Post Cards

[Ange TuteurAdministrator]

What are post cards ? Post cards display a brief summary about a linked post, so you can get an idea of who wrote the message and what they said without actually quoting the post. The cards are created by posting the direct link to a message, so no bbcode is required.

Click to view demo

How does it work ?
It's incredibility easy ! Just copy the direct link to a post -- like the one below -- and paste it into your message. After you post or preview your message the link will automatically be converted into a post card ! No bbcode, no problem !

Direct post link :

Code:

http://demoactif.forumactif.com/t15-demo-post-cards?demo=post_cards#19

Result when posted :
http://demoactif.forumactif.com/t15-demo-post-cards?demo=post_cards#19

You can post the direct link to any post in your forum OR posts from other Forumotion forums, and the links will automatically be converted into post cards. Posts that are not visible however, will display a placeholder card.

Installation

To install this plugin go to Admin Panel > Modules > JavaScript codes management and create a new script with the following settings.

Title : Post Cards
Placement : In all the pages

Code:

$(function() {
  var a = $('.postbody a'),
      version = $('.bodylinewidth')[0] ? 0 : document.getElementById('wrap') ? 1 : $('div.pun')[0] ? 2 : document.getElementById('ipbwrapper') ? 3 : document.getElementById('fa_edge') ? 4 : 'badapple';

  // error notifications
  if (version == 'badapple' || !window.JSON || !window.localStorage) {
    var errString = 'The plugin "fa_post_card" could not be executed because : ';

    if (version == 'badapple') errString += '\nYour forum version is not supported.';
    if (!window.JSON) errString += '\nJSON is not supported by your browser';
    if (!window.localStorage) errString += '\nThe Storage API is not supported by your browser.';

    window.console && console.error ? console.error(errString) : alert(errString);
    return;
  }

  window.fa_post_card = {
    summary_length : 160, // maximum character length for messages in post cards
        cache_time : 1*60*60*1000, // amount of time that cards are cached ( 1 hour )

    // language config
    lang : {
      error : {
          name : 'Error',
          title : 'POST NOT FOUND',
        summary : 'The post you tried to view could not be found or is not accesible to you.'
      },

        no_name : 'Anonymous',
      no_avatar : 'http://2img.net/i/fa/invision/pp-blank-thumb-38px.png',
        no_title : 'No Title Available',
      no_summary : 'No Summary Available',
      no_origin : 'No Origin Available',
        tooltip : 'Click to view the full post'
    },

          a : a, // anchor cache
      index : -1, // anchor index
      quota : a.length, // anchor cache total
    version : version, // forum version

    // selectors
    select : {
      content : ['.postbody > div', '.content > div', '.entry-content > div:first > div', '.post-entry > div:first', '.content > div'],
        title : ['.postdetails:has(.sprite-icon_miniposted)', '.topic-title', '.posthead a', '.postbody-head a', '.topic-title'],
        avatar : ['.poster-profile a img', '.postprofile dt img', '.user-basic-info img:first', '.postprofile dt img', '.postprofile .user-avatar img'],
      username : ['.name', '.postprofile dt > strong', '.username', '.postprofile dt > strong', '.postprofile .username']
    },

    // escape HTML tags
    sanitize : function(str) {
      if (str) {
        return str.replace(/<|>/gm, function(M) {
          switch (M) {
            case '<' :
              return '<';

            case '>' :
              return '>';
          }
        });
      } else {
        return '';
      }
    },

    // create the post card
    createCard : function(anchor, post, ver) {
      // variables for the card contents
      var o = {
        username : post ? $(fa_post_card.select.username[ver], post).text() : fa_post_card.lang.error.name,
          avatar : post ? $(fa_post_card.select.avatar[ver], post).attr('src') : fa_post_card.lang.no_avatar,
          title : post ? $(fa_post_card.select.title[ver], post).text() : fa_post_card.lang.error.title,
        summary : post ? $(fa_post_card.select.content[ver], post).text() : fa_post_card.lang.error.summary,
          origin : anchor.innerHTML
      },
      id = o.origin.replace(/.*?#(\d+)$/, '$1'),
      cards = localStorage.fa_post_cards ? JSON.parse(localStorage.fa_post_cards) : {},
      i;

