September 2017 – Page 2

Link to a View (with Contextual Filter value) If It Will Have Results (Drupal 8)

/ September 4, 2017

Returns a link render array.

$nid = $this->entity()->id();
$results = views_get_view_result('related_posts_by_category', 'page_1', $nid);
if (!empty($results)) {
  $url = Url::fromRoute('view.related_posts_by_category.page_1', ['arg_0' => $nid]);
  $link = Link::fromTextAndUrl(t('Related Posts'), $url)->toRenderable();
  return $link;
}

$nid = $this->entity()->id();

$results = views_get_view_result('related_posts_by_category', 'page_1', $nid);

if (!empty($results)) {

$url = Url::fromRoute('view.related_posts_by_category.page_1', ['arg_0' => $nid]);

$link = Link::fromTextAndUrl(t('Related Posts'), $url)->toRenderable();

return $link;

}

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Drupal Views – Show One (Most Recent) Item Per Group

/ September 1, 2017
Alright, the title is a bit misleading because I’m not using Groups, but it is the best explanation of what I’m achieving with this example. My goal is to show a list of the most recent blog post in each category, where clicking the category takes you to the associated post.

I have a content type called Blog Post which has the following fields:
- Date (field_blog_date – date field – single value)
- Category (field_blog_tr_category – taxonomy reference field – single value)
- Items (field_blog_cr_items – content reference field – unlimited values)
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