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How can I theme nodes in the front page differently, that is to use different node.tpl.php with nodes displayed in the front page?

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vsnguyen’s picture

vsnguyen commented

This might not the be the best way to go about it, but I use the is_front() function to theme the node the for front page.

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yuriy.babenko commented

In your theme's template.php, add:

	function _phptemplate_variables($hook, $vars = array())
	{
	    switch ($hook)
	    {
	        case 'node':
	        
	        	if(drupal_is_front_page())
	        	{
	            	$vars['template_files'][] = 'node-front';
	            }
	        
	        break;
	    }
	}

This will look for node-front.tpl.php before defaulting to node.tpl.php.

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wpanssi commented

This worked for me!

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alisamar commented

is it works for Durpal 6.x ?

    function _phptemplate_variables($hook, $vars = array())
    {
        switch ($hook)
        {
            case 'node':
           
                if(drupal_is_front_page())
                {
                    $vars['template_files'][] = 'node-front';
                }
           
            break;
        }
    }
yuriy.babenko’s picture

yuriy.babenko commented

No, the code snippet I posted is for Drupal 5.

Take a look at this: http://www.yubastudios.com/blog/drupal-extending-templating
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NoCoolNamesRemain commented

This tutorial does not seem to specify how to do a custom node template for the 'front' page. How do we use this method to use a different node template file for the 'front' page?

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kenorb commented

You can move this block into theme_preprocess_node() into template.php
and make sure that you have cleared cached each time before front page refreshment.
Try exit() to make sure that it's loaded for sure.

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NoCoolNamesRemain commented

Edit /sites/all/themes/YOURTHEME/template.php to include:

function phptemplate_preprocess_node(&$vars) {
  //default template suggestions for all nodes
  $vars['template_files'] = array();
  $vars['template_files'][] = 'node';

  if (drupal_is_front_page()) {
    $vars['template_files'][] = 'node-front';
  }

  //individual node being displayed
  if($vars['page']) {
    $vars['template_files'][] = 'node-page';
    $vars['template_files'][] = 'node-'.$vars['node']->type.'-page';
    $vars['template_files'][] = 'node-'.$vars['node']->nid.'-page';
  }
  //multiple nodes being displayed on one page in either teaser
  //or full view
  else {
    //template suggestions for nodes in general
    $vars['template_files'][] = 'node-'.$vars['node']->type;
    $vars['template_files'][] = 'node-'.$vars['node']->nid;

    //template suggestions for nodes in teaser view
    //more granular control
    if($vars['teaser']) {
      $vars['template_files'][] = 'node-'.$vars['node']->type.'-teaser';
      $vars['template_files'][] = 'node-'.$vars['node']->nid.'-teaser';
    }
  }

  //echo "<pre>" . print_r($vars['template_files'], TRUE) . "</pre>"; //TESTING
}

Then copy /modules/node/node.tpl.php to /sites/all/themes/YOURTHEME/node-front.tpl.php and customize it to your needs.

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Maine commented

This is an impressive helper function as it can be used for both page templates and node templates:

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yuriy.babenko commented

You can apply this trick in pretty much any preprocessing function for any piece of themed content. I've got an example for blocks, too.

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Tunox commented

Thanks for this snippet NoCoolNamesRemain.

Anyone would be kind enough to make it Drupal 7 ready?

Sorry for bumping up and old post, but google search rated this up high so future drupalistas might stumble upon this as well.

Regards

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