      // escape HTML tags to reduce risk of XSS attacks
      for (i in o) {
        o[i] = fa_post_card.sanitize(o[i]);
      }

      anchor.className += ' fa_post_card';
      anchor.title = fa_post_card.lang.tooltip;

      // card structure
      anchor.innerHTML = '<div class="fa_card_inner">'+
        '<div class="fa_card_left">'+
          '<img class="fa_card_avatar" src="' + ( o.avatar ? o.avatar : fa_post_card.lang.no_avatar ) + '"/>'+
          '<div class="fa_card_username">' + ( o.username ? o.username : fa_post_card.lang.no_name ) + '</div>'+
        '</div>'+

        '<div class="fa_card_right">'+
          '<div class="fa_card_title"><h2>' + ( o.title ? o.title : fa_post_card.lang.no_title ) + '</h2></div>'+
          '<div class="fa_card_summary"><p>' + ( o.summary ? ( o.summary.length > fa_post_card.summary_length ? o.summary.slice(0, fa_post_card.summary_length) + '...' : o.summary ) : fa_post_card.lang.no_summary ) + '</p></div>'+
          '<div class="fa_card_origin">' + ( o.origin ? o.origin.replace(/http:\/\//, '') : fa_post_card.lang.no_origin ) + '</div>'+
        '</div>'+

        '<div class="fa_card_clear"></div>'+
      '</div>';

      // store the card data to the cards object
      if (!cards[anchor.host]) {
        cards[anchor.host] = {};
      }

      cards[anchor.host]['card' + id] = {
        data : anchor.innerHTML,
        expires : +new Date
      };

      localStorage.fa_post_cards = JSON.stringify(cards);
    },

    // get and turn the link into a card
    get : function() {
      var a = fa_post_card.a[++fa_post_card.index],
          cards = localStorage.fa_post_cards ? JSON.parse(localStorage.fa_post_cards) : {},
          reg = /#\d+$/, // match the post hash
          id,
          post;

      // make sure the anchor contains a hash in the href and html content
      if (a && reg.test(a.innerHTML) && reg.test(a.href)) {
        id = a.href.replace(/.*?#(\d+)$/, '$1'); // post id
        post = $('.post--' + id)[0]; // post selector

        // get the card data if it's cached
        if (cards[a.host] && cards[a.host]['card' + id] && cards[a.host]['card' + id].data && cards[a.host]['card' + id].expires > +new Date - fa_post_card.cache_time) {
          a.className += ' fa_post_card';
          a.title = fa_post_card.lang.tooltip;
          a.innerHTML = cards[a.host]['card' + id].data;
        } else {
          // if the post is present on the page we'll get it by the id
          if (post) {
            fa_post_card.createCard(a, post, fa_post_card.version);
          } else {
            // otherwise we need to get the post data via AJAX
            $.get(a.href.replace(reg, '') + '?change_version=prosilver', function(d) {
              var post = $('.post--' + id, d)[0];
              fa_post_card.createCard(a, post, new RegExp(window.location.host).test(a.href) ? fa_post_card.version : 1); // change the version to prosilver so it's possible to get external post cards
            }).error(function() {
              fa_post_card.createCard(a);
            });
          }
        }
      }

      // continue iterating through the anchor array until we've reached the quota
      if (fa_post_card.index < fa_post_card.quota) {
        fa_post_card.get();
      }
    }

