NPC Profiles

[clemie]

Hello, so I want the posted by: to show the npc not the actual person it was posted by, I tried follow what you said a few pages back but I'm afraid it doesn't work for me, not sure if I'm doing it wrong or not, also is it possible to have the tag name show up as the npc as well?

[Brian]

Mar 29, 2016 18:15:30 GMT -8 clemie said:

Hello, so I want the posted by: to show the npc not the actual person it was posted by, I tried follow what you said a few pages back but I'm afraid it doesn't work for me, not sure if I'm doing it wrong or not, also is it possible to have the tag name show up as the npc as well?

There is CSS on the first page to remove the Posted By text.

It's not possible to tag an NPC using this iteration of the plugin.

[Tiffy-Bean]

My usual mini-profile settings are a great deal bigger then the default for this. I tried adjusting in the basic html but it doesn't seem to change it. What do I have to do to make my NPC profiles look like my mini-profiles?

Example Post with NPC profile: thecityofsin.freeforums.net/thread/1300/ti-important-description

Example Post without NPC profile: thecityofsin.freeforums.net/thread/1257/mithrae-agent-wanted

I don't expect a full fancy mini-profile for NPCs but I do want the images to at least be big enough that it's not so distracting as a substitute.

[Former Member]

Brian,

avalonvalley.boards.net/

I have tried your fix to templates, to show the NPC name on board list, but for some odd reason, it will not change the name on main board list, although it does everywhere else.

Here's the whole line for that on my board list:

{if $[board.last_thread]}<a href="$[board.last_thread.recent_link.href]" class="lastpostthread">$[board.last_thread.subject]</a> by <a href="$[board.last_thread.created_by.link.href]" class="lastpostname">$[board.last_thread.last_post.created_by]</a> <div style="float:right;">$[board.last_thread.last_post.date]</div>

Here is from after your fix on page 1:

{if $[board.last_thread]}<a href="$[board.last_thread.recent_link.href]" class="lastpostthread">$[board.last_thread.subject]</a> by <a href="$[board.last_thread.created_by.link.href]" class="lastpostname"><span class="npc-user p-$[board.last_thread.last_post.id]">$[board.last_thread.last_post.created_by]</span></a> <div style="float:right;">$[board.last_thread.last_post.date]</div>

I have reverted to the original (first one posted).

[Brian]

@burkeknight : This is because your template is basically surrounding a link with another link. $[board.last_thread.last_post.created_by] produces a complete links, so placing it inside of another link will cause the browser to correct it (since a link cannot be contained within another link) and move it outside of the element in red below:

<a href="$[board.last_thread.created_by.link.href]" class="lastpostname">$[board.last_thread.last_post.created_by]</a>

With that in mind you can just remove the bit in red and make the modification again and it should work.

[Former Member]

Brian,
Tried, and no-go. No idea why this is not working for main board list, when does everywhere else.
This is how have it now:

<a href="$[board.last_thread.created_by.link.href]" class="lastpostname"><span class="npc-user p-$[board.last_thread.last_post.id]">$[board.last_thread.last_post.created_by]</span></a>

[Brian]

Apr 25, 2016 12:26:11 GMT -8 @burkeknight said:

Brian ,
Tried, and no-go. No idea why this is not working for main board list, when does everywhere else.
This is how have it now:

<a href="$[board.last_thread.created_by.link.href]" class="lastpostname"><span class="npc-user p-$[board.last_thread.last_post.id]">$[board.last_thread.last_post.created_by]</span></a>

You didn't remove the bit I specified.

[Former Member]

Brian

I did, but must have added back, when copied from the above code I pasted before...LOL

That's what I get from not watching clearly, when copying code....LOL

[Brian]

Apr 25, 2016 12:49:32 GMT -8 @burkeknight said:

Brian

I did, but must have added back, when copied from the above code I pasted before...LOL

That's what I get from not watching clearly, when copying code....LOL

Regardless, success!

[Former Member]

This plugin is really great but I have one issue with it! Other people can't see posts made as a NPC! They see my normal account.

[Lynx]

Jun 12, 2016 11:28:59 GMT -8 @xnico said:

This plugin is really great but I have one issue with it! Other people can't see posts made as a NPC! They see my normal account.

On your plugin manage page (Admin > Plugins > Manage), if you click Edit - is Who can see this plugin set to Everyone (or, at least, to Members & Staff)?

[rohan]

Is there a limit to how many NPC's can be made ?

[Brian]

Jul 20, 2016 23:42:40 GMT -8 rohan said:

Is there a limit to how many NPC's can be made ?

Technically, yes.

The plugin can only hold so much data so even though the autoform allows you to create unlimited NPCs the plugin can eventually reach capacity and prevent you from saving new data you just added if it exceeds that limit. This will ultimately be dependent on how much text you've typed in the plugin settings versus how many NPCs you've made.

In the future I'll likely split this plugin into multiple optional parts as the HTML areas are the most massive drain on space when not used sparingly.

[rohan]

Jul 21, 2016 8:28:25 GMT -8 Brian said:

Jul 20, 2016 23:42:40 GMT -8 rohan said:

Is there a limit to how many NPC's can be made ?

Technically, yes.

The plugin can only hold so much data so even though the autoform allows you to create unlimited NPCs the plugin can eventually reach capacity and prevent you from saving new data you just added if it exceeds that limit. This will ultimately be dependent on how much text you've typed in the plugin settings versus how many NPCs you've made.

In the future I'll likely split this plugin into multiple optional parts as the HTML areas are the most massive drain on space when not used sparingly.

Oh, Thanks for the answer.

[NecroBite]

so uh... I tried going into the coding to try adding more info fields, out of interest to see if I could make full profiles look more like rp character info sheets. I got a few fields to work, but any more that I added after those 3 refuse to show up in the full profile. but they will in the mini-profile so show up alongside posts, if I add in the "xxx: $[user.xxx]"

is there any way to fix this? maybe by changing one of the text boxes into a field so that more info could be put into it?

I don't plan on there being v many npcs on my forum but the ones I do have, I want to include more info on them on their profile page. I've read through this thread, but none of it really helped out. is this just a limitation on the plugin, something that can't be overcome...?

[smol note: I'm not code-savvy at all. I tried to look at the patterns of the coding to replicate for new fields, but I may have messed that up]