Promos

justindodge - May 14, 2009 - 03:34

Overview

Promos is a handy little module that lets you use designated nodes or groups of nodes (based on content type) as easily addable and removable content from blocks that you can administer on the fly using its ajaxy / lightbox, what-you-see-is-what-you-get style interface.

Its speed and ease of use allow you to instantly see the results of adding, removing, or reordering nodes from a content block. It also make promos an ideal module for setting up page layouts or administering dynamic content such as news or front page items, blog entries, etc.

Truth be told, promos for me has long surpassed it's simple intention of offering clients a way to hot-swap various promo content on their sites without having to dig into Drupal's sometimes ugly and cluttered editing screens. It's really become the only way I want to administer content - but then again, I'm really not fond of Drupal's edit screens or waiting for forms to post.

Quick Start

Enable the module at admin/build/modules
Delegate permissions (needed if you're not user 1) at admin/user/permissions
Giving 'administer promos' will allow the selected role to do all the operations available.
Optional: Configure the module's settings at: admin/settings/promos
Enable and configure your promo block(s) at admin/build/blocks. The block(s) will have the administrative title that was set on the promos settings page so you can find it/them easily.
Also, you can embed promo blocks into node content by turning on the promos input format filter via admin/settings/filters
Start adding promos!

A set of interface icons will appear wherever you setup your promo blocks. After you assign nodes to them, the icons will disappear until you hover over them.

See detailed installation, configuration, and usage documention at:
http://drupal.org/node/462436

You're now free to use the interface to add, remove, and reorder an unlimited variety of node content without any page reloads while seeing all of your changes in real time.

Feel free to post comments, suggestions, compliments, hate mail, or other communications if you have anything to say about this project.

Enjoy!

_{This project was sponsored by the great people at Craftyspace. Better websites for a better world. If you like this module and you're interested in custom Drupal development, they are good people to see!}

_{For more Craftyspace sponsored modules, you'll see some ground breaking work (at least in my personal opinion!) over here.}