Disable authoring information and other fieldsets

Posted by jakeg on January 6, 2006 at 2:02pm

If you want to hide authoring information and the other fieldsets on new/edit node pages, add something like this to a module. It seems to work, but please reply if anyone's got a better solution.

You'll need to change 'news_article_node_form' to e.g. 'page_node_form' or whatever your node type is. Alternatively if you want it for all node types.

<?php
// Implementation of hook_form_alter
function news_article_form_alter($form_id, &$form) {

  if ($form_id == 'news_article_node_form') {

    // We're going to hide various fields by setting default values for them

    $form['author']['#type'] = 'value';
    $form['author']['name'] = array('#type'=>'value', '#value'=>$form['author']['name']['#default_value']);
    $form['author']['date'] = array('#type'=>'value', '#value'=>$form['author']['date']['#default_value']);


    $form['options']['#type'] = 'value';
    $form['options']['status'] = array('#type'=>'value', '#value'=>$form['options']['status']['#default_value']);
    $form['options']['moderate'] = array('#type'=>'value', '#value'=>$form['options']['moderate']['#default_value']);
    $form['options']['promote'] = array('#type'=>'value', '#value'=>$form['options']['promote']['#default_value']);
    $form['options']['sticky'] = array('#type'=>'value', '#value'=>$form['options']['sticky']['#default_value']);
    $form['options']['revisions'] = array('#type'=>'value', '#value'=>$form['options']['revisions']['#default_value']);

    $form['user_comments']['#type'] = 'value';
    $form['user_comments']['comment'] = array('#type'=>'value', '#value'=>$form['user_comments']['comment']['#default_value']);


    $form['menu']['#type'] = 'value';
  }
}
?>

Comments

I just tried this on a

Posted by StuartDH on January 10, 2006 at 11:28am

I just tried this on a flexinode but I couldn't get it to work.

I pasted this on line 617 of the flexinode.module:

// Implementation of hook_form_alter
function flexinode_form_alter($form_id, &$form) {
if ($form_id == 'flexinode_form') {
// We're going to hide various fields by setting default values for them
$form['author']['#type'] = 'value';
$form['author']['name'] = array('#type'=>'value', '#value'=>$form['author']['name']['#default_value']);
$form['author']['date'] = array('#type'=>'value', '#value'=>$form['author']['date']['#default_value']);
$form['options']['#type'] = 'value';
$form['options']['status'] = array('#type'=>'value', '#value'=>$form['options']['status']['#default_value']);
$form['options']['moderate'] = array('#type'=>'value', '#value'=>$form['options']['moderate']['#default_value']);
$form['options']['promote'] = array('#type'=>'value', '#value'=>$form['options']['promote']['#default_value']);
$form['options']['sticky'] = array('#type'=>'value', '#value'=>$form['options']['sticky']['#default_value']);
$form['options']['revisions'] = array('#type'=>'value', '#value'=>$form['options']['revisions']['#default_value']);
$form['user_comments']['#type'] = 'value';
$form['user_comments']['comment'] = array('#type'=>'value', '#value'=>$form['user_comments']['comment']['#default_value']);
$form['menu']['#type'] = 'value';
}
}

Just below the * Implementation of hook_form(). info

Is this the best place to put and do we need to set the values to true/false

http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk

change if ($form_id == 'flexinode_form') {

Posted by bradleyg on March 25, 2006 at 8:08am

if ($form_id == 'flexinode_node_form') {

and that'll work.

You think this is the only way?

Posted by bradleyg on March 25, 2006 at 7:52am

It seems someone should put an option somewhere to disable these fieldsets. You find a better way yet?

You can administer this for

Posted by bilgehan on May 19, 2006 at 9:15am

You can administer this for anonymous and authenticated users in access control page. Normally only the user number 1 see all the fieldsets.

Solution for Drupal 5?

Posted by makkus on February 27, 2007 at 1:22am

As this does not seem to work with Drupal 5:

Does anybody know how to hide (particularly) the Authoring information field?

