How To Open Any Link In Drupal Overlay?

Neerav Mehta

Founder & CEO

Drupal 7 comes with an Overlay module. Once you enable it, all admin links open in an overlay.

But non-admin links do not open in the overlay by default. There is a way to open a non-admin link in the overlay. Use hook_admin_paths_alter().

/**
* Implements hook_admin_paths_alter().
*/
function mymodule_admin_paths_alter(&$paths) {
  $paths['node/*'] = TRUE;
}

Now when you click on any node link, it will open in an overlay. Wasn't that simple?

Neerav Mehta

Founder & CEO

Neerav Mehta is the Founder & CEO of Red Crackle. With sterling qualities, Neerav’s technological acumen is firing a generation of progressive companies on the digital path. With an undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering from India's most prestigious institution IIT Bombay and having spent seven years developing and contributing to the launch of AMD's innovative line of computer products, Neerav founded Red Crackle where he is lauded for his dynamic and innovative genius.

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