[nodebb-plugin-mentions] Username Mentions have landed!

julian

An oft-requested feature, we've finally released the first version of username mentions!

It is included by default on all new installations of NodeBB (as of v0.0.7). If you have an existing NodeBB install, run a git pull and npm install to get it. Make sure to turn it on in the admin panel!

julian

Version 0.1.12 of the mentions plugin has been released, and now mentions contain the online status of the user as well as case-insensitivity. No need to be completely exact with your mentions now

e.g. @julian

maniacmusic

Shouldn't that be core... ?

julian

Hey @maniacmusic - it sure is! It's bundled by default with every NodeBB install, although you can easily deactivate it and uninstall it if you'd prefer not to have it.

maniacmusic

Nice, I like this modular design, fantastic.

quahfamili

@julian

Suddenly have an idea to improve the mentions, how about making an autocompletion for the typed word? Ajax feel? hee

julian

Hehe, that would be nice, I'd like that to be a part of it too.

dove

@julian I noticed that mentions doesn't work when username has a space between words

julian

Hi @dove -- that is true. They'd work if you use the sluggified version (so, dashes instead of spaces).

Looking to improve on this in a future release of the mentions plugin.

Bri

@julian Dude you're awesome! I just noticed the autocomplete

julian

Hahha, a ways to go with that one too, but @baris is the one who should get the kudos for that

Bri

Oh, well in that case @baris, Awesome! I also just noticed that your name doesn't autocomplete.... is this only looking at the usernames of users that have posted in the thread rather than the whole forum?

julian

For now, yes... it's a matter of efficiency at this point. Once we have more time to devote to the plugin, it'll get better

Schamper

@julian our forum has a custom composer.js that features full forum user autofill. Unfortunately it also requires a custom database function for doing a fuzzy search on the usernames.

http://i.imgur.com/a5FnTOJ.png

mouseluka

does not work with names containing the point

smth like this @mouse.luka

Schamper

@mouseluka said:

does not work with names containing the point

smth like this @mouse.luka

It should, since the slug for that would be mouse-luka. So @mouse-luka should actually mention the user mouse.luka.

mouseluka

So Reply button should use the name with "-"

julian

@mouseluka you're right, it should. That's a bug

https://github.com/designcreateplay/NodeBB/issues/869

julian

v0.4.1-2 Released

Compatibility with v0.4.0 of NodeBB
Mentions autocomplete should no longer suggest lower-case names even though the search results show proper capitalisation
Usernamed with periods are better supported.
- Still a couple edge cases here and there, but working better than before.

a_5mith

@julian Brilliant, silly question, how do I go about updating? Is it npm update?