Sneak Peek of User Created Groups in v0.6.1
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Just some teaser screenshots of what you can expect to see when it comes to user groups, in v0.6.1.
Right now, groups are more of an administrative concept -- users are slotted into groups based on an administrator's decision. These changes introduce the concept of a private group, where members must request access from the owner. In addition, groups can be made public, so anybody may join.
Let me know if you have any questions about how this will work
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@julian Can only certain users create private groups?
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@julianlam I pulled the latest version and tried out the User Created Groups concept.
My observations:
Checking for existing group names should probably ignore case. Right now I can create two groups named "test" and "Test".
How do I delete a group?
If I am the owner of a private group, I should probably have the ability to kick a user out from my group.
System admin should have the ability to set a list of words not allowed in group names or "Badge Text" for groups. I don't want a private group with a badge text "Administrator" or "Admin"...
Groups created by the admin should have a setting to not let users request to join the group. I don't want my users to keep requesting to join the Admin group.
"Change Icon" under group administration throws an error.
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On a more serious note, will they have tags in the left similar to admin created groups? Or will they appear differently?
Can this option be toggled off say you didn't want it?
Also, what about showing group tags on mobile admin groups and now user groups? If groups are becoming more serious, they should display everywhere. -
@RazorAxis @pichalite both good feedback, thanks!
Right now the system is in its infancy. There are continual changes that will need to be made such as better handling of user badges (as in, empowering the user by giving them control over which badges are shown).
We still use hidden and system groups internally, but for all intents and purposes, all groups are user groups now.
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@julian This is awesome!!! thank you!! the best feature in my opinion. i will try it out tonight.
one thing, what if there are tens of thousands of groups -- maybe the group page can be like tags page which allow user to search the groups with autocomplete... -
You can only add users to groups via the ACP side of group management -- user side relies on users joining groups themselves. It's possible the ACP portion is broken however
Drag/drop for cover photos shouldn't be broken. What browser?
The minimum browser requirement for that should be:
Chrome Firefox (Gecko) Internet Explorer Opera Safari (WebKit) 13 3.0 (1.9) (non standard), 7 (7) (standard) 10.0 16.0 6.0 -
@limitx3m it's in the master branch right now.
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For private groups, how to set the "owner" of that group?
I have created a test user, and "applied" for access to a private group.
I see the "Invtation Pending" button for that test user.
But, with my main account (admin), i did not see any notifications nor places to approve the user. Where is the information supposed to be?
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Lavender or Vanilla theme after 0.6.1 upgrade subcategories stuck together
hello, noticed when I went to subcategories in one of my categories that the theme now broken, sub categories have no spacing between them. How can I fix it ...
NodeBB Community (community.nodebb.org)
is this normal ? maybe something to do with the group page template
ive uninstalled and reinstalled both vanilla and lavender themes , dones't seem to fix it
Clicking edit on groups in the acp did nothing either. 