The collaborative book is a magnificient mechanism for organizing content authored by many users. You may use it to organize a manual, to maintain a FAQ, or to manage any outline-like content. Books can have chapters, sections, etc. In fact, books can have an arbitrarily deep nesting strucuture.
-The Collaborative Book is a magnificient mechanism for organizing content authored by many users. -You may use it to organize a Manual (e.g. Drupal Handbook), -to maintain a FAQ, or to manage any outline-like content. Books can have -Chapters, Sections, etc. In fact, books can have an arbitrarily deep nesting strucuture.
- -Under the covers, a Book is only an organization of nodes. These nodes are often of type book page, -but can be of any content type. Every node in the book has a Parent. The Parent is the node -which "contains" the child node. This is how book.module establishes its hierarchy. On any given level -in the hierarchy, a book can contain many nodes. Book uses the Weight field to order these sibling nodes.
- -Book pages are a special, powerful node type. These nodes are specifically designed to be included in a book. -Their special power comes from the bilility to embed PHP within the body of the page. This capability is only offerred -to Administrators, since malicious users could abuse this power. In addiiton, book pages contain a 'Log Message' -field which helps your users understand the motivation behind an edit of a book page. Each edited version of a book -page is usually stored as a new revision of a node. This capability makes it easy to revert to an old version of a page, -should that become desirable.
- -Like other node types, Book submissions and edits may be subject to moderation, depending on your configuration. -Similarly, Books use "user", "op" => "permission")) ?> to determine who may -read and write to them. Only Administrators are allowed to create new books, which are really just nodes whose -Parent is <root>. To include an existing node in your book, click on the Administer link in that node. -At the bottom of this Admin page, click on the Edit Book Outline button. This enables you to place the node -wherever you'd like within the book hierarchy. To add a new node into your book, use the create book page link.
- -Administrators may review the hierarchy of their books by clicking on the "book")) ?> in the Admin center. There, nodes may be edited, reorganized, removed from book, and deleted. This behavior may change in the future. When a Parent node is deleted, he may leave behind child nodes. +
Under the covers, a book is only an organization of nodes. These nodes are often of type book page, but can be of any content type. Every node in the book has a Parent. The parent is the node which "contains" the child node. This is how book.module establishes its hierarchy. On any given level in the hierarchy, a book can contain many nodes. Book uses the Weight field to order these sibling nodes.
+ +Book pages are a special, powerful node type. These nodes are specifically designed to be included in a book. Their special power comes from the bilility to embed PHP within the body of the page. This capability is only offerred to administrators, since malicious users could abuse this power. In addiiton, book pages contain a log message field which helps your users understand the motivation behind an edit of a book page. Each edited version of a book page is usually stored as a new revision of a node. This capability makes it easy to revert to an old version of a page, should that become desirable.
+ +Like other node types, book submissions and edits may be subject to moderation, depending on your configuration. Similarly, books use "user", "op" => "permission")) ?> to determine who may read and write to them. Only administrators are allowed to create new books, which are really just nodes whose parent is <root>. To include an existing node in your book, click on the "administer"-link in that node. At the bottom of this administration page, click on the edit book outline button. This enables you to place the node wherever you'd like within the book hierarchy. To add a new node into your book, use the create book page link.
+ +Administrators may review the hierarchy of their books by clicking on the "book")) ?> in the adminstration pages. There, nodes may be edited, reorganized, removed from book, and deleted. This behavior may change in the future. When a parent node is deleted, he may leave behind child nodes. These nodes are now orphans. Administrators should periodically "book", "op" => "orphan")) ?> and reaffiliate those pages as desired. Finally, administrators may also "book", "op" => "feed")) ?> to a single, flat HTML page which is suitable for printing.
-The Collaborative Book (i.e. book.module) in Drupal is a
-terrific way to easily manage an FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) section of
-your web site. The main benefit for an administrator is that you don't have
-to write all the questions/answers by yourself. Let the community do it for
-you!
In order to setup the FAQ, you have to create a new Book which will
-hold all your content. To do so, click on Create Book Page in your
-user box. Give it a thoughtful Title, and Body. A title like "Estonia
-Travel - FAQ" is nice. You may always edit these fields later. You will
-probably want to designate
Whenever you come across a post which you want to include in your FAQ, -click on the administer link. Then click on the Edit book -outline button at the bottom of the page. Then place the relevant post -wherever is most appropriate in your book by selecting a Parent. Books -are quite flexible. They can have sections like Flying to Estonia, -Eating in Estonia and so on. As you get more experienced with the -Collaborative Book, you can reorganize posts in your book so that it -stays organized.
+The collaborative book (i.e. book.module) in Drupal is a terrific way to easily manage an FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) section of your web site. The main benefit for an administrator is that you don't have to write all the questions/answers by yourself. Let the community do it for you!
In order to setup the FAQ, you have to create a new Book which will hold all your content. To do so, click on Create Book Page in your user box. Give it a thoughtful Title, and Body. A title like "Estonia Travel - FAQ" is nice. You may always edit these fields later. You will probably want to designate
Whenever you come across a post which you want to include in your FAQ, click on the administer link. Then click on the edit book outline button at the bottom of the page. Then place the relevant post wherever is most appropriate in your book by selecting a parent. Books are quite flexible. They can have sections like Flying to Estonia, Eating in Estonia and so on. As you get more experienced with the collaborative book, you can reorganize posts in your book so that it stays organized.
