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Hi guys. I need to have a site that contains 6 sections, each section having a different masthead. Also, the home page will not only have a different masthead, but different layout. What is the best way to do this?

I have found 3 possibile solutions. I assume there are more methods? Any comments?

First method: use the Sections module. I've heard this module falls short in a few areas, and it's not out of beta. This is what prompted me to look for other solutions.

Second method: use Flexinode to create 6 node types. Then use PHPTemplate create 6 templates based upon node type. I think I like this the most, as it would be visible in the sidebar -- each type would be listed under the "create content" link. However, how stupid is it to create different node types when they really aren't different? I'm using a structural tool to manage conceptual differences.

Third method: use the taxonomy tool to create a "sections" vocabulary that contains my 6 section names. Then use Taxonomy Menu module to allow people to navigate it, and use Taxonomy Theme module to allow me to attach a theme to each taxonomy term. This seems like an OK option, but I haven't looked too deep. The Taxonomy Theme module seems brand new. Has anyone used it? Is the implementation good?

Thanks for your advice. Also, if you have a working installation that does something like this, and you're happy with it, I'd like to review it. I'm still learning and could use all the pointers I can find.

Hello,

Everytime when I create a user as the site administrator at the end of the process i got the message that the user is created an no email has been send.

Is it possible to send and mail to the created user with his username and password.

Is it possible to explain how i have to configure this ?

Thanks

Peter Discart

Hope I can describe the symptom. When I post a new entry, a different entry (an older one) pops up at the point where you should be seeing your new posting. The new entry is in the log as if it actually posted, and has the title of the new post, but it points to the old entry.

It appears that old node numbers are being used instead of adding to the end of the sequence of node numbers, and that these are existing nodes for which the new post uses the number. Appears that something is terribly screwed up in the database and I'm clueless as to where to go with this from here.

Hi: I have organic groups going, but I can't seem to "attach" a specific forum (or a forum container with forums in it) to a group. As a group member, you must select a forum to send your post to, but at the group home page, the topics simply appear newest-oldest order without any visible association to the forum itself. I would like to provide better sorting. I can create a menu of forums and you can link to the forums from that separate menu, but you cannot view it all at the group home page.

I have created a flexinode that I access through a customized menu item called "Individual Profiles".

Here is how the menu goes:

- Prevention
- - Causes
- - Individual Profiles (<-- this points to my flexinode list flexinode/list/7)

Now, clicking on Individual Profiles will get me to the relevant page, without "Individual Profiles" highlighted. That's good. This is what I want.

What database tables do I need to share to give access to the same forums across multiple installations?