pepperstreet VIP
Total posts: 3,837
16 Oct 2012 12:56

(Already commented on the RC1 blog post.)

Nice one! Remembers me on Kunena Discuss Bot. Some suggestions: Please, add Category include/exclude parameters to plugin configuration. I mean addionally to the manual input of plugin code in articles. Why? because it is easier and more secure. Code syntax might be deleted by accident.

**EDIT: **

BTW, Kunena Discuss Plugin has almost any include/exclude parameter I was talking about... you can download it for reference. A small screenshot is available in JED entry.

Last Modified: 02 Mar 2014


Sergey
Total posts: 13,748
16 Oct 2012 21:06

I think that default category is good option. But I do not see any exclusion on screenshot.

The basic problem with this plugin is the inability to replicate. Foe example in one Joomla articles category you wand discussions in one Cobalt category and in other Joomla category in another Cobalt category. But there is only one plugin. If you could copy it as you copy modules, then you could create few with different settings but it is imposible.

So the only way to manage that is the placeholder.

{cobalt-discussion defcat:123 section:2 type:3}

Something like that. But this is too complex for regular user. So this is most simple way to me.

I will add more parameters for Cobalt 8 since it requires some changes in Cobalt to apply all sort of exclusions. And I do not want to touch Cobalt 7 code which can lead to producing new bugs.


pepperstreet VIP
Total posts: 3,837
17 Oct 2012 13:46

But I do not see any exclusion on screenshot.

I think they called it: ALLOW and DENY content categories. Seems to be a list of IDs. "0" seems to be "ALL CATEGORIES". I have to admit, that I didn´t use their plugin, yet.


pepperstreet VIP
Total posts: 3,837
17 Oct 2012 13:49

my goal: Simplify the setup and usage of the bot. Make it possible to add the discussion feature to all articles in a specific category. No need to enter the plugin code syntax.


Sergey
Total posts: 13,748
18 Oct 2012 03:54

Make it possible to add the discussion feature to all articles in a specific category. No need to enter the plugin code syntax.

Thish is good.

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