 readme  id readmetxt v 11242 20100730 205307 pwolanin exp readme file for the clone module for drupal 6x the clone module allows users to make a copy of an existing node and then edit that copy the authorship is set to the current user the menu and url aliases are reset and the localized words clone of are inserted into the title to remind you that you are not editing the original node users with the clone node or clone own nodes permission can utilize this functionality a new tab will appear on node pages with the word clone depending on the setting you choose there are two possible actions that will occur when you click that tab each of these is a different cloning method the default method used in the 5x2x branch also works by prepopulating the node form rather than immediately saving a copy of the original node to the database thus your node will not be saved until you hit submit just like if you went to node add x the alternative method that may be selected immediately saves the node by default the user must confirm this action on a confirmation form this may work better in some cases but also means that the copied node may immediately show up on the front page or in rss feeds even while you are editing it this module makes reasonable checks on access permissions a user cannot clone a node unless they can use the input format of that node and unless they have permission to create new nodes of that type based on a call to nodeaccess settings can be accessed at admin settings clone on this page you can set whether the publishing options are reset when making a clone of a node this is set for each node type individually this module seems to work with common node types however ymmv especially with nodes that have any sort of image or file attachments in all cases but especially if you are using a complex cck or custom node type you should evaluate this module on a test site with a copy of your database before attempting to use it on a live site on the settings page you may choose node types to be omitted from the cloning mechanism no users will be able to clone a node of an omitted type this module makes no attempt to respect fieldlevel permissions set via cck s content permissions module or any other module that implements cck fieldlevel permissions hooks you should test your configuration carefully or not allow access to the clone functionality for nonadmins if you rely on fieldlevel permissions for important site features to install this module copy the folder with all the files to the sites all modules or sites default modules directory of your drupal installation and enable it at admin build modules two new permissions are available but there are no changes to the database structure note this module originally derived from code posted by steve ringwood nevets drupal at http drupalorg node 73381 comment137714  