Not really of big importance for the OFDb itself, but I figured it is worth a note nevertheless: I decided to remove the version number from the theme and not creating releases anymore on Codeberg. As of now, the code seen on Codeberg is simply the same as the theme powering the Drupal installation. Before, the actual code powering the OFDb would be the last release in the repo.
The… » read more
I added a first (superficial) draft for the API documentation. It basically is a list of all fields, with some additional remarks. While it will need some more work, it already gives an idea to play around and access the API for your project.
A new feature has been implemented: now you can add awards a person was nominated for, or has won. Initially I was not entirely sure whether awards should be added to movies/TV shows or to a person, and went for the latter. The focus should be on the people behind our favourite media.
See the Wiki for more information.
In addition, I realised that an update of the domain module made it impossible to create new content in some… » read more
I shared my thoughts about half a year back regarding the Drupal theme and how I was not entirely happy with it anymore. It took longer than I originally thought, but today I finally updated the front-end theme to the new version.
In my opinion it is a better user experience, and it also gives a slightly fresher look with the reworked cast/crew view.
I decided to hide several fields, and only show them for logged in users. This makes the OFDb a bit more accessible, but it’s relevant… » read more
You can now add the script of a film or episode by providing a link to a (external) PDF. Consult the Wiki for more info.
An increasing number of information can be added to the OFDb, mainly to films and TV shows (as the more complex content types). This is very much the goal, but also left me thinking, whether the front-end might need some rework. For instance, I’m not convinced anymore that all the icons are good UI/… » read more
You can now add movies and TV shows to collections to group them together. This is useful to get a list of all films in a specific universe or franchise, for example.
Currently collections can’t be created freely, but you can only chose already existing collections. However, this is something that might change in the future to allow users to create collections themselves.
Furthermore you can also add the sales agent(s) of a movie… » read more
The announced update taking place over the weekend has been implemented. The main changes are:
This weekend (8.-9.2.2025) I will rollout the next update for the OFDb, which will take some more time than before. Since content and entity migration is necessary, the process is somewhat more complicated.
Because I’m not sure how long it will actually take, the page stays online during the weekend. While the back-end is already up-to-date, on the front-end part you might see some hiccups like fields that are not correctly displayed in that time.
You can now specify if a person was credited under a different name than their “official” stage name. To do so, simply use the newly created “Credited as” field when adding cast members.
Consult the Wiki for more info.
Two new fields have been added to the OFDb: Height for the Person content type and Tagline for the TV show and Movie content types.
The first field is simply the height of a person in centimeters, and the tagline is a short text for marketing purposes frequently used in the entertainment industry.
Consult the Wiki to find out more about each field: