[support] Building website with POI (Points of Interests)

[William Smith]

There is also the Weight module (http://drupal.org/project/weight) which
allows you to set weights per node, and configure it to only apply to
certain node types.  IIRC, it has Views integration.

On Sat, Jan 22, 2011 at 12:22 PM, Marty Landman <mlandman at face2interface.com
> wrote:

> Hey Ryan, great minds think alike.
>
> Marty
>
> At 12:02 PM 1/22/2011, Ryan LeTulle wrote:
> >I sometimes add a CCK integer field to the content type to use as
> >the sort field in a view depending on the situation.
> >
> >Ryan LeTulle, Web Developer
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> >On Sat, Jan 22, 2011 at 10:22 AM, Afan Pasalic
> ><<mailto:afan at afan.net>afan at afan.net> wrote:
> >I don't want to be rude but: Duh! :-D
> >
> >In View, I'm assuming the place to sort nodes is "Sort criteria",
> >but I don't see anything I can use it? There is not "Node weight" or
> >something? Just "Taxonomy: Weight" - and I don't use Taxonomy :-(
> >
> >
> >
> >Victor Kane wrote:
> >>Yes! Views! :)
> >>
> >>On Sat, Jan 22, 2011 at 12:50 PM, Afan Pasalic
> >><<mailto:afan at afan.net>afan at afan.net> wrote:
> >>Still learning about Location module, but there is something else.
> >>If I create content type POI is there a way I can sort nodes
> >>manually, by weight instead date posted or something?
> >>
> >>Thanks,
> >>Afan
> >>
> >>
> >>>
> >>>Hi,
> >>>I'm building a website about Route 66, for my own needs. Probably will
> >>>not go public.
> >>>
> >>>I made page (as in content type) for each State (8) Route 66 going
> >>>through. These pages will probably not have any content. More for Menu
> >>>purpose only.
> >>>Similar, I plan to make a page (content type) for each city. Menu links
> >>>of these pages are actually sub-primary menu links:
> >>>
> >>>Primary menu:
> >>>* Illinois
> >>>   > Chicago
> >>>   > Cicero
> >>>   > Joliet
> >>>   > ...
> >>>* Missouri
> >>>   > St. Louis
> >>>   > Springfield
> >>>   > ...
> >>>
> >>>City pages will probably not have any content either.
> >>>
> >>>Now comes the pain: I have to start building POI (Points Of Interests).
> >>>POI has to have Name, Address, City, State, Description. Geo Coordinates
> >>>(Longitude & Latitude) - if known. I was thinking to create a content
> >>>type for each city and that way "group" POIs, but something's tellig me
> >>>it's not good idea.
> >>>I know it's possible to create web form (I know there is module for
> >>>webform) to enter POI but never used it and I'm not quite sure how can I
> >>>group these entries by city?
> >>>
> >>>Also, I have to be able create something like Photo album about each POI
> >>>to add any picture I found interesting about this POI (download fro
> >>>Internet and upload to my Drupal site) and comment the picture. I need
> >>>ability to "update" POI with new information (text) but it could be as
> >>>a Comment on POI.
> >>>
> >>>I'm new in Drupal and I need help what directions I have to take? Which
> >>>modules I need to use here...
> >>>Any help appreciated.
> >>>
> >>>Thanks,
> >>>Afan
> >>>
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