  };

  fa_post_card.get(); // start iterating the anchors
});


document.write('<style type="text/css">a.fa_post_card{font-size:12px;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none!important;color:#333!important;background:#FFF;border:1px solid #CCC;border-radius:10px;display:block;width:600px;max-width:100%;min-height:100px;overflow:hidden;position:relative;margin:3px 0}.fa_card_inner{margin-left:125px}.fa_card_left{text-align:center;background:#EEE;border-right:1px solid #CCC;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;width:125px}.fa_card_avatar{height:50px;width:50px;position:absolute;top:50%;left:50%;margin:-35px 0 0 -25px}.fa_card_username{font-size:12px;font-weight:700;position:absolute;top:50%;left:0;right:0;margin-top:20px}.fa_card_title h2{color:#333;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;border:none;margin:0}.fa_card_summary p{font-size:12px;margin:0}.fa_card_origin{color:#999}.fa_card_origin,.fa_card_summary p,.fa_card_title h2{padding:3px 10px}.fa_card_origin,.fa_card_title h2,.fa_card_username{white-space:nowrap;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;width:100%;-webkit-box-sizing:border-box;-moz-box-sizing:border-box;box-sizing:border-box}.fa_card_clear{clear:both}</style>');

Save the script and the Post Cards plugin will be installed ! Try posting some direct post links and they will be converted into post cards.

If you want to make any modifications to the script please see the next section.

Modifications

Below are all the modifications you can make to this plugin.

1. Summary Length
Near the top of the script after the error handling is a property named

Code: summary_length

this property controls the max number of characters allowed in the summaries. By default it is set to 160 characters. Change this value if you want to make the summaries longer or shorter.

Code:

summary_length : 160, // maximum character length for messages in post cards

2. Cache Time
As most cards are retrieved by sending a request to the server, the data needs to be cached to reduce the frequency of these requests. Under the summary_length property you'll see another property named

Code: cache_time

. By default, the post cards are cached for 1 hour. Change this value if you want the cache time to be longer or shorter.

Code:

cache_time : 1*60*60*1000, // amount of time that cards are cached ( 1 hour )

3. Language
Under the cache time property is a language object -- named

Code: lang

-- for translations or textual changes. Feel free to change the texts in this object to whatever you want.

Code:

    lang : {
      error : {
          name : 'Error',
          title : 'POST NOT FOUND',
        summary : 'The post you tried to view could not be found or is not accesible to you.'
      },

        no_name : 'Anonymous',
      no_avatar : 'http://2img.net/i/fa/invision/pp-blank-thumb-38px.png',
        no_title : 'No Title Available',
      no_summary : 'No Summary Available',
      no_origin : 'No Origin Available',
        tooltip : 'Click to view the full post'
    },

4. The Theme
Lastly is the post card theme. If you want to make edits to the theme find the stylesheet at the bottom of the script :

Code:

document.write('<style type="text/css">a.fa_post_card{font-size:12px;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none!important;color:#333!important;background:#FFF;border:1px solid #CCC;border-radius:10px;display:block;width:600px;max-width:100%;min-height:100px;overflow:hidden;position:relative;margin:3px 0}.fa_card_inner{margin-left:125px}.fa_card_left{text-align:center;background:#EEE;border-right:1px solid #CCC;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;width:125px}.fa_card_avatar{height:50px;width:50px;position:absolute;top:50%;left:50%;margin:-35px 0 0 -25px}.fa_card_username{font-size:12px;font-weight:700;position:absolute;top:50%;left:0;right:0;margin-top:20px}.fa_card_title h2{color:#333;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;border:none;margin:0}.fa_card_summary p{font-size:12px;margin:0}.fa_card_origin{color:#999}.fa_card_origin,.fa_card_summary p,.fa_card_title h2{padding:3px 10px}.fa_card_origin,.fa_card_title h2,.fa_card_username{white-space:nowrap;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;width:100%;-webkit-box-sizing:border-box;-moz-box-sizing:border-box;box-sizing:border-box}.fa_card_clear{clear:both}</style>');

