Beginning Drupal 8

Chapter 9 ■ Views
• Page Settings: Views provides the ability to create a list of content and have that
list available as a stand-alone page on your site accessible through a URL. For
demonstration purposes, check the “Create a page” box. You must then enter a page
title (or keep the default value) and enter a URL path to reach the list (or keep the
default value). In the Display format, leave it as an unformatted list of teasers, and
set the Items to display at 10 with “Use a pager” checked. This will render a list of
articles; if there are more than 10 articles in the list, a pager will appear at the bottom
of the list to enable the visitor to view all of the articles, 10 articles at a time.
• Block Settings: We covered blocks in Chapter 8, but for demonstration purposes,
we will allow our view to create a block (a page-level element that can be placed
anywhere on a page) that lists the latest three events. Check the “Create a block”
box and enter a block title (or keep the default), leave the display format as an
unformatted list of titles (linked), and set the items per block to 3. Leave the “Use a
pager” check box unchecked.
Figure 9-2. Creating a new View
Click the “Save and edit” button to proceed. The next step in the process is to configure your view, as
shown in Figure 9-3.
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