Weight - Control node placement

Introduction

The Weight module adds a weight option to enabled node types. Nodes with lower weight will float to the top of lists, while heavier items will sink to the bottom of lists. This is useful for sorting non-chronological nodes like bios, e-commerce products, or whatever you would like and for ordering nodes on the front page.

The "standard" Drupal sort order for nodes is by sticky, then by created date. Weight uses the node table's 'sticky' column to store weights as well as sticky information (so that feature is not lost). So then nodes will be sorted first by stickiness, then by weight, then by creation date.

This is a simple module with a simple purpose that can add a lot of value to your site with very little overhead.

Installation

Standard module installation applies.

Permissions

assign node weight

determines whether or not a user may set a node weight on the Add/Edit screen.

Menu items

The only menu item is for the settings (see below).

Settings

The module administration is at Administer » Site configuration » Weight. Access to this page is controlled with the administer site configuration permission.

Node Weight Range

This sets the range of weights that will be available.

Display On

This selects the content types that will be allowed to use weights.

Setting weights

There are principally two ways of setting a node's weight. The first is when the node is created or edited. The second is through the Content administration page.

Add / Edit

For enabled content types and users who have the appropriate permission, a fieldset will be added to the node form for "Node Weight." Within this fieldset, you will find a selector box for the weight.

Content administration

On the Content administration page (Administer » Content management » Content), the "Operations" column will contain a selector box for the weight of any node with a content type that was selected on the settings page.