Let Authors view their unpublished content

bricer · 21.01.2005, 14:52

I would like to let my users with "Author" priviledges view and edit their own unpublished content.

My author users were confused that after they submitted content they could not view it until a Publisher published it.

Does anyone know where in the code I can change it so they can view and edit their content whether or not it is published.

Ndovu · 21.01.2005, 18:19

Hi Bricer,

if you are a coder, the following link may help you:

How can I make it so publishers can only edit their own content

If you found the solution, please publish it for the not so good php freaks among the Mambo community

bricer · 24.01.2005, 11:16

Yes, I saw that thread, but as the the folks that posted to it claim they had done this, they So, I started my own thread in the hopes that a Mambo developer could tell me where to hack. Something a little more percise than "at the end of the file" would be awfully nice.

Until then, I'll hammer away at it. I'll be sure to post any code I get working.

(keep in mind, what I am trying to do seems slightly different from what you are doing. I just want the author of content to be able to view and edit their own submissions, even before it has been published. They won't be able to publish anything themselves which is what the thread you posted appears to be trying to do)

Ndovu · 24.01.2005, 11:59

Hi Bricer,

just got a hint to this thread. By the first look of it, it seems to be what we need (for your solution and mine). Haven't had time so to really check it out and test it.

http://forum.mamboserver.com/showthread.php?t=5638

Thanks for posting any news code changes here. Very much appreciated!

This thread might be interesting for you as well. It show you how to make disappear the picture, meta data etc. tabs.:

http://forum.mamboserver.com/showthr...119#post142119

bricer · 24.01.2005, 13:07

Yes, that seems to be the method.

One has to edit "includes/gacl.class.php" which seems straight forward. It also will allow for new groups, but you have to add rows to TWO tables.

I'm trying to find what values the "_mos_add_acl" function can take. For example, would the following be legit?

$this->_mos_add_acl( 'action', 'view', 'users', 'author', 'content', 'all' );

bricer · 26.01.2005, 12:53

Okay, good news and bad news (depending on your perspective).

The file "gacl.class.php" only has "add", "edit" and "publish". Nothing about "view".

I banged away in some other files with no success. However, I may have found a solution for what you want - letting Authors publish their own content

Add the following in "includes/gacl.class.php"

$this->_mos_add_acl( 'action', 'publish', 'users', 'author', 'content', 'own' );

around line 180. Still they won't be able to view the file so I don't know how they will be able to publish it even though they have the right.

Ndovu · 26.01.2005, 13:41

Hi Bricer,

thanks for that. That's exactly what I need.

You may find that interesting as well:

jSectionAuth

Cheers