Arranging the fields in Admin - create new node of custom type?
ramones79 - June 22, 2009 - 18:06
I have an interesting question and I'm hoping someone could help me.
Is it possible to arrange the fields /including CCK fields/ in the Admin section - on the page where you create new content /new node/ of some custom type?
On the front-end it's clear. But can I do it for the Admin section, where an Editor or Admin user would create new content ? So it is not messy and people who upload data to the site don't get confused.
The CCK fields seem to obey Display Fields settings and arrangement, but there are some system stuff that appears unordered - for example - CAPTCHA, Attached Images /I actually don't need that one at all/, Revision information, URL path settings ? They are spilled all over the page without an obvius logic.
Anyone?
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The admin section is not cck based, but if you mean simply the node edit form, yes, you can theme it. There's a couple of great videos on how to do this over at http://drupaldojo.com.
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Well.. actually it's custom
Well.. actually it's custom created content type that I would like to reorder. Not really theme it, just put all Drupal system or from-modules stuff at the end of the page so they don't mess up with my custom fields. It kind of distracts and frustrates the editor who inputs data.
you can do that with theming.
you can do that with theming.
That's too time-consuming to
That's too time-consuming to theme the admin as well. I just need to be able to rearange the fields in the edit page, nothing more.
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Whether you want to call it that nor not, that is theming and the Fine-tuning the UI by Theming Forms In Drupal 6.0 video over at dojo explains how to do it. You can reorder some items on the "manage fields" tab, but if you can't get what you want done there, you'll have to theme it.
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