Topic: Additional Authors

[NanoSector]

Link to Mod

Additional Authors
If you need to report a bug, please do so on GitHub!

Ever wanted to collaborate on a first post with less privileged users? Didn't feel like giving them more permissions? Then this is the mod for you!
Additional Authors allows you to add any registered user to a first post. He/she can edit it like any other post.
Additionally, the mod displays a nice overview of mini-profiles of everyone involved in the post.

Features
- Additional mini-profiles on first post
- Easy to use interface
- Integration with the Display Additional Membergroups mod by margarett
* (if this feature is not available, the mod will still work correctly)
- Allow co-authors to edit the post

Changelog
v0.1
- Initial release

Planned features
- Switch for first/any post (currently only first post)

License:
This mod is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported license.

Permissions added
Yes, and disabled by default.

Files modified
- Sources/Display.php
- Sources/ManagePermissions.php
- Sources/Subs-Post.php
- Sources/Post.php
- Themes/default/Display.template.php
- Themes/default/Post.template.php
- Themes/default/css/index.css
- Themes/default/languages/Modifications.{language}.php

Tables added/modified
- {db_prefix}topics
* Column add_authors (text) will be added.

Languages available
- English
Translations are welcome!

[Mstcool]

Nice Modification!!

[NanoSector]

Thank you

[Mstcool]

Anytime.

[Skaty]

Nice mod. I have installed with no errors. When i tried to open a new topic it is given me this error:

[NanoSector]

Can you attach your Post.php file in your next post please?
ETA: Nevermind, found the bug. Will push a new package out in a few minutes, please uninstall the mod in the meantime

ETA2: Sorry for the delay, my home server was/is making weird noises so I had to create a backup. New package is attached to the mod page.

[Jade Elizabeth]

This is really neat! Does it work with avatars? What about member colour link?

[NanoSector]

Thanks Jade

Yes it works with avatars. Might make it work with member colours in the paid version, if that's a mod.

[Jade Elizabeth]

Sweet, I am considering using it and molesting my display template. I think it would work exceptionally well on my forum .

[Ninja ZX-10RR]

Nice MOD NanoSector!
I would like to install it as well but it fails here in sources/post.php

Code: (find) [Select]

t.id_first_msg, mf.subject,

Code: (add after) [Select]

t.add_authors,
and also here in Themes/default/post.template.php

Code: (find) [Select]

', $context['show_approval'] ? '<li><label for="approve"><input type="checkbox" name="approve" id="approve" value="2" class="input_check" ' . ($context['show_approval'] === 2 ? 'checked="checked"' : '') . ' /> ' . $txt['approve_this_post'] . '</label></li>' : '', '
</ul>
</div>';

Code: (replace) [Select]

', $context['show_approval'] ? '<li><label for="approve"><input type="checkbox" name="approve" id="approve" value="2" class="input_check" ' . ($context['show_approval'] === 2 ? 'checked="checked"' : '') . ' /> ' . $txt['approve_this_post'] . '</label></li>' : '', '
', $context['can_add_authors'] ? '<li><label for="addAuthors">Additional authors: <input type="text" name="addAuthors" id="addAuthors" class="input_text"></input></label><div id="author_container"></div></li>' : '', '
</ul>
</div>';

// Additional authors mod - JavaScript
if ($context['can_add_authors'])
{
echo '<script type="text/javascript" src="', $settings['default_theme_url'], '/scripts/suggest.js?fin20"></script>
<script type="text/javascript"><!-- // -->
var oAuthorSuggest = new smc_AutoSuggest({
sSelf: \'oAuthorSuggest\',
sSessionId: \'', $context['session_id'], '\',
sSessionVar: \'', $context['session_var'], '\',
sSuggestId: \'addAuthors\',
sControlId: \'addAuthors\',
sSearchType: \'member\',
bItemList: true,
sPostName: \'add_authors\',
sURLMask: \'action=profile;u=%item_id%\',
sTextDeleteItem: \'', $txt['autosuggest_delete_item'], '\',
sItemListContainerId: \'author_container\',
aListItems: [';

if (!empty($context['add_authors']))
foreach ($context['add_authors'] as $id_member => $member_name)
echo '
{
sItemId: ', JavaScriptEscape($id_member), ',
sItemName: ', JavaScriptEscape($member_name), '
}', $id_member == $context['add_authors'] ? '' : ',';

echo '
]
});
// ]]></script>';
}
I can't figure out how to fix those errors and it's probably due to the other 90+ mods installed, can you help me if you have some time?
*attached both faulty files*
Thanks in advance anyway!

