Pass title of current node to subsequent node created in modal

Question

I need to pass the title of the current node to the title field of an add node form that pops up in a modal using. I am using auto node title which allows the use of tokens as replacement patterns but [current-page:title] results in the title 'Create User Photos', the title of the add node form. Can anyone tell me how to pass the title of the review node either through auto node title or by changing the form's title to match the review node?

I am using the form block module to render the add node form as a block then using js to display it as a modal. I am trying to pass the title to make the nodes related if you will.

I am open to other ways to relate the nodes.

A little context: I've got restaurant review nodes with photo galleries. Users can add photos to a reviews gallery via a modal form that creates a new node containing the photos. I would like the title of the new photo node to match the review node's title but I haven't been able to do that.

Answer 1

If your form is not loaded via ajax then you can write a form alter hook in your module and alter the photo node form and provide a default value for the title field of the photo node form. You can either query or do node_load() of the current review node to get the title. You can retrieve the nid of the current node by the arg(1) function.

When you have the title of the review node you can assign it as the default value of the photo node.

Answer 2

I've never used the Form Block module before, but since it's a form, I would use the "hook_form_alter" to update the title of the form.

function yourModule_form_alter(&$form, &$form_state, $form_id) {

   if ($form_id == "your_form_block_id" {

       // Get node details from URL arguments (normally /node/nid
       // I'm assuming this. Your node id can be arg(1) or arg(2)...
       // Changing it accordingly

       if (arg(1) && is_numeric(arg(1)) {

           $node = node_load(arg(1));
           $node_title = $node->title;

           // Replace form title
           $form["#title"] = $node_title;
       }
   }  
}

Answer 3

So it turns out the right way to do this is by setting the title in hook_node_presave and using menu_get_object() to get the parent node.

    function mymodule_node_presave($node) {
        if ($node->type == 'user_photos') {
            if (!isset($node->nid)){ 
                $ref_node = menu_get_object();
                $node_title = $ref_node->title;
                $node->title = $node_title;
            }
        }
    }