I am a Drupal newbie. I am using Drupal 7.26 and I cannot create a new page using a custom module.
I made a new module called my_page by creating my_page.info and my_page.module files inside the module's own directory, but I am confused about which hooks to implement. I just want to return plain static html in that page.
I know I can make a page using admin panel but I want to do this programatically.
This is my .module code.
function my_page_simple() {
return array('#markup' => '<p>' . t('Simple page: The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.') . '</p>');
}
When I navigate to /my_page I get 'Page not found'
First declare a hook_menu function inside the my_page.module file.Since your module name is my_page your hook_menu will be named as my_page_menu.
Hook_menu enables modules to register paths in order to define how URL requests are handled. Paths may be registered for URL handling only, or they can register a link to be placed in a menu.
function my_page_menu() {
$items = array();
$items['my_page'] = array(
'title' => 'My Page',
'description' => 'Study Hard',
'page callback' => 'my_page_simple', //Calls the function
'access arguments' => array('access content'),
);
return $items;
}
function my_page_simple() {
return array('#markup' => '<p>' . t('Simple page: The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.') . '</p>');
}
After adding this try clearing the drupal cache and then navigate to /my_page.Try reading more about the hook_menu here.Hope this helps u mate.. :)
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I am trying to write my first Drupal custom module (using drupal 6). I got the basic module working but I would like to add another page to the project. For example, right now my module's path looks like this: www.mysite.com/my_custom_module. I would like to add another page like this: www.mysite.com/my_custom_module/my_sub_page. I've tried adding a new .module and .info file but this does not work. I've also tried adding new items to the menu hook, like this:
my_custom_module.module:
function my_custom_module_menu(){
$items = array();
$items['my_custom_module'] = array(
'title' => "My Custom Module",
'page callback' => "my_custom_module_info",
'access callback' => true,
'type' => MENU_NORMAL_ITEM,
);
$items['my_custom_module/my_sub_page'] = array(
'title' => "My Sub Page",
'page callback' => "my_custom_module_sub_page_info",
'access callback' => true,
'type' => MENU_NORMAL_ITEM,
);
return $items;
}
function my_custom_module_info(){
$result = 'My Page URL was hit';
return $result;
}
function my_custom_module_sub_page_info(){
$result = 'My Sub Page URL was hit';
return $result;
}
In this example, if I go to .../my_custom_module it works fine. But, if I go to .../my_custom_module/my_sub_page, it still load, and displays my_custom_module. When I debug with a break point in each function, only my_custom_module_info is hit. Not the sub page. What am I doing wrong? I this even the correct way to create multi pages in a module? Just an FYI, each of these pages will have different audiences. The first page is to allow a user to submit some form data. The second is to allow an elevated user view the data.
Thanks
jason
I would like to use the node-menu (see image) on a page in Drupal.
Is this possible and, if yes, how?
If the page you are referring is a custom page output from your module, and "mymodule/page" is the path for that page, for which you want the tabs "View" and "Edit," then you should implement hook_menu() using code similar to the following one:
function mymodule_menu() {
$items = array();
$items['mymodule/page'] = array(
'page callback' => 'mymodule_page_view',
'access arguments' => array('view mymodule page'),
);
$items['mymodule/page/view'] = array(
'title' => 'View',
'type' => MENU_DEFAULT_LOCAL_TASK,
'weight' => -10,
);
$items['mymodule/page/edit'] = array(
'title' => 'Edit',
'page callback' => 'mymodule_page_edit',
'access arguments' => array('edit mymodule page'),
'weight' => 0,
'type' => MENU_LOCAL_TASK,
);
return $items;
}
If the page you are referring is a page that is shown at example.com/mymodule/page, and that should show what you see at example.com/node/7, then you can implement the following code, in Drupal 7:
function mymodule_url_inbound_alter(&$path, $original_path, $path_language) {
if (preg_match('|^mymodule/page|', $path)) {
$path = 'node/7';
}
}
The equivalent for Drupal 6 is writing the following code in the settings.php file:
function custom_url_rewrite_inbound(&$result, $path, $path_language) {
if (preg_match('|^mymodule/page|', $path)) {
$result = 'node/7';
}
}
I didn't write the symmetric code for hook_url_outbound_alter(), and custom_url_rewrite_outbound() as I suppose you are not interested in rewriting example.com/node/7 to make it appear as example.com/mymodule/page, but you are interested in making appear example.com/mymodule/page the same as example.com/node/7.
Okay; a node page usually has those View and Edit tabs. So my next question is to wonder why they aren't appearing on your node page already. Have you by chance created a custom page template for this node type and removed the code that prints the tabs? Or is there a chance you're logged in as a user that doesn't have permission to edit this type of node?
There must be a reason why you're not getting those tabs; they should be there, by default.
If you do have a custom page template for this node type, look for code that looks something like this:
<?php if ($tabs): ?>
<div class="tabs"><?php print $tabs; ?></div>
<?php endif; ?>
If you don't see code like that, try adding it.
If you DO see code like that, try to isolate what's different about this content type compared to other content types where you DO see those tabs.
I am creating a custom module. I want to implement a form that can be used as a block, and used in a query dialog (loaded with an ajax request). I have created the block no problem. I have also created the page callback function no problem.
So, I can load the form in a block and I can pull up the jquery dialog and it will get the form with an ajax request. But, It loads the form and the full page template complete with header and footer etc....