You can change the colors, fonts, etc.. here. However, if you have a dark forum and need a dark theme for the post cards, replace the stylesheet above with the one below : (preview)

Code:

document.write('<style type="text/css">a.fa_post_card{font-size:12px;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none!important;color:#CCC!important;background:#111;border:1px solid #333;border-radius:10px;display:block;width:600px;max-width:100%;min-height:100px;overflow:hidden;position:relative;margin:3px 0}.fa_card_inner{margin-left:125px}.fa_card_left{text-align:center;background:#222;border-right:1px solid #333;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;width:125px}.fa_card_avatar{height:50px;width:50px;position:absolute;top:50%;left:50%;margin:-35px 0 0 -25px}.fa_card_username{font-size:12px;font-weight:700;position:absolute;top:50%;left:0;right:0;margin-top:20px}.fa_card_title h2{color:#CCC;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;border:none;margin:0}.fa_card_summary p{font-size:12px;margin:0}.fa_card_origin{color:#666}.fa_card_origin,.fa_card_summary p,.fa_card_title h2{padding:3px 10px}.fa_card_origin,.fa_card_title h2,.fa_card_username{white-space:nowrap;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;width:100%;-webkit-box-sizing:border-box;-moz-box-sizing:border-box;box-sizing:border-box}.fa_card_clear{clear:both}</style>');

These are all the modifications that can be made. If you have any questions, comments, or find a bug feel free to leave a reply below. Enjoy !

Notice

Tutorial written by Ange Tuteur. Special thanks to the Beta Testers for testing this plugin. Reproduction not permitted without consent from the author.

[GuestGuest]

I support this idea of yours, @Ange Tuteur , but I've got so little members on my site, it just would overdo it all. Perhaps if it steps up I'd consider installing it. Anyway, I love to see the time you're investing to keep us all happy and all. You're really good hearted and dedicated to what you do best! I love it.

[Ange TuteurAdministrator]

Thanks.

What do you mean by "if it steps up" ? All it does is get info on a message when you post a direct message link, so you get a preview of what's inside so to speak.

[CanhraungotMember]

I want to take a picture in the article is displayed on the post card that possible?

[jessy]

where you view categories,home?I put a post link?thank you

[Ange TuteurAdministrator]

I want to take a picture in the article is displayed on the post card that possible?

Yes, that's possible. Where inside the card would you want the image to display ?

where you view categories,home?I put a post link?thank you

I'm sorry, I didn't comprehend..

[jessy]

sorry all right , I didn?t comprehended

url = com/t146-test#570 = yes

url = com/t8380-topic = no

[Ange TuteurAdministrator]

Yes, the topic URL must link to a direct message. Direct message links always have a post id on the end of the URL. e.g. #7069

Good :

Code:

http://fmdesign.forumotion.com/t515-post-cards#7069

https://fmdesign.forumotion.com/t515-post-cards#7069

Bad :

Code:

http://fmdesign.forumotion.com/t515-post-cards

https://fmdesign.forumotion.com/t515-post-cards

[CanhraungotMember]

Yes, that's possible. Where inside the card would you want the image to display ?

I want to change places with images of red crossed in the post

[Ange TuteurAdministrator]

Try replacing your JavaScript with this one :

Code:

$(function() {
  'DEVELOPED BY ANGE TUTEUR';
  'NO DISTRIBUTION WITHOUT CONSENT OF THE AUTHOR';
  'ORIGIN : http://fmdesign.forumotion.com/t515-post-cards#7069';
 
  var a = $('.postbody a'),
      version = $('.bodylinewidth')[0] ? 0 : document.getElementById('wrap') ? 1 : $('div.pun')[0] ? 2 : document.getElementById('ipbwrapper') ? 3 : 'badapple';
 
