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I have the news module running on my site here:
http://www.shareworld.co/index.php/resources/ipo-watch/

This is quite basic and it just shows summary then detail page.
What I would like is a traffic light system built into the module - so that when I post a news item, I can pick whether it is green,amber or red.
Then As the status changes, I can go back to that news item and change it to green, for example.

I do have a few different pages with the news module implemented, so I would like the ability to just use this system for this particular category of news items and not others.

Not sure how easy or difficult this would be, so if anyone can do it, please send me a quote.
Thanks in advance.

There's no need for a modification .

You can use an extra field on News module to setting a colour. You have only to check the field value and use this for setting a css class so something red, amber or green will be displayed.

Or use two or three checkboxes. Unfortunately more than one can me checked, but you can use some kind of priority in your template of course.

velden wrote:Or use two or three checkboxes. Unfortunately more than one can me checked

Yeah, an option group would be a nice feature.

eer... a dropdown?...

Jo Morg wrote:eer... a dropdown?...

Not available in News module by default

velden wrote:

Jo Morg wrote:eer... a dropdown?...

Not available in News module by default

Check again mate: I use it all the time. Can't tell for sure since which version but has been there for a long time AFAIK.

Please accept my humble apology for this mistake of mine.

Just confirmed later News module indeed has Dropdown field.

Thanks for all the pointers guys. Ill have a go and report back.