Learning how to use the Drupal Views and CCK modules

Some of the most useful modules in Drupal are also the most intimidating, mainly because they get into a deeper level of understanding Drupal, which can be akin to learning a new language. This post will feature tutorials and such about two of the most vital modules, Views and CCK, and I'll try to update it as I find new and useful information that I think can help people who are just giving it a go. If you come across this post, and know of any tutorials that I haven't listed, please drop a line in the comments. A good place to start is on the views tutorial page at Drupal.org, which features a few easy to follow guides for getting started with Views. The Awakened Voice Learning Center has a nice little videocast tutorial on how to use CCK and Views together, something every Drupal Developer will have to do at some point. The Venture Skills blog has a nice tutorial series titled CCK & Views the ultimate combination Once you get the basics down you'll have to customize the output that Views gives you, and for that you'll need to Theme your view. Drupal Worx has a nifty little tutorial that can start you on your Views Theming ways, though you should definitely have some basic idea for what theming is and how it works, but that's the subject of another post.

One thing that I am still trying to completely wrap my head around is the arguments section of views. I understand that it has to do with the displayed URL, but I'm still not really getting how to manipulate it and use it to my advantage, and the documentation on this is really lacking. I'll write another post once I feel like I have it mastered.