Post Backgrounds

[Todge]

Sept 4, 2020 7:46:56 GMT -8 caladrius said:

Can I set this plugin so that ONLY certain selected users get to have this feature? I want to use this feature as a kind of "award" for active posters.

The plugin can be restricted to select member GROUPS, so you could create a new group, set the plugin to be available only for that group, and then put the members you want to allow access to it within said group.

Members can be part of more than one group, so it wouldn't restrict them in any other way.

[caladrius]

Sept 4, 2020 9:03:36 GMT -8 Todge said:

Sept 4, 2020 7:46:56 GMT -8 caladrius said:

Can I set this plugin so that ONLY certain selected users get to have this feature? I want to use this feature as a kind of "award" for active posters.

The plugin can be restricted to select member GROUPS, so you could create a new group, set the plugin to be available only for that group, and then put the members you want to allow access to it within said group.

Members can be part of more than one group, so it wouldn't restrict them in any other way.

Okay, thank you. I didn't want to download and install before this was addressed.

I'll try it out.

[Todge]

Sept 4, 2020 14:29:42 GMT -8 caladrius said:

Sept 4, 2020 9:03:36 GMT -8 Todge said:

The plugin can be restricted to select member GROUPS, so you could create a new group, set the plugin to be available only for that group, and then put the members you want to allow access to it within said group.

Members can be part of more than one group, so it wouldn't restrict them in any other way.

Okay, thank you. I didn't want to download and install before this was addressed.

I'll try it out.

No worries.

Good luck, and if you have any other questions just yell.

[Nscalerr]

It only seems to be changing the first post at the top of the page, not every post down the page.

Link to forum.

[Chris]

The users daveg60 and Violette are not in the plugin's key data so the following code block fails due to keyData being undefined

if(keyData[0] == '')
   {
       return;
   }

The block following the above code block does indeed check for undefined and should probably precede it in order to catch the undefined prior to checking for the first index of the key data

if(keyData == undefined || keyData.length < 1)
   {
       return;
   }

SPOILER: Click to show

Apply a conditional breakpoint of keyData === undefined && (keyData=['']) on the erroring line causes it to temporarily fix the issue and continue unto the next post thus confirming that the undefined keyData is the only issue here.

[Nscalerr]

Something for Todge to take a look at and fix, thanks for that Chris

[Todge]

Sept 5, 2020 23:43:56 GMT -8 Nscalerr said:

Something for Todge to take a look at and fix, thanks for that Chris

Sorry about that. How stupid of me to check for non-existant key AFTER I had checked it's content.

Can you please try version 0.0.9

[Nscalerr]

Working well Todge

[caladrius]

Basic question.

What is a Super Key?

I believe the Post Background plugin uses 1 Super Key. My basic ProBoards membership says I used 1 of 2 Super Keys.

[Todge]

Sept 10, 2020 15:12:29 GMT -8 caladrius said:

Basic question.

What is a Super Key?

I believe the Post Background plugin uses 1 Super Key. My basic ProBoards membership says I used 1 of 2 Super Keys.

A Key stores data that can be used by plugins to save information to be used at a later date.. Keys come in a few flavours, Thread, Post, Forum and User keys.

Thread and Post keys are tied to specific threads/posts and can be viewed by anyone, but are only available when viewing that thread/post.

The Forum Key is a Super Key which kan be viewed by anyone and is available throughout the forum.

User Keys come in 2 flavours.

The 'normal' User Key can be viewed by only the user it is assigned to, but is available thought your forum.

The Super User Key can be viewed by anyone, and is available throught the forum wherever a link to that user is displayed.

Because the access to Super Keys are more widespread and to more people, they are at a premium compared to normal keys.

BUT, when V6 arrives, the restriction on keys will be lifted.

[caladrius]

Sept 11, 2020 10:29:57 GMT -8 Todge said:

Sept 10, 2020 15:12:29 GMT -8 caladrius said:

Basic question.

What is a Super Key?

I believe the Post Background plugin uses 1 Super Key. My basic ProBoards membership says I used 1 of 2 Super Keys.

A Key stores data that can be used by plugins to save information to be used at a later date.. Keys come in a few flavours, Thread, Post, Forum and User keys.

Thread and Post keys are tied to specific threads/posts and can be viewed by anyone, but are only available when viewing that thread/post.

The Forum Key is a Super Key which kan be viewed by anyone and is available throughout the forum.

User Keys come in 2 flavours.