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The collaborative book is a magnificient mechanism for organizing content authored by many users. You may use it to organize a manual, to maintain a FAQ, or to manage any outline-like content. Books can have chapters, sections, etc. In fact, books can have an arbitrarily deep nesting strucuture.
-The Collaborative Book is a magnificient mechanism for organizing content authored by many users. -You may use it to organize a Manual (e.g. Drupal Handbook), -to maintain a FAQ, or to manage any outline-like content. Books can have -Chapters, Sections, etc. In fact, books can have an arbitrarily deep nesting strucuture.
- -Under the covers, a Book is only an organization of nodes. These nodes are often of type book page, -but can be of any content type. Every node in the book has a Parent. The Parent is the node -which "contains" the child node. This is how book.module establishes its hierarchy. On any given level -in the hierarchy, a book can contain many nodes. Book uses the Weight field to order these sibling nodes.
- -Book pages are a special, powerful node type. These nodes are specifically designed to be included in a book. -Their special power comes from the bilility to embed PHP within the body of the page. This capability is only offerred -to Administrators, since malicious users could abuse this power. In addiiton, book pages contain a 'Log Message' -field which helps your users understand the motivation behind an edit of a book page. Each edited version of a book -page is usually stored as a new revision of a node. This capability makes it easy to revert to an old version of a page, -should that become desirable.
- -Like other node types, Book submissions and edits may be subject to moderation, depending on your configuration. -Similarly, Books use "user", "op" => "permission")) ?> to determine who may -read and write to them. Only Administrators are allowed to create new books, which are really just nodes whose -Parent is <root>. To include an existing node in your book, click on the Administer link in that node. -At the bottom of this Admin page, click on the Edit Book Outline button. This enables you to place the node -wherever you'd like within the book hierarchy. To add a new node into your book, use the create book page link.
- -Administrators may review the hierarchy of their books by clicking on the "book")) ?> in the Admin center. There, nodes may be edited, reorganized, removed from book, and deleted. This behavior may change in the future. When a Parent node is deleted, he may leave behind child nodes. +
Under the covers, a book is only an organization of nodes. These nodes are often of type book page, but can be of any content type. Every node in the book has a Parent. The parent is the node which "contains" the child node. This is how book.module establishes its hierarchy. On any given level in the hierarchy, a book can contain many nodes. Book uses the Weight field to order these sibling nodes.
+ +Book pages are a special, powerful node type. These nodes are specifically designed to be included in a book. Their special power comes from the bilility to embed PHP within the body of the page. This capability is only offerred to administrators, since malicious users could abuse this power. In addiiton, book pages contain a log message field which helps your users understand the motivation behind an edit of a book page. Each edited version of a book page is usually stored as a new revision of a node. This capability makes it easy to revert to an old version of a page, should that become desirable.
+ +Like other node types, book submissions and edits may be subject to moderation, depending on your configuration. Similarly, books use "user", "op" => "permission")) ?> to determine who may read and write to them. Only administrators are allowed to create new books, which are really just nodes whose parent is <root>. To include an existing node in your book, click on the "administer"-link in that node. At the bottom of this administration page, click on the edit book outline button. This enables you to place the node wherever you'd like within the book hierarchy. To add a new node into your book, use the create book page link.
+ +Administrators may review the hierarchy of their books by clicking on the "book")) ?> in the adminstration pages. There, nodes may be edited, reorganized, removed from book, and deleted. This behavior may change in the future. When a parent node is deleted, he may leave behind child nodes. These nodes are now orphans. Administrators should periodically "book", "op" => "orphan")) ?> and reaffiliate those pages as desired. Finally, administrators may also "book", "op" => "feed")) ?> to a single, flat HTML page which is suitable for printing.
-The Collaborative Book (i.e. book.module) in Drupal is a
-terrific way to easily manage an FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) section of
-your web site. The main benefit for an administrator is that you don't have
-to write all the questions/answers by yourself. Let the community do it for
-you!
In order to setup the FAQ, you have to create a new Book which will
-hold all your content. To do so, click on Create Book Page in your
-user box. Give it a thoughtful Title, and Body. A title like "Estonia
-Travel - FAQ" is nice. You may always edit these fields later. You will
-probably want to designate
Whenever you come across a post which you want to include in your FAQ, -click on the administer link. Then click on the Edit book -outline button at the bottom of the page. Then place the relevant post -wherever is most appropriate in your book by selecting a Parent. Books -are quite flexible. They can have sections like Flying to Estonia, -Eating in Estonia and so on. As you get more experienced with the -Collaborative Book, you can reorganize posts in your book so that it -stays organized.
+The collaborative book (i.e. book.module) in Drupal is a terrific way to easily manage an FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) section of your web site. The main benefit for an administrator is that you don't have to write all the questions/answers by yourself. Let the community do it for you!
In order to setup the FAQ, you have to create a new Book which will hold all your content. To do so, click on Create Book Page in your user box. Give it a thoughtful Title, and Body. A title like "Estonia Travel - FAQ" is nice. You may always edit these fields later. You will probably want to designate
Whenever you come across a post which you want to include in your FAQ, click on the administer link. Then click on the edit book outline button at the bottom of the page. Then place the relevant post wherever is most appropriate in your book by selecting a parent. Books are quite flexible. They can have sections like Flying to Estonia, Eating in Estonia and so on. As you get more experienced with the collaborative book, you can reorganize posts in your book so that it stays organized.
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