JuliaKM.com

I recently needed to add an extra link to the end of my $items list in a list view and found that this could be done quickly in template.php.

I set out to do two things:
- add a link to the end of my list view that does not contain node data
- as part of this last list item, include a custom link that changes depending on the name of the view

Accomplishing this was a lot easier than I expected. All I had to do was add a switch statement for the view name, and also add a line with the content I wanted to add to my $items array before the theming function.

I recently upgraded this site from Drupal 5.1 to 5.7 on Dreamhost and ran into an odd problem. After upgrading, all of my urls included the path cgi-system. So, instead of my login page being at juliakm.com/user, it was at juliakm.com/cgi-system/user. Because of the url issue, my site lost its theme.

I was banging my head against the wall this weekend trying to remember how to display nodeprofile fields with user information. It's actually really easy and I thought I should write a post about how to do it for the next time I forget.

In this case, I have a content type called 'myuserprofile' that is selected as the content type to use for nodeprofiles. In my myuserprofile content type, I have a field for users to enter their favorite food.

Every once in awhile, when working on a Drupal site, my content either disappears or I cannot log-in. At this point, I usually get rather angry and start thinking of worse case scenarios. What if I can never log into my site again? What if anonymous users can't read articles?

In a rare moment of clarity, I put together the following Drupal permissions debugging checklist. I hope that you find it as useful as I have.

1. Check user access control and make sure that all users can "access content"
Path: mysite.com/admin/user/access

While working on a new Drupal site, I needed to set the same "subsection" template for multiple pages. The site is for an online newspaper and I wanted to use a new template for each of the section homepages. A good example of a similar approach is on CNN.com, where the US section page looks different than both the homepage and the article pages.

I finally launched PickyRacer.com. PickyRacer is designed to help connect runners with great marathons, half-marathons, and other races. It is built with Drupal 5.3. In the next few months, I hope to add runner blogs, and groups. There are a bunch of other features that I would like to add as well, but I figure I should start small.

Here are some of the more useful modules I used when developing the site:
CCK
Views
Views Bookmarks
Google Analytics
XML Sitemap
Node Teaser
Link
Fivestar
Forward
Location
Node Comment
Path Auto

After months of preparation, I ran the Memphis Marathon December 1st. Overall, it was a wonderful experience. Along the route, we got to interact with Elvis impersonators and list to a wide array of musicians. My parents came out for the race, and it was great to have them there.

Although I got really sick between miles 15 and 19, I felt fine from 20 on. Kitty was nice enough to give me a electrolyte (a.k.a. Magic) pill at mile 19.

Eric and I spent last weekend in Colorado and had a fantastic time. We were in Denver, Boulder, and Fort Collins. Colorado seems like a great place to live. Here are some of our favorite stops:

Denver