The 'normal' User Key can be viewed by only the user it is assigned to, but is available thought your forum.

The Super User Key can be viewed by anyone, and is available throught the forum wherever a link to that user is displayed.

Because the access to Super Keys are more widespread and to more people, they are at a premium compared to normal keys.

BUT, when V6 arrives, the restriction on keys will be lifted.

Well, how do I use a Super Key? How do I access it? What do I do with it?

If my basic ProBoards membership says I've used 1 of 2 Super Keys, does that mean I only have 1 more Super Key "slot"? If I install another plugin with a Super Key, does that mean I can't install a third plugin with a Super Key?

I'm confused as to how this Super Key is used by me (or others).

[Todge]

Sept 11, 2020 12:30:55 GMT -8 caladrius said:

Well, how do I use a Super Key? How do I access it? What do I do with it?

You don't 'access' it, just install the plugins you want and they will do everything for you.

If my basic ProBoards membership says I've used 1 of 2 Super Keys, does that mean I only have 1 more Super Key "slot"? If I install another plugin with a Super Key, does that mean I can't install a third plugin with a Super Key?

Yes, a standard forum currently comes with 2 free Super Keys, so you are restricted to using 2 plugins that use Super Keys. You can purchase more if you need them, but as I mentioned, key restrictions are changing with the upcoming V6 software.

I'm confused as to how this Super Key is used by me (or others).

You don't need to worry about how it is used, just install the plugins you need and they will use the keys as required. All you curently need to do is make sure you don't go over your current quota, but you will be told if you try to install a plugin that takes your forum over your current quota of keys.

[caladrius]

Hi Todge ,

I installed the "Post Background" plugin. It's set so that only I, as the admin, can modify settings and only for certain groups. It's supposed to be a reward or a purchasable feature. But there's a problem. It seems only I can see the actual modified post background. Others just see the default blank background.

Quick summary:

To test this plugin, I changed the post background for myself with an image. I also set up a regular non-admin account "tester01" which I use for diagnostic purposes and to "see" what regular non-admin users see on my forum. I changed the post background for tester01 with a green background and yellow text. When I logged into my the regular non-admin account, tester01, I don't see the changes in the post background for BOTH my admin account and for the tester01 account.

I only see all the edited post backgrounds (for my admin and the tester01 accounts) when I log in to my admin account.

I am running version 0.0.9.

What is going on?

[caladrius]

When I installed this plugin, I just clicked on "Install" without "download." It was intantaneous. This surprised me because I expected several steps.

Why do you have "install" and "download"? (I guess not just you but the entire ProBoards plugin library.)

I think I have it installed because it shows up in the "Manage Plugins" in my admin dashboard. Also, I've been able to play with the settings with a variety of images, colors, and text colors. But is it possible it's not installed in my forum yet, which would thus explain why the user tester01 can't "see" the modified post background?

[Todge]

Sept 13, 2020 12:33:14 GMT -8 caladrius said:

Hi Todge ,

I installed the "Post Background" plugin. It's set so that only I, as the admin, can modify settings and only for certain groups. It's supposed to be a reward or a purchasable feature. But there's a problem. It seems only I can see the actual modified post background. Others just see the default blank background.

Quick summary:

To test this plugin, I changed the post background for myself with an image. I also set up a regular non-admin account "tester01" which I use for diagnostic purposes and to "see" what regular non-admin users see on my forum. I changed the post background for tester01 with a green background and yellow text. When I logged into my the regular non-admin account, tester01, I don't see the changes in the post background for BOTH my admin account and for the tester01 account.

I only see all the edited post backgrounds (for my admin and the tester01 accounts) when I log in to my admin account.

I am running version 0.0.9.

What is going on?

Sept 13, 2020 16:21:14 GMT -8 caladrius said:

When I installed this plugin, I just clicked on "Install" without "download." It was intantaneous. This surprised me because I expected several steps.

Why do you have "install" and "download"? (I guess not just you but the entire ProBoards plugin library.)

I think I have it installed because it shows up in the "Manage Plugins" in my admin dashboard. Also, I've been able to play with the settings with a variety of images, colors, and text colors. But is it possible it's not installed in my forum yet, which would thus explain why the user tester01 can't "see" the modified post background?

If you can see anything of the plugin it must be installed..

As for your members not being able to see it, make sure that the key permissions are set properly.. the 'Read' setting should be set to either 'Everyone' or 'Staff & Members'.