Tag: module

• Joomla Webform alternative: JForms

  I don’t use Joomla, but sometimes a friend or a colleague of mine ask me some tips. My answer could be: in Drupal it will take 5 minutes. Since I’m very open-minded, today instead of replying in that awkward way I try to found an alternative to a very useful module for Drupal called Webform. […]

  chirale

  May 6, 2011

  Coding

  alternative, extensions, form, jforms, joomla, module, webform

• How to automatically translate your Drupal module

  How to translate your Drupal module into different languages using Translation template extractor 6.x-3.0 on Drupal 6.x, getting your module translated on every install.

  chirale

  December 21, 2009

  Drupal

  Drupal, drupal 6, howto, i18n, module, po, pot, potx, translate, translation

• Disable upload and comment for a new content type programmatically

  Following code is useful when installing a module that create a new content type programmatically on Drupal 6.x. Basically, it adds two variables setting default values for comments (core Comment module) and attachments (core Upload module). Code to write on my_funny_module/my_funny_module.install. function my_funny_module_install() { // Disable attachments // Read http://api.drupal.org/api/function/upload_nodeapi/6 on “load” variable_set(“upload_my_content_type”, 0); // […]

  chirale

  December 7, 2009

  Drupal

  attachments, comment, content type, default, default value, Drupal, drupal 6, howto, module, upload, variable_get, variable_set

• Node import and domain access

  Node import 1.x-rc4 or below is incompatible with Domain Access. Upgrade the Node Import module to fix the “An illegal choice has been detected. Please contact the site administrator” error.

  chirale

  August 19, 2009

  Drupal

  domain access, Drupal, illegal choice, module, node import

• Print module customization

  Tested on: Drupal 5.7, Print 3.4 Drupal Printer Friendly module (Print) add “print this” functionality to nodes. Customization is pretty easy: according to README file you can add a print.tpl.php to your theme (or subtheme) directory and modify it. All override templates are (in check order): print.__node-type__.tpl.php in the theme directory print.__node-type__.tpl.php in the module […]

  chirale

  May 13, 2008

  Drupal

  customization, Drupal, howto, module, print, print this, template