Hi everyone!
First thanks for taking the time to answer my post.
https://kevinsguides.com/guides/webdev/ ... tent-edit/
And that's exactly what Joomla lacks. The ideal thing would be for the author to be able to visualize his published and unpublished/pending articles in a table.
and finally @webdongle. I don't understand how your last post is related to my original publication as it does not offer any practical solution for authors to VIEW their articles once they have submitted it. AAs they can't view it anymore (once submitted), they can't edit it at all! Such a pity. Why prevent authors from having a second eye at what they have produced?
I have lots of nested groups in my website with different roles which work fine, but this is not what I'm looking for. Back to square one.
I do understand there is no perfect solution for what I want, unless I opt for customization, and this will have a cost of course. Yet, I believe in the power of joomla (otherwise I would not have used it for years), though some obvious functionalities fail me.
First thanks for taking the time to answer my post.
Yes, this was mentioned in my post. This is exactly what Joomla should include. It should really allow users (with authoring rights) to VIEW the contents they have posted, which is NOT the case for now. Indeed, the articles written by authors become INVISIBLE to them once they have been submitted. The following article explains this very clearly.Have you looked at Joomlashack’s “Shack Article Manager” which allows individuals to edit their own articles?
https://extensions.joomla.org/extension ... e-manager/
https://kevinsguides.com/guides/webdev/ ... tent-edit/
And that's exactly what Joomla lacks. The ideal thing would be for the author to be able to visualize his published and unpublished/pending articles in a table.
I know that very well. That's not what I am looking for. I want authors to be able to VIEW the state of their article (pending / published)'Edit State' allows a user to Publish an Article that they edited.
Yes, I know that as well. This does not answer my post.'Edit State' allows a user to Publish an Article that they edited.
That was one of the discussions I've had in one of the 3 links I posted. Unfortunately, the workflow does not / cannot meet my original request. I've been going through the whole Joomla guide on the workflow and at no time does it suggest a way for authors to be able to VIEW their pending articles. As for security, provided you allow specific users to publish (registered roles at least!), this definitely minimalizes the risks of being spammed.Would you consider that the Workflow function covers everything you've raised?
https://magazine.joomla.org/all-issues/ ... ow-feature
https://docs.joomla.org/J4.x:Workflow
Even for that Shack Article Manager, that could present problems such as junk/spam posts (even with the most reliable antispam/captcha measures in place), especially if Guest users (no login) are able to post. You'd still need some sort of workflow control over that.
and finally @webdongle. I don't understand how your last post is related to my original publication as it does not offer any practical solution for authors to VIEW their articles once they have submitted it. AAs they can't view it anymore (once submitted), they can't edit it at all! Such a pity. Why prevent authors from having a second eye at what they have produced?
I have lots of nested groups in my website with different roles which work fine, but this is not what I'm looking for. Back to square one.
I do understand there is no perfect solution for what I want, unless I opt for customization, and this will have a cost of course. Yet, I believe in the power of joomla (otherwise I would not have used it for years), though some obvious functionalities fail me.
Statistics: Posted by fabio42 — Thu Sep 05, 2024 7:30 pm