Stub page here: http://drupal.org/handbook/modules/field needs content.

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arianek’s picture

Issue tags: +field, +handbook
leehunter’s picture

I've moved the stub under a new parent page http://drupal.org/node/717120 called Working with Custom Fields and Content Types which also now has the old CCK stuff as a child

leehunter’s picture

Do we actually need this page? I don't see a Field module in my d7 install that has a link to the handbooks.

There's also this issue http://drupal.org/node/553304 which would seem to cover the fields stuff.

arianek’s picture

field module's help page has the link to the handbook.

the other issue is for field UI, not field - we've been treating them separately this far as far as documentation.

smira’s picture

simply added some line breaks, i think this can be closed.

<p>Field module is an internal developer API. For information about using Fields with your Drupal site, see <a href="http://drupal.org/handbook/modules/field-ui" rel="nofollow">Field UI module</a>.<br/>The Field module allows custom data fields to be attached to Drupal entities  (images, content nodes, users, taxonomy vocabularies, etc.) and takes care of storing, loading, editing, and rendering field data.<br/>Most users will not interact with the Field module directly, but will instead use the <a href="http://example.com/drupal-cvs/admin/help/field_ui" rel="nofollow">Field UI module</a> user interface.<br/>Module developers can use the <a href="http://api.drupal.org/api/group/field/7" rel="nofollow">Field API</a> to make new entities "fieldable" and allow fields to be attached to their entities</p>
<b>A sample field definition screen</b>
<p><img src="http://drupal.org/files/field.png" alt="A sample field definition screen" /></p>
<h2>Uses</h2>
<p>The Field module provides the infrastructure for fields and field attachment; the field types and input widgets themselves are provided by additional modules.<br/>Some of the modules are required; the optional modules can be enabled from the Modules administration page. Drupal core includes the following field type modules: Number (required), Text (required), List (required), Taxonomy (optional), Image (optional), and File (optional); the required Options module provides input widgets (radio buttons, and checkboxes) for other field modules that may require it.<br/>Additional fields and widgets may be provided by contributed modules.</p>
<h2>Versions</h2>
<h3>Drupal 7</h3>
<p>This module was introduced in the core of Drupal 7. Unlike earlier versions, you do not need to download a separate module to add fields to a content type.</p>
<h3>CCK in Drupal 6 and lower</h3>
<p>Field module is the core version of the Drupal 6 <a href="http://drupal.org/handbook/modules/cck" rel="nofollow">CCK module</a>.</p>
<p>Field module is an internal developer API. For information about using Fields with your Drupal site, see <a href="http://drupal.org/handbook/modules/field-ui" rel="nofollow">Field UI module</a>.
arianek’s picture

Status: Active » Fixed

reviewed, caught a couple typos, otherwise looks awesome. marking fixed.

Status: Fixed » Closed (fixed)
Issue tags: -field, -d7docs, -handbook

Automatically closed -- issue fixed for 2 weeks with no activity.