By vlinet2002 on
Hi,
I created some of my own content types and then deleted the same. I still see those content types under "Create Content" menu link in addition to the default "Page" and "Story".
Can somebody help me to understand this please?
Why do I see these deleted content types?
How can I get rid of those content types?
Thank you,
Vimala
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can somebody throw some
can somebody throw some light on this please?
try clearing the cache
try clearing the cache (admin/settings/performance).
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I did clear the cache. It
I did clear the cache. It is not helping. Thanks.
Reset Navigation Menu Item
This isn't a perfect solution, but after searching the forums for hours and not finding a true solution, I gave this a try and it worked!
First, make sure that you've deleted any content of that particular type. If you're not sure, go to Administer > Content Management > Content and filter by node type to view all nodes of that type. Then check them all and choose Delete from the dropdown menu. Press the Update button to execute the batch delete command.
Also make sure you've deleted the actual node type itself (Administer > Content management > Content types). Once you've confirmed these, try this:
1) Go to Administer > Site building > Menus > Navigation
2) Find the content type you wish to delete under the Create content parent menu item.
3) Next to this content type, Click Reset under Operations.
This should remove the menu item entirely, since it no longer exists in the database. Voila! Content type gone!
So why is this an imperfect solution? Because when I did it, a duplicate Create content menu item appeared at the bottom of my Navigation menu. Easy enough to fix -- simply disable the menu item entirely and it won't show.
But it's still there and it bothers me. I guess I'm a perfectionist. =(
I hope this helps those encountering this issue. Good luck!
~ Net Mystic
Same problem with changing content type description
When I changed the description of a content type the same thing happened - the "Create Content" page still showed the old description. Clicking "Reset" on the menu item works to update the description. But then the content type no longer has "Create Content" as the parent menu item - it goes to the bottom of the main Navigation menu and has to be dragged back into the proper place.
It also works to just Edit the menu item and copy in the changed content type description.
Before I figured this out I clicked "Reset" on the main "Create Content" menu item, and I also got the duplicate "Create Content" item on the Navigation Menu.
This is bizarre behaviour.
This is bizarre behaviour. Why is a new Create Content menu link made?
I just want the content type links to go away when I delete a content type. Or change, when I edit them.
Clicking 'reset' for an item in /admin/build/menu-customize/navigation does remove it (if I have the option). But I'm left with multiple menu items I don't want and have to disable.
Disabling the content type works, thanks!
I just encountered the same problem and luckily only had to sift through 6 or 7 posts before I came across your proposed solution. I bypassed the reset option and just disabled the content types I wanted under Administer > Site building > Menus > Navigation. That seemed to work although I am not too sure what the implication may be.
Expected behavior.
I deleted numerous content types and they did not show on the Adminsiter > Content management > Content Types screen.
Strange behavior.
Users that did not have privileges to create content under those content types suddenly had listings for them; but when I clicked the link it went nowhere and just greyed out. However, my root account did not show those same listings.
This worked for me
I had a similar problem, had deleted the default Story, and a custom content type, but they remained on the Create Content page.
To remove them, my solution was quite simple, visiting Administer | Site building | Menus, then selected the Navigation menu, where both content types were showing under the Create Content menu item.
On clicking the Reset link for Story, I found that the Story menu item disappeared, and from the Create Content page too. Likewise my customer content type.
worked for me too iantresman.
worked for me too iantresman. thanks!