3 Easy Ways to Create View Modes in Drupal 7
View modes allow site builders to display the same piece of content in various ways. Drupal ships with a bunch of them out of the box like Teaser, "Full content", RSS and much more. There is even one...
View ArticleAdd Keyword Highlighting using Search API in Drupal 7
Search API has been my go-to module for building search pages for the last two years. Even if the client doesn't ask for anything fancy, I still download and install Search API, use Database Search for...
View ArticleHow to Use Display Suite Field Templates in Drupal 7
Display Suite is one of the essential modules which I use on every project. It allows you to change the look and feel of entity bundles, i.e., content types, vocabularies, users and much more. Building...
View ArticleHow to Add Machine Names to Content Types in Drupal 7
Machine names are all over the place in Drupal 7. When you create a content type or field it will appear next to the label. The concept of a machine name is simple. It's an alphanumeric value which...
View ArticleControl Breadcrumbs using Path Breadcrumbs in Drupal 7
Implementing breadcrumbs in Drupal can be difficult depending on your requirements. Drupal out of the box will generate a breadcrumb based off the menu structure, however, things start to get a little...
View ArticleHow to Use Display Suite Field Templates in Drupal 7
Display Suite is one of the essential modules which I use on every project. It allows you to change the look and feel of entity bundles, i.e., content types, vocabularies, users and much more. Building...
View ArticleHow to Add Machine Names to Content Types in Drupal 7
Machine names are all over the place in Drupal 7. When you create a content type or field it will appear next to the label. The concept of a machine name is simple. It's an alphanumeric value which...
View ArticleControl Breadcrumbs using Path Breadcrumbs in Drupal 7
Implementing breadcrumbs in Drupal can be difficult depending on your requirements. Drupal out of the box will generate a breadcrumb based off the menu structure, however, things start to get a little...
View ArticleDefine Custom Validation using Field Validation in Drupal 7
Out of the box, Drupal offers only a single type of validation for fields; required or not required. For most use cases this is fine, however, it can be a little difficult to define your own custom...
View ArticleDefine Custom Validation using Field Validation in Drupal 7
Out of the box, Drupal offers only a single type of validation for fields; required or not required. For most use cases this is fine, however, it can be a little difficult to define your own custom...
View ArticleHow to Control Summary Text using Smart Trim in Drupal 7
The "Long text and summary" field has a pretty handy formatter called "Summary or trimmed". This will display a summary, if one is supplied, or Drupal will simply trim the text and display it. The...
View ArticleCreate a Frequently Asked Questions Page Using FAQ Field in Drupal 7
Frequently asked questions, or FAQ for short, are fairly common on websites these days. A good FAQ page can help in reducing the number of support requests for basic questions. Whenever I need help on...
View ArticleHow to Use WordPress Style Shortcodes in Drupal 7
If you've ever had to migrate a client from WordPress to Drupal, one of the first things they'll ask for is how to add shortcodes in Drupal. Shortcodes in WordPress are macros that you can drop into...
View ArticleHow to Display Icons in Drupal using Icon API
Good use of icons on a website can really lift its overall design. Of course, you can't just slap them on and expect a site to look brilliant. It's all about choosing the right type of icons to match...
View ArticleCreate Custom Visibility Rules in Panels Using Ctools Access Plugins
Panels comes with a great feature where you can control the visibility of individual panel panes. Visibility rules are useful when you need to show or hide a pane based off some criteria. You can add a...
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