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Intro to Features Module on Drupal
The document introduces the Drupal module "Features" which allows users to export common Drupal configurations like content types, views, and permissions into reusable modules. Features can be used to share configurations between projects, kickstart new projects, and improve collaboration workflows. It also discusses setting up Features and making a sample feature as a demonstration.
Intro to Features Module on Drupal
- 1. Intro to Features english: fea· tures (NOUN) A) THE STRUCTURE, FORM, OR APPEARANCE ESPECIALLY OF A PERSON drupalese: fea· tures (module) a) A feature is a collection of Drupal entities which taken together satisfy a certain use-case. Presented by Aidan Foster FOSTER INTERACTIVE afoster@fosterinteractive.com Web Development + Design Linked In: ca.linkedin.com/in/aidanfoster
- 2. What is “Features”? Slides & Links are posted: http://fosterinteractive.com/features-intro
- 3. A Drupal Module that saves your Checky-Box-Stuff to the file system (as modules)
- 4. Checky Box Stuff? CCK Field + Content Types
- 5. Checky Box Stuff? VIEWS
- 6. Checky Box Stuff? Permissions
- 7. Checky Box Stuff? Add on Modules Extend this to include more Drupal “Elements” Features “Extras” module “Strongarm” module • Taxonomy Terms • Config Settings used • Nodequeues by many modules & core • Blocks Commerce Features • Product Types
- 8. Config Settings Module Files (In Drupal Database) (can be version controlled) CCK Field + Content Types Exported as Modules Views Permissions
- 9. Why is thisuseful? Saves time for more important stuff
- 10. Basic Uses ofFeatures Learning Learning how other people do Drupal things by installing their features Kickstart Even made 2 “events” content types in Projects by Drupal? Why do that work twice - Recycling Export a feature and import to new project.
- 11. Advanced Uses ofFeatures Improved Different team members work Collaboration on database dependant parts at Workflow the same time Helps the This issue comes up where you’ve got “content a live site with changing content. Freeze” Deployment Features can help apply changes to the Problem Live server with little or no down- time.
- 12. Features Setup In “Modules” add a few extra folders to keep things organized. /sites/all/modules/contrib << Put all contributed modules including “features” module in here /sites/all/modules/custom << Put you custom project modules in here /sites/all/modules/features << Put the modules generated in features here.
- 13. Features Setup Install “Features”and “Strongarm” Modules... sites/all/modules/contrib/features sites/all/modules/contrib/strongarm ...then Enable them
- 14. LOL CatZ Reviewso Far Modules Installed What’s Been Done Views Created “Review” CCK content Type Image Cache (and dependant CCK modules) Admin Menu Made Homepage View Backup & Migrate Features Strongarm
- 15. Demo #1 -Installing Other People’s Features http://community.featureservers.org (Click Actus) Demo #2 - Making our own feature
- 16. Features “Cheat Sheet” http://nuvole.org/blog/2011/mar/25/code-driven- development-cheatsheet Features “Naming Conventions” http://drupalcode.org/project/kit.git/blob_plain/refs/heads/ master:/kitf.txt