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Before working through this example, enable the Blog module and populate some entries from a few different users.

Creating the View

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The first step is creating a view for our recent blog entries block. Because the block will show the titles of blog entries, this view is considered a "Node" type. Go to add new view, enter the following properties, and click Next:

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The first step is creating a view for our recent blog entries block. Because the block will show the titles of blog entries, this view is considered a "Node" type. Go to add new view, enter the following properties, and click Next:

View name
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  • In the first column, under Defaults, there is a select box containing entries such as Page, Feed, and, yes, Block! Select Block and click Add display.
  • There's not much else to do here as far as Views is concerned. Under Block settings, click the None link next to Admin and fill in a description for the block in the administrative interface, such as: 'Recent blog entries by author.' and click Update.
  • Save your work by clicking the Save button at the bottom of the Views interface. You should receive a message that the view has been saved.
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  • Next, navigate to the blocks interface and drag the 'Recent blog entries by author' block to the right sidebar region (or similar) and click Save blocks.
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  • Next, navigate to the blocks interface and drag the 'Recent blog entries by author' block to the right sidebar region (or similar) and click Save blocks.
  • You'll notice this appeared to do nothing. No block shows in the sidebar. But remember, we are looking at an adminitrative page; we are not looking at a page that would provide a user ID context. Navigate to the main blog listing and click on an entry there. You should now see a sidebar block, titled something like "Recent entries by admin," with a list of blog entries beneath it.
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    There are still a few remaining things to do before our view is complete. For example, we said that the block was to show recent blog entries, but instead it's showing them in the order they were entered, with oldest on top. Additionally, even unpublished entries are showing in the list currently.

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    1. Return to the recent_blog_entries view edit page.
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    2. Return to the recent_blog_entries view edit page.
    3. Add an additional filter by clicking the + icon in the Filters section in the fourth column.
    4. Change Groups to Node and select Node: Published. Click Add.
    5. Under the Published selection, choose Yes and click Update.
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    6. Creating a new view

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      1. Go to add new view. Give it the name 'user_feed', description 'A feed of user nodes.', tag 'users', type 'Node' and click Next.
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      2. Go to add new view. Give it the name 'user_feed', description 'A feed of user nodes.', tag 'users', type 'Node' and click Next.
    7. About the Interface. You have been brought to the Views User Interface. As you start, you are editing the "Default" options for the view. In the 1st column on the left- you can see the pull-down menu offers 'Feed', for example, to select settings specific only to RSS views. In the remaining columns, you will be able to add or change options by clicking on links or icons. These options appear below this main area. Most likely, you will need to scroll to see the options appear. As you make changes, these options will appear in bold until you save your view.