The project's page declares:

When deleting nodes, you can select to delete all nodes, or just delete nodes by type.

However, there is no option to delete content by type. Deleting nodes deletes them all...
(marked as documentation bug)

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#14 delete_all_nodes_by_term.patch3.27 KBjruberto
#11 delete_all.patch5.56 KBngmaloney
#3 delete_all.module.patch2.91 KBz.stolar
#1 delete_all.module.patch1.96 KBz.stolar

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z.stolar commented
Component: Documentation » Code
Category: bug » feature
Status: Active » Needs review
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new delete_all.module.patch1.96 KB

The attached patch adds the functionality of selectively deleting nodes by type.
Currently you need to go to admin/content/delete_content/something_which_is_not_a_content_type to get a list of all node types, with counters, and links to delete each content type's nodes.

This patch should be improved to:
- change links with checkboxes, so you can delete few content types' nodes at the same time
- allow a direct link to the list, without that ugly url mentioned above.

Accessing the normal path (admin/content/delete_content) will propose to delete ALL content.

demeester_roel’s picture

demeester_roel commented

This patch has minor bug.. When deleting content of speficic content type.. the {sequences} for node_nid should NOT be reset to 1

z.stolar’s picture

z.stolar commented
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new delete_all.module.patch2.91 KB

You're right, there should be one more check.
I also added a different message in case of a type deletion.

kbahey’s picture

kbahey commented
Status: Needs review » Needs work

Patch no longer applies.

Please reroll.

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giorgio79 commented

Ok, so it is not possible to delete content by type? I just installed this module but hte only option is delete all content.

Cheers,
G

z.stolar’s picture

z.stolar commented

As far as I know - if you use the patch at #3, you'll be able to delete by type.
However, Khalid noted it isn't valid - maybe it was patched against the wrong version.
Can you re-patch?

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edzhus commented

thanks, this patch #3 works for me!

kbahey’s picture

kbahey commented

The patch does not apply.

Can someone reroll against what is in CVS for D5?

$ patch -p0 --dry-run < delete_all.module_0.patch
patching file delete_all.module
Hunk #1 FAILED at 24.
Hunk #2 FAILED at 57.
Hunk #3 FAILED at 72.
3 out of 3 hunks FAILED -- saving rejects to file delete_all.module.rej

We also need a port to D6.

z.stolar’s picture

z.stolar commented

Going roughly over the code, it looks as if this feature is already implemented...
If it does, this thread can be closed.

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jackspiv commented

Hi,

I think I'm having same problem.

I applied patch in #3 and tried to go to "admin/content/delete_content/something_which_is_not_a_content_type" and got a page not found error.

Ideas?

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ngmaloney commented
Version: 5.x-1.x-dev » 5.x-1.0
Status: Patch (to be ported) » Needs work
StatusFileSize
new delete_all.patch5.56 KB

Hi All,

I needed to delete all nodes by type and also delete taxonomy terms by vocabulary (vid). Rather than create a new module I added the functionality to this module.

There is now a new menu item under: Administer -> Site Configuration -> Bulk Delete

It has a form for deleting taxonomy terms by vocabulary and deleting nodes by type.

It probably could use some more testing but so far it got the job done. I plan on adding DRUSH functionality next. Please message me any bugs and I'm happy to fix them.

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kbahey commented
Version: 5.x-1.0 » 5.x-1.x-dev
Status: Needs work » Patch (to be ported)

Thank you, I included your patch to the 5.x-1.x-dev version.

This needs to be ported to the 6.x version as well.

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ngmaloney commented

I'll submit a D6 patch in the coming days. Thanks for checking out the D5 patch!

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jruberto commented
Version: 5.x-1.0 » 5.x-1.x-dev
Status: Needs work » Patch (to be ported)
StatusFileSize
new delete_all_nodes_by_term.patch3.27 KB

Hi all,

More functionality! Added to the "Bulk Delete" form:

Delete nodes by taxonomy term.

Nice module, very useful!

Best,
j

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kbahey commented

@jruberto

Thank you for the patch, but this issue is left as "to be ported" for the delete by content type patch. Adding patches for separate features is confusing.

Please open a new issue for the new patch, and try to create patches for 5.x as well as 6.x.

Thanks again.

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jruberto commented

will do. sorry to break protocol, was pretty cross-eyed by the time I rolled this patch.. have to fix some code formatting in the patch too... coming soon. thanks!

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Status: Patch (to be ported) » Closed (outdated)

I am closing this issue because is for a branch that is now not supported. Only branches compatible with Drupal 7, Drupal 9, or Drupal 10 are now supported.