I am familiar with Contemplate module, and also the option of having node.tpl files.
But, how could I alter node content via node api programmatically? I would like to add some custom HTML. Any tips?
i think you are looking for hook_nodeapi functionality which provides possibility to add additional content along with node content.
ex; adds a variable to node which is also available to display in node template
function test_nodeapi(&$node, $op, $a3 = NULL, $a4 = NULL) {
switch ($op) {
case 'view':
$node->content['var1'] ='<div>test value</div>';
break;
}
}
If you don't want to make a custom module (to implement hook_nodeapi), you may also consider overriding template_preprocess_node in your theme's template.php file. Just rename this function to yourthemename_preprocess_node and code away.
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Project specification requires feature "Promote to homepage" be disabled by default. So I managed to solve it with the snippet below, but I feel like probably there is a cleaner more POO way to achieve this.
¿How can I achieve the same result without modifying a nested array key?
// Disable promote by default
function website_form_node_form_alter(&$form, FormState $form_state, $form_id)
{
switch ($form_id) {
case 'node_article_form':
if (array_key_exists('promote', $form)) {
$form['promote']['widget']['value']['#default_value'] = false;
}
break;
}
}
I really like to code stuff, but that's not always the best solution.
Like in Drupal 7, you can also configure the promote, stick, revision default values when you edit your content type. I've attached a screenshot displaying the relevant area:
[For Drupal 6] Let's say I've created a content type called "my_content_type". I can override the default template for that entire content-type by creating "page-node-my_content_type.tpl.php". But, what would be the best way to then further customize a single node of that content type (e.g., node 5555)?
I tried the following, but none worked:
page-node-5555.tpl.php
page-node-my_content_theme-5555.tpl.php
node-5555.tpl.php
None of these work. They all continue to use my original content-type template.
Drupal's page templates work on a suggestion system. Based on the current URL, an array of possible template files is created. It loops through the array (in reverse order) looking for template files that exists. The first one it finds, it will use.
drupal's theme system provides a hook for you to modify the template suggestions.. open up your template.php and find
function phptemplate_preprocess_page(&$vars) {
the $vars variable is what contains the suggestions, specifically $vars['template_files']
By default the only page suggestions that are available are
page.tpl.php
page-node.tpl.php
page-node-[node_id].tpl.php
As far as im aware, page-node-[node_type].tpl.php does not work by default, so its likely you have already modified the preprocess_page template to added in this functionality.
However if you want to add more specific templates you could do something like this...
function phptemplate_preprocess_page(&$variables) {
if ($variables['node']->type != "") {
$variables['template_files'][] = "page-node-" . $variables['node']->type;
$variables['template_files'][] = "page-node-" . $variables['node']->type . "-" . $variables['node']->nid;
}
}
this will allow the following hierarchy of template suggestions
page.tpl.php
page-node.tpl.php
page-node-[node_id].tpl.php
page-node-[node_type].tpl.php
page-node-[node_type]-[node_id].tpl.php
In Drupal 7 just copy the page.tpl.php template and rename it as
page--node--[node:id].tpl.php
Clear cache and start tweaking..
function phptemplate_preprocess_page(&$variables) {
if ($variables['node']->type != "") {
$variables['template_files'][] = "page-node-" . $variables['node']->type;
$variables['template_files'][] = "page-node-" . $variables['node']->type . "-" . $variables['node']->nid;
}
}
This code should not work because hook_preprocess_page() does not get passed any node information. hook_preprocess_node() does. So you can easily create a custom node.tpl, but you cannot easily create a custom page.tpl for a specific node. Not that I've been able to figure out anyway :)
Later...
In default Drupal, page-node-NID.tpl.php will work with no special coding. On a site of mine, it wasn't working, however, and I used the following code to make it work:
/**
* Implementation of hook_preprocess_page().
*/
function MYMODULE_preprocess_page(&$variables) {
// Allow per-node theming of page.tpl
if (arg(0) == 'node' && is_numeric(arg(1))) {
$variables['template_files'][] = "page-node-" . arg(1);
}
}
i'm on Drupal 7 and i have aspecific tpl.php file for a content field_image: "field--field_image.tpl.php". I need to create a preprocess function for this field and for my theme.
Supposing my theme name is "My Theme"
It should look like
function my_theme_preprocess_field(&$variables, $hook) {
$variables['classes_array'][] = 'aClassName';
}
but it doesn't work. I am wrong. But where?
Thanks
You can use template_preprocess_field() (like you do in your code above) but just test the particular field is the right one for you:
function my_theme_preprocess_field(&$variables, $hook) {
$element = $variables['element'];
if (isset($element['#field_name'])) {
if ($element['#field_name'] == 'field_image') {
$variables['classes_array'][] = 'aClassName';
}
}
}
Once you've implemented the hook don't forget to clear your caches, hook implementations are cached in Drupal 7 so won't be picked up until the cache is cleared.
