Redirect to other page instead of 'view' after node creation/edit.

Posted by trogie on March 24, 2007 at 4:04pm

Hello,

I'm writing a module with a custom content type that has an extra tab (MENU_LOCAL_TASK). After creating a new node and/or editing one, I would like drupal to swith automatically to that new tab instead of to the view page.

What is the best way to do that?

Trogie

Comments

Set $_REQUEST['destination'] to your path

Posted by nevets on March 24, 2007 at 7:06pm

In your submit hook (or you can add it to the insert and update hooks), add a line like

$_REQUEST['destination'] = "The Path To Your Tab";

and that should do the trick.

You can also

Posted by carlmcdade on March 24, 2007 at 7:46pm

You can also try

http://api.drupal.org/api/5/file/developer/topics/forms_api_reference.ht...

and using hook_form_alter

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I like this way

Posted by trogie on March 26, 2007 at 8:33am

Hello,

I like this 'drupal' way to redirect but I have to specify this $form['#redirect'] array before the node gets created and thus dont know the nid yet...

So I can not create a redirect url to '/node/' . $nid . '/extra_tab/' ?

This system works for editing.

Trogie

...

Posted by mooffie on March 27, 2007 at 3:07am

So do what nevets suggests, in hook_insert. You know the nid at this stage.

OK, Hook_insert probably

Posted by trogie on March 27, 2007 at 8:41am

OK,

Hook_insert probably doesn't get executed because my module is not really a custom content type but a content-type extension... Anyway, I'll have to use nodeapi then and filter node insertions for nodes with the extension enabled.

Thanks for helping me out,
Trogie

Using hook_nodeapi

Posted by Rob Loach on June 18, 2007 at 4:25pm

Here's a way to redirect the user when a node is created by using the hook_nodeapi and drupal_goto:

<?php
function mymodule_nodeapi(&$node, $op, $a3 = NULL, $a4 = NULL) {
  switch ($op) {
    case 'submit':
      if (!$node->nid && $node->type == 'mynodetype') {
        drupal_set_message(t('%nodetitle has been created.', array('%nodetitle' => $node->title)));
        node_save($node);
        drupal_goto('node/add/mynodetype');
        
      }
      break;
  }
}
?>

You'll have to make your own module (replace 'mymodule' with the module's name), and then replace 'mynodetype' with what node you want to have redirected.

...

Posted by mooffie on June 19, 2007 at 9:16am

Messing with Drupal's internals is not a wise thing. You did this 'drupal_set_message' call because your code shortcuts the Drupal code which does it. You had to examine 'node.module' to figure out what to implement yourself that Drupal will no longer do (because of the 'drupal_goto' call which trerminates the script). But what about future versions of Drupal? Your code is not guaranteed to work. (And it's breakable as it is.)

I would replace the three lines inside the 'if' statement with the line nevets gave.

Drupal 6

Posted by john.karahalis on May 2, 2008 at 5:56am

How about for Drupal 6? I would expect that most of the code would be the same, but want to be sure.

Also, what is the name of the internal Drupal file that must be modified?

how about drupal6?

Posted by enboig on January 5, 2010 at 12:20pm

I tried using nevets solution, writing $_REQUEST in hook_insert but it didn't work; am I missing something or in drupal6 it has to be made another way?

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for drupal6

Posted by tun@sun on June 8, 2010 at 7:25am

using nodeapi
$op will be 'insert' instead of 'submit'

a d6 example

Posted by mshepherd on October 8, 2010 at 10:27am

An example in D6.

Here, an anonymous user will be redirected to the home page on node submission. Other users will redirect back to the node creation page.

<?php
function mymodulename_nodeapi(&$node, $op, $a3 = NULL, $a4 = NULL) {
  global $user;
  switch ($op) {
    case 'insert':
      if ($node->type == 'h_energy_feedback' && $user->uid == 0) {
        drupal_set_message(t('Your feedback has been saved. Thanks for taking the time!'));
        drupal_goto();
      } else {
        drupal_set_message(t('The feedback was saved.'));
        drupal_goto('forms/henergy-feedback');
      }
      break;
  }
}
?>

taxonomy is not saved when use redirect

Posted by Arek on October 14, 2010 at 10:22pm

i have my own node type and vocabulary assigned to it.

I have code like this:

<?php
function mymodule_insert {
   //my other code here
   drupal_goto('my_page');
}
function mymodule_update {
   //my other code here
   drupal_goto('my_page');
}
?>

when it is submitted or updated taxonomy is not saved (there is no new record or record update in term_node table). anybody know how to fix it? i am using drupal 6

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Can't use drupal_goto in insert or update

Posted by Odaeus on December 16, 2010 at 2:37pm

As I've just discovered, drupal_goto() sends a redirect instantly instead of waiting to get to the content response stage of processing. This means that putting it in hook_insert or hook_update functions will stop other hooks from getting called. You need to alter the form redirect or use the hacky $_REQUEST['destination'] method. I had to do the latter as I needed the node ID in the URL.

Drupal 7

Posted by zilverdistel on August 12, 2011 at 10:12am

In my situation, I also needed the nid. Setting the $_REQUEST['destinitation'] didn't work though, probably because the destination parameter was allready set in the url (node/add/mytype?destination=admin/content/node).

<?php
$_GET['destination'] = 'node/nid/edit';
?>

worked though ..

Drupal 7, use $_GET

Posted by fenstrat on December 13, 2011 at 8:33pm

As noted by @zilverdistel in D7 setting the $_GET['destination'] will override the destination after node add.

E.g. Redirect to node edit after add:

<?php
function hook_node_insert($node) {
  $_GET['destination'] = 'node/' . $node->nid . '/edit';
}
?>

This is working in D6

Posted by brantwynn on October 27, 2011 at 6:26pm

<?php
function mymodule_nodeapi(&$node, $op, $a3, $a4) {
 if($node->type == 'content_type'){
     if($op == 'insert'):
         $_REQUEST['destination'] = 'node/add/content-type';  
      endif;
 }
?>

Will not Work

Posted by nikhilmkumar on November 23, 2011 at 12:38pm

Will not Work
Redirect loop...

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It is working for me.

Posted by brantwynn on December 8, 2011 at 5:23pm

Did you try the code out? I'll walk you through with comments.

<?php
//use nodeapi hook, prefix with the name of your module
function mymodule_nodeapi(&$node, $op, $a3, $a4) {
  //check which type of content we are looking at 
  //in this example, it is using the machine name "content_type"
  if($node->type == 'content_type'){
    //make sure we are on the 'insert' state for $op 
    //this only happens once while a new node is being created
    //if you are creating nodes via batch, this is not a good idea
    if($op == 'insert'){
         //redirect the user
        $_REQUEST['destination'] = 'node/add/content-type';  
    }
  }
}
?>

Just tested this out one more time and its still working for me - which is good since we are using it on a production site!

Care to explain why this working code will create a redirect loop? Perhaps you did not read the code correctly.

If one were to say:

<?php
function mymodule_nodeapi(&$node, $op, $a3, $a4) {
  if($node->type == 'content_type'){
    $_REQUEST['destination'] = 'node/add/content-type';  
  }
}
?>