By hillaryneaf on

Is it possible to create a new content type that behaves like a 'Page' content type? I notice that the 'Page' content type does not have a posted on date, which is what I'm looking for. But when I create a new content type there is no option for showing the posted on date. Same thing, when I go into edit the 'Page' content type I can't see a difference where I can turn on or off a posted on date...

Basically what my end goal is to have static page content types like the 'Page' content type, but they will have different fields, so I need more than one 'Page' content type. Any ideas?

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blogjunkie’s picture

blogjunkie commented

You've got 2 options:

1) Add new fields to your existing Page content type with CCK (http://drupal.org/project/cck)

2) Create a new content type and a new template file for that content type (http://drupal.org/node/17565)

Good luck!

Glowingtree’s picture

Glowingtree commented

if what your trying to do is post a content type that behaves like a page, most CCK types you create would
automatically include posted date. Make sure you have CCK installed with the Date sub-module
activated, then you can easily include a date, and manual create a content type or page that can have any arrangement
of fields you like. CCK and Views would make what you are trying to do a lot easier. You should go through all the tutorials
for it!

dman’s picture

dman commented

The quickest answer is that
- The 'posted on' date can be turned on and off by content type under you theme configuration

It's a long way away, and always takes me a few clicks to find again, but there it is.

.dan.
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hillaryneaf’s picture

hillaryneaf commented

Thanks, this looks what I need to do... create a new content type and use theming to turn off the date. I was thinking it would be a setting in the content type or CCK Display Fields.

dman’s picture

dman commented

I was thinking it would be a setting in the content type or CCK Display Fields.


Yes.
Yes you would.
But that would make too much sense.
;-)

.dan.
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.dan. is the New Zealand Drupal Developer working on Government Web Standards