By MissMaria on

How do I create a View for my front page? Specifically, I want stories to appear on the front page. I've poked around in views a bit, but I can;t seem to figure it out. I have a seperate page that looks like what I want my front page to look like, but I can't get it to work on the front page. (The other page is here: http://wickedlovely.com/view/newsflash)

Thanks in advance for any help!

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gost_gost’s picture

gost_gost commented

try creating a view that is a block!

You also might want to tinker with your front page template, provided your theme is phptemplate enabled (most are?)

I have a view that shows a list of my latest nodes, another one showing complete nodes, and a third one showing nodes with images.
Here's a list of tutorials that helped me out:
http://drupal.org/node/59157

nevets’s picture

nevets commented

You just need a page view which is assigned a path/url. Lets assume the path is newsflash. Then under Administer > Site configuration > Site information set "Default front page" to newsflash (or what ever path you pick for your view).

Anonymous’s picture

Anonymous (not verified) commented

Reiterating what the previous commenter said. You don't specifically create a view for the front page. You create the view you want then you use the admin option to set the front page to the url of the view you created.

In an attempt to add some value I will point you to a video tutorial on CCK and Views that might help you get a better understanding how Views works.

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bwv commented

Create a view that displays in the fields the title, a short summary of the piece, and related details. Go to site config, site information, and insert the URL of the view into the default front page URL.
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MissMaria commented

Okay, I set the front page to the page I wanted. Thanks so much, everyone!