simple node type is the most basic of node types such as 'page' and 'story' node types, with a title, teaser, body, etc. Why would you want or need this... The answer stems from a discussion about the Difference Between Page and Story and that ultimately each node type allows for separate theming, categorization, descriptions, etc... This example walks you through copying the 'story.module' and making the appropriate changes to the php code for your new simple node type. There are no database changes or hacking of code, the result will be a new module file that you will need to upload into its own module directory. What you need... means to download/upload files to your modules directory a text editor a little php knowledge is helpful, but not required some information about your node type a technical-name for your node type - limit 32 characters - don't use the name of an existing module - no spaces, numbers or punctuation unless you know what you're doing a user-friend