By doudou on
I’ve read a lot about CCK, Category and Taxonomy Module lately, and I came across the Content Taxonomy Module for CCK, which defines a field type for taxonomy terms. How is this different from using Category and assign a container to a content type? What is the benefit of using Content Taxonomy Module? Does using it help with customizing how the different taxonomy terms (or categories/containers) are displayed?
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It allows for a more uniform
It allows for a more uniform method of displaying taxonomy data in both the body and on the edit page. For example, you cannot move the taxonomy field around in your CCK list. However, once you use CTM the taxonomy field is no different than any field in CCK and lets you position it and display it using the same tools and code as with any other piece of data.
But should I do both?
But should I do both? Category really helps with the menu display. But the taxonomy I've assigned to a certain node type will show up in category area. Should I be selecting the same taxonomy catories twice?
The Content Taxonomy Module
The Content Taxonomy Module does not replace Categories. In fact, you must have Categories installed and running to use CTM. All CTM does is change the Taxonomy fields from always being at the top of the node edit page to being able to be modified just like any other CCK field.
I see, thanks for
I see, thanks for explaining!