Views AskewUsing the Many Forms of Drupal Views
Kenny SilanskasClient Advisor
Acquia
@webkenny
Bryan HouseSr. Director, Marketing
Acquia
@bryanhouse
Introduction
Kenny Silanskas–Client Advisor, Acquia–@webkenny
What is Views?
Simply speaking, Views allows a site builder to create lists of content and display it in many ways.
What is Views UI?
The AJAX powered browser interface for building smart queries with simple controls.
Let’s have a quick walkthrough...
Be sure to check out the “Getting Started” link at admin/build/views for a detailed explanation of the UI.
DocumentationWhere to find it. How to contribute.
Inline documentation through the Advanced Help module. Get it. We'll wait.
http://drupal.org/project/advanced_help
Doxygen === Awesomehttp://views.doc.logrus.com/
So, you think you can write better documentation?
Creating a ViewA Quick Demonstration
Demo
Views can look like many things through the power of Drupal's
theming system.
Views: My Life as a Cross-DresserThe unauthorized biography.
Text-Based ListingsSimple lists of data for the pencil pusher in us all.
"Baby Ruth?" - Sloth
Quote of the Day
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Text
Image Galleries
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Calendars
Share the LoveViews as a Data Provider
Feed the readers.Use Views to easily create RSS feeds.
Expose your content.Use Views Bonus Pack to create CSV, XLS, TXT, and XML
files which can be consumed by Services.
Do you love working with Drupal?
If so, Acquia is hiring:–Engineering & design–Client advisors and consulting–Inside sales
Check out openings athttp://acquia.com/careers
Questions
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