[ANSWERED] FrontendUsers Module Questions

[applejack]

Hi

I haven't had the chance yet to use the FrontendUsers Module so I don't fully understand how it works and what is possible or not. I have just received a brief from a potential client so would like to find out quickly if it is possible to do certain things but unfortunately do not have the time to test it at the moment.

From what I understand of it it allows a user access to certain functions of CMSMS as set up by the administrator. How can a user be restricted to be able to only access the information which they have posted and not other users, would each user have to be a different group?

User submissions need to be approved by the administrator. I know this can be done using the News module but are there any others.

And very important, can a user preview their content before submitting it and re-edit.

Thanks in advance for any answers.

[applejack]

Anyone able to answer any of these questions, as I really need to know quickly?

Also is it possible to have additional fields added via Field Definitions available to FEU and if so what is the syntax for adding these to the Form Template.

How to have available WYSIWYG editing for FEU and how can they re-edit a post which relates to my previous question about being able to preview before final posting.

[alby]

Anyone able to answer any of these questions, as I really need to know quickly?

Also is it possible to have additional fields added via Field Definitions available to FEU and if so what is the syntax for adding these to the Form Template.

How to have available WYSIWYG editing for FEU and how can they re-edit a post which relates to my previous question about being able to preview before final posting.

I think that you don't have clear FEU operation.
FEU is a user manager and form control (login/logout) only.

Not provides no protection "direct" but through another module (News for the frontend edit article, ForumMadeSimple for post, CustomContent to protect pages, Uploads for secure download, ....)

Then FEU does not give any WYSIWYG editor (perhaps you think to News)

Alby

[applejack]

Hi Alby

Thanks for your reply. Yes I realise that FEU is a login/logout function and yes I am talking about WYSIWYG for the News which I have installed but the WYSIWYG does not work for FEU as a standard install at least though I have seen it on another site so it is possible just don't know how.

However it seems like that there is no way for a FEU to preview their News article before final submission which in the case I need it to work makes it unfortunately useless.

[calguy1000]

No.... when users submit news articles via the frontend, they're added as 'draft' for admin approval.  and there's no way to go back at the moment to delete or edit ones posts.

There are also some fixes that need to be done in there.

The frontend wysiwyg can be turned on in the global settings.

[applejack]

Hi Calguy

Thanks for your reply as always. What about adding additional fields for FEU in the news form?

[calguy1000]

That's on the todo list...

RonnyK offered to contribute funds to that 'priority adjustment' as well.

I didn't do it for the current version of news... because in my project at the time, it wasn't needed.

[applejack]

Ok the only way I can see this working for what I need is to set the users up as a group to use the backend admin so I will have to try and make the default news article submission as draft and not published.

[blast2007]

No.... when users submit news articles via the frontend, they're added as 'draft' for admin approval.  and there's no way to go back at the moment to delete or edit ones posts.
There are also some fixes that need to be done in there.
...

Hi calguy1000.

first of all thank for work already done ! 

Here following my question:

is there a way to limit "insert/edit/delete" actions of a news category only to a specific group of backend user?
It would be very useful for a backend user to manage only the news category owned and not the other one.

I don't know if it could be implemented easyly with this release of news module.

My idea is to add a new table in mysql, something like:

cms_module_news_users_category_permission (user_id , news_category_id)
Here I can set the owner of a particular category.

In alternative a new field in cms_userprefs with category number, editable only by admin

Could be the right direction to proceed?

Thanks and regards.
blast