sidepanel navigation; show only if user is signed in

jackmaessen · December 2014

I am using this plugin and i noticed that when no one is logged in, the Participated Discussion is also shown in the sidepanel. This seems not very logic to me.

In class.participated.plugin.php file there is this piece of code which displays the nav link in the sidebar. I put 2 lines to it so that it is only being diplayed when user is logged in (these lines are marked with --> ADDED

   /**
    * New navigation menu item.
    *
    * @since 2.1
    */
   public function Base_AfterDiscussionFilters_Handler($Sender) {
      if (Gdn::Session()->IsValid()) { // check if the user is signed in, otherwise do not show in side navigation  -->ADDED
      // Participated
      $CssClass = 'Participated';
      if (strtolower(Gdn::Controller()->ControllerName) == 'discussionscontroller' && strtolower(Gdn::Controller()->RequestMethod) == 'participated')
         $CssClass .= ' Active';
      echo '<li class="'.$CssClass.'">'.Anchor(Sprite('SpParticipated').T('Participated'), '/discussions/participated').'</li>';
   } // endif garden session -->ADDED
   }

vrijvlinder · December 2014

public function Base_AfterDiscussionFilters_Handler($Sender) {
       if(Gdn::Session() && !$Session->IsValid()) {
            return;

vrijvlinder · December 2014

That is a guess but let me see the plugin, hmm that is a very old plugin and it does check for logged in users.

Did you fix the Senders ?

replaced &$Sender for $Sender ?

peregrine · December 2014

if (! Gdn::Session()->IsValid() ) return;

vrijvlinder · December 2014

if (!Gdn::Session()->IsValid()) throw new Exception(T("Could not get participated discussions for non logged-in user."));

and here too

public function DiscussionsController_Participated_Create($Sender, $Args) {
      $Sender->Permission('Garden.SignIn.Allow');

peregrine · December 2014

if someone seconds the plugin as working it would be updated.

unfortunately no one can second it.

http://vanillaforums.org/discussion/comment/220781/#Comment_220781

vrijvlinder · December 2014

Ok , so do you have a zip of the fix ? I can only test my own fixes. If it amounts to the senders being the only issue.

jackmaessen · December 2014

@peregrine That's right; this plugin is not working properly under 2.1.6. I took the plugin from the master you mentioned on Github. That one works perfectly but the sidebar nav was the only issue i noticed, so i put the if statement in it

peregrine · December 2014

and the plugin to me works as you would want it to work.

Participated 1.1.0 from github.

if someone seconds the plugin as working it would be updated.

unfortunately no one can second it.

http://vanillaforums.org/discussion/comment/220781/#Comment_220781

if you click on participated it takes you to signin page just as other things do.

but if jack doesn't want to see it....

the only reasonable change but still senseless to me

public function Base_AfterDiscussionFilters_Handler($Sender) {
if (! Gdn::Session()->IsValid() ) return;  // participated link for guests.

jackmaessen · December 2014

When i do not put the if statement in it, i see it like this: http://forum.webprofis.nl/
On the right side: "Mijn Topics Deelname" = "My Participated Discussions"

peregrine · December 2014

@jackmaessen said:
When i do not put the if statement in it, i see it like this: http://forum.webprofis.nl/
On the right side: "Mijn Topics Deelname" = "My Participated Discussions"

and it is an incentive to login.... just a hint of a feature available.

peregrine · December 2014

@vrijvlinder said:
Ok , so do you have a zip of the fix ? I can only test my own fixes. If it amounts to the senders being the only issue.

it is fixed if you just download this file you can extract.

https://github.com/vanilla/addons/archive/master.zip

jackmaessen · December 2014

@‌peregrine
For me personal, it is not logic. When an outsider visits your forum, he can click and navigate on the other 3 ones ( categories, recent topics and activities) in the sidepanel. Only this one forces him to login. And when he does not have an account, he cannot use the link; so it is useless for him....oke that's my opinion

vrijvlinder · December 2014

Ok I tested ( yes the zipped version )it and it works I added the check so it does not show in the side menu and it works . I will second ...

peregrine · December 2014

@jackmaessen

to each his own.

perhaps you can send @linc a message since you tested and just tell him gihub version of Participated 1.1.0 works for you an you want to second it!

simple enough!

since you can't add to the discussion in a developer category, because you are not in developer role (or rank).

and the plugin will get moved to the add-ons section to make it easier for everyone, if the goal is to make things easy. if the goal is to make things hard then leave things as status quo.

http://vanillaforums.org/discussion/28516/getting-updated-versions-of-addons-in-the-org-directory/p1

http://vanillaforums.org/discussion/comment/220781/#Comment_220781

re-read!

jackmaessen · December 2014

i will do that, good hint

sidepanel navigation; show only if user is signed in

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