Hiya,
I'm just looking for a bit of guidance on the following issue: Please have a look at the top part of the main content on this page:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/4/index.cfm?c_id=4
I am trying to mimic the part that has one large "Featured Article" and a table of 4 "Subfeatures".
I am wanting to make sure that I don't do this the wrong (or long) way. So could someone with a bit of experience comment on the way I have decided to go about this:
1. A View for single "Featured Article"
2. A View for "Subfeature" table
3. A CCK field for "Featured"
That said, I am still a bit unsure of how to do the following:
1. Ensure only one article can be "Featured"
2. Ensure that the most recent 4 articles are in the "Subfeature" view.
3. Ensure that the "Featured Article" does not reappear in the "Subveature" view
I may be trying to overdo it with the last three, perhaps I should just try for the 5 most recent articles to appear there in order to address all three of those requirements.
I'm not after specifics, just a nudge in the right direction. I am starting to understand Drupal a bit now and am very aware of some of the key modules used for this sort of thing (CCK, Imagecache, Imagefield, Views, Contemplate).
It's just that I've been so overfed with modules now I'm having a bit of trouble picking the best (most scalable) route here.
Cheers