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What are the recommended directory permissions?
I'm gearing up to deploy a Drupal 7 site and I can't find any documentation. What are the recommended security-conscious permissions for files and directories?
I am specifically interested to the ...
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What is the basic concept behind hooks?
I am intermediate in PHP. To polish my skills I start learning Drupal 7. While learning Drupal architecture concepts, the terms hooks and bootstrapping puzzled me a lot. I read the "Pro Drupal ...
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Contextual filters taxonomy name
I'm adding a contextual filter to a view for a custom content type that has a taxonomy field. The contextual filter allows me to filter by the taxonomy tag id but not by the taxonomy tag name. Meaning ...
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How should I implement hook_menu()?
What are the fundamentals of implementing hook_menu()?
I would like to see the basics covered in a single question, to avoid having to answer the same similar but different questions over and over.
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How can I change a user's password from the command line using Drush?
How can I change a user's password from the command line using Drush?
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What are the downsides of using PHP Filter code in blocks, nodes, views-args, etc?
I have seen many times people saying not to use custom PHP/PHP filter (from the Drupal UI) in blocks, nodes, views-args, rules, etc. I have searched around a bit and haven't found much, it seems like ...
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Do non-enabled modules affect performance?
Does having Drupal modules present, but not enabled have any effect on the performance of a Drupal site?
To put it another way, would removing disabled modules on a Drupal site have a positive affect ...
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How do I get the current path alias or path?
How can I get the current alias and/or path in Drupal 8?
In Drupal 7 I did this with drupal_get_path_alias(). What is the equivalent code I should use in Drupal 8?
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When is it appropriate to create an entity instead of a new content type?
What is the benefit to creating new entity types over just building a new content type?
It seems a bit overkill to do all of the custom coding that is required to create a new entity when you have ...
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What does "The provided host name is not valid for this server" mean?
I am running a Drupal 8 website, and when I browse to any page, I get a plain white page with just the following error message on it.
The provided host name is not valid for this server.
What does ...
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Any way to add CSS for a single page/node?
I'm cleaning up my big crazy style sheets (possibly pertinent to a future question) and I'm wondering the best way to add custom CSS to a specific node or page.
In particular, my work site's home page ...
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How do I access a field value for an entity (e.g. node) object?
node_load((int) $nid) loads a fully-populated node entity. $node->title->value gets the title, but how do I access field values in Drupal 8?
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Suggestions for settings.php - Local dev, Development server, Live server
Basically, one of the greatest questions of all time: What are some ways you're using settings.php in your development/staging workflow?
Right now, I have my settings.php file set up like the ...
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How do I load a field collection from a node?
I have a node that has a few field collections on it.
When I look at node_load() output, I see:
[field_rich_text_group] => Array
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[und] => Array
(
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