Additional Authors

[Diego Andrés]

Link to the 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

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t.id_first_msg, mf.subject,

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t.add_authors,

and also here in Themes/default/post.template.php

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

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', $context['show_approval'] ? '<li><label for="approve"><input type="checkbox" name="approve" id="approve" value="2" class="input_check" ' . ($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 Expand


t.id_first_msg, mf.subject,

Code (add after) Select Expand


t.add_authors,

and also here in Themes/default/post.template.php

Code (find) Select Expand


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

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', $context['show_approval'] ? '<li><label for="approve"><input type="checkbox" name="approve" id="approve" value="2" class="input_check" ' . ($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:

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

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|| !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!!!