This document summarizes key concepts in Drupal related to entities and fields. It discusses how Drupal has evolved from using nodes and CCK fields to a more flexible entity system. It covers core Drupal entities like nodes, comments, and taxonomy terms. It also discusses contributed modules that introduce additional entity types like users, products, and field collections. The document provides examples of how entities and fields can be used to build complex relationships and organize content in Drupal.

1. DrupalEasy.com Podcast Ryan, Andrew, Mike @drupaleasy iTunes reviews welcome!

2. Ryan Price Web Developer Podcaster / Blogger Trainer / Mentor Community Builder Tummeler (noisemaker)

3. 1 The good old days http://www.flickr.com/photos/nypl/3110144750/

4. ” If you only have a hammer, everything is a nail.” Everything is a Node (CCK) http://www.flickr.com/photos/nlscotland/4700300060/

5. Everything is a Node Media as nodes Photos++, Video, Audio eCommerce Products T-Shirt sizes, pricing rules Complex parent/child relationships Artist / Album, Album / Track, Author / Books

6. Theatre Show / Performances Nodereference Include the body of one node in another

7. Only goes in one direction

8. Some Hybrids User Profiles as nodes Easier to add and manipulate fields

9. Now same content on two URLs Location Is it a node or something else? Comments as nodes Allows you to add fields, use Node API Blocks with fields? Writing custom code, can't use CCK

10. 2 http://www.gapingvoidgallery.com

11. “ More than hammers.” Entities and Bundles http://www.flickr.com/photos/nasacommons/4858566616

12. Nodes = Entity type, Content Types = Bundles Node (entity) Content Type (bundle) Title Created Updated Published Promoted Sticky Author Menu Settings Comments* Admin > Structure > Content Types > Blog

13. “Fieldable” Nodes Node (entity) Content Type (bundle) Title Created Updated Published Promoted Sticky Author Menu Settings Comments* Admin > Structure > Content Types > Blog > Manage Fields

14. * “Fieldable” Comments Comment (entity) Comment/Content Type (bundle) Subject Created Status Author Email Homepage Admin > Structure > Content Types > Blog > Comment Fields

15. ** “Fieldable” Terms Taxonomy (entity) Vocabulary (bundle) Name Description Admin > Structure > Taxonomy > Tags > Manage Fields

16. Module Support Fields (the artist formerly known as CCK) Search

17. Views

18. Token

19. Rules

20. Features

21. Translation / I18N

22. Media

23. Media

24. Media

25. Products Drupal Commerce

26. Drupal Commerce

27. Drupal Commerce Product Display (node) Product (entity)

28. Bulk add Products

29. User Profiles Profile2

30. Profile2

31. Proflie2

32. Profile2

33. Organic Groups

34. Organic Groups

35. Organic Groups

36. Organic Groups

37. Organic Groups

38. Organic Groups

39. 3 Relationships

40. Nodereference User Reference Entity Reference Drupal Commerce

41. Relation

42. R elation New Entity that lives between others

43. Stores a list of Nodes, Users, etc

44. Fieldable!

45. Johan Falk - “Learn the Relation module” http://dev.nodeone.se/node/970

46. Relation

47. “ Fields with Fields” Field Collection