This template controls the display of a node, and a node summary. It can only affect the output of the $content variable.

Available variables

$content

Node content, teaser if it is a summary.

$date

Formatted creation date.

$directory

The directory the theme is located in, e.g. themes/garland or themes/garland/minelli.

$id

The sequential ID of the node being displayed in a list.

$is_front

True if the front page is currently being displayed.

$links

Node links.

$main (4.6)

True if the node is appearing in a context, like the front page, where only the teaser should be shown. No longer used in 4.7 and later.

$name

Formatted name of author.

$node (object)

The node object. To view all of the properties of a current $node object, put the following line of code in your node.tpl.php: <pre><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #0000bb;"><?php print_r</span><span style="color: #007700;">(</span><span style="color: #0000bb;">$node</span><span style="color: #007700;">); </span><span style="color: #0000bb;">?></span></span></pre>

$node_url

Link to node.

$page

True if the node is being displayed by itself as a page.

$picture

HTML for user picture, if enabled.

$sticky

True if the node is sticky.

$submitted

Author and create date information, if the node info display is enabled for this node type.

$taxonomy (array)

array of HTML links for taxonomy terms.

$teaser

Boolean to indicate whether to return the teaser rather than the full node text.

$terms

HTML for taxonomy terms.

$title

Title of node.

$zebra

Alternates between odd/even in a list.