HOWTO: Use Different Node Templates by Node Variables (nid, type, view)
Posted on May 14, 2007 | Tags:
With node template files you are often limited to something like node.tpl.php and node-blog.tpl.php. Often times it’d be nice to make a different template for just one specific node or a different template for teaser/list view and full node view.
Using the PHP code below, Drupal will look for these template files, split by page or no page view. This gives more fine grained control over your node tpl.php files.
Page view:
1) node-[nid]-page.tpl.php
Node by itself on a page, specific NID
2) node-[type]-page.tpl.php
Node by itself on a page, specific type
3) node-default-page.tpl.php
Node by itself on a page, default
Listing/Teaser view:
4) node-[nid].tpl.php
Node in list/teaser, specific NID
5) node-[type].tpl.php
Node in list/teaser, specific type
6) node.tpl.php
Node in list/teaser, default.
*UPDATE* Earl Miles has shown this can be done much simpler than what I had previously. Revised code below.
Place this code in your template.php file in your theme’s directory.
<?php
function _phptemplate_variables($hook, $vars = array()) {
switch ($hook) {
case 'node':
// Here is the way to switch to a different node-<something> template based on node properties.
if ($vars['page']) {
// This is LIFO (Last In First Out) so put them in reverse order, i.e
// most important last.
$vars['template_files'] = array('node-default-page', 'node-'. $vars['node']->type .'-page', 'node-'. $vars['node']->nid .'-page');
}
else {
$vars['template_files'] = array('node-'. $vars['node']->nid);
}
break;
}
return $vars;
}
?>
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Very Cool
This is amazing. I have been looking for something like this to use on my Visual Basic Source site. Currently I have different node types for source code samples, tutorials, articles, forum posts, etc. However, It is a pain to develop any custom looking display for each type. Now using your example I can put it all in separate template files. Very helpful. Thank you so much.
Thank you very
Thank you very much.
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sohbet
Nice explanation. Very
Nice explanation.
Very similar things can be done with blocks, regions …
See http://drupal.org/node/104319
I also changed the fallback
I also changed the fallback for the page view to node-default-page.tpl.php since node-page.tpl.php overlaps with the “page” node style.
Great post mate, I’m
Great post mate, I’m learning so much from your site this week :D
Thanks Earl! I didn’t know
Thanks Earl! I didn’t know $vars[‘template_files’] was available for the node case. I’ve updated the main post.
You're doing too much!
While I haven’t tested this directly, something along these lines should do the trick just as well and be even easier.
<?php
function _phptemplate_variables($hook, $vars = array()) {
switch ($hook) {
case 'node':
// Here is the way to switch to a different node-<something> template based on node properties.
if ($vars['page']) {
// This is LIFO (Last In First Out) so put them in reverse order, i.e
// most important last.
vars['template_files'] = array('node-page', 'node-'. $vars['node']->type .'-page', 'node-'. $vars['node']->nid .'-page');
}
else {
vars['template_files'] = array('node-'. $vars['node']->nid);
}
break;
}
return $vars;
}
?>
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