GuestPost v1.3

Minisweeper

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Make a guest user account and define the username and password in the default.php file and it should just add the add comments form to all pages and allow guests to post. It will log them in and immediately back out again in order to do so. I suggest you choose a hard to guess password since otherwise someone will just log into the guest account properly, change its password, and break the extension. If people are posting while not logged in it will add a warning that they are posting as guest.

The extension will not work in conjunction with the AddComments extension since that requires the fields to be filled in (if you're php savvy you could just remove that requirement from the addcomments/default.php and it should work fine)

As of v1.3, if a guest enters their own name into the Username box and leaves the password box free, it will head up the post with their name. This requires the HTML formatter to be installed.

Let me know how it goes.

Krak

Works good so far. Awesome Mini, you will please many people.

Toivo

amazing, mini DID it

Mania

Great work Minisweeper!

Btw. in addons it says requires version 1.0.1 but works fine with my 1.0 as well (if someone is interested).

One suggestion: As for now, the guest can only participate in threads. Would it be too complicated to allow it to make new threads as well?

Thanks again!

Minisweeper

Yeah, I wrote it using the new SetDefinition method but then realised nicks forum (which i used to test it) is still only running v1 so i had to go back to the old method. I might change it back to the new way at some point though.

As for making whole discussions, it is a lot more work yes. There's a whole load more permission checking in place at a higher level than for just adding comments (un-signed in users cant even view the post.php page - all users can see the comment grid it's just a matter of adding more stuff to it)

Krak

At first I was like "what, cant post?" but then realized you can post comments, just not start discussions. Which I kind of like better.

Minisweeper

Well the thing is if users have nothing to gain by registering an account then they wont. I think this is a pretty good compromise. In any case it was literally about 10 minutes work so aslong as it keeps some people happy i dont really care :D

Mania

I think you are right, this way it may be for the better. I am happy. :)

blueonyx

it's great :)

tthmaz

The extension will not work in conjunction with the AddComments extension since that requires the fields to be filled in (if you're php savvy you could just remove that requirement from the addcomments/default.php and it should work fine)

Can you show us how? We're keen to learn :)

Minisweeper

Actually, come to think of it it wouldnt work since both extensions are adding to the same delegate so whichever one added itself last would take precedence (i assume - either that or it'd just generally break). If people want it I could release another version of this extension which allowed people to enter login details or post as a guest?

mis-one

I think it makes sense to allow users to start discussions if you have it limited to one category in which they can do so. For example, a help forum if they are having troubles logging in, rumor mill, etc.

Minisweeper

It's not a matter of choosing them to allow it, it's getting round the permissions problem for someone who isnt logged in (this extension only logs people in to post their comment then logs them back out again).

tthmaz

hi mini, if you could improve the extenion (i couldn't really get what u were trying to say after ur explanation for my question, my bad), I would b grateful to try it out. Cheers.

Minisweeper

Um. yeah. I'll try and get onto it tonight it shouldnt take long. If you could post again in like 6 hours that would probably help :D

Minisweeper

Here you go. Grab the latest source from here: http://lussumo.com/addons/?PostBackAction=AddOn&AddOnID=182 It's not tested but I think it should work. Let me know how it goes.

STE7130

hm ... i think i have a spam problem with this extension :(

Minisweeper

That doesnt surprise me. Yet another reason to make people register. I guess i could add requirements for email addresses/captcha but by that time its easier just to register. The form is only like 5 inputs long.

Wanderer

Some problems were encountered
The requested username and password combination could not be found.
I get the above error.
I've made the guest account and entered the details in default.php
I tested the account by logging in with the details.
Any ideas?

Later:
I manually entered the guest account details and they were accepted, post successful.
Somehow, they are not being picked up from the default.php definitions.

Yes I double-checked my typing.

mis-one

^ I'm having the exact same issue.

Minisweeper

Is this with the version I uploaded the other day (1.1)?

Wanderer

Yup, version 1.1 here boss :-)

Minisweeper

Hmm. That doesnt really surprise me. I'm not all too familiar with the define function.

Grab the new version 1.1f and see if that helps.

Wanderer

Sorry Minisweeper, same error.
Shame, I've had over 1400 unique visitors in the last 4 weeks, only 2 registered, I'd like to try allowing guests to post and see if it makes a difference.

Minisweeper

Err. Try dropping the single quotes round $GU and $GP on lines 64 and 65 and see if that works. If it doesnt then replace those lines with just $Username = $GU; and $Password = $GU; and see if that works. Bit confused what's up there.

Before you do that, I assume it works if you put a username and password in..?

Wanderer

Hey Minisweeper, that worked BUT...

After the comment is added, Guest remains logged in with access to the Account tab, not good!

Minisweeper

What worked, removing the ''s? If so try changing the bit lower down where it references GuestUsername to $GU?

Wanderer

Minisweeper, removing the single quotes on lines 64 and 65 worked.

Also, changing GuestUsername to $GU on line 84 now logs out the guest properly.

Thanks sincerely for your interest and patience not to mention talent!

Later: Also, line 54 should be...
$Head->AddStyleSheet('extensions/GuestPost/style.css');

Minisweeper

Ok for anyone else with trouble i've uploaded a v1.2.

No probs though, no talent about it it's entirely guesswork :D Seriously though I'm not sure why any of those things fixed it... Hmm...

ercatli

Thanks heaps Mini, this is a truly useful extension for anyone with fairly itinerant and not very committed visitors, to encourage some comment, and hopefully growing involvement. It seems to work perfectly for me, but I guess time will tell.

slaay

I realy sux at PHP, so please bright me up - define the guest account username and password-?? In witch line exucatly i need to change and what, if for example my login will bee "guest" and psw will bee "abrakadabra". Im already made a guest account ar roles and perrmissions. I got latest versions of sources, but still I see that error "Some problems were encounteredThe requested username and password combination could not be found." Thanks !