Views are one of the most valuable tools for building a fantastic Drupal site, so much so that the module has become part of core in Drupal 8.

As a newer Drupal developer, however, you might be wondering why you need Views and how they work. You might be hearing about arguments, contexts and relationships, or simply trying to figure out the ideal display or sort method for your particular needs.

This session is targeted for the beginner, and perhaps some intermediate users interested in another approach.

We will stick to the views UI, delve into basic strategies for using views, and explore how the simple, non-code based tools within views can be used to create sophisticated results.

This presentation will show views in Drupal 8 as much as possible. Where modules may not be exactly ready at the time of presentation, we may occasionally jump to Drupal 7 for example. The concepts that will be reviewed, however, will be easily transferrable across versions.

Questions answered in this session:

1. When do I use a View?

2. How can I make use of filters, basic arguments, sorting, row style and fields to make the results exactly what I want them to be without knowing any PHP?

3. How can I customize the look of my fields and field result displays without getting into the site theme or knowing any PHP?

4. What are some best practices with setting up Views?

5. What are some simple, easy to use, additional modules that can take my Views to the next level without much effort? Additionally, what are some key modules and/or core Drupal concepts that I need to understand in order to make the most of Views? (e.g. tokens, image styles, taxonomy)