Cheers,
Makkus

Possbile Solution for Drupal 5

Posted by rushi on February 27, 2007 at 5:28pm

For Drupal 5:
I just commented out the following chunk of code in modules/node/node.module and the authoring field didn't show up

<?php
  // Node author information for administrators
  $form['author'] = array(
    '#type' => 'fieldset',
    '#access' => user_access('administer nodes'),
    '#title' => t('Authoring information'),
    '#collapsible' => TRUE,
    '#collapsed' => TRUE,
    '#weight' => 20,
  );
  $form['author']['name'] = array('#type' => 'textfield', '#title' => t('Authored by'), '#maxlength' => 60, '#autocomplete_path' => 'user/autocomplete', '#default_value' => $node->name ? $node->name : '', '#weight' => -1, '#description' => t('Leave blank for %anonymous.', array('%anonymous' => variable_get('anonymous', t('Anonymous')))));
  $form['author']['date'] = array('#type' => 'textfield', '#title' => t('Authored on'), '#maxlength' => 25, '#description' => t('Format: %time. Leave blank to use the time of form submission.', array('%time' => $node->date)));

  if (isset($node->nid)) {
    $form['author']['date']['#default_value'] = $node->date;
  }
?>

It should be in function node_form($node, $form_values = NULL)

If there is another direct way, I'm unaware of it.

The more elegant solution

Posted by underwearninja on March 1, 2007 at 6:20pm

The more elegant solution was posted here:
http://drupal.org/node/109917

this works for me in 5.x

Posted by depace on September 23, 2007 at 7:44am

remove fieldsets from node add/edit forms

<?php
hook_form_alter($form_id, &$form)
{
    switch ($form_id) {
            case 'modulename_node_form':
                unset($form['author']);//remove authoring 
                unset($form['menu']);//remove menu options
                unset($form['options']);//remove publishing options
                unset($form['comment_settings']);//remove comment settings
                unset($form['path']);//remove url path settings (if path module is enabled)
                unset($form['log']);//log box
                unset($form['body_filter']['filter']);//remove input format
        }
}
?>

@ depace: where did you put

Posted by momper on February 15, 2008 at 3:27pm

@ depace: where did you put this?

and if you disable "administer nodes" it is not possible to delete nodes anymore - right?
but how to hide all this stuff (wonderful would be per contenttype) with the possibility to delete nodes (minimum own nodes)?

thanks and greetings
momper

RE: Hiding extra elements

Posted by druvision on June 1, 2008 at 9:17pm

The following function worked for me. Put it in template.php

<?php
/**
* Change the node form
*/
function phptemplate_node_form($form) {
  // echo "<div style='direction:ltr;'>"; dprint_r ($form); echo '</div>';
  
  // Hide 'Log message' text area
  $form['log']['#access'] = FALSE;
  
  // Hide the author collapsable box
  $form['author']['#access'] = FALSE;
  
  // Hide the publishing options collapsable box
  $form['options']['#access'] = FALSE;
  
  // Open the file attachments collapsible block in a full state
  $form['attachments']['#collapsed'] = FALSE;
  
  return drupal_render($form);
}
?>

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NO NEED TO HACK THIS!

Posted by CrookedNumber on November 5, 2007 at 3:58pm

Commenter bilgehan (above) is right. It's a simple permission issue.

User1 will always see all fieldsets on add/edit node pages. But if you'd like to hide that extra stuff (Authoring Information, Publishing Options, etc.) from other users, go to /admin/user/access and de-select the "administer nodes" permission (found under 'node module') for anyone who doesn't need to see/act upon these extra fieldsets.

http://CrookedNumber.com

Disabling the authrizing information

Posted by sunitha on February 5, 2008 at 5:32am

no need go for coding just do this
Go to Admin > Site Building > Themes > Configure. You'll see checkboxes that allow you to disable authoring information.

Sunitha Vemulapally

Disabling the authrizing information

Posted by ras69 on June 17, 2009 at 11:00am

Thanks its work.

it works on drupal 6 with abarre theme

Posted by teldath on January 18, 2010 at 11:14pm

it works on drupal 6 with abarre theme, thank you very much

Perfect.

Posted by missmobtown on November 18, 2010 at 9:44pm

This worked for me. Thank you!

Catherine G. | Mobtown Design

A new module comming soon

Posted by senseBOP on March 3, 2008 at 10:03am

For those interested, I've create a module for my own personal use, which lets you set each individual option under the Authoring information and Publishing options sections of the node edit page.

