Ideas Support topic

[RMcGirr83]

Change this in the ideas/includes/ideas.php file

'poster_id' => IDEAS_POSTER_ID,

to this

'poster_id' => $user->data['user_id'],

[callumacrae]

That'll give you a permissions error. The reason that the user doesn't post the topic is so they cannot modify their first post (it contains data besides the idea), but they can still edit their replies to ideas. It also means they don't need permissions to create new topics in the ideas forum.

[Danielx64]

That'll give you a permissions error. The reason that the user doesn't post the topic is so they cannot modify their first post (it contains data besides the idea), but they can still edit their replies to ideas. It also means they don't need permissions to create new topics in the ideas forum.

In the next version, is there any chance that you will move that data out of the hidden forum and put it in it own table? I mean the idea system is great, but how it was done I felt that it could be better.

[Danielx64]

That'll give you a permissions error. The reason that the user doesn't post the topic is so they cannot modify their first post (it contains data besides the idea), but they can still edit their replies to ideas. It also means they don't need permissions to create new topics in the ideas forum.

How hard would it be to do something like:

User put idea in

Idea get approved

User a then go back and view his idea

At this point the script can check to see if the first post made, if so then only allow mods and admin to edit it, if it a reply then allow editing that post.

On a plain phpBB forum, mods and admin can lock editing anyone's posts, could that be done by the posting script?

I don't know if that would work but it something to think about.

I prefer using topics/posts mechanism as much as possible. It is not goot to reinvent the wheel, create new posting mechanism and new tables.. I have created really huge websites, blogs and even newspapers based on phpBB topics mechanism. So why create new table.

While what you said is true, but what about all those permission issues that cropped up?

Also doesn't User Blog Mod use the posting mechanism from phpbb? Or a better example, the report feature.

[DavidIQ]

Ideally the Ideas module wouldn't go by the hidden forum's permissions at all. It would have its own separate set of permissions just like Titania does. This is planned for a future release/update. Once this is done then there really shouldn't be any reason why the idea proposer couldn't be the one listed as the creator. Simply prevent the first post from being edited in that case.

[Danielx64]

Ideally the Ideas module wouldn't go by the hidden forum's permissions at all. It would have its own separate set of permissions just like Titania does. This is planned for a future release/update. Once this is done then there really shouldn't be any reason why the idea proposer couldn't be the one listed as the creator. Simply prevent the first post from being edited in that case.

So would that mean that there is no more hidden forum for it? Or not quite?

[DavidIQ]

So would that mean that there is no more hidden forum for it? Or not quite?

The forum would still be there but it can remain completely hidden/invisible. With separate permissions for Ideas they could be named more appropriately instead of going by "Can view forum", etc. Using already existing tables doesn't sound like a bad idea at all, which is what Kamahl19 said. What was done in Titania is really almost a mirror duplication of the posts table and for this it seems like it would end up being the same so why not just use what is already there. Even the UMIL installer could take care of creating the forum.

[erobeson]

I've installed this successfully within a sub directory (/forums/ideas), but I am losing login session every time I go into ideas. Any ideas why or suggestions on how to maintain the login session when navigating between forums and ideas?

Thanks

[callumacrae]

I've installed this successfully within a sub directory (/forums/ideas), but I am losing login session every time I go into ideas. Any ideas why or suggestions on how to maintain the login session when navigating between forums and ideas?

Thanks

Fix your cookie settings! If you are unable to, just make sure that the link to ideas uses append_sid.

[erobeson]

Ah yes. I changed the FQDN of my board at the same time I installed Ideas. The old cookie needed to be replaced. Duh. Thanks!

[erobeson]

Users are unable to post replies to ideas because the buttons aren't showing up on the view topic page. My educated guess after reviewing the code is that the hidden ideas forum permissions are set so that users other than anonymous are not allowed to post. Can't check that however, because the ideas forum is not showing up in ACP.

My guess is that it's related to this line in ideas.php

Code: Select all

 'S_DISPLAY_REPLY_INFO'  => ($topic_data['forum_type'] == FORUM_POST && ($auth->acl_get('f_reply', $forum_id) || $user->data['user_id'] == ANONYMOUS)) ? true : false,

Any suggestions on how to enable logged-in users to post replies to ideas?

thanks

[Jessica]

Users are unable to post replies to ideas because the buttons aren't showing up on the view topic page. My educated guess after reviewing the code is that the hidden ideas forum permissions are set so that users other than anonymous are not allowed to post. Can't check that however, because the ideas forum is not showing up in ACP.

My guess is that it's related to this line in ideas.php

Code: Select all

 'S_DISPLAY_REPLY_INFO'  => ($topic_data['forum_type'] == FORUM_POST && ($auth->acl_get('f_reply', $forum_id) || $user->data['user_id'] == ANONYMOUS)) ? true : false,

Any suggestions on how to enable logged-in users to post replies to ideas?

thanks

Users should already be able to reply to ideas, whether it's in the idea center or the idea topic....

[callumacrae]

Users are unable to post replies to ideas because the buttons aren't showing up on the view topic page. My educated guess after reviewing the code is that the hidden ideas forum permissions are set so that users other than anonymous are not allowed to post. Can't check that however, because the ideas forum is not showing up in ACP.

My guess is that it's related to this line in ideas.php

Code: Select all

 'S_DISPLAY_REPLY_INFO'  => ($topic_data['forum_type'] == FORUM_POST && ($auth->acl_get('f_reply', $forum_id) || $user->data['user_id'] == ANONYMOUS)) ? true : false,

Any suggestions on how to enable logged-in users to post replies to ideas?

thanks

Give them permissions to reply to the topics in the forum. It doesn't hurt to let them, which is why I didn't add another permission.

[Jessica]

EDIT: Ignore. Solved

[Jessica]

A real issue this time...

All of the sudden I can't change my votes. I used to be able to. Tried clicking Vote Down but it didn't change even though it changed to "Voted"...
http://chenschool.elementfx.com/phpBB3/ ... a.php?id=4 (Test/test123)
Also the mouse doesn't change to the hand when you hover over the buttons that's after "Rating". The hand generally indicate it's a button/link.

EDIT: Okay I have NO idea what happened, now it's working again all of the sudden. Ignore this post. Again. So sorry. -_-