About

The Node module manages the creation, editing, deletion, settings, and display of the main site content. Content items managed by the Node module are typically displayed as pages on your site, and include a title, some meta-data (author, creation time, content type, etc.), and optional fields containing text or other data (fields are managed by the Field module). For more information, see the online handbook entry for Node module.

Uses

Creating content

When new content is created, the Node module records basic information about the content, including the author, date of creation, and the Content type. It also manages the publishing options, which define whether or not the content is published, promoted to the front page of the site, and/or sticky at the top of content lists. Default settings can be configured for each type of content on your site.

Creating custom content types

The Node module gives users with the Administer content types permission the ability to create new content types in addition to the default ones already configured. Creating custom content types allows you the flexibility to add fields and configure default settings that suit the differing needs of various site content.

Administering content

The Content administration page allows you to review and bulk manage your site content.

Creating revisions

The Node module also enables you to create multiple versions of any content, and revert to older versions using the Revision information settings.

User permissions

The Node module makes a number of permissions available for each content type, which can be set by role on the permissions page.