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[smf 2.0] Tagging Members
bedeceived:
Hello. This is my first mod request, so hopefully I'm doing it right.
Basically, I want to know if there is a way we can "tag" members in a post. Sort of like on facebook you can be tagged in a post, and you will get a message saying you were tagged. I would like to have some sort of feature so you can tag a member, and that member will get a PM saying "you were tagged in this post by this user at this time", and be able to go to that post.
If anyone could help me with this I would GREATLY appreciate it. I am using SMF 2.0 with the Helios Multi theme.
Thanks in advance,
Collin
EDIT:
Message:
I would be willing to pay for this mod, but I think I'm going to be sticking to smf 2.0
Version
SMF 2.0
Description
A tagging system for SMF. Basically I want it to be sort of like Facebook. On Facebook, you can tag any of your friends in your posts. They will receive a notification, and can view that post by clicking the notification. I would like it to be the same on SMF, only with members, and it should send a PM when a user is tagged. There are a few different ways I would be most satisfied with this working. I have them listed here, in order of which I would like the most.
1. When making a post, the user can put an @ symbol, and a text box will come up above it asking you to specify a user. You can either opt out (in case you wanted the @ symbol for something else) or you can type in the name of a user and click on their name as it shows up in the box. This user is now "tagged" in the post and the text for their name will show up as a link to their profile. When you hit post, the tagged member(s) will receive a notification by PM that they were tagged in a post. In the PM, it will state that the user was tagged and display a link to where they were tagged so they can review it. This is exactly how Facebook's system works.
2. When making a post, the user can click a box in the interface (near the smileys) that will bring up a list of members. They can search for a member, and upon clicking that member will be inserted into the post, the same as above. All other functions should be carried out the same as above.
3. When making a post, the user can click a box in the interface and check which users are to be tagged in the post. These users will be notified and the "tagged users" will be displayed at the bottom of the post after you hit send. The difference between this and the previous option is that the tagged members will not be shown in the post with a link to their profile.
If the first or second ones could be done, i would be most satisfied. It'd still be nice to have the 3rd one, but that's if the others simply aren't possible.
I am using SMF 2.0, as I said above.
Permissions
Any member should be able to have permissions to use the mod. There should, however, be a way to specify what users cannot tag other members, just incase someone abuses the feature.
Feature Set
[Utilize this section to discuss exactly what features you want. Admin options? User options? There really is no limit except the programmer, so feel free to be as specific as you can.]
The users should be able to specify whether they would like to receive PMs or not from being tagged. While this would defeat the purpose of the tagging system, I wouldn't want to annoy anyone who really didn't like the notifications.
I, as admin, should be able to enable or disable tagging and choose how many members can be tagged in a given post.
I would appreciate it very much if anyone could help me out with this. Thanks!
Suki:
Can you explain how an user is tagged? I don't use facebook so I really don't know how that works.
also, is this for SMF 2.0? please fill out the form from this topic: READ ME: How To Request A Modification (Mod) this will help any coder interested in taking over this mod request.
bedeceived:
Message:
I would be willing to pay for this mod, but I think I'm going to be sticking to smf 2.0
Version
SMF 2.0
Description
A tagging system for SMF. Basically I want it to be sort of like Facebook. On Facebook, you can tag any of your friends in your posts. They will receive a notification, and can view that post by clicking the notification. I would like it to be the same on SMF, only with members, and it should send a PM when a user is tagged. There are a few different ways I would be most satisfied with this working. I have them listed here, in order of which I would like the most.
1. When making a post, the user can put an @ symbol, and a text box will come up above it asking you to specify a user. You can either opt out (in case you wanted the @ symbol for something else) or you can type in the name of a user and click on their name as it shows up in the box. This user is now "tagged" in the post and the text for their name will show up as a link to their profile. When you hit post, the tagged member(s) will receive a notification by PM that they were tagged in a post. In the PM, it will state that the user was tagged and display a link to where they were tagged so they can review it. This is exactly how Facebook's system works.
2. When making a post, the user can click a box in the interface (near the smileys) that will bring up a list of members. They can search for a member, and upon clicking that member will be inserted into the post, the same as above. All other functions should be carried out the same as above.
3. When making a post, the user can click a box in the interface and check which users are to be tagged in the post. These users will be notified and the "tagged users" will be displayed at the bottom of the post after you hit send. The difference between this and the previous option is that the tagged members will not be shown in the post with a link to their profile.
If the first or second ones could be done, i would be most satisfied. It'd still be nice to have the 3rd one, but that's if the others simply aren't possible.
I am using SMF 2.0, as I said above.
Permissions
Any member should be able to have permissions to use the mod. There should, however, be a way to specify what users cannot tag other members, just incase someone abuses the feature.
Feature Set
[Utilize this section to discuss exactly what features you want. Admin options? User options? There really is no limit except the programmer, so feel free to be as specific as you can.]
The users should be able to specify whether they would like to receive PMs or not from being tagged. While this would defeat the purpose of the tagging system, I wouldn't want to annoy anyone who really didn't like the notifications.
I, as admin, should be able to enable or disable tagging and choose how many members can be tagged in a given post.
I would appreciate it very much if anyone could help me out with this. Thanks!
razors edge:
I have seen something like this used on vb forums. I thought it was pretty cool. One of my forums actually has a use for it if someone ever coded this for smf. Here is a link to the vb mod
http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=242733
bedeceived:
Sounds like exactly what I want! Too bad it isn't for SMF :(
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