You could declare a mytheme_preprocess_field(&$variables, $hook) in your theme's template.php where you can check your field and do operations on its label or markup, add classes, anything. So you wouldn't need field specific tpls. - eg.
function mytheme_preprocess_field(&$variables, $hook) {
if ($variables['element']['#field_name'] == 'field_machine_name') {
$variables['items'][0]['#markup'] = 'add custom markup';
}
}
Hope this helps someone.
In drupal 7 you can rewrite output of the field in template_preprocess_node() by altering "#markup" value of the field.
Also you can use regexp to change whatever you want in page content :)
I'm trying to allow users to update head titles and meta descriptions for each page. I thought that an easy way to achieve this would be to add a field to the 'Basic page' content type for the page title, then check if that field is not empty in html.tpl.php and if it is not, override $head_title with this user-defined value.
However, it appears that the $node variable is not available in html.tpl.php. Can anyone suggest a way for me to make this data available in this template file, or alternatively, alter $head_title before it is sent to html.tpl.php? Thanks for reading.
Taken in part from this thread that I found: http://drupal.org/node/1041768...
In your template.php, you can do the following:
function yourtheme_preprocess_html(&$variables) {
// If on an individual node page, add the node type to body classes.
if ($node = menu_get_object()) {
$variables['head_title'] = $node-> // find your cck field here
}
}
Bit messy, but would work:
if(arg(0) == 'node' && !empty(arg(1))) {
$node = node_load(arg(1));
}
However, you might prefer http://drupal.org/project/metatags_quick (an interrim module until the full http://drupal.org/project/metatags is finished).
What is the best method for including a CSS or Javascript file for a specific node in Drupal 6.
I want to create a page on my site that has a little javascript application running, so the CSS and javascript is specific to that page and would not want to be included in other page loads at all.
I'd advise against using hook_nodeapi for that. Adding CSS and Javascript is related to layout so hook_nodeapi is not the place for it: use themeing. This way, you can override those files when you're going to develop a new theme. Doing that with the nodeapi approach would be a bit harder (you'd have to search the js/css list for the files, remove them and replace them with your own).
Anyway: what you need to do is add a node preprocess function that adds those files for you. You can do this either in a module or in a custom theme. For a module this would be:
function mymodule_preprocess_node(&$variables) {
$node = $variables['node'];
if (!empty($node) && $node->nid == $the_specific_node_id) {
drupal_add_js(drupal_get_path('module', 'mymodule') . "/file.js", "module");
drupal_add_css(drupal_get_path('module', 'mymodule') . "/file.css", "module");
}
}
or for a theme:
function mytheme_preprocess_node(&$variables) {
$node = $variables['node'];
if (!empty($node) && $node->nid == $the_specific_node_id) {
drupal_add_js(path_to_theme() . "/file.js", "theme");
drupal_add_css(path_to_theme(). "/file.css", "theme");
}
}
Don't forget to clear the cache, first.
These functions are called before the node is themed. Specifing the js/css there allows for a cascaded approach: you can have the generic/basic stuff in the module and provide enhanced or specific functionality in the theme.
I use the preprocess functions but this has some issues. $variables['styles'] is usually set before the node preprocess function is called. In other words drupal_get_css is already called which makes you calling drupal_add_css useless. The same goes for drupal_add_js. I work around this by resetting the $variables['styles'] value.
function mytheme_preprocess_node(&$variables) {
$node = $variables['node'];
if (!empty($node) && $node->nid == $the_specific_node_id) {
drupal_add_js(path_to_theme() . "/file.js", "theme");
drupal_add_css(path_to_theme(). "/file.css", "theme");
$variables['styles'] = drupal_get_css();
$variables['script'] = drupal_get_js();
}
}
This seems to work for most cases.
P.S. There's hardly any ever need to create a module to solve a theming problem.
Cheers.
This seems like a good solution:
http://drupal.org/project/js_injector
and
http://drupal.org/project/css_injector
It works when you want to insert inline code into something other than technically a node so there's no node id and no PHP input option available. Like I used it to inject small jQuery tweaks into a couple of admin pages. It works by path rather than node id.
The best solution I've come up with so far is to enable the PHP input mode, and then call drupal_add_css and drupal_add_js as appropriate in a PHP block in the start of the body of your node.
This should do the trick - a quickie module that uses the hook_nodeapi to insert the JS/CSS when the node is viewed.
function mymodule_nodeapi(&$node, $op, $a3 = NULL, $a4 = NULL) {
// the node ID of the node you want to modify
$node_to_modify = 6;
// do it!
if($op == 'view' && $node->nid == $node_to_modify) {
drupal_add_js(drupal_get_path('module', 'mymodule') . '/mymodule.js');
drupal_add_css(drupal_get_path('module', 'mymodule') . '/mymodule.css');
}
}
This avoids security issues with enabling the PHP input filter, and doesn't require a separate node template file which could become outdated if you updated the main node template and forgot about your custom one.
You can have a custom template for that node (node-needsjs.tpl.php) which calls the javascript. That's a little cleaner than using PHP right in the node body, and makes changes to content easier in the future.
EDIT: I don't think I was very clear above. You want to name the template file node-(nodeid).tpl.php. So if it was Node 1, call the file node-1.tpl.php