While we are always happy to help get you started with plugins etc., have you looked at the codex pages for each one which does cover most of what is needed?

https://simple-press.com/documentation/codex/plugins/our-plugins/available-plugins/

I will note the request regarding mentions although I think we may already have that on the list for guture consideration somewhere – I will check.

If you look at the Private Messaging codex page ypu will see that there is a template tag that can be used on sidebars, footers or widgets (etc)… that may be what you need…

Hey,

I had a look into the codex and it helped me resolve the problems perfectly, sorry for this post (I didn’t see the codex)

I did however have to edit the following because it was playing up with my theme and it was just too long.

if (sp_get_auth('use_pm')) {
 //$out.= '<p class="sfpmcount">';
 //$out.= __('You have', 'sp-pm').' '.$pm['count'].' '.__('PM(s) in your', 'sp-pm').' '.'<a href="'.$pm['url'].'">'.__('inbox', 'sp-pm').'</a>.';
 //$out.= '</p>';
 $out.= '<a href="'.$pm['url'].'">'.__('Inbox ', 'sp-pm').'('.$pm['count'].')</a>';
 } elseif (!$usersonly) {
 //$out.= '<p class="sfpmcount">';
 //$out.= __('You do not have permissions to use private messaging', 'sp-pm');
 //$out.= '</p>';
 }

I would like to ask/suggest for a few features:

Thanks Plugin
– We’d like a counter added so that in this part of the forum: http://i.imgur.com/DXLU5Zn.png it says “Thanked x times over y posts” just so users can see the true value of the “Thanks”

Private Message
– An option to disable member to member private messaging, but allow admins/moderators to both send and receive messages from the members.

OR

– An option to force BCC the private message(s) to an admin of choice.

The reason we’d want this is because members could quite easily pm other members and leak content and we want to avoid this.

Share This
– More control of where it appears, we’d want it only to appear in certain forums

Hey RyanD,

Glad you got up and running!

Firstly, have you had a look at the Post Thanks plugin page in the Codex? Scroll down just over half way and you should find the ‘Reputation’ template tag which you can use to display a reputation level (based on how many posts have received thanks). As it says just underneath, you can use this tag to display the reputation underneath the user details in the user column of a post if you wish. You can set these reputation levels and requirements in the options page of the Post Thanks plugin. It doesn’t do exactly what you are looking for, but would it work for you?

Also, you can disable the PM system for specific user groups using permissions. Just find the user group you don’t want to be able to use PM’s, check what permission set they use, and edit that permission set to make sure that under the ‘General’ tab ‘Can Use the Private Messaging System’ is unchecked.

Hope this helps!

Hey Ike,

Yeah, I read the codex but I can’t figure it out where to add the snippet, the part ythat seems to do what I want is:

'tagClass=spCenter spThanksUserStats', $spThisPostUser->user_id, 'Thanked %THANKED% times in %POSTS% posts');

As for the PM system, it's not that I want to disable it for certain user groups it's to prevent members communicating privately with other members but allow them to communicate with admins & moderators privately.

Oh and almost forgot! what exactly did you edit from the PM core function? What was happening with your theme? Could you provide a screenshot?

The problem with editing core functions is that you will loose the change when SP updates, and although you might have managed OK – if you don’t know what you are doing, potentially break something, so it’s not advisable. It’s a far better idea to try and resolve the problem with the theme.

Yeah, I realised that I’d have to edit every update. I supposed you could add another shortcode like api call for members to have a minimal version?

I’ll pm you a copy of what it was doing (privacy reasons)

We will also come back to you on your feature requests after some discussion…