Drupal - Drupal 7 Contextual Filter on URL Alias

I think the simpliest way is to use Panels, and override the Node page. Add a variant and put your view in it, and send the node's nid argument to it, using node:nid contextual argument.

1. (install page manager)
2. Enable node view page (node/%node)
3. Add a variant, set a validation criteria selecting your concerned node type
4. Use simple one-column display
5. Add your view in your column
6. It asks for an argument, send the node:nid, (or entity_id, or whatever)
7. In your view, use node:nid contextual filter

All is done.

Set path alias for the content type to something like articles/[node:title]

Option 1: using views to run detail pages

In views:

1. Create a Page view with the path set to the /articles/%

2. Add Contextual filters Content: Nid and set it to the following:

   • When the filter value is NOT in the URL => Provide default value
   • Type => Raw value from URL
   • Path => Component 1 (Check "use path alias")

This does a path lookup on the last url segment (something like "my-article-title-path-alias") and returns the correct node ID.

Option 2: By-pass views to run detail pages

Instead of setting the path as /articles/% simply set it as /articles and let the all the path aliased /articles/% nodes resolve normally.