This simple module provides a page path to show the latest node in full page view in the same manner as if one were to visit, say, node/123, where 123 is the very latest node created. It queries the db for the max entity_id and redirects to it, automatically presented by its url alias.
How to use
This module adds a new "node path" suffix /latest to display the latest node in full node page view. Additionally, append the content/entity type to get the latest of a certain type. Ex:
node/latestnode/latest/articlenode/latest/any-content-type-machine-name
Download and enable the module.
Why this module
The goal of this module is not to reinvent the wheel but to make things simple for new Drupalists. Also, I found no straightforward way of achieving the same: I had tried setting Site Front Page to "node" and leaving the count 1, but the node shown was a Teaser view-- even when I changed Teaser > Body to Default (untrimmed). Have tried a Views approach, but even this "Full Content" view wouldn't invoke all the node hooks of other modules. In the end, what I really needed was a complete and honest Full Node Page view without hardcoding a specific nid/entity_id in the path, and this module was born.
Note: Specifically as a Front Page solution, it should be possible to provide a PHP function as default landing for your site, but why?
Use Case
Set Drupal Front Page to Latest Node in Full Page View
Set site front page to "node/latest/article"
This queries the site db for the latest (by entity_id) entity of type "article" and displays it for the site home page
Share "Latest News" in Emailed links
Share the path to your site as http :// example.com/node/latest/photo (assuming you have a "photo" content type).
Future
With the whole Mayan 2012.12.21 behind us, we can talk about the future of this module: I would like to see:
- Just display the node instead of invoking drupal_goto (which I believe does a clientside redirect)
- Complete user_access. This module currently assumes Anonymous has Can See Content and that the requested "latest" content should be able to be seen.
Project information
- Project categories: Administration tools, Site structure
5 sites report using this module- Created by texas-bronius on , updated
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