Find NID

Creates a block with a search box that allows you to find/go to a Drupal Node by NID. I use this on a documentation site -> where I used the NID to track specific solutions. I wanted an easy way to be forwarded to a specific node ny using a Node ID.

Response to the practicality of this module

When I wrote this module I thought that this seems really, really dumb -> but within a certain context, this little module makes sense:

I was building a documentation site for a client where I wanted the (non-drupal) end users to gain quick access to the docs that they need straight away. Since the skill level of the end user wasn't that robust, the easiest and most reliable way was to give them "a reference " number; that number was the NID, of course.

The idea of saying "Well, just go to the site and search ...." isn't really practical as anyone in user experience knows. Also, saying "just type in 'node/42' isn't a practical solution because it leads to questions that are off topic (namely, what is a node?) It is more practical to say -> "Just go to doc 42"

On the site, in a very easy to find region, i placed the block created by this module. All the end user had to do was type in the number and press search. Problem solved. Even though to an experienced developer this seems trivial; to an end-user who just wants to get to content without regard for context, this is very practical.

I think for the update, I will change the title text and the search button text -> instead of "Find NID" , I think it might be better to put an admin/settings page that allows the site admin to title the submit button with what ever relative site-content definition they would want.

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