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Introduction

• Features is a Drupal module created by Development Seed.

• It enables ‘Features’ to be created which package CCK types, Views, Contexts and more

• It moves configuration from the database to code


What is a Feature?

• A Feature is a special kind of module.

• Features consist of generated code

• Features are created via the admin UI

• Features have version numbers


Why use Features?

Re-use configuration settings; and

Add configuration settings to version control.


How to create a simple Features mini-module

•Create a new content type and its associated view to export via features.

•Install features module using https://drupal.org/project/features

•Visit the Features administration page you will get message “No Features were found. Please use the Create Feature link to

create a new Feature”

https://drupal.org/project/features



At this point, you want to visit the Create Feature tab to begin creating the new feature.

You will need to enter a name and description for the feature.



We build the feature by selecting components from the Edit components drop-down menu for both content type and views .

To do this, we select ‘Content types’ from the drop-down, and select ‘News’ from the checkbox list that appears.



Once you do this, you will notice a table appear to the right. This shows you the components that make up your mini-module


Final Step

And the final step is to hit the ‘Download’ button to download the feature.

The feature mini-module is supplied as a TAR file, that you will need to extract to one of the places that Drupal looks for modules.


Final Step

Once you’ve installed the mini-module you should see something like the following in the Features admin page:

The final step is to enable the mini-module and it’s all done.


What things can be stored in a Features mini-module?

Content types,Module dependencies,Fields (D7),Menus,Individual menu items,User Roles,Permissions,Taxonomies,Input flter Formats, andImage formats (D7)


What things can be stored in a Features mini-module?

Context,Strongarm,Boxes,CCK (D6), andRules

Other modules that provide support for exporting to Features include:


Reference

https://drupal.org/project/features

http://www.opc.com.au/web-development/introduction-drupal-features-module


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