Content Display

You can view your nodes in a custom layout using Panels without having to edit a node template file or use modules such as Content template.

The following example will create a product-page, displaying some of the products content-fields.

Using Panels we will build the node to display in node column.

Requirements for this example

I will asume you have an understanding of the following 3 modules:

• Panels
• Views
• CTools

Preparation

• Create a new node type called Product.
  
• Add the following fields:
• Product-Image: Use one of the various CCK image field widgets.
  
• Create an Imagecache preset to show the product-thumbnail in a suitable size.
• Now create some Product content.

Creating a view to display product-fields

• Create a View that will show node-items.
  
• Add Field "Product Image".
• Add Filter-Criteria "Content: Type(=Product)"
  

Google Books Module

Author: Darrell Ulm

The Google Books module is a filter and a Google Books API that allows a user to insert rich Google book data into nodes via filters.

Imagecache Profiles module allows you to set user profile pictures that are consistent throughout your site and allows avatars on the user profile pages to be a different size. The module also allows for style definitions to be defined for images used in Comments and Nodes.

The standard Image styles in Drupal 7 core are; thumbnail, medium and large. If a different Image style is desired, it can be created.

Part 1. Create a new Image style to use with ImageCache Profiles.

Here is an example of how to create a new Image style, your settings can vary.

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