Placement

Because of a dependency on Pressflow Transaction, this module requires PHP 5. This module also requires Token.

Pressflow Placement allows you to create blocks that hold a maximum, fixed number of content items. A "Place" tab appears on nodes that are eligible for placement into these blocks. Clicking on "Place" walks the user through selecting the block, removing a current item (if the block is full), and finally placing the new item anywhere in the block relative to the remaining current items. The final step is editing the teaser for placement, if, say, the regular teaser is unsuitable for placement in the block.

The placement blocks are actually nodes, and anyone with "edit" permissions to the node that manages the placement block may also manipulate the content of the block. This provides fine-grained permissions for content placement (especially compared to the blocks admin system and the panels interface).

Warning: This module is in development and is not feature-complete. There is currently no way to remove items from blocks without replacing them. Also, reducing the number of items in a block will not truncate the block. These will be fixed before the first release.

Credits

Development of this module is sponsored by Four Kitchens.