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CONTENTS OF THIS FILE
---------------------
   
 * Introduction
 * Requirements
 * Recommended modules
 * Installation
 * Configuration
 * Troubleshooting
 * FAQ
 * Maintainers
 
 
INTRODUCTION
------------

Content Type Clone alows users with the "Administer content types" permission 
to clone content types in one click.
   
   
REQUIREMENTS
------------

No special requirements

 
RECOMMENDED MODULES
-------------------

 * Token (https://www.drupal.org/project/token):
   When enabled, tokens are available for name, the machine name
   and the description when cloning existing content types.
   
   
INSTALLATION
------------
 
 * Install as you would normally install a contributed Drupal module. See:
   https://www.drupal.org/docs/8/extending-drupal-8/installing-drupal-8-modules
   for further information.
   

CONFIGURATION
-------------

The module has no menu or modifiable settings. There is no configuration. When
enabled, the module will add a "clone" link to each existing content type in 
the content type list (admin/structure/types).


HOW TO USE
----------
After having installed and enabled the module, follow the steps below:

 1. Go to the content type list (admin/structure/types).
  
 2. Click on the "clone" list next to the content type you want to clone.
  
 3. In the form that will appear, provide a name, a machine name and 
    a description (optional) for the new content type 
    that is about to be created.
   
 4. Click "Generate". The cloned content type will then appear 
    in the content type list.

Cloning options:
When cloning a content type, there are 2 self explanatory options 
in the creation form.

 * Copy all nodes from the source content type to the target content type
 	
 * Delete all nodes from the source content type after 
   they have been copied to the target content type

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  1. CONTENTS OF THIS FILE

  2. ---------------------

  3.    

  4.  * Introduction

  5.  * Requirements

  6.  * Recommended modules

  7.  * Installation

  8.  * Configuration

  9.  * Troubleshooting

  10.  * FAQ

  11.  * Maintainers

  12.  

  13.  

  14. INTRODUCTION

  15. ------------

  16. 

  17. Content Type Clone alows users with the "Administer content types" permission 

  18. to clone content types in one click.

  19.    

  20.    

  21. REQUIREMENTS

  22. ------------

  23. 

  24. No special requirements

  25. 

  26.  

  27. RECOMMENDED MODULES

  28. -------------------

  29. 

  30.  * Token (https://www.drupal.org/project/token):

  31.    When enabled, tokens are available for name, the machine name

  32.    and the description when cloning existing content types.

  33.    

  34.    

  35. INSTALLATION

  36. ------------

  37.  

  38.  * Install as you would normally install a contributed Drupal module. See:

  39.    https://www.drupal.org/docs/8/extending-drupal-8/installing-drupal-8-modules

  40.    for further information.

  41.    

  42. 

  43. CONFIGURATION

  44. -------------

  45. 

  46. The module has no menu or modifiable settings. There is no configuration. When

  47. enabled, the module will add a "clone" link to each existing content type in 

  48. the content type list (admin/structure/types).

  49. 

  50. 

  51. HOW TO USE

  52. ----------

  53. After having installed and enabled the module, follow the steps below:

  54. 

  55.  1. Go to the content type list (admin/structure/types).

  56.   

  57.  2. Click on the "clone" list next to the content type you want to clone.

  58.   

  59.  3. In the form that will appear, provide a name, a machine name and 

  60.     a description (optional) for the new content type 

  61.     that is about to be created.

  62.    

  63.  4. Click "Generate". The cloned content type will then appear 

  64.     in the content type list.

  65. 

  66. Cloning options:

  67. When cloning a content type, there are 2 self explanatory options 

  68. in the creation form.

  69. 

  70.  * Copy all nodes from the source content type to the target content type

  71.  	

  72.  * Delete all nodes from the source content type after 

  73.    they have been copied to the target content type