glass.dimly [glassdimly]

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I have created a small module that allows the user to input custom links for each taxonomy term in a vocabulary, which I have named Taxonomy Custom Paths.

Use case: Taxonomy designates site sections in my site, with the Taxonomy Breadcrumb module being used to provide taxonomy-based breadcrumbs.

The problem is that I have various landing pages, panels that need to be linked to from the taxonomy terms. I need for those taxonomy-based breadcrumbs, as well as other taxonomy terms in the site, to link back to those custom panels.

No other module offers this capability (surprisingly!). I put in a request in the forums about two weeks back. Pathauto allows aliases for taxonomy term listings, and other modules allow programmatic replacement of terms via views or passing arguments to panels. Taxonomy Views Integrator allows linking taxonomy terms to views, and only views. No module, however, allows non-programmatic URLs to be used for taxonomy terms.

This module is simple, and provides a checkbox on the vocabulary edit page which turns Taxonomy Custom Paths on for that vocabulary. If it is enabled for a vocabulary, it provides a textfield on the taxonomy term page with allows one to enter a custom URL.

This module is working and live at http://quixote.org.

I'm a longtime member of the Drupal community, participant in documentation, and Drupal freelancer for nonprofits, but this is my first shot at a module. Up to now I've done only development at the theme layer.

I think this module fills a need and I'd like to maintain it for the longterm.

I hope that this is the first step towards much more involvement and participation, as I learn cvs and pitch in.

Peace,
glass.dimly