[nodebb-plugin-custom-pages] Custom Static pages for NodeBB

[psychobunny]

Updated for v0.5.1 of the plugin, compatible with NodeBB 1.6.0+

Allows you to add as many new pages as you like to your NodeBB forum. Each new page has four widget areas (header, footer, content, and sidebar) which you can use to add HTML to in the Widgets ACP.

Tips

• You can set custom permissions for each individual page (ex. group-level access, or registered users only access, etc).
• Use NodeBB's widget system (Extend -> Widgets) to add any type of content.
• Utilize benchpress markup for advanced logic.
• Add a navigation link in the header that points to your custom page in General -> Navigation and selecting "Custom Route".
• Make a custom page your landing page / homepage under General -> Homepage and selecting "Custom"

Manual Installation

npm install nodebb-plugin-custom-pages

[a_5mith]

@psychobunny There's something up with the class on the header. Library.js seems to suggest that it will add a class to the header li with a classname of the pagename. But, it's blank. Also hovering over it just shows {navigation.title}

[Scuzz]

Is there any way to use an icon instead of just text?

[a_5mith]

Just had a go, seems not, however there is a stupendously dirty hack to stop it from displaying (if you wanted to link it from somewhere like the footer instead...

In custom class do this:

" style="display:none;

The first " closes the class, then the style hides it. Not closing it means it gets closed by the " that's left over from the custom class.

I'm also unable to delete them once they're created, which is odd.

[ryanmehta]

hey cant seem to get this to work.

In the init function (set to run on the app.load action), getCustomPages is called which gets the custom pages from the db. But setting routes within that callback happens too late.

There is a github issue for this.

[julian]

Thanks @ryanmehta Looks similar to an issue I faced with the GA plugin yesterday. Might be an issue with core...

Please see gh#1822

julianlam created this issue in NodeBB/NodeBB

closed Unintended regression, routes must be added ASAP after action:app.load #1822

[ryanmehta]

@julian that's exactly it. thanks i will monitor this. after this is resolved in core I can make a PR to fix this plugin.

[psychobunny]

Updated to work with latest (v0.5x)

[vivek tailor]

i want to remove custom-pages links from main menu

[a_5mith]

@vivek-tailor Try adding this to the custom class...

" style="display:none;

Copy it as is, including the first " etc.

[vivek tailor]

@a_5mith thanks

[psychobunny]

Nice trick

Once this issue is resolved you'll be able to remove / rearrange menu items without having to use the above

[Scuzz]

@psychobunny Is it still not possible to add an image to the link?

[Tanner]

Even adding a FontAwesome icon would suffice for the time being if that's not possible.

[Tanner]

@psychobunny is it at all possible to add a "hide to anonymous users" or "make page private" option to the static pages? I realize that you can do this with each individual widget but it would be much more expedient if it were implemented in the ACP section of this plugin.

[Tanner]

@psychobunny you might not be managing this plugin anymore, but I'm running into an issue where the widgets don't load on the custom pages, even after clearing cache and stuff. Anything you'd be able to do to help me out?

[a_5mith]

@Scuzz said:

Is there any way to use an icon instead of just text?

Better late than never:

 $('document').ready(function() {
    $( "li.policy-page>a>span" ).replaceWith( '<i class="fa fa-fw fa-gavel"></i>' );
 });

Just replace policy-page with the class of your new page, and fa-gavel with the icon you want it replaced with.

[markkus]

Hmm... The plugin didn't run on NodeBB 0.5.4

Produces this error:

2014-12-08T21:40:29.074Z - error: TypeError: Cannot read property 'admin' of undefined
at Object.plugin.init (/home/nodebb/foorum/node_modules/nodebb-plugin-custom-pages/library.js:101:43)
at /home/nodebb/foorum/src/plugins.js:489:23
at /home/nodebb/foorum/node_modules/async/lib/async.js:125:13
at Array.forEach (native)
at _each (/home/nodebb/foorum/node_modules/async/lib/async.js:46:24)
at Object.async.each (/home/nodebb/foorum/node_modules/async/lib/async.js:124:9)
at Object.Plugins.fireHook (/home/nodebb/foorum/src/plugins.js:487:12)
at Plugins.reloadRoutes (/home/nodebb/foorum/src/plugins.js:135:11)
at /home/nodebb/foorum/node_modules/async/lib/async.js:656:23
at fn (/home/nodebb/foorum/node_modules/async/lib/async.js:641:34)
TypeError: Cannot read property 'admin' of undefined
at Object.plugin.init (/home/nodebb/foorum/node_modules/nodebb-plugin-custom-pages/library.js:101:43)
at /home/nodebb/foorum/src/plugins.js:489:23
at /home/nodebb/foorum/node_modules/async/lib/async.js:125:13
at Array.forEach (native)
at _each (/home/nodebb/foorum/node_modules/async/lib/async.js:46:24)
at Object.async.each (/home/nodebb/foorum/node_modules/async/lib/async.js:124:9)
at Object.Plugins.fireHook (/home/nodebb/foorum/src/plugins.js:487:12)
at Plugins.reloadRoutes (/home/nodebb/foorum/src/plugins.js:135:11)
at /home/nodebb/foorum/node_modules/async/lib/async.js:656:23
at fn (/home/nodebb/foorum/node_modules/async/lib/async.js:641:34)
2014-12-08T21:40:29.077Z - info: [app] Shutdown (SIGTERM/SIGINT) Initialised.
2014-12-08T21:40:29.078Z - info: [app] Database connection closed.

[a_5mith]

@markkus, you're running the 0.6.0 supported version of the plugin. Run the following one line at a time from your NodeBB folder.

npm rm nodebb-plugin-custom-pages
npm i [email protected]

Then go into your Plugins in the ACP, disable the custom-pages plugin, then re-enable it. Then restart/reload your forum.

[markkus]

Oh lol... Thanks!