleague “edits” a view and tests
changes.
• Export and save to your .views include files.
• Add new Views the same way:
• Export
• Add PHP declaration
• Save as .view in your includes folder
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44. Add a new view?
• Back up a view, adding to the module.
• 1. New text file - machine name of view.
• 2. Open with
• 3. Paste exported code
• 4. Save!
• 5. Clear cache! <-- now that module is
already enabled.
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45. Recap
• Various states:
• “In database” - Not exported to code
• “Database overriding code”
• “In code” - No changes saved in database
• Actions:
• “Edit” - Create a copy in database with
changes
• “Revert” - Delete from database
• “Disable” - Views in code can’t be deleted!
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46. Features
• This works the same way as Features.
• Basic module file
• Exported code
• This is what Features does for you
automatically.
http://drupal.org/project/features
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48. What you may expect
Mock up
Design
Comps
Configure
and build
site
Drape over
theme
Done!
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49. “Markup megalomaniac”
Design in
static HTML
and CSS
Configure
prototype
in core
theme
Modify TPL to
match original
markup
Configure
to modify
markup
Build style
guide and
reusable
classes
Done!
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50. “Skeleton and skin”
Skeleton:
Regions and
CSS for
structure
Skin:
CSS for visual
design
Done!
Content
type design
Configure
prototype
of site
Configure
to modify
markup
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53. Anatomy of a View
View
That's great news! 50 min 32 sec ago
Oh I see, so even if i don't 4 weeks 52 min ago
Custom subject heading 4 weeks 53 min ago
Row
Title field
Date field
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56. Configure to customize
• Modify format
• Specify elements
• Add classes
• Strip markup
• Strip default classes
• Make some fields
inline
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63. Template suggestions
• All fields (default)
• All fields just in blocks
• Any subject fields just in blocks
• Just subject fields in blocks in recent
comments view
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66. Next up!
• Check out the blog for notes from this 3 part class
• Drupal essentials
- May 22nd: Drupal Essentials: How to Configure Accounts in Drupal
• Drupal for Project Managers mini-course
- May 29th-June 19th: 4 weeks - Drupal for Project Managers! Adam
Boysen, Jakub Suchy, Amye Scavarda, Jenn Sramek
66Wednesday, May 15, 2013
67. Events! Learn in person
• http://acquia.com/events
• http://training.acquia.com/events
• http://dublin2013.drupaldays.org/
• http://www.drupical.com/
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69. Your assignment
• Last week you made a view, right?
• This week:
• Add a display with an attachment
• Make a contextual filter or use a
relationship
• Add a link to your menu
• Watch tutorials 4 parts, 5 mins each!
http://www.drupalgardens.com/content/new-
views-tutorials-4-part-intro
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70. Views webinar!
• Tips and Tricks for Getting the Most Out of
Views [April 30, 2013]
• http://j.mp/mostviews
• Suzanne Kennedy, Evolving Web - one of our
training partners.
http://training.acquia.com/events/canada
• DrupalCon: Mastering Views Configuration
• http://portland2013.drupal.org/node/3718
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71. Views tutorials
• Quick version: 4 parts, 5 mins
each!
http://
www.drupalgardens.com/
content/new-views-tutorials-4-
part-intro
• Drupalize.me
http://drupalize.me/videos/
overview-views
• 10 part series with “Toronto
Web Developer”
http://j.mp/Zc8nEO
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73. Course materials
• Tested in hundreds of
classrooms.
• Continuously updated.
• Clear and easy follow, but
engaging content.
• Blend of guided and
challenge exercises to
test skills.
http://training.acquia.com/courses
The materials /
handouts were very
comprehensive -
personally I would not
change anything.
- O.G. Jan 2012
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74. The trainers are partners
• Our trainers are
experienced developers
who love teaching.
• They provide subject
matter expertise as well
as well as passion for the
topic.
• Partners are placed all
over the globe.
http://training.acquia.com/testimonials
Lovely presenter, very
patient and open to
questions. I feel a lot
more confident to use
drupal myself and
understand the
technical
underpinnings.
- C.L., Sept 2012
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75. • Popular packages are typical examples of the tailored
packages we have delivered.
Tailored courses available
http://training.acquia.com/events
TRAINING@ACQUIA.COM
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