This module partly duplicates Attach module http://drupal.org/project/attach that I maintain. Both modules want to do the same thing.

What this module that that Attach does not:
- A wysiwyg plugin

What Attach does that this module does not:
- Extensible, more granular control (which entity type is allowed)
- Not depend on Token Filter (I think token is for site builder, not content contributor, because it is an all or nothing approach, you can't limit which token is allowed)
- Handle dynamic entity by loading them in AJAX: for example, poll nodes which have an embedded form, or nodes you want to have control access.

Is it possible for this module to leverage Attach? I.e. build as a submodule of Attach?

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juampynr commented

@jcisio, sure. I will have a look at the code of http://drupal.org/project/attach. Thanks for getting in touch.

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sreynen commented

This also has a lot of overlap with https://drupal.org/project/node_embed As one of the maintainers of Node Embed, I would love to see a more general approach that solves the same problem so we can start pointing users there and shutting down the aging (but still heavily used) Node Embed project.

I'd ideally like to point people to a project that has more than one active maintainer, so we're not just putting them into the same situation again, a module with too few people maintaining it. Maybe juampy could become a maintainer on Content Attachment and start implementing some of the new ideas from Token Insert Entity there?

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jcisio commented

I'd be happy to co-maintain Content Attachment with juampy.

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juampynr commented

Phew! I said a long time ago that I was going to have a look at Content Attachment module. I cannot commit to maintain more modules at the moment but I can still have a look at Content Attachment and submit patches for it.

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johnpitcairn commented
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I think the future for Drupal 8 is probably https://drupal.org/project/entity_embed. The user experience in wysiwyg can be very nice.

I think @juampy is now unlikely to contribute to Attach module.

My idea of the way forward for this module (and others like it) would be to provide a migration path to entity_embed in Drupal 8, converting the inserted tokens to appropriate <drupal-entity> tags. I will open a separate issue for that.

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Both this module and the Content Attachment module hasn't been updated since 2015. The latest stable release of the Entity Embed module has been created on October 20, 2022.
John Pitcairn is correct: Entity Embed is the module on which the development should be focused.

I am going to close this support request as answered (fixed).

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Status: Active » Fixed
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Status: Fixed » Closed (fixed)