[ryan_dwight]

Thank you for this great mod.

I installed on my forum with blacknblack theme. I managed to edit the display template and it was successfully appeard on the post but how can I change the color or the background fo the additional author? It is a white box same as the default theme but I am using a black theme. Is it possible to make it same as my theme?

[NanoSector]

Sure, what colour would you like it to be?

[NanoSector]

Nice MOD NanoSector!
I would like to install it as well but it fails here in sources/post.php

Code: (find) [Select]

t.id_first_msg, mf.subject,

Code: (add after) [Select]

t.add_authors,
and also here in Themes/default/post.template.php

Code: (find) [Select]

', $context['show_approval'] ? '<li><label for="approve"><input type="checkbox" name="approve" id="approve" value="2" class="input_check" ' . ($context['show_approval'] === 2 ? 'checked="checked"' : '') . ' /> ' . $txt['approve_this_post'] . '</label></li>' : '', '
</ul>
</div>';

Code: (replace) [Select]

', $context['show_approval'] ? '<li><label for="approve"><input type="checkbox" name="approve" id="approve" value="2" class="input_check" ' . ($context['show_approval'] === 2 ? 'checked="checked"' : '') . ' /> ' . $txt['approve_this_post'] . '</label></li>' : '', '
', $context['can_add_authors'] ? '<li><label for="addAuthors">Additional authors: <input type="text" name="addAuthors" id="addAuthors" class="input_text"></input></label><div id="author_container"></div></li>' : '', '
</ul>
</div>';

// Additional authors mod - JavaScript
if ($context['can_add_authors'])
{
echo '<script type="text/javascript" src="', $settings['default_theme_url'], '/scripts/suggest.js?fin20"></script>
<script type="text/javascript"><!-- // -->
var oAuthorSuggest = new smc_AutoSuggest({
sSelf: \'oAuthorSuggest\',
sSessionId: \'', $context['session_id'], '\',
sSessionVar: \'', $context['session_var'], '\',
sSuggestId: \'addAuthors\',
sControlId: \'addAuthors\',
sSearchType: \'member\',
bItemList: true,
sPostName: \'add_authors\',
sURLMask: \'action=profile;u=%item_id%\',
sTextDeleteItem: \'', $txt['autosuggest_delete_item'], '\',
sItemListContainerId: \'author_container\',
aListItems: [';

if (!empty($context['add_authors']))
foreach ($context['add_authors'] as $id_member => $member_name)
echo '
{
sItemId: ', JavaScriptEscape($id_member), ',
sItemName: ', JavaScriptEscape($member_name), '
}', $id_member == $context['add_authors'] ? '' : ',';

echo '
]
});
// ]]></script>';
}
I can't figure out how to fix those errors and it's probably due to the other 90+ mods installed, can you help me if you have some time?
*attached both faulty files*
Thanks in advance anyway!

Try the attached files. It was indeed a mod conflict.

[ryan_dwight]

Sure, what colour would you like it to be?

I am using this theme
http://custom.simplemachines.org/themes/index.php?lemma=126

I think black BG ang blue font.

Thanks

[Ninja ZX-10RR]

Try the attached files. It was indeed a mod conflict.

Awesome dude, it was a bit too complicated for me to solve it, it seems to be working perfectly now thanks a lot! I will tell you if something appears in the error log thanks again!

[Ninja ZX-10RR]

Got another problem while using "Delete spam post" mod, I don't know if it is a conflict between the 2 but I got this:

index.php?action=deletespampost;topic=86.1;msg=147
Undefined index: add_authorsApply Filter:
File: /Sources/Subs-Post.php
Line: 2563

Any clues? >_< thanks in advance, sorry for being criptic, gotta go in a minute

[NanoSector]

Seems to be an issue in both
Delete spam post doesn't fill in the add_authors key in $topicOptions causing this error because my mod doesn't check it the proper way.
I'll fix it tomorrow but it's not high priority.

