[nodebb-plugin-ns-custom-fields] NS Custom Fields

Xiph

@Nicolas said:

@psychobunny Also I'm going to create another plugin, and I need this space in user's profile. Do you have any suggestions how I can reach it without manual editing also?

Sorry I missed this. We should add more hooks (or widget areas) in the profile section. This is way better than requiring people to edit the template for sure. If you make a PR to add that functionality I'm sure we would accept it

How about giving plugins a way to specify some markup that'd added before/after every partial?
i.e. nodebb-theme-persona/templates/partials/topic/post.tpl existing would add a hooks/widget areas/whatevs. like before:topic-post and after:topic-post?

reid

hi! sorry to bump this post. do you have any idea how I could get this running smoothly on 0.6.0? the plugin itself runs fine, and I can set up custom fields in the ACP, but when I try to import the partial (or even copy the contents of it into the .tpl itself), nothing shows. any idea why/how I can fix this?

(i can't update because the theme i'm using depends on 0.6)

Nicolas

@itsCrafted
I have developed this plugin on 0.7.x, so, you could have some problems with 0.6.
Where do you edit source file/template of your theme?

If you want to add import to your theme, you should edit initial template of the theme (under node_modules) and don't forget to restart your forum.

reid

@Nicolas my theme is under node_modules, in its own folder. what changes would i need to make to the initial template?

Nicolas

@itsCrafted

For Profile View (node_modules/theme_directory/templates/account/profile.tpl) - https://github.com/NicolasSiver/nodebb-plugin-ns-custom-fields#profile-view

Add import , where do you like, for example after block with general data about user:

Screen Shot 2015-07-08 at 8.01.25 PM.png

Note: see last line

reid

@Nicolas great, that works, but users can't edit the custom fields. How do I implement this?
edit: can you edit fields from the ACP or manually set them into Redis? this would be fine for me as well :P, my use case is probably quite different

Nicolas

What do you mean by - users can't edit the custom fields?
They edit defined custom fields under their profile - https://community.nodebb.org/user/itscrafted/edit
Admin defines what custom fields are available for the forum.

reid

@Nicolas when I go to my "Edit" page, it doesn't show any of the custom fields I have setup. I'm using Majestic.

Can I add anything to my edit.tpl? Sorry for bothering you with all this.

Nicolas

I see.
Answer will be simple: this plugin supports Vanilla/Levander and Persona, and themes that are derived from them.
Plugin isn't aware about custom themes, even if it uses widgets, It's up to theme developer to declare them.

reid

@Nicolas Right. Is there a way I can manually set values through redis-cli or the ACP? Or, better yet, implement it myself?

Nicolas

@itsCrafted said:

through redis-cli

Yes. User fields are stored in Database, you can edit them directly if you wish.
They could be found via key: user:X:ns:custom_fields, where X is an user identifier.

reid

@Nicolas Got it all figured out in the end, thanks for your help! Now I have user covers working

julian

@itsCrafted Looks great!

reid

@julian thanks! It's a nice addition to user profiles, they look a little blank otherwise.

Nicolas

Version 2.0.0

New version is released. No new features, main idea to be compatible

Compatibility with NodeBB v0.8
ACP: refreshed look

Install updated version via Plugins section in ACP

miran

I haven't been able to get this to work on v0.9.x can't even get the UI options to show up in the plugins tab. Has anyone had any luck?

Nicolas

It isn't compatible with 0.9, especially because of UI changes in 0.9 to profile page.
Also, I'm considering better options for this plugin:

User Settings: hook? · Issue #3837 · NodeBB/NodeBB

I saw you did changes to user's settings page? Did you add some hook so additional buttons/actions can be added? Is it a good idea to have hook for such button? Real Example: Edit Custom Fields, and by clicking it, user will visit dedica...

GitHub (github.com)

For now, if 0.9 update isn't critical for you, stick with 0.8

Nicolas

Version 3.0.0

New version is available. Summary: changed idea how plugin integrates with User's page.

Compatibility with NodeBB v0.9.1
Introduced dedicated page for custom fields (i.e. /user/nicolas/custom-fields/edit). Removed dependency on Account's Edit Page (i.e. no dependency on theme).
Profile page: added new Flex template that could be used with Persona Theme

Ins

I have two suggestions what I see in other fórum CMS.

1 - Support to links(Field type): I define URL of the custom field in ACP:
[link_what_i_want(ex: https://twitter.com)]: [user_information(MyTwitter@UserName)] and the hook give me a result like this: "Twitter: ins"

2 - Support to images or icons in setup to show in templates, like this http://i.imgur.com/7aLADPS.png - This is an extension of first suggestion;

Usama Hameed

Hi,

The update added a separate page for the custom fields, and I wanted to know whether I could still add the custom fields on the user profile 'edit' page instead of a separate page.

Thanks