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Mastering Drupal 8 Views

You're reading from   Mastering Drupal 8 Views Build sophisticated displays of your Drupal content, all without programming

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Product type Paperback
Published in May 2016
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ISBN-13 9781785886966
Length 272 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Gregg Marshall Gregg Marshall
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Preface 1. Up and Running with Views FREE CHAPTER 2. Views from Scratch 3. Sorting and Filtering 4. Contextual Filters 5. Relationships 6. Add-on Modules 7. Field Rewrites 8. Customizing Views 9. Advanced View Settings 10. Theming Views A. Content Types for a Sample Site Index

The anatomy of a view

Lynn was confused a couple of times as she built her first view of available properties, so she decided that an hour with Jim would be really handy. Calling Jim, she said "Hi Jim, I just built my first view on the development site."

"Congratulations! That's a big step forward," he replied.

"However, I found it really confusing. There are so many options, and the terminology is so different from anything I've worked with before. I wonder whether you would have some time soon to sort of walk me through some of what I saw. I have a feeling if I master some of this terminology, the rest will fall into place."

"Drupal does have its own unique language. Some words don't exist anywhere else, and others have different meanings from what you might be used to hearing. I agree a quick rundown would be handy. Do you have a free hour some evening this week?"

Jim and Lynn decided to meet at a local Starbucks on Tuesday evening while...

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