[Ninja ZX-10RR]

Yup, thanks again, no problem sorry for being so much annoying about it xD

[NanoSector]

To probably fix it yourself in the meantime, change:

Code: [Select]

|| $topicOptions['add_authors'] !== null)to

Code: [Select]

|| !empty($topicOptions['add_authors']))in that file.

[Ninja ZX-10RR]

Indeed it worked I just tested it thanks a lot for the ultra-fast fix!!!

[Bugo]

Hardcoded text (install.xml):

Code: [Select]

<label for="addAuthors">Additional authors: <input type="text" name="addAuthors" id="addAuthors" class="input_text">

[NanoSector]

Ups, left over from my testing. I'll fix it later.

[Ninja ZX-10RR]

Nice catch though it didn't throw any errors so nothing too bad anyway

[Zennia]

Link the to GitHub doesn't work. I'm having issues with this not working. Probably a conflict with other mods. Is this still supported or is there somewhere I can go for help with this?

[NanoSector]

Link the to GitHub doesn't work. I'm having issues with this not working. Probably a conflict with other mods. Is this still supported or is there somewhere I can go for help with this?

Hi Zennia, I've created the repository for the mod. Please let me know what issues you are having!

[Zennia]

thank you so much! I'll go over to Github then and let you know.

[Big Game]

Anyway to give standard members the ability to use this also?

[Sigyn]

I am using 2.0.12 forum version and I was attempting to add new authors to a post and it seems to not be working any longer. I had thought to uninstall the mod but several tests failed... I went into my FTP, found the files to edit and the areas it is missing aren't able to be found even for a manual uninstall.

I don't really want to get rid it; ideally I'd like for it to work again.

Here are the failed tests; two of them when I check to see what to remove are actually blank.

Code: (Find) [Select]
m.icon, m.approved,t.add_authors,

Code: (Replace) [Select]
m.icon, m.approved,

That line cannot be found in the file, the second two are blank and the third says
Code (find):
            'locked' => $topicOptions['lock_mode'] === null ? 'locked' : (int) $topicOptions['lock_mode'],
                                'add_authors' => $topicOptions['add_authors'] === null ? 'add_authors' : ('\'' . $topicOptions['add_authors'] . '\''),

Code (replace):
            'locked' => $topicOptions['lock_mode'] === null ? 'locked' : (int) $topicOptions['lock_mode'],

In the post.template but it's not there in the file requested either. Is there anything I can do to either fix this, or remove it?

[jack001]

I have upgraded from smf 2.0.15 to 2.1 beta4 but whenever i am trying to post new or save draft i am getting below error.

Field 'add_authors' doesn't have a default value
File: /*..*/Sources/SplitTopics.php
Line: 646

Can someone help me with this? No mods are installed but in 2.0.15 additional authors was installed.

[GigaWatt]

You should have uninstalled the mod before you did the upgrade.

And 2.1 is still in beta, it's not recommended for a production site.

That being said, if you'd still like to use 2.1 beta, you'll have to do the upgrade procedure again, but without the mod. Upload the backup before the 2.1 upgrade along with the database. Uninstall the mod and delete the mod file, then do the upgrade again.

[Arantor]

Uninstalling the mod would only be relevant if the option to remove all data was taken. As it turns out the person requesting help got help by me pointing out how to fix this without having to uninstall the mod by making the text column nullable so it wouldn't hurt anything else.

[GigaWatt]

Uninstalling the mod would only be relevant if the option to remove all data was taken.

I didn't know how the mod was written... I hoped it did this (as you pointed out in some of your previous posts, pointing out HelpDesk as an example of how to do things right).

In any case, glad the problem is sorted .

[jack001]

Uninstalling the mod would only be relevant if the option to remove all data was taken. As it turns out the person requesting help got help by me pointing out how to fix this without having to uninstall the mod by making the text column nullable so it wouldn't hurt anything else.

Thanks to @arantor his method worked.