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The goodness of CCK + hook_form_alter()

As I was wrapping up the new TWiT site today, I needed to implement one new feature: scheduled publishing. I thought about it a bit and came up with a very elegant solution. Simple, lightweight, and unobtrusive in design, only accomplishable because of the new forms API and CCK.

And this is only the beginning, forms API 2.0 still needs to hit and CCK is getting better each and everyday. Imagine the possibilities later this year when Drupal 5.0 (or is that 4.8?) ships…

posted 5 May 2006
  • drupal
  • twit

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