Comments on: Wordpress viewlevel private entries problem http://echeng.com/journal/2006/01/30/private-entries-problem/ Eric Cheng's Journal Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:40:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: echeng http://echeng.com/journal/2006/01/30/private-entries-problem/#comment-21309 echeng Sat, 18 Feb 2006 05:01:18 +0000 http://echeng.com/journal/2006/01/30/private-entries-problem/#comment-21309 <p>BUT -- the comments rss was happily serving out comments on private posts. So at least my modified templates weren't for nothing. ;)</p> BUT — the comments rss was happily serving out comments on private posts. So at least my modified templates weren’t for nothing. ;)

]]> By: echeng http://echeng.com/journal/2006/01/30/private-entries-problem/#comment-21307 echeng Sat, 18 Feb 2006 04:55:11 +0000 http://echeng.com/journal/2006/01/30/private-entries-problem/#comment-21307 <p>I have modified versions of the feed templates that detect for privacy, but I think it's wrong way to go about things. It turns out that the viewlevel plugin already takes the privacy stuff into account -- even in the feeds, so the proper thing to do is to modify the plugin to dump out private post placeholders instead of pretending the posts just aren't there (when people without access try hit the feeds and content).</p> <p>The reason I was able to see the rss feeds when I hit my own feeds via the browser was that I was already are logged in.</p> I have modified versions of the feed templates that detect for privacy, but I think it’s wrong way to go about things. It turns out that the viewlevel plugin already takes the privacy stuff into account — even in the feeds, so the proper thing to do is to modify the plugin to dump out private post placeholders instead of pretending the posts just aren’t there (when people without access try hit the feeds and content).

The reason I was able to see the rss feeds when I hit my own feeds via the browser was that I was already are logged in.

]]> By: echeng http://echeng.com/journal/2006/01/30/private-entries-problem/#comment-13385 echeng Wed, 01 Feb 2006 18:14:56 +0000 http://echeng.com/journal/2006/01/30/private-entries-problem/#comment-13385 <p>Assuming viewlevel security applies to Wordpress pages, it should be easy to limit profile viewing to registered members.</p> <p>Also, it doesn't look like it would be hard to add code to pull out profile information from Wordpress. It just has to be done. :)</p> Assuming viewlevel security applies to Wordpress pages, it should be easy to limit profile viewing to registered members.

Also, it doesn’t look like it would be hard to add code to pull out profile information from Wordpress. It just has to be done. :)

]]> By: Chester http://echeng.com/journal/2006/01/30/private-entries-problem/#comment-13382 Chester Wed, 01 Feb 2006 18:05:55 +0000 http://echeng.com/journal/2006/01/30/private-entries-problem/#comment-13382 <p>Naw, didn't query the forums about that. Did ask a question regarding avatars, which was related, but don't know of any way to do the profiles thing. Would be nice. I think I might end up just going back to writing profiles for everyone. Just need to figure out how to "hide" all the profile Pages (which would be linked off of an unhidden index Page).</p> <p>Still...user-modifiable and viewable profiles with avatars is what I'd really like.</p> Naw, didn’t query the forums about that. Did ask a question regarding avatars, which was related, but don’t know of any way to do the profiles thing. Would be nice. I think I might end up just going back to writing profiles for everyone. Just need to figure out how to “hide” all the profile Pages (which would be linked off of an unhidden index Page).

Still…user-modifiable and viewable profiles with avatars is what I’d really like.

]]> By: echeng http://echeng.com/journal/2006/01/30/private-entries-problem/#comment-12182 echeng Tue, 31 Jan 2006 03:39:22 +0000 http://echeng.com/journal/2006/01/30/private-entries-problem/#comment-12182 <p>Chester - i don't see any easy way to view member profiles. If I had time, I would totally write a little hack or something. Have you tried posting in the Wordpress forums to see if anyone has something like that?</p> <p>As for the private post thing, I'll do it as soon as I can and will send you the plug-in. :)</p> Chester - i don’t see any easy way to view member profiles. If I had time, I would totally write a little hack or something. Have you tried posting in the Wordpress forums to see if anyone has something like that?

As for the private post thing, I’ll do it as soon as I can and will send you the plug-in. :)

]]> By: Chester http://echeng.com/journal/2006/01/30/private-entries-problem/#comment-12157 Chester Mon, 30 Jan 2006 21:29:58 +0000 http://echeng.com/journal/2006/01/30/private-entries-problem/#comment-12157 <p>I eagerly await the resolution to this so I can copy what you end up doing, precisely.</p> <p>While you're at it, can you figure out a way to tie user accounts to registered-user-viewable member profiles? Thanks so much...</p> I eagerly await the resolution to this so I can copy what you end up doing, precisely.

While you’re at it, can you figure out a way to tie user accounts to registered-user-viewable member profiles? Thanks so much…

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