Custom template - show if author in usergroup

Hello klox7,

Do you have the author's ID?

I have found the following Joomla forum topic... maybe still valid and of any help for you.

The following example uses 42 as the author's ID.

jimport( 'joomla.access.access' );
$groups = JAccess::getGroupsByUser(42, false);
print_r($groups);

Hi,

isn't this just for logged in users? But anyway I don't have specific user ID because I need "show something to users if the one is has record is record owner and in specific group".

Thanks

klox7 if record has author and this author is in specific user group. So if author is in group X show this.

klox7 anyway I don't have specific user ID

Sorry, then I am lost in translation. ;) What do you mean by "author"? And who is the visiter/viewer in your scenario?

This is what I have read in your first post:

• A visiter is viewing a record of another user (author).
• You want to know, if record author is in a specific usergroup.
• If author in group A show content part X.
• If author not in group A, show content part Y.

pepperstreet Sorry, then I am lost in translation. ;) What do you mean by "author"? And who is the visiter/viewer in your scenario?

Author is "record owner", visitor is any other user (public or logged in) who is reading authors record.

pepperstreet

A visiter is viewing a record of another user (author).

You want to know, if record author is in a specific usergroup.

If author in group A show content part X.

exactly, but I can not use this $groups = JAccess::getGroupsByUser(42, false); because I have many authors with many records.

klox7 I have many authors with many records.

???

pepperstreet

klox7 I have many authors with many records.

???

Author = record owner = posted by...

So yes, I have many authors with many records because users, that are in specific user group can submit records.

jimport( 'joomla.access.access' );
$allow_for_group = 5;
$groups = JAccess::getGroupsByUser($item->user_id, false);
if(!empty($item->user_id) && in_array($allow_for_group, $groups))
{
   /// Show what you what here
}