Documentation please!
UnderDesign - March 9, 2007 - 12:40
| Project: | Custom Links |
| Version: | 6.x-1.4 |
| Component: | Documentation |
| Category: | support request |
| Priority: | normal |
| Assigned: | Unassigned |
| Status: | active |
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Description
I think this module looks fantastic - it's exactly what I need.
But I'm having a dumb day and am struggling to use it without any documentation. In fact, I can't even begin to understand how I'm supposed to create a new link. Is there any documentation available or on the way?
Regards
Patrick
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#2
any progress here? i have installed and enabled the module but nothing new is showing up under site configuration... what am i supposed to see?
#3
please-PLEASE add how-to documentation!
Right now I have no clue as to what is what, and how to get this module to work...
#4
after you enable the module and set permissions you go here
/admin/build/custom_links
if you choose show as left content block, you then go to blocks and it should be there under custume node link.
#5
It would be great if there were some examples on how to use this.
#6
Without documentation, this great little module is useless... I tried to use tokens, but nothing happens. What am I doing wrong?
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#14
Document or example...... please.
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#16
+1 this module seems to be what I am looking for but without any documentation or examples makes this good module useless. Please.... anyone?
#17
What this module does it let's you create a link which will lead to a specific predetermined place from any or all content types on your site. You can either type the full static link in the "path" field, or create a more dynamic link in that same "path" field with tokens.
The title field is what is shown to the user. If your title has html tags with it that you've added, than be sure to check off title as html.
The link key is something you make up as a key for internal drupal use- it's important to make one for each link even though it isn't required... make it unique though.
Everything else seems self explanatory. Choose which content type you want the link shown on. Decide where you want it on those pages.
Be sure to use the multiblock module if you want these links to show up in different places on different content types.
I don't really know what else to say. I think if someone has the ability to do a screencast it would be easy to show in 2 minutes.
What kind of things are you guys looking to do with it, and I'll let you know if it's possible?
#18
I'd like to know if i can show a list of actions ( links) one could take during a view, such as "friend this user", etc.
#19
As long as you know the location of the link that would create that relationship, and how to construct it by abstracting it with tokens, it should be possible. I use it for the ability to create a related page without any overhead, meaning that if I delete custom links and the module I use for the relationship, the site will be unscathed.
#20
I have a content type that I want users to be able to mark as a 'blog', this is through a CCK checkbox. Basically check it, and the node is included in a user/blog/ view.
I want to create a link to that view on all nodes that have been checked as blog. Can this module do this?
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Can this link be surfaced in a view?
I've got a copy of the new book, Using Drupal, O'Reilly. In the chapter on creating a job posting and an application, on page 147 thetaking it further section says
"...we could use (Custom Links) to add a link for users to apply for a job directly from the job post itself, so users did not need to select if from a drop down box". You may be hearing from more confused newbs on this subject soon
I'm trying to do something similar to the example on the book. I created the Custom Link and selected the proper content type, and I have both teaser and full node views selected for display. I don't see how to surface it either in my content type as a field or in the related view. I looked the view, add field, group:node and it isn't there. Checked permissions, cleared cache, ran cron.php, still don't see it. It feels like a stoopid newby problem, but missing whatever teeny piece of information I don't have is a showstopper.
And once I get the link to show I'd like to find out more about how to use the Querystring - there is probably another document about that someplce else. I'm not sure how I'll pass the job title to the job application once I get the link working (abstract with tokens?), but I'll deal with that later.
many thanks
#23
Here's what you need to do to use Custom Links .
Go to Custom Links and create a new link say name it "Apply for this job" . Under link key type anthing, link path type
type the path to create a new job application followed by /[nid]
Go to "Content Type" --> Job application or whatever you named it --> Manage Fields ---> Click the Job field of node reference type
under default value php code type the following code
$nid = arg(3);return array(
array('nid' => (int)$nid),
);
And now your setup should be working as intended.
You can also check out the Node reference url widget to see if it works for you.
#24
I have added a simple tutorial in the Documentation http://drupal.org/node/561562. The same functionality can be achieved without using Custom Links but I just wanted to demonstrate a possible way to use this module.