How to provide Name and Email field for Guset User?

[akumbhare]

Hi,
I want to customize this user experience such that, when unregistered users share their Replies and Comments, a UI overlay should pop-up prompting Name & Email Address. Then this Name which gets inputted should be displayed in place of "Guest". For implementing this functionality do I need top make changes in core nodeBB files or we can write separate plug-in for this ?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!!!

[pichalite]

@akumbhare this is probably what you are looking for. scheduled for v0.6.1
https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/issues/2569

It doesn't prompt for an email address but the guest user can specify a name.

[akumbhare]

Now I need to implement this functionality, Can you please tell me some guidelines to achieve this functionality .

[a_5mith]

@akumbhare find the guest username entry within master. Replicate it but for email addresses?

[akumbhare]

Hi,
I downloaded the latest source code from the working master branch of NodeBB source code.
After that, I am able to see "Allow guest handles" into "GUEST" option in ACP settings.
So here I have to provide "GUEST" Email option such as user-name using "PLUGIN".
Through PLUGIN, I have to provide option for for email into UI similar to Username as well as I need to insert that email into database.
How can I provide UI for email input field and stores this email value respective to that post in database using my custom plug-in?

[akumbhare]

Hi,
When GUEST user created new topic providing his name,
In the recent post page it shows " -- minutes ago by Guest",
also hovering on topic image "Guest" tool-tip appears. I think it must show GUEST user name.
Are you nodeBB guys working on this issue or this issue has completed?

Please see attached screenshots:
http://screencast.com/t/ORR7MIqcsXL
http://screencast.com/t/MDzADTl60y

[a_5mith]

@akumbhare Have you turned the option on in the ACP?

[akumbhare]

@akumbhare said:

Hi,
I downloaded the latest source code from the working master branch of NodeBB source code.
After that, I am able to see "Allow guest handles" into "GUEST" option in ACP settings.
So here I have to provide "GUEST" Email option such as user-name using "PLUGIN".
Through PLUGIN, I have to provide option for for email into UI similar to Username as well as I need to insert that email into database.
How can I provide UI for email input field and stores this email value respective to that post in database using my custom plug-in?

Please refer my above comment. Yes I have turn on option in ACP.

[julian]

Are you saying that there are some places where the Guest Handles are not showing?

Are they showing up properly in the topic/post itself?

[akumbhare]

@julian @a_5mith Yes, On the recent topic page (EX. http://localhost:4567/recent) the Guest Handles are not showing.
Instead of guest handles it shows "Guest" keyword.

Following is the screenshot for the same:
http://screencast.com/t/a21Mk0mDc9m
http://screencast.com/t/dqGkzD8M

[akumbhare]

Hi,
Can you point me to that location, where I can find and extend the USER model, to include the USER EMAIL ADDRESS ?
The expectation is that the EMAIL ADDRESS should be persisted in the DB and be available across USER login sessions.