When you add the field "Node Revision: Created Date" to a view (or as a sort item), you might expect that if a node is updated (without a new revision being created) that this field would remain unchanged. But it doesn't.

I realise that this is a consequence of the (IMHO strange) way Drupal handles node revision timestamps where the node_revisions table actually shows that latest timestamp that node was updated, rather than the timestamp when the revision was created.

Perhaps "Node Revision: Updated Date" might be a better label for the field.

thanks

Martin

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esmerel’s picture

Category: bug » feature
esmerel’s picture

Status: Active » Postponed
merlinofchaos’s picture

Category: feature » task
Status: Postponed » Active
Issue tags: +Novice

This would be an easy patch.

DjebbZ’s picture

Status: Active » Needs review
FileSize
730 bytes

Easy indeed :)

DjebbZ’s picture

The previous patch applies to 6-x.3-x. This one to 7-x.3.x

Next time the filename will be even longer.

DjebbZ’s picture

Note that the D6 patch applies both to 6.x-2.x and 6.x-3.x

dawehner’s picture

Status: Needs review » Fixed

Thanks for providing the patch.

Commited to all three branches.

Status: Fixed » Closed (fixed)
Issue tags: -Usability, -Novice, -adding fields

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