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For example, if i create a content type called news and i want it to show specifically on our news page, how do i get this to work ??? I also want to do this with a sponsors page.....

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ludo1960 commented

..this http://drupal.org/project/content_access

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vm commented

if access isn't part of the question and listings are you have two options:

use core taxonomy.module which creates a list of terms used in a vocabulary = http://drupal.org/handbook/modules/taxonomy

use the views.module = documentation found in the advanced help.module and in the tutorials found on this site and google.

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masseyn commented

I am really struggling to work out about posting certain content types. I have created for example match reports type for our club. Under taxonomy i have created a vocab of match reports and under lists there are 1st team reports and 2nd team reports. I am able to post reports and slect which team they are for... i have even been able to create menu items for them... 1st team reports and 2nd team reports.....

What i cant do is work out the following.... how do i create a menu link to show all the reports together, not seperated by team....

Also i have an content type called news. i want all news types that are added to the site to show on a news page. how do i do this ???

Any links to tutorials or any detailed help or best ways of working would be great....

Also what is the best way to customise my front page.....

Thanks for your help.....

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vm commented

Using categories in menus

The menus on your site can call for items that match specific taxonomy terms--that is, terms you've named your categories. Here's how.

When you create a new term, Drupal assigns it a number. And you can call up all the items categorized under that term by calling for its number.
To see your term's number, go to the categories page, choose list terms for the category to which your term belongs, and now hover over your term's name in the list. You'll see the number.
Now, on the menus page (administer >> site building >> menus) you can create a menu item for your term. Select add item, and when you fill in the path field you add your term like this:
taxonomy/term/1

If the term "sonatas" is term 1, this would call for all the nodes of that category.

If the term "Bach" is term 2, this could call for only those sonatas written by Bach:

taxonomy/term/1,2

Or if Brahms is term 3 and this will call for everything that has to do with either Bach or Brahms:

taxonomy/term/2+3

If you are using a hierarchical taxonomy, and want all nodes tagged with child terms to show up also, you can create an URL link like taxonomy/term/2/2 where the second parameter is the depth that the tree will be recursed into, or taxonomy/term/2/all for all child terms.

creating a list of "news"
investigate the views.module

customizing the front page in what way?
investigate the panels.module
investigate using a custom front-page.tpl
investigate the frontpage.module

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masseyn commented

Is this the way that Drupal version 6 works as cannot see catagories. Can see Taxonomy but cant work out what link to put in my add menu....

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masseyn commented

I have setup a

Vocabulary name: Match Report

Description: Match Reports

I have set this to apply to my created content type called Match Report

I have set this to required.

I have set up 1st Team Match Report and 2nd Team Match Report under the list.

I can select these options when creating a new report, tagging these reports with either 1st team or 2nd team match reports.

They appear under the following links

http://www.twyfordcc.org/category/match-report/1st-team-match-report

http://www.twyfordcc.org/category/match-report/2nd-team-match-report

But i cannot create a link to just show all match reports under a link for example called match reports......

Am i doing something wrong...

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vm commented

you need to tid or term# of each term

list the terms of your vocabulary
hover over each term
you will see a #

note those numbers

and add them to the example from the documentation

if your tid's are 15 and 20

then you have to use those #'s in place of the examples 1,2 or 1+2