Guests can add news

[alien13]

2.This mod has another problem that once before I asked about but no response recieved. That is : when guest post an article without filling the "required xfields", it says that you have not filled all required fileds and should go back and send again. However, when you sign in as admin you will find all guest posts( including that one rejected before), added to database and waiting for approval?!

regards

You have to add the XFields to the javascript check. By default it only checks if the short-story is blank:

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if (document.guest.short_story.value == ""){

     document.guest.short_story.focus();

     alert ("The short story can't be blank.");

     return false;

   }

Copy this code and replace "short_story" with the name(s) of your XField(s).

So, I have the same problem and I try to copy the javascript check with the name of the xfiled, but is the same. It show "You should fill in all required fields." and the post from users (including that one rejected before) are added to database waiting for approval.



For example I have xfield with name - source.



I try with

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if (document.guest.source.value == ""){

     document.guest.source.focus();

     alert ("The short story can't be blank.");

     return false;

Nothing hapend.



Then I try with:

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if (document.guest.xfield[source].value == ""){

     document.guest.xfield[source].focus();

     alert ("The short story can't be blank.");

     return false;

And again, nothing hapened.



Please, I need help

[FI-DD]

If you change

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<input type="text" name="xfield[$fieldname]" id="xfield[$fieldname]" value="$fieldvalue">

to

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<input type="text" name="xfield[$fieldname]" id="xfield_$fieldname" value="$fieldvalue">

in plugins/xfields/core.php then this works:

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if (document.guest.xfield_source.value == ""){

     document.guest.xfield_source.focus();

     alert ("The short story can't be blank.");

     return false;

I didn't test if this breaks the other XFields functions.

[astrostart]

I also have a suggestion!

I want users to use it as a forum, so I don't want to show all categories (because then they can post is as news).

So how can i show only a few categories (which I can choose myself). If that don't work: how can I transform the code so the news will be posted in one automatic category (for instance: 31)

[scottdallas]

You can set which categories display at the top of the guest.php file.. If it is too limited to only be able to set one certain amount of categories.. perhaps make different 'guest can add news' files with different categories defined?

[riri]

Hello, thanks for the tip but when I put the author's name, it shows not on the site, how can I solve this problem please?

Thanks

[Partyism]

submit.php

<?
include $cutepath.'/guest.php';
?>

Fatal error: Cannot redeclare cqt_macros_variables() (previously declared in
/artikelen/plugins/custom-quick-tags.php:25) in /
/artikelen/plugins/custom-quick-tags.php on line 25

It wil show when i go to guest.php

[scottdallas]

Hey not to change subject... but I thought this hack would be cool with email notification with at least a link to the article in the email.

[FI-DD]

Hey not to change subject... but I thought this hack would be cool with email notification with at least a link to the article in the email.

Look at this:
http://english.cutenews.ru/forum/guests ... .html#6105

and at this:
http://english.cutenews.ru/forum/guests ... .html#2937

Combine them both and you should get what you want.

[FI-DD]

Fatal error: Cannot redeclare cqt_macros_variables() (previously declared in
/artikelen/plugins/custom-quick-tags.php:25) in /
/artikelen/plugins/custom-quick-tags.php on line 25

It wil show when i go to guest.php

Remove "include('head.php');" from guest.php.

[Partyism]

Many Thnx FI-DD.

edit: got captcha working after all,
edit2: however, no matter what. The submitted news wil always be posted with or without approval or hidden=1 in phpmyadmin :s
Somebody solved this already?!

[scottdallas]

Thanks FI-DD sorry for overlooking the obvious

Hey.. now you know what my next question will be right lol..

How do I put <a href="'.cute_get_link($link).'">Click here to view your post.</a> in the simple mail code mail("mail@mail.com", "New guest news", "There's a new guest news", "From:mail@mail.com");

[RDM]

Ok now, this works great. But I found a bug:

If two or more guests enter the same title, when you will see the news in full story, you will see all of them with the same title.

[Partyism]

Another thing that doesnt work is the {author} function. It wont show who the author is but in the admin it does

[FI-DD]

How do I put <a href="'.cute_get_link($link).'">Click here to view your post.</a> in the simple mail code mail("mail@mail.com", "New guest news", "There's a new guest news", "From:mail@mail.com");

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$link = reset($sql->select(array('table' => 'news', 'where' => array("id = ".$id))));
$my_message = "There's a new guest news\n\n";
$my_message .= '<a href="'.cute_get_link($link).'">Click here to view the post.</a>';
mail("mail@mail.com", "New guest news", $my_message, "From:mail@mail.com");

[FI-DD]

Another thing that doesnt work is the {author} function. It wont show who the author is but in the admin it does

In inc/show.news.php change this:

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$output = str_replace('{author}', $user_name[$row['author']], $output);

to this:

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$output = str_replace('{author}', (isset($user_name[$row['author']]) ? $user_name[$row['author']] : $row['author']) , $output);