Comments on: Question: Average number of content types? http://www.d7ux.org/question-averagecontenttypes/ making Drupal7 an amazing user experience Sun, 10 Jan 2010 11:19:49 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Varun Madiath http://www.d7ux.org/question-averagecontenttypes/comment-page-2/#comment-1226 Varun Madiath Sun, 26 Jul 2009 20:30:28 +0000 http://www.d7ux.org/?p=216#comment-1226 For my personal blog I just use four, but for some of the sites I've developed for other organizations it's gone up to 14. For my personal blog I just use four, but for some of the sites I’ve developed for other organizations it’s gone up to 14.

]]> By: EvanDonovan http://www.d7ux.org/question-averagecontenttypes/comment-page-2/#comment-1115 EvanDonovan Fri, 12 Jun 2009 04:43:49 +0000 http://www.d7ux.org/?p=216#comment-1115 Around 10. On the site I currently work on, we have: * Page ( + several variants that we created so that the user permissions would be different - grouping would be nice) * Blog * Weblink (uses weblink module to display a related link) * Webform * Event * several CCK types (such as Job, Volunteer Opportunity, Organization Listing, Consultant Listing, etc.) (These have to be different types because of the different fields.) Around 10.

On the site I currently work on, we have:
* Page ( + several variants that we created so that the user permissions would be different – grouping would be nice)
* Blog
* Weblink (uses weblink module to display a related link)
* Webform
* Event
* several CCK types (such as Job, Volunteer Opportunity, Organization Listing, Consultant Listing, etc.)
(These have to be different types because of the different fields.)

]]> By: Joachim http://www.d7ux.org/question-averagecontenttypes/comment-page-2/#comment-1109 Joachim Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:24:28 +0000 http://www.d7ux.org/?p=216#comment-1109 About 10, but have had as many as 30. About 10, but have had as many as 30.

]]> By: Erik http://www.d7ux.org/question-averagecontenttypes/comment-page-2/#comment-1099 Erik Sun, 07 Jun 2009 05:33:37 +0000 http://www.d7ux.org/?p=216#comment-1099 4-5 content types 4-5 content types

]]> By: Minerva http://www.d7ux.org/question-averagecontenttypes/comment-page-2/#comment-1024 Minerva Mon, 01 Jun 2009 21:33:31 +0000 http://www.d7ux.org/?p=216#comment-1024 10-15 content types 10-15 content types

]]> By: Ben http://www.d7ux.org/question-averagecontenttypes/comment-page-2/#comment-1016 Ben Sun, 31 May 2009 23:35:10 +0000 http://www.d7ux.org/?p=216#comment-1016 I mean it has all the same fields but a few minor tweaks like perhaps a different vocabulary, or maybe even no tweaks at all. A lot of users don't think in abstract ways like us. Instead of having a vocabulary for an article with terms like 'news' and 'sports' I would make these into a News and Sports content type. This way the users can easily just go to Create content > Sports Article. I mean it has all the same fields but a few minor tweaks like perhaps a different vocabulary, or maybe even no tweaks at all.

A lot of users don’t think in abstract ways like us. Instead of having a vocabulary for an article with terms like ‘news’ and ’sports’ I would make these into a News and Sports content type. This way the users can easily just go to Create content > Sports Article.

]]> By: eric http://www.d7ux.org/question-averagecontenttypes/comment-page-2/#comment-975 eric Thu, 28 May 2009 13:00:17 +0000 http://www.d7ux.org/?p=216#comment-975 Could you expand on what you mean by 'same fields but tweaks'? I take it as meaning that the type has all the same fields, but different templates and perhaps different display settings. Wouldn't it be a simpler approach to have a property of a single content type that could force the use of a different template, or even just cause the node to be tagged with a style class? (Of course, offhand I can't think of how to make Drupal implement the template idea, but adding a field to map to a style class would be relatively easy.) Could you expand on what you mean by ’same fields but tweaks’?

I take it as meaning that the type has all the same fields, but different templates and perhaps different display settings.

Wouldn’t it be a simpler approach to have a property of a single content type that could force the use of a different template, or even just cause the node to be tagged with a style class? (Of course, offhand I can’t think of how to make Drupal implement the template idea, but adding a field to map to a style class would be relatively easy.)

]]> By: Ben http://www.d7ux.org/question-averagecontenttypes/comment-page-2/#comment-959 Ben Thu, 28 May 2009 08:29:52 +0000 http://www.d7ux.org/?p=216#comment-959 How long is a piece of string? For the sites I've built average of 5 for simple brochure sites, 10 for sites with custom types (real estate, event and community, ecommerce). I imagine in large organizations it could grow well beyond 20. It seems to be easier for the user to present them with many content types thathave the same fields but tweaks (think page vs article). How long is a piece of string?

For the sites I’ve built average of 5 for simple brochure sites, 10 for sites with custom types (real estate, event and community, ecommerce). I imagine in large organizations it could grow well beyond 20.

It seems to be easier for the user to present them with many content types thathave the same fields but tweaks (think page vs article).

]]> By: Anybody http://www.d7ux.org/question-averagecontenttypes/comment-page-2/#comment-957 Anybody Thu, 28 May 2009 08:06:21 +0000 http://www.d7ux.org/?p=216#comment-957 between 6 and 15... between 6 and 15…

]]> By: matthis http://www.d7ux.org/question-averagecontenttypes/comment-page-2/#comment-956 matthis Thu, 28 May 2009 08:06:19 +0000 http://www.d7ux.org/?p=216#comment-956 I have 12 now and in the future i will have more, but could eliminate some old ones then. I have 12 now and in the future i will have more, but could eliminate some old ones then.

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