Community integration - Easy Profile by JSN

Working on it.

Working on it.

Wow, did not expect to find it in Cobalt 8.493 ?!! Cool, but i have seen some issues...

JSN Easy Profile:

User link dropdown menu seems to have duplicated labels and icons.

• Although the 1st link points to JSN profile page, it does have the same label and icon as the other Cobalt homepage link.
• The UddeIM PMS link is duplicated (both links have the same URL)

CB integration for comparison:

• 1st link has correct label (but is missing a suitable icon)
• one Cobalt homepage link
• one PMS link

I see. I made some changes.

• 1st link has correct label (but is missing a suitable icon) > - 1st link has correct label (but is missing a suitable icon)

  I see. I made some changes.

Regarding the Profile icon: Maybe something like: - IDcard icon - User/s icon

Icon added. Please check in new version.

Icon added. Please check in new version.

Icon works great! :)

More thoughts and minor issues:

• All links, except for Cobalt Homepage, have no Menu-ItemID. Is it possible or maybe necessary to retrieve the correct one from the respective Profile extension MenuItem?

At least CB has a mandatory menu-item. I guess, JomSocial as well. JSN has one, but it seems to be optional. Although, JSN profile menu-item is the only one that shows the EDIT button. Thus it is a required Menu-Item.

• PMS link is also a bare link to the UddeIM component. I would suggest 2 UX improvements: A) check for access config in UddeIM. So, users do not get a restricted error message and blank page. Possible? Maybe show the PMS link, but inactive/muted. B) Open the link in a modal window and component template view. This keeps the user on the previous page context. After messaging, he can continue browsing.

• PMS link is also a bare link to the UddeIM component. I would suggest 2 UX improvements: A) check for access config in UddeIM. So, users do not get a restricted error message and blank page. Possible? Maybe show the PMS link, but inactive/muted. B) Open the link in a modal window and component template view. This keeps the user on the previous page context. After messaging, he can continue browsing.

Good improvements. Not sure about access check. modal window is what i would like to avoid. It turn out to be weak point. On many sites TWBS modal does not work like expected.

• PMS link is also a bare link to the UddeIM component. I would suggest 2 UX improvements: A) check for access config in UddeIM. So, users do not get a restricted error message and blank page. Possible? Maybe show the PMS link, but inactive/muted. B) Open the link in a modal window and component template view. This keeps the user on the previous page context. After messaging, he can continue browsing.

• All links, except for Cobalt Homepage, have no Menu-ItemID.

Is there a parameters in extensions or I have to query DB?

Good improvements. Not sure about access check. modal window is what i would like to avoid. It turn out to be weak point. On many sites TWBS modal does not work like expected.

Really? I thought latest modal of v2 was improved.

What do you think, is the standard modal in J!3.3->5 ?

Currently, there is still Squeezebox, right? But that is Mootools.

Good improvements. Not sure about access check. modal window is what i would like to avoid. It turn out to be weak point. On many sites TWBS modal does not work like expected.

Is there a parameters in extensions or I have to query DB?

Not sure. I just know, that it can have a regular J! MenuItem. But that is not required, as far as CB is concerned. It can be used standalone... AND directly in CB tabs. I remember, that UddeIM has an internal config parameter, where you can override/assign a certain MenuItemID. Maybe this can be utilized, without any extra work from Cobalt side. (not tested, yet)

Apart from the modal window version...

what might be the best MenuItem-ID for the PMS? The one from current Cobalt section? Or the override from UddeIM...

What do you think, is the standard modal in J!3.3->5 ?

Squeezebox works nice but that is mootools. And we have to slowly replace it with jQuery.

What do you think, is the standard modal in J!3.3->5 ?

Apart from the modal window version...

what might be the best MenuItem-ID for the PMS?

Of course one that that is used by this extension.

Hi, how is Cobalt integrated with EasyProfile? I mean what does it do? Is there any documentation? Can I show cobalt articles in easprofile user page?

Integration is similar to CB.

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klox7 Can I show cobalt articles in easprofile user page?

Ideas:

• You might use the Records module!? (not sure how to pass profile owner ID)

• Maybe a JSN custom SQL field to select and show Cobalt records?

• Or the other way around: Place JSN profile data into Cobalt homepage header. Either by JSN API, or their special content plugin. "Jeff" told me it works on the whole page output. So, you can use the shortcode syntax anywhere.

Personally, I think the JSN Easy-Profile is best for user registration, adv profile data and user lists. (don't know much about the community addon)

BTW, you might also keep the focus on Cobalt Homepage: There are two re-direct parameters in options. One is for first login, and the second for each follow-up login. So, you can guide users on first login to edit their profile... and later send them to their Cobalt homepage.

pepperstreet Jeff" told me it works on the whole page output. So, you can use the shortcode syntax anywhere.

It will work in any Cobalt template but you have to add some embed code for the syntax to be properly recognised and executed:

<?php
$text = JHtml::_('content.prepare', '{<field alias> '.$item->user_id.'}');`
echo $text;
?>

The example above is used to show profile information in a Cobalt record, hence the addition of $item->user_id.

Jeff

pepperstreet Jeff" told me it works on the whole page output. So, you can use the shortcode syntax anywhere. It will work in any Cobalt template but you have to add some embed code for the syntax to be properly recognised and executed:

Thanks for clarification... I thought it would work like Nonumber.nl plugins, which work anywhere with their simple {syntax}.

BTW, I found this important performance notice:

"... The JHTML::_(‘content.prepare’) function will return the variable you pass in after filtering it through the onPrepareContent events. The simplicity of this method is very attractive for when you’re writing custom code. However, you should only use it in one or two specific places at a time. Each call to this function will trigger all of your content plugins. The more you do this, the longer it will take for Joomla to render the page. ..."

So, it might not be the best solution for calling it on many single fields, not to mention on a list view.

pepperstreet So, it might not be the best solution for calling it on many single fields, not to mention on a list view.

Thanks for the research pepperstreet, I wasn't aware of this.

In that case I would like to refer to https://www.easy-profile.com/docs/38-jsnuser-object.html to include profile data.

I hope Cobalt 9 will be able to incorporate any third party plugin syntax.

pepperstreet BTW, you might also keep the focus on Cobalt Homepage

I bumped this topic again and because I didn't solved it yet maybe now's the time. Is "Cobalt Homepage" the page with "User Articles" as menu item type and Personalization settings in section parameters? If so is there a way to show all records in user homepage not only from one section. Does "Community integration" which is in Cobalt global configuration integrate with Cobalt Homepage?

klox7 Is "Cobalt Homepage" the page with "User Articles" as menu item type and Personalization settings in section parameters?

Yes.

If so is there a way to show all records in user homepage not only from one section.

No. There is 1 "homepage" per Section.

Workarounds could be:

• show addtitional homepage links inside the user-block area. Or use a regular J! menu in homepage context.
  (which can be tricky, because of the same section menuItemID! Related topic and idea)
• show multiple Component views / multiple homepages. See Nonumber.nl ComponentAnywhere. (might get issues with the section menu)

Does "Community integration" which is in Cobalt global configuration integrate with Cobalt Homepage?

On username, you will get a link to the user's section "homepage". Avatar settings from Cobalt global config will apply.

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