Get content to appear on specific page, based on user input in CCK

Hi,

i've done a similar thing for a site for a political party: It has nodes of type "event" for events, and each event can be associated with one or more topics which are nodes of type "topic".
This functionality can be created using a combination of various modules. What I did is:

• Create the content types. In the "topic" type include a nodereference field. Set allowed values to "event" nodes. This needs CCK. This is what creates the machine-readable link between events and topics.
• Use the Views module to create a view which lists all topics which have a nodereference field for a specific event. Set the nodereference field as argument, so that one can choose to display all topics for any event by putting the node id of the event into the URL. Install panels and ctools first so that you can save the view as a view content pane.
• Use the panels and ctools modules to override the display of "event" nodes. Configure the panel so that it displays the event node first and add the views content pane which lists the topics, setting the event node id as argument.

One problem is still unsolved: When creating a topic users still have to go to "Create Content -> Topic" and select an event from a potentially huge list of events which their topic should belong to. A solution for me was the prepopulate module - it allows to create links on events pages which link to a "Create Topic" page with the nodereference already selected accordingly.

I know it is a very complicated and roundabout way but it actually works well. See it in Action here:
https://www.piratenpartei-hamburg.de/termin/2010-08-10/piratentreffen
(in german language...)

Hope this helps, Gunnar

Here's how I would approach it...

Use CCK node reference to tie a poll to an event. You can even use the node reference URL widget to make it super easy to create the poll while viewing the event page so the user doesn't have to type anything in. Then use the views_attach module to create a view that displays the poll. Have that view take the event nid as an argument. The views_attach module will then display that view automatically on the event node page.

Since this is in the rules group... just an FYI that no rules are necessary.