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In this exercise you will build and position quicktabs within a panel page.
Goal
Build and place quicktabs in a panel page.
Prerequisites
You will need the following knowledge and skills. If you need a review, check out the Additional resources section at the bottom of this page.
- How information can be presented within a quicktab.
- Place quicktabs in panel pages.
Wireframe reference
You will need to refer to the wireframe collection PDF.
- News
Screenshot of News page with tabs:
Image
Tasks
Install the Quicktabs module.
Create a content type for the News article, and generate test content.
Create a views block to display news filtered by News Category.
Create a set of quicktabs to contain the news.
Create a panels page to contain the quicktabs block containing news.
Hints
- News articles need to be categorized into Movie and Celebrity news.
Recap
- Quicktabs can contain a range of content, but is most often used for views.
- Quicktabs can be placed within panels.
Further your understanding
- Continue to the next lesson: Movie Projects: Create Static Pages, Menus and Webforms.
Additional resources
- Video: Drupal 7 Quicktabs Module (YouTube: Code Karate)
