Local tasks blocks

Important Major Version Change Notice

Block names have changed between 1.x and 2.x. See "Upgrading from 1.x to 2.x" below.

Introduction

Local tasks blocks turns the standard MENU_LOCAL_TASKS into blocks that can be repositioned or interacted with at the theme layer. It provides 2 variations, each representing a different presentation of the tasks on a page:

• Local tasks - This is the standard Drupal system output for the tasks, usually rendered as tabs on the page.
• Local tasks menu - This block renders through theme_menu_links and theme_menu_tree, and provides a nice tree of links similar to Drupal core's menu system output. It also allows MENU_LOCAL_TASKS to be integrated with other administration modules such as the Admin module.

For each presentational variation, 2 additional blocks are exposed: "Primary tasks only" and "Secondary tasks only," to allow the site designer to choose where primary and secondary tasks show up on a page.

Each block exposes several configuration options, including the ability to turn into an accordion, hiding the task links until a user expands the block.

Installation

Activate the module and assign at least one of these provided blocks to a theme region:

1. Local tasks
2. Local tasks: Primary
3. Local tasks: Secondary
4. Local tasks menu
5. Local tasks menu: Primary
6. Local tasks menu: Secondary

Upgrading from 1.x to 2.x

The block names have changed, along with the addition of the 2 different display variations (Plain and Menu styles). When upgrading from the 1.x blocks, the upgrade script will attempt to automate translating old block placement to new blocks. For clarity, these are assumed to be equivalent blocks in 2.x:

Previous Version Support (1.x)

7.x-1.x and 6.x-1.x are no longer actively developed or supported. To view these releases please see all releases.

Drupal core provides 2 menus for navigating within a section: primary local tasks and secondary local tasks. These are normally displayed as tabs.

This module displays the primary, secondary, or both sets of local tasks within Drupal blocks.

Acknowledgements

This module was originally developed for and donated to the community by FreshNetworks. Version 2.x is developed for and donated by Lawrence University.