8. Arguments, Exposed Filters, and Relationships

Supplying arguments to Views is one of the ways this module becomes even more powerful and flexible. Turning arguments into filters changes the dynamic, but exposing those filters allows the user to easily see and change those filters, creating an even more personalized and dynamic experience. Relationships bring data together in new ways, and expand the information available to the rest of Views.

Arguments

In Chapter 7, we took a brief look at the glossary view. It uses arguments to present a summarized view of all of the nodes on the site. To gain a better understanding of how this really works, we need to go deeper into the structure of arguments and explore how they are supplied to a view. ...

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