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By Al-Al on
hello,
I have got the installation of drupal up and running.
I am playing around with this as we need this to store files and meeting notes.
How do I add links within the pages as page 1 which links to page 3, 4, and 5?
It has to be simple to use and no html tagging because our end users for this need a very simple to use system.
So I have created a story or page = page 1
I need to add page 2 and 3, to be shown and linked up within page 1
I could html tag this to link up, but our users will want a simple to use system, so that wouldn't be appropriate.
How do I do this?
Sorry if this is a repeat, I need to add content asap.
Thank you,
Al
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There are several ways to do
There are several ways to do that; it depends on your situation which is most appropriate. Can you answer the following questions?
- The pages you describe, can they be read separately (like chapters in a handbook) or should they always be read together, starting on the first page (like pages in a novel)?
- Is there some kind of hierarchy between pages, like in the documentation on this site (ie. http://drupal.org/node/21951)?
- The pages you describe, can
- The pages you describe, can they be read separately (like chapters in a handbook) or should they always be read together, starting on the first page (like pages in a novel)?
I would like the linked up pages to be separate pages in their own right, but links added to the first main page. So I guess yes, chapters ina novel, where there is ordering which links onto each page. I have tried to create a tree like structure, but I can't get the links to show up in the main page. The main issue is that we want the users to carry on using this, so it needs to be fairly easy for them to add conent, otherwise they will quickly lose interest.
- Is there some kind of hierarchy between pages, like in the documentation on this site (ie. http://drupal.org/node/21951)?
yes there would be a hierarchy, as content is going to be added in order. So page 1 linked to page 2 and 3. Page 4 being added a week later, so needs to be further down in the list.
Another questions is that we need to be able to easily add files that can be easily added and downloaded by some non-html coding users.
many thanks,
Al
I think the Book module
I think the Book module (Drupal core, optional) comes quite close to what you need. It allows you to structure your pages in a hierarchy and next/previous page links are automatically added, as well as a list of child pages. (http://drupal.org/node/21951 is an example of a book page) There are some contributes modules that expand on the book module (for instance offering better navigation).
I have created a book page
I have created a book page and linked up in terms of the parent page. It isn't coming with a link on the parent page.
That is all I want to do. I could html tag the child page to the parent page. But I would prefer an easier way to link up as the users of this will want to be able to link up pages easily.
Sorry if it is an obvious answer.
Al
Also: The following example
Also: The following example is what I want, which you suggested:-
http://drupal.org/node/21951
How do you embed those links to child pages within that page? I bet it is simple.
If it is html tagging, we will have to change our choice of cms. I can do html, but our users won't.
I have created a set of "book page"s, and there are no links for the child book pages in the parent book page.
Al
When you add or edit a book
When you add or edit a book page, open the 'Book Outline' fieldset. Choose the Book your page belongs to and the parent page (the page that should be directly above it in the tree structure). Once you have done that, the list of sub-pages should appear on the bottom of the parent page, just like you see on http://drupal.org/node/21951.
If you don't see what you expect and you're using a non-standard theme, try switching back to Garland temporarily to see if the problem is theme-related.
Got it working. It is pretty
Got it working. It is pretty easy so our users will be happy.
Thank you so much.
Al
Yes, Book is very user
Yes, Book is very user friendly, I'm glad you got it working.