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Flag is a module used for marking nodes, comments or users with an on/off marker, for example for flagging spam comments, selecting content to promote to a sidebar, or marking other users as friends. What makes Flag useful is primarily its integration with the Views and Rules modules, and this series will make sure to cover those important pieces too.
Flag is a module used for marking nodes, comments or users with an on/off marker, for example for flagging spam comments, selecting content to promote to a sidebar, or marking other users as friends. What makes Flag useful is primarily its integration with the Views and Rules modules, and this series will make sure to cover those important pieces, too.
This screencast covers the following topics:
- Installing the Flag module
- What flags are and how they are used on your website
- The default bookmarks flag, and its view
We also see a few other generally useful modules in action, though not germane to using Flag:
Global Node Flags
FreeThis screencast covers the following topics:
- What global flags are and how to create them
- How to create node flags
- How to create a view showing flagged content, using relationships
- How to use DraggableViews to sort flagged nodes manually
If you need a review of using Views relationships, you can find that in the Configuring Views relationships video.
Non-Global Flags
FreeThis screencast covers the following topics, using the example of flagging comments as spam and then creating an admin interface to manage them:
- What non-global flags are, and how to create them
- How to create flags on comments
- How to access flag count data in Views
- How to create a simple Bulk Operations view
This screencast covers the following topics:
- Creating user flags
- Using user flags in Views to limit the nodes displayed
- Using a double Views relationship to access the flagging user
- Using contextual filters on the flagging user
Flag and Rules
FreeThis screencast covers the following topics:
- Where to find and how to apply the patch currently necessary to use Rules with Flag
- How to have a rule react on flagging/unflagging a piece of content
- As an example: How to change access to a node based on flagging status
If you need a refresher on Rules, check out the Learning the Rules framework series.
This screencast covers the following topics:
- How to set a flag using Rules
- Parameters used when setting a flag with Rules
- Some words about creating loop actions with Rules
If you need a refresher on Rules, check out the Learning the Rules framework series.