Newbie: Multiple Authors

[lwoods]

Hi,

Apologies since I assume that this either (1) has been asked before and/or (2) it's coved in the documentation. In either case I can't find it.

I want to be able to make any person who registers on the site to be able to be an author. After approval, of course. The site is a "old school class" site and I want any member to be able to get to the site and enter stuff about themselves. I do need to moderate the site.

Is this possible with Serendipity?

TIA

[yellowled]

I want to be able to make any person who registers on the site to be able to be an author. After approval, of course. The site is a "old school class" site and I want any member to be able to get to the site and enter stuff about themselves. I do need to moderate the site.

Is this possible with Serendipity?

Yes, but you'll need to install some additional plugins. If I remember correctly, you're going to need serendipity_event_loginform ("Validates authors login") and serendipity_plugin_loginform ("Authors login"). Plus, you'll definitely want to read more about users, groups and the related permission concepts.

Sorry for the short answer, I'm in a hurry right now

YL

[lwoods]

Thanks much.

When you get a chance could you expand just a little on the "warning" about reading up on users/groups/etc.? You are implying that there are some "gottcha's" there.

Thanks again.

[yellowled]

When you get a chance could you expand just a little on the "warning" about reading up on users/groups/etc.? You are implying that there are some "gottcha's" there.

Actually, no But unless you're already familiar with it, it might help to know a little about how user permissions and group permission interact (hint: you'll want to/have to granulate the access of your users via group permissions) so you can limit the extent to which your "regular" authors have access to s9y backend functionalities.

Then again, the default groups and their respective permission could work out of the box for you as well.

YL

[lwoods]

Thanks, I will dig into it.

I installed the plugin's that you suggested and they look O.K. ( http://www.localletmeknow.com/blog/index.php ) on my test site but I want to collect quite a bit more information about the author. I added the "Contact Form" plugin but don't have it "connected" to any page. I am wondering if this plugin will be conflict...or not related to...authors.

I also see that a comment on the "User Self-Registation" plugin says, "Together with the Event-plugin...you can choose whether only registerd users may post comments."

I confess that I may have been too zealous in adding plugins. Probably a typical Newbie problem.

Any additional suggestions are more than welcome.

[yellowled]

I installed the plugin's that you suggested and they look O.K. ( http://www.localletmeknow.com/blog/index.php ) on my test site

The actual question is: Does it work?

but I want to collect quite a bit more information about the author.

Uhm, I guess you'd have to tweak the plugin for that. That's really not something I can help you with. Garvin?

I added the "Contact Form" plugin but don't have it "connected" to any page. I am wondering if this plugin will be conflict...or not related to...authors.

Not related to authors at all, but no conflict, either. The contact form plugin does, well, provide a contact form, i.e. a static page containing a (customizable) form which visitors can use to send you an email.

I also see that a comment on the "User Self-Registation" plugin says, "Together with the Event-plugin...you can choose whether only registerd users may post comments."

Yes, it is possible to limit posting comments on the blog to registered users. But it is not a requirement, you can configure this in the settings for the self registration event plugin, I think.

I confess that I may have been too zealous in adding plugins. Probably a typical Newbie problem.

Yup, but no harm done here You can always (or: you should always be able to) simply remove or hide any plugin you installed.

YL

[Don Chambers]

Take a look at the event plugin "User Profiles" - it offers a bit more information for authors.

I suppose what would be really cool is the ability to define an unlimited number of user fields, including specifying the type of field (text, boolean, select, etc)..... then be able to use them with smarty, much like we can with static pages, or entry extended properties..... Oh Garvin..

[wildman]

I'm still looking for such info as users, permission concepts, etc. such as you mentioned. I have RV Site builder which I see is possibly not giving me everything. I got this software because I don't know what a Mysql or a trackback or anything is. If you can direct me to some basic user guide it will be a big help. I'm not stupid but it's like the blind man and the elephant. Thanks for any help.

[Don Chambers]

I'm still looking for such info as users, permission concepts, etc. such as you mentioned. I have RV Site builder which I see is possibly not giving me everything. I got this software because I don't know what a Mysql or a trackback or anything is. If you can direct me to some basic user guide it will be a big help. I'm not stupid but it's like the blind man and the elephant. Thanks for any help.

Are you the same user as "lwoods" above?

Serendipity documentation is admittedly not as advanced as the code is. Can you state your needs more specifically?

[wildman]

No, I'm an ignorant newbie. Specifically, I need to know what the permissions do, and how do I assign them. What I had in mind was giving a member the permission to add new members who could only post and edit their own posts. I don't even know how to add members with only author perms myself. Reading some of the faqs and other stuff, I find it doesn't jive with what I have. For ex. I only have the option of root or member instead of -1,0,1, & 2 for member roles. Just a small part of what I don't know. Thanks for your interest.

[Don Chambers]

Serendipity used to have "user levels", and you will find bits a pieces of that terminology in the current version. Ignore it.

Permissions are assigned via groups. You set whatever permissions you want for a particular group (either the existing groups of Administrator, Chief Editor, Standard Editor) or your own newly created groups. You then assign users to groups.

[rekk1986]

The solution for this issues may be in the admin Cpanel. Please read more the Cpanel you'll see this