Developing a Drupal module
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This document provides an overview of developing a custom module for Drupal 7. It discusses creating a module that displays the most recent posts in a block. The module development process includes creating module and information files, adding a help link and block display, and using hooks to query for and render recent posts. Developing custom Drupal modules mainly involves understanding when and where to inject content and functionality using various Drupal hooks, along with basic PHP and programming skills.
Developing a Drupal module
- 1. THIS IS : SAYED AHMED SOFTWARE/WEB/MOBILE ARCHITECT/ENGINEER/DEVELOPER, TORONTO, CANADA HTTP://SAYED.JUSTETC.NET Welcome this is a video on Module Development for Drupal 7
- 2. TOPICS Step by step module development Show a simple module Develop that module step by step
- 3. Let’s see the module to develop.. The module shows current posts in a block... The module placed at footer showing current posts.... Changed the position to header, so we will see current posts at the header....
- 4. Now how does the structure looks... ---a module file -> you can divide it into multiple files i.e this file can use other files..-- -module file defines the functionality of your module ---an information file -----both inside a folder -----the folder name is the module name
- 5. Anyway..there are couple of methods/functions... One method to show a help link inside module administration Another method to define the block for this module – the current posts are shown in a block and we can place the block anywhere from structure -> block from within Drupal
- 6. Inside .module file Another method to pull the recent posts ---get current time, send Query to Drupal and fetch posts, and then render posts.... Uses a hook for sure to render.... current_posts_block_view displays the posts All methods starts with the module name The module is placed under /sites/all/modules/ - > this is where the custom modules reside...not the core modules...
- 7. Now let’s create it.... Let’s create the module file as well Now create the help link in the admin section...
- 8. Now enable block ... Create a block so that we can see it in the structure section.. Use a block related hook... Now empty.... Will work on adding contents to the block... Module names has to be unique usually...the module method names has to be unique as well...you can hack...but that is not the standard
- 9. Nothing at the footer... So the new module worked.. Have fun.. Now rest is knowing the hooks -> where and when to inject content or functionality.. And also rest is PHP and your basic programming skills... The rest is not Drupal that much....
- 10. Any concerns... http://ask.justetc.net Bye Bye...