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There are many situations where you need to print a view within a node in your Drupal website. A good example would be a portfolio page showcasing the Drupal websites you have done using a view slideshow that showcases screenshots of your work. It is not directly possible to print a view within node just like there is no direct method to print a block within a node. However as Drupal is a very flexible CMS and there are methods to print just about anything and that includes printing a view within a node.
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Git is one of the most versatile opensource version control systems out there. If you have not already started using Git for your Drupal Development projects, this article should help you get started with it. Please note: I have been using Linux as my development environment, and almost all my illustrations would be for Linux. Still, the commands for using git should be the same for git implementations on all OSes. Please add in a comment if you have any doubts.
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If you are creating a View using the Drupal Views module and if you want to filter nodes based on nids (Node > NID filter) then Views gives you options to filter it based on a single argument of the nid. Currently there is no direct way to have multiple nid filters in Views similar to "Is one of" for Taxonomy. However there is a workaround to achieve that. Read onto find out more.
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Some Drupal users have reported that there was a conflict with an external Jquery script and the Views Ajax. This occured when the Drupal user wanted to use the external script for some specifc purpose. The conflict was causing the Views UI to break. If you are experiencing this issue in your Views read on to find out the solution.
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Some Drupal Views users have encountered a Page not found error when they tried to navigate to the new Views Page files display they had created. This occurred after the preview page worked correctly and showed the correct test file in the table. It is not very clear what causes this error in the first place but there are multiple actions you can take to fix it. Read on to find out more.
Levels of Priority in software testing
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Drupal Gmap module is a very useful module for embedding the functionality of Google Maps in your website. Currently the only way to access this map is to go to the "yoursitee.com/map/node and find all the relevant info on a single map. There is no direct way to access i location nodes on a single map, inside a block or panel pane, or on pages other than yoursitee.com/map/node. However there is a workaround for this. Read on to find out more.
Levels of Priority in software testing
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Drupal Views can be displayed as both blocks and pages. If you want the View to be embedded in a node in your Drupal site then the obvious choice would be to display it as a block. View blocks can be embedded in a node as any other block by calling a set of functions like block_load and drupal_render. However it is not directly possible to pass contextual filters as arguments to those functions if your View uses them. Read on to find out how to pass contextual filters to a View embedded in a node.
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Zyxware in association with the Department of MCA at RV College of Engineering, Bangalore is conducting a 2 day workshop on "Advanced Drupal" at the College. The workshop is targeted at students and faculty at the college. Attendees of the workshop are expected to be good at PHP, MySQL and HTML. The workshop is scheduled for 3rd and 4th of Nov 2012. Objective of the workshop
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Drupal starter themes are Drupal themes which are specifically designed to give the designer a base model for building their own custom themes. As such they are very minimalistic in their design and well documented to assist designers in getting a head start in designing their own unique theme. They are build to work with the help of Drupal's subtheming system. We have picked out the Top 5 Drupal starter themes for your convenience. Also checkout out the Top 5 Free Business themes for Drupal. Contact us if you need help with customizing any of these Drupal themes. We also provide numerous other Drupal services like Drupal Third Pary Integration and Drupal SEO.
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Drupal 7 is now the focus of the Drupal community which was previously reserved for Drupal 6. Drupal 7 now has a lot more themes and theme frameworks which were adapted from the previous versions plus new ones created specifically for it. Have a look at the Top 10 themes for Drupal 7. Also check out the Top 10 themes for Drupal 6. If you need to develop your own custom Drupal theme, feel free to get in touch with us for a free consultation.We also provide numerous other Drupal services like Drupal Third Pary Integration and Drupal SEO.
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With mobile devices becoming more ubiquitous and pervasive, the focus of web developers has shifted from the desktop to the mobile. This has introduced a new challenge to Drupal designers as themes should now work on desktops as well as a variety of handheld devices with varying screen sizes and resolutions. Responsive themes were created to respond to this challenge. Here are the Top 4 Drupal Responsive themes. Also check out The Top 10 themes for Drupal 6. If you want a custom responsive theme instead, contact us to build a custom drupal theme for you. We also provide numerous other Drupal services like Drupal Third Pary Integration and Drupal SEO.
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Drupal now has a solid collection of high quality themes that can be customized to cater to the requirements of any website. This is apart from the base themes provided by Drupal. Here is our take on the top 5 of the most popular Drupal themes. Also check out The Top 10 themes for Drupal 6. If you would like to customize any of these themes for your Drupal website do get in touch with us
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Drupal 6 featured a number of themes that are still largely popular even after the Drupal community and the rest of its entourage has started shifting its attention to version 7. We have listed out the Top 10 themes for Drupal 6 that were the theme of choice for most D6 sites and they stand a good chance to be updated to Drupal 7. Also checkout our list of Top 5 Free Business themes for Drupal and Top 5 Ecommerce themes for Drupal. If you need to develop your own custom Drupal theme, feel free to get in touch with us for a free consultation.
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Ecommerce sites blend easily with Drupal. Drupal has a solid collection of Ecommerce modules and themes that are ready to convert a site to an Ecommerce power house. Here are the top 5 Ecommerce Themes for Drupal. Checkout our list of Top 5 Free Business Themes for Drupal. If you are planning to build your next Ecommerce site using Drupal do get in touch with us. We provide a wide range of Drupal services including Drupal Commerce and Drupal Third Party Integration.
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Businesses can leverage the power of Drupal to power their online portfolios and websites. Drupal has a good collection of themes that are ideally suited for small and medium businesses and web portfolios. Have a look at the Top 5 Free Business Themes for Drupal. You might also find our list of 10 essential modules for building a small business website with Drupal to be of help. The fastest way to build your Drupal business website is to hand it to Drupal professionals. Contact us for a free consultation.
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Facebook is yet to be powered by Drupal. We won’t be surprised if they did migrate to Drupal anytime soon. Scalability and Flexibility are Drupal’s core strengths which blend easily with the requirements of a social networking website. Checkout out the top 5 Social networking websites powered by Drupal. You might also find our list of the Top 10 Government websites built with Drupal to be interesting. We are Drupal experts and we can easily help you build your very own Drupal social networking site. Contact us for a free consultation.
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Drupal is an excellent CMS that is well suited for a small business as it is Free Software. Plus Drupal has a flexible and robust modular architecture that resides in an excellent ecosystem of modules and themes and is serviced by a community spread throughout the globe. Here are 10 essential modules selected from this ecosystem for building a small business website with Drupal. Also check out our list of Top Drupal Performance mistakes. If you are looking for the fastest and most economical way to build your Drupal website, get in touch with us. We offer a wide variety of Drupal services ranging from Drupal migration to Drupal Security Auditing.
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Although the Drupal core provides all the basic functionality to run a website you need to have additional contrib modules installed to extract the full capabilities of Drupal. Here are 18 essential modules we have come up with for building a simple Drupal site. You might also find our list of the Top Drupal SEO modules and Top Drupal 6 modules to be of help. Contact us to get professional help to build your Drupal website. Drupal Theming and Drupal Migration are just two of the legion of Drupal services we have on offer.
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