Metis (VG Wort integration)

The Metis module automates the inclusion of the so called "Metis pixel" (Zählmarke) from the German association VG Wort. The pixel is included as an image that is 1px wide and high and it allows VG Wort to count visits to nodes. Based on that count, VG Wort pays authors royalties obtained through the sale of printers, copiers, and other technical devices that might be used to copy texts.

Metis stands for "Reporting System for Texts on Websites" (Meldesystem für Texte auf Internetseiten).

More information about VG Wort and Metis (in German):

• http://www.vgwort.de/
• https://tom.vgwort.de/
• https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meldesystem_f%C3%BCr_Texte_auf_Internetseiten

Features:

• Add Metis codes (Zählmarken) to your Drupal installation
• Add the Metis codes to nodes as a CCK field with a simple checkbox
• Display a table of nodes with their respective Metis codes (only if Views module is installed)

Requirements:

• CCK module (D6) or core field module (D7)

Recommended modules:

• Views module (for additional features)

Upgrade from Drupal 6 to Drupal 7:

1. Disable the module in D6, upgrade core to D7.
2. Download and enable D7 version of the Metis module.
3. Download th D7 version of the CCK module and enable the Content Migrate module.
4. Visit admin/structure/content_migrate, select the Metis field(s) to migrate and click "Migrate selected fields".
5. If you changed the settings of the included view, you will probably have to visit the Views admin page (admin/structure/views) and revert the view to its default settings.

Similar modules:

There is a sandbox project of a module written for Drupal 7: VG Wort Counter Integration