So you’ve started using Drupal and you’ve heard from all the Drupal communities out there that the Views module is the best module to use to customize, populate and dynamically control all the content on your site. Your hyped to try it out, so you jump on the band wagon to begin using Drupal Views, you’ve got it setup and ready to go, but … what this? You see the Views UI for the first time and all of an instant all your hype kind of drizzles down; instead your left pondering and asking yourself more questions: How do you use a View? Arguments and Relationships what are those about?
An example of the Drupal Views UI. It contains several sections and each has many options that makes the Views very powerful, but id does leave your wondering.
To make your life easier here are several resources that will answer many of your initial thoughts and questions about Drupal Views:
Resource 1: Drupal.org
Project Views -
This is the official project page for the Views module on the Drupal site. Should provide the general idea behind Views and basics. It also provides links for module documentation, which will be pretty helpful when your first starting out.
http://drupal.org/project/views
Working with Views -
Also on the Drupal site is a documentation/tutorial section on the views module. This contains very good basic introductory content about how to use views and setting up your very first view. It also provides some advanced ideas to use Views. I would suggest this as one of the very first sources to read up on.
http://drupal.org/node/109604
Resource 2: GotDrupal.com
How to: Using Drupal View’s Relationships -
After understanding the basics behind the Views, you get to the section of Relationships. This option seems to carry more logical thinking behind how your content works or relays on one another. Using Views to show the type of content that relays on each other this will definitely help. This source is a video, which will show you an example of how to implement Relationships into your View.
http://gotdrupal.com/videos/drupal-views-relationships
How to: Using Drupal View’s Arguments -
Just like Relationships, this is also a video, but it will cover the Arguments option of a View. Arguments take a step higher in filtering your content through the use of URL path arguments, such as /list-content/index/g, if you put this in the URL, it should filter the content through the view all index content corresponding to “g”.
http://gotdrupal.com/videos/drupal-views-arguments
Resource 3: Acquia.com
Views Askew: Using the Many Forms of Drupal Views -
This video will provide a full example and breakdown of the types of Views you can build, using the basic Views options. The video will also bring up other extra resources to better customize and further advance the options for your Views.
http://acquia.com/resources/webinars/views-askew
Resource 4: DrupaLove.com
Advanced Views Examples: Arguments and Relationships — Michelle Lauer — DrupalCamp Montreal 2009 -
This is a video that provides an intermediate level of understanding in creating a basic Views that utilize the Relationship and Argument options. The video goes through a great example of how both work together to provide a more powerful and richer function of Views.
http://www.drupalove.com/drupal-video/advanced-views-examples-arguments-and-relationships-michelle-lauer-drupalcamp-montreal-
If you find any other sources that have great content, tutorials, documentation and/or video for Drupal Views or Drupal in general I’d like to hear about it. Please leave a comment with your thoughts and suggestions. Thank you in advance.
Several great resources to understand Drupal Views
So you’ve started using Drupal and you’ve heard from all the Drupal communities out there that the Views module is the best module to use to customize, populate and dynamically control all the content on your site. Your hyped to try it out, so you jump on the band wagon to begin using Drupal Views, you’ve got it setup and ready to go, but … what this? You see the Views UI for the first time and all of an instant all your hype kind of drizzles down; instead your left pondering and asking yourself more questions: How do you use a View? Arguments and Relationships what are those about?
To make your life easier here are several resources that will answer many of your initial thoughts and questions about Drupal Views:
Resource 1: Drupal.org
Project Views -
This is the official project page for the Views module on the Drupal site. Should provide the general idea behind Views and basics. It also provides links for module documentation, which will be pretty helpful when your first starting out.
http://drupal.org/project/views
Working with Views -
Also on the Drupal site is a documentation/tutorial section on the views module. This contains very good basic introductory content about how to use views and setting up your very first view. It also provides some advanced ideas to use Views. I would suggest this as one of the very first sources to read up on.
http://drupal.org/node/109604
Resource 2: GotDrupal.com
How to: Using Drupal View’s Relationships -
After understanding the basics behind the Views, you get to the section of Relationships. This option seems to carry more logical thinking behind how your content works or relays on one another. Using Views to show the type of content that relays on each other this will definitely help. This source is a video, which will show you an example of how to implement Relationships into your View.
http://gotdrupal.com/videos/drupal-views-relationships
How to: Using Drupal View’s Arguments -
Just like Relationships, this is also a video, but it will cover the Arguments option of a View. Arguments take a step higher in filtering your content through the use of URL path arguments, such as /list-content/index/g, if you put this in the URL, it should filter the content through the view all index content corresponding to “g”.
http://gotdrupal.com/videos/drupal-views-arguments
Resource 3: Acquia.com
Views Askew: Using the Many Forms of Drupal Views -
This video will provide a full example and breakdown of the types of Views you can build, using the basic Views options. The video will also bring up other extra resources to better customize and further advance the options for your Views.
http://acquia.com/resources/webinars/views-askew
Resource 4: DrupaLove.com
Advanced Views Examples: Arguments and Relationships — Michelle Lauer — DrupalCamp Montreal 2009 -
This is a video that provides an intermediate level of understanding in creating a basic Views that utilize the Relationship and Argument options. The video goes through a great example of how both work together to provide a more powerful and richer function of Views.
http://www.drupalove.com/drupal-video/advanced-views-examples-arguments-and-relationships-michelle-lauer-drupalcamp-montreal-
If you find any other sources that have great content, tutorials, documentation and/or video for Drupal Views or Drupal in general I’d like to hear about it. Please leave a comment with your thoughts and suggestions. Thank you in advance.