Examples for database update scripts using hook_update_N (how to do one time configuration programmatically)
Settings can be deployed only once when rolled into code and put in an update hook in the .install file of a custom module.
How to add a column with dynamically generated action buttons in a View
Introduction
How to change a field value
Purpose: Change a field value in an existing node.
How to connect to multiple databases within Drupal
Drupal can connect to different databases with elegance and ease!
How to integrate UUID with third party entities
When developing custom entity type and you need to integrate it with UUID module you need to do the following:
How to integrate with the Stripe module
GENERAL USAGE
How to make configuration objects exportable with CTools
Many modules have a concept of configuration presets – collections of configuration or other types of objects that administrators set up
How to rebuild node_comment_statistics
There is a function devel_rebuild_node_comment_statistics() in devel.module which will do this for you. It is fast too. Just put
How to update a module's weight
In Drupal, the order in which a module's hooks get called is dependent on the weight of your module
How to use EntityFieldQuery for Drupal 7
The EntityFieldQuery API lets you fetch information about entities (nodes, users, taxonomy terms et cetera) from Drupal without actually
Paging non-SQL data
Generic Array Pager (D6)
Using template files in your own module
Normally template files reside in the theme folder.