Display Image Dimensions (Height & Width) In Drupal Views

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Are you looking to display the dimensions—height and width—of images directly within your Drupal Views? It's a common requirement for many websites, especially those that showcase photography, artwork, or any visual content where image resolution is important. While Drupal Views provides powerful tools for displaying content, extracting and showing image dimensions requires a few extra steps. This guide will walk you through the process, ensuring you can clearly present image height and width in pixels, enhancing the user experience on your site.

Understanding the Challenge

Out of the box, Drupal Views doesn't offer a direct field to display image dimensions. You can easily display the image itself, its file name, or even its size in kilobytes. However, the actual height and width in pixels aren't readily available as a field you can add to your view. This is where we need to get a bit creative, leveraging Drupal's flexibility to achieve our goal. We'll explore a couple of methods to accomplish this, catering to different levels of technical expertise. Whether you're comfortable writing a bit of code or prefer a more configuration-driven approach, there's a solution for you.

The goal is to present the image dimensions in a user-friendly format, such as "Resolution: 800px x 600px." This information can be crucial for users who need to know the image's suitability for various purposes, such as downloading for print or using on different devices. By providing this data, you enhance transparency and give your users a better understanding of the visual content they're interacting with. Let's dive into the methods you can use to make this happen.

Method 1: Using a Custom Field and Twig Template

This method involves creating a custom field in your Drupal View and using Twig templating to access and display the image dimensions. It's a clean and efficient way to achieve the desired result, especially if you're already familiar with Twig. If not, don't worry—the steps are straightforward, and you'll pick it up quickly.

Step 1: Add a Global Custom Text Field

First, you need to add a Global: Custom text field to your View. This field will serve as a placeholder where we'll insert the image dimensions using Twig. To do this:

  1. Edit your View.
  2. In the "Fields" section, click "Add."
  3. Search for "Global: Custom text" and add it to the View.
  4. In the configuration options for the custom text field, leave the text area blank for now. We'll populate this using Twig in the next steps.

Step 2: Configure the Custom Text Field with Twig

Now, we'll use Twig to access the image file's height and width and display them in the desired format. You'll need to know the field name of your image field in the View. Let's assume your image field is named field_image. Here’s how to configure the custom text field:

  1. In the custom text field settings, enable the option 'Use replacement tokens from the fields'.

  2. Now use the following Twig code to display the image dimensions:

    {% set image_uri = file_url(fields.field_image.content['#item'].entity.uri.value) %}
{% set image_info = image_style('original').buildUrl(fields.field_image.content['#item'].entity.uri.value) %}
{% set dimensions = image_style('original').load($image_uri) %}
{% if dimensions %}
  Resolution: {{ dimensions.getWidth() }}px x {{ dimensions.getHeight() }}px
{% endif %}

    Note: Replace field_image with the actual name of your image field.

  3. Save the custom text field configuration.

This Twig code does the following:

  • file_url(): Gets the URL of the image file.
  • fields.field_image.content['#item'].entity.uri.value: Accesses the image field's URI value.
  • image_style('original'): gets the original image
  • getWidth() and getHeight(): Retrieves the width and height of the image in pixels.
  • It then formats the output as "Resolution: 800px x 600px" (or whatever the actual dimensions are).

Step 3: Adjust the View Settings

Finally, ensure your View settings are configured to display the custom text field correctly:

  1. In the View settings, make sure the custom text field is enabled and positioned where you want it to appear in relation to the image.
  2. Clear Drupal's cache to ensure the changes take effect.

With these steps, your View should now display the height and width of each image in pixels, providing valuable information to your users.

Method 2: Using a Computed Field

Another approach involves using a Computed Field in your content type. This method is useful if you want to store the image dimensions directly with the content, making them available for use in Views and other contexts. This method requires the Computed Field module.

Step 1: Install and Enable the Computed Field Module

If you haven't already, download and install the Computed Field module. Enable it in the Drupal administration interface.

Step 2: Add a Computed Field to Your Content Type

Go to the content type where you want to display image dimensions and add a new field of type "Computed." Here’s how:

  1. Navigate to Structure > Content types and select the content type you want to modify.
  2. Click "Add field."
  3. Choose "Computed" as the field type and give it a descriptive label (e.g., "Image Dimensions").
  4. Save the field settings.

Step 3: Configure the Computed Field

The Computed Field requires you to write PHP code to calculate and store the image dimensions. Here’s an example of how to configure the field:

  1. In the Computed Field settings, you'll see two text areas: "Computed code" and "Display value."

  2. In the "Computed code" area, add the following PHP code:

    $image_uri = $entity->get('field_image')->entity->getFileUri();
$image_path = Drupal::service('file_system')->realpath($image_uri);
$image_info = getimagesize($image_path);
if ($image_info) {
  $width = $image_info[0];
  $height = $image_info[1];
  $entity->set('field_image_width', $width);
  $entity->set('field_image_height', $height);
  $entity->field_image_width = $width;
  $entity->field_image_height = $height;
}

    Note: Replace field_image with the actual name of your image field.

  3. Create two new integer fields field_image_width and field_image_height

  4. In the "Display value" area, add the following PHP code:

    $display_value = 'Resolution: ' . $entity->field_image_width->value . 'px x ' . $entity->field_image_height->value . 'px';

    This code retrieves the width and height values and formats them as "Resolution: 800px x 600px."

  5. Save the Computed Field configuration.

Step 4: Display the Computed Field in Your View

Now that you've created the Computed Field, you can easily display it in your View:

  1. Edit your View.
  2. In the "Fields" section, click "Add."
  3. Search for your Computed Field (e.g., "Image Dimensions") and add it to the View.
  4. Configure the field settings as needed.
  5. Save the View.

The computed field will automatically calculate and store the image dimensions, making them readily available for display in your View. This approach is particularly useful if you need to use the image dimensions in multiple places on your site.

Conclusion

Displaying image dimensions in Drupal Views enhances the user experience by providing valuable information about the visual content on your site. Whether you choose to use a custom field with Twig templating or a Computed Field, the steps outlined in this guide will help you achieve your goal. Remember to clear Drupal's cache after making changes to ensure they take effect.

By following these methods, you can present image height and width in a clear and user-friendly format, improving the overall quality and transparency of your website. Both methods provide effective solutions, so choose the one that best fits your technical skills and project requirements.

For more information on Drupal Views and image handling, visit the Drupal.org documentation.