A module to refresh a view after a specified time interval or when triggered by an event. Includes advanced options to avoid reloading the whole view, and to avoid causing a full Drupal bootstrap at each refresh.

Suitable for usage on liveblogs, activity streams, comment lists, and any other view where new items are frequently added.

HOWTO: Basic autorefresh

Create a new page view
Add a new header of type Global: Autorefresh
Set the interval time to 5000ms
Save the view and open its page
In a second browser tab, add a new content that fits the view's criteria
See the new content in the view!

HOWTO: Incremental refresh

Use incremental refresh when you don't want to reload the whole view at each refresh. This is handy if rendering the view items needs further client-side work, like reloading a YouTube video.

Create a new page view
Add a second page display with:

A different path
A distinctive name like "Incremental Page"
A contextual filter of type Content: Post date (with operator)

In your original page, add a new header of type Global: Autorefresh with:

Set the interval time to 5000ms
Check Use a secondary view display to incrementally insert new items only
In Secondary display, select the second page you created above

Save the view and open its page
In a second browser tab, add a new content that fits the view's criteria
See the new content in the view!

HOWTO: Using a ping script

Using a ping script is essential for production environments, to avoid a full Drupal bootstrap at each refresh.

Create a new page view
Copy the file ping.php.example to your Drupal root folder and rename it as ping.php
Edit ping.php such that DRUPAL_ROOT points to your Drupal root, and adjust the query:
```
$result = $db->query("SELECT count(nid) FROM node WHERE created > $timestamp");
```
to reflect your view's generated SQL query. Make sure to keep the created condition in the query.
Add a new header of type Global: Autorefresh with:

Set the interval time to 5000ms
Check Use a ping url
In Path to the ping script, enter ping.php

Save the view and open its page
In a second browser tab, add a new content that fits the view's criteria
See the new content in the view!

HOWTO: Using Node.js and Rules

Using Node.js integration and Rules to avoid polling the server at regular intervals.

Enable Node.js integration (latest 7.x-1.x-dev), apply this patch and start the node.js server
Enable Rules
Create a new page view with a secondary display as in the incremental HOWTO
Instead of specifying a time interval, check Use Node.js to refresh the view instead of interval pings
Save the view
Add a new rule that is triggered by the event corresponding to your use case, e.g. Node: After saving new content
Add the action Autorefresh a View through Node.js to your rule, selecting the view display that corresponds to your primary display
Open the view's page
In a second browser tab, add a new content that fits the view's criteria
See the new content in the view!

RTBC issues for Views Auto-Refresh

Filters