At the moment, the module only sets these permissions globally and they apply to all content types.
Once I get approved for a CVS account, I'll contribute my module, and see about adding more features to it, such as choosing which content types the settings apply to, or maybe even a 'per content type permissions' functionality.

Anyways, just wanted to let you guys know that something IS coming, so stay tuned.

^{P.S. The module was written for Drupal 5.x}

Is module comming out soon?

Posted by deepM on May 25, 2008 at 9:22pm

Is module comming out soon? :-) can i get some beta relase, if you say it's working ok i would like to use it/test it :-)

send to marko@deepsun.net

thanx

Drupal tips

formfilter

Posted by momper on May 27, 2008 at 2:32pm

maybe this is interesting in general to:

http://drupal.org/project/formfilter

Display post information on

Posted by adammoro on April 27, 2009 at 5:29pm

I landed here trying find out how to remove the "post information" from a Webforms form. Doesn't seem like that's what this thread is about actually but just in case someone else lands here with the same question I had, all you have to do is goto Themes->Configure->Global Settings and uncheck the box for Webform under "Display post information on."

Great

Posted by bsantos9 on November 27, 2009 at 11:19am

Thank you!! I just happen to have the same issue and this way I was able to solve it within seconds.

Exactly what I was looking

Posted by generalelektrix on February 15, 2010 at 4:58pm

Exactly what I was looking for, thanks!

formdefaults did the trick

Posted by pitxels on May 27, 2009 at 6:26am

This module: formdefaults did the trick for me about hiding the authoring and other fields in the drupal forms :)

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please look at this code for disabling authorinfo fields

Posted by madipally on June 4, 2009 at 10:43am

This is working for me (drupal 6)

function hook_form_alter($form)
{
$form['author']['#access'] = FALSE; // for disabling the author info
$form['options']['#access'] = FALSE; // for disabling the publishing option settings
$form['menu']['#access'] = FALSE;// for disabling the menu settings
$form['comment_settings']['#access'] = FALSE;// for disabling the comment settings
$form['path']['#access'] = FALSE;// for disabling the URL path settings
}

Thanks&Regards
Madipally Naveeen Kumar

formfilter module is all you

Posted by deepM on June 4, 2009 at 2:45pm

formfilter module is all you ever need for this, its perfect.

Drupal tips

hi, any chance to disable

Posted by czeky on August 9, 2009 at 11:29pm

hi, any chance to disable just a parts of the "options"? I mean "Promoted on front page"

$form['options']['promote']['#access'] = FALSE; // for disabling the publishing option settings

does not work

same question like czeky

Posted by momper on August 28, 2009 at 3:56pm

same question like czeky

Try this .Its working for

Posted by sivaramapandianbtech on November 11, 2009 at 10:06am

Try this .Its working for me.

$form['options']['#type'] = 'value';
$form['options']['status'] = array('#type'=>'value', '#value'=>$form['options']['status']['#default_value']);
$form['options']['moderate'] = array('#type'=>'value', '#value'=>$form['options']['moderate']['#default_value']);
$form['options']['promote'] = array('#type'=>'value', '#value'=>$form['options']['promote']['#default_value']);
$form['options']['sticky'] = array('#type'=>'value', '#value'=>$form['options']['sticky']['#default_value']);

look behind you

Posted by jackocnr on June 18, 2010 at 12:35pm

+1 for formfilter module - perfect for hiding both individual fields and groups of fields from the new/edit node form etc

@czeky, momper: if you had read the rest of this thread (or even the comment just before yours), and tried people's suggestions you would have realised that the formfilter module does what you need...

EDIT: just found another module, which is even better for me: Node form columns. This also allows you to specify which form objects are expanded or collapsed, but unlike the formfilter module, it only works on the new/edit node form.

css will do

Posted by izdelava_intern... on June 5, 2011 at 9:15pm

If i do not want to show authoring info, i simply manipulate them via CSS, so they are still present but not shown.

http://www.hamsterdesign.si
http://www.hamsterdesign.si/izdelava-postavitev-spletne-trgovine

Disabling the authrizing information

Posted by samsul wibowo on March 1, 2012 at 2:23am

its simple for drupal 7 (for webform)
just go admin>structure>types>manage>webform
click Display Setting and uncheck the box Display author and date information
then save