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You may want to visit the handbook of this module, at:

  http://drupal.org/handbook/modules/flag

The Flag module is a flexible flagging system whose primary goal is

to give all the control to the administrator. Using this module, the

site administrator can provide an arbitrary number of 'flags'.

A flag is really just a boolean toggle that is set on an entity such as a node,

comment, or user. Flags may be per-user, meaning that each user can flag an item

individually, or global, meaning that the item is either flagged or it

is not flagged, and any user who changes that changes it for everyone.

In this way, additional flags (similar to 'published' and 'sticky') can

be put on nodes, or other items, and dealt with by the system however

the administration likes.

Each flag allows the administrator to choose the 'flag this' text, and

the place where the user interface for flagging the item will appear

(For example: for nodes, whether a flagging link appears on the node

teaser as well on the full node view).

Each flag can be restricted to use only by certain roles. Each

flag provides data to the Views module, and provides a default

view to list 'My bookmarks'. These default views are somewhat crude,

but are easily tailored to whatever the system administrator would like

it to do.

Each flag also provides an 'argument' to the Views module that can be

used to allow a user to view other people's flagged content. This isn't

turned on by default anywhere, though, and the administrator will need

to construct a view in order to take advantage of it.

The Flag Bookmark module provides a simple flag called "bookmarks" and

a simple view for 'My bookmarks'. This is a default view provided by the

Flag module, but can be customized to fit the needs of your site. To

customize this view, go to admin/structure/views and find the

'flags_bookmarks' view. Click the 'Add' action to customize the view.

Once saved, the new version of the view will be used rather than the one

provided by Flag.

Besides editing the default view that comes with the module, Flag

provides many views filters, fields, and sort criteria to make all sorts of

displays possible relating to the number of times an item has been flagged.

This module was formerly known as Views Bookmark, which was originally was

written by Earl Miles. Flag was written by Nathan Haug and mystery man Mooffie.

This module built by robots: http://www.lullabot.com

Recommended Modules

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- Views

- Session API

Installation

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1) Copy the flag directory to the modules folder in your installation.

2) Enable the module using Administer -> Modules (/admin/modules)

Optional Installation

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1) The ability for anonymous users to flag content is provided by the Session

   API module, available at http://drupal.org/project/session_api.

Configuration

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The configuration for Flag is spread between Views configuration

and the Flag site building page. To configure:

1) Configure the flags for your site at

   Administer -> Structure -> Flags (/admin/structure/flags)

   You can create and edit flags on this page. Descriptions for the various

   options are provided below each field on the flag edit form.

2) Go to the Views building pages at

   Administer -> Site Building -> Views (/admin/structure/views)

   A default view is provided to get you started organizing your flags. You

   can override the view or use it as a template to control the display of your

   flags.

Support

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If you experience a problem with flag or have a problem, file a

request or issue on the flag queue at

http://drupal.org/project/issues/flag. DO NOT POST IN THE FORUMS.

Posting in the issue queues is a direct line of communication with the module

authors.

No guarantee is provided with this software, no matter how critical your

information, module authors are not responsible for damage caused by this

software or obligated in any way to correct problems you may experience.

Licensed under the GPL 2.0.

http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.txt