Talking Drupal #026 Drupal Hooks

Topics 

• Two types of Drupal developers - “Drupal Site builder” vs “Drupal Developer”...
• What is a Hook
• Example of common hooks used
• Terminology when discussing hooks
• Need to Create a Module 
• Basic Steps for implementing a Hook
• Things you need

Module of the Week

• Attachment Links  https://drupal.org/project/attachment_links

The Attachment Links module provides permanent links to files attached to a node. A single, easy-to-remember URL can be used to retrieve the preferred (canonical) or newest version of a file regardless of how many versions of that file have been attached to a node.

Typically, users will want to create a "File" content type and enable the Attachment Links module for that content type. Each "File" node should refer to a single file: "Handbook," "Company logo," "Team roster," etc. Though each node could contain multiple versions of the file, Attachment Link provides permanent link to access the preferred or newest versions.

Links

• Drupal 7 Hooks - https://api.drupal.org/api/drupal/includes!module.inc/group/hooks/7

Hosts

• Stephen Cross - www.ParallaxInfoTech.com @stephencross
• Jason Pamental - www.hwdesignco.com @jpamental
• John Picozzi - www.RubicDesign.com @johnpicozzi 
• Nic Laflin - www.nLightened.net @nicxvan