What I want to do is use a different page template when getting the ajax call so that all I get is the form. But, everything I've seen online seems to be a mix between drupal 6 and 7 and I haven't gotten anything to work.
here's my latest try:
in menu hook
$items['mymodule/get_form_ajax'] = array(
'title' => 'Ajax Form',
'type' => MENU_CALLBACK,
'page callback' => 'get_form_ajax',
'access arguments' => array('access content'),
);
Then I have the callback:
function get_form_ajax() {
$form = drupal_get_form('request_form');
$build['items'] = array(
'#theme' => 'request_form',
'#items' => $form,
);
return $build;
}
And then I have the theme registered this way:
function mymodule_theme($existing, $type, $theme, $path){
return array(
'request_form' => array(
'template' => 'request_form',
'render element' => 'form',
)
);
}
Anyway, this totally doesn't work. It just renders an empty page in the dialog. Any help will be appreciated.
Since you're making an AJAX call there's no need to let the page build as normal, you can simply print the rendered form out directly and call drupal_exit():
function get_form_ajax() {
$form = drupal_get_form('request_form');
echo render($form);
drupal_exit();
}
This will give you a nice clean form that inherits the styles from the page it's being loaded into, and still keeps the form tokens/cache in-tact.
I realize this question has been asked, but I either simply don't understand or the previous answers don't apply (or I don't understand how to apply them) to my circumstance. Here goes:
I have a custom module named:
"my_module" in /sites/all/modules/custom/my_module
I have a module file:
/sites/all/modules/custom/my_module/my_module.module
I have a page template name "page-mypage" which is NOT in my module:
/sites/all/themes/mytheme/pages/page-mypath-mypage.tpl.php
I made the hook menu for this:
$items['mypath/mypage'] = array(
'title' => 'My Page!',
'page callback' => 'my_module_mypage',
'page arguments' => array(1,2),
'access callback' => true,
'type' => MENU_CALLBACK,
);
In the function, I build up some content like so:
function my_module_mypage($x, $y) {
$output = "foo AND bar!";
return $output;
}
In the template (again, NOT in my module folder, but in the THEME subfolder "pages", I have:
<?php print $content ?>
When I go to http://mysite/mypath/mypage I get "foo AND bar!"
Now for the question. I want a new variable, defined in my_module_mypage(), called '$moar_content'. I want to output $moar_content in my page-mypath-mypage.tpl.php. I only need to do this for this module and for this template. I do not need it theme-wide, so I don't think using mytheme's 'template.php' is appropriate.
I think I need to use some kind of preprocessing, but everything I try fails, and everything I read seems to be missing some kind of magic ingredient.
My thinking was:
function my_module_preprocess_page_mypath_mypage(&$variables) {
$variables['moar_content'] = 'OATMEAL';
}
or
function my_module_preprocess_my_module_mypage(&$variables) {
$variables['moar_content'] = 'OATMEAL';
}
or something. I'm pretty sure I'm on the right track, but I'm hitting a brick wall.
To do the job, you must follow Drupal's best practices, supposing you are using D6, so you can insert some variables to your template like this :
// You menu path is good
$items['mypath/mypage'] = array(
'title' => 'My Page!',
'page callback' => 'my_module_mypage',
'page arguments' => array(1,2),
'access callback' => true,
'type' => MENU_CALLBACK,
);
Second thing, we define the theme hook for our page
// We define here a new theme file for your your page
// Your theme file must be located in your module's folder
// you can use a subfolder to group all your module's theme files
// E.g : themes/my-module-theme.tpl.php
// Note that in theme files, we change _ by -
function my_module_theme() {
return array(
'my_module_theme' => array( // Keep that name in your mind
'template' => 'my_module_theme',
'arguments' => array(
'my_var' => NULL,
'my_var2' => NULL,
),
)
);
}
Now we can create a file "my-module-theme.tpl.php" in the root folder of our module, and paste something like "foo AND bar!"
Back to our my_module.module, the callback must be something like :
function my_module_mypage($x, $y) {
// $x and $y are optionnal, so this is the first manner
// to inject variables into your theme's file
$output = theme("my_module_theme", $x, $y);
return $output;
}
Also you can use preprocess hook to insert variables
// The hook must be named like this : template_preprocess_NAME_OF_THEME_FILE
// where NAME_OF_THEME_FILE is the name that you kept in your mind ;)
function template_preprocess_my_module_theme(&$variables) {
// Do some job
$var1 = 'Foobar';
// So in "my-module-theme.tpl.php", $my_var1 will print Foobar
$variables['my_var1'] = $var1;
}
I want to access global variable of drupal (like user variable in
drupal) into another php files
I Create a new module for example test module.
my test module have 3 files . test.info , test.module , main.php
I want to use global variable of drupal into main.php as following code
global $user;
please guide me how can i access this drupal variable in my page?
thanks
If you want main.php to be separate from the Drupal system you'll have to Bootstrap Drupal in your custom file, but depending on what you're trying to do there may be an easier way.
If you're just trying to output some HTML/text without the Drupal theme then just implement a menu hook in your module and call exit() from your page callback. Something like this:
function mymodule_menu() {
$items['path/to/page'] = array(
'title' => 'Title',
'page callback' => 'mymodule_page',
'access arguments' => array('access content'),
'type' => MENU_CALLBACK
);
}
function mymodule_page() {
// You have access to the full Drupal bootstrap here as normal
global $user;
$content = 'Some Content';
echo $content;
exit();
}