  // error notifications
  if (version == 'badapple' || !window.JSON || !window.localStorage) {
    var errString = 'The plugin "fa_post_card" could not be executed because : ';
 
    if (version == 'badapple') errString += '\nYour forum version is not supported.';
    if (!window.JSON) errString += '\nJSON is not supported by your browser';
    if (!window.localStorage) errString += '\nThe Storage API is not supported by your browser.';
 
    window.console && console.error ? console.error(errString) : alert(errString);
    return;
  }
 
  window.fa_post_card = {
    summary_length : 160, // maximum character length for messages in post cards
        cache_time : 1*60*60*1000, // amount of time that cards are cached ( 1 hour )
 
    // language config
    lang : {
      error : {
          name : 'Error',
          title : 'POST NOT FOUND',
        summary : 'The post you tried to view could not be found or is not accesible to you.'
      },
 
        no_name : 'Anonymous',
      no_avatar : 'http://2img.net/i/fa/invision/pp-blank-thumb-38px.png',
        no_title : 'No Title Available',
      no_summary : 'No Summary Available',
      no_origin : 'No Origin Available',
        tooltip : 'Click to view the full post'
    },
 
          a : a, // anchor cache
      index : -1, // anchor index
      quota : a.length, // anchor cache total
    version : version, // forum version
 
    // selectors
    select : {
      content : ['.postbody > div', '.content > div', '.entry-content > div:first > div', '.post-entry > div:first'],
        title : ['.postdetails:has(.sprite-icon_miniposted)', '.topic-title', '.posthead a', '.postbody-head a'],
        avatar : ['.postbody > div img:first', '.content > div img:first', '.entry-content > div:first > div img:first', '.post-entry > div:first img:first'],
      username : ['.name', '.postprofile dt > strong', '.username', '.postprofile dt > strong']
    },
 
    // escape HTML tags
    sanitize : function(str) {
      if (str) {
        return str.replace(/<|>/gm, function(M) {
          switch (M) {
            case '<' :
              return '<';
 
            case '>' :
              return '>';
          }
        });
      } else {
        return '';
      }
    },
 
    // create the post card
    createCard : function(anchor, post, ver) {
      // variables for the card contents
      var o = {
        username : post ? $(fa_post_card.select.username[ver], post).text() : fa_post_card.lang.error.name,
          avatar : post ? $(fa_post_card.select.avatar[ver], post).attr('src') : fa_post_card.lang.no_avatar,
          title : post ? $(fa_post_card.select.title[ver], post).text() : fa_post_card.lang.error.title,
        summary : post ? $(fa_post_card.select.content[ver], post).text() : fa_post_card.lang.error.summary,
          origin : anchor.innerHTML
      },
      id = o.origin.replace(/.*?#(\d+)$/, '$1'),
      cards = localStorage.fa_post_cards ? JSON.parse(localStorage.fa_post_cards) : {},
      i;
 
      // escape HTML tags to reduce risk of XSS attacks
      for (i in o) {
        o[i] = fa_post_card.sanitize(o[i]);
      }
 
      anchor.className += ' fa_post_card';
      anchor.title = fa_post_card.lang.tooltip;
 
      // card structure
      anchor.innerHTML = '<div class="fa_card_inner">'+
        '<div class="fa_card_left">'+
          '<img class="fa_card_avatar" src="' + ( o.avatar ? o.avatar : fa_post_card.lang.no_avatar ) + '"/>'+
          '<div class="fa_card_username">' + ( o.username ? o.username : fa_post_card.lang.no_name ) + '</div>'+
        '</div>'+
 
        '<div class="fa_card_right">'+
          '<div class="fa_card_title"><h2>' + ( o.title ? o.title : fa_post_card.lang.no_title ) + '</h2></div>'+
          '<div class="fa_card_summary"><p>' + ( o.summary ? ( o.summary.length > fa_post_card.summary_length ? o.summary.slice(0, fa_post_card.summary_length) + '...' : o.summary ) : fa_post_card.lang.no_summary ) + '</p></div>'+
          '<div class="fa_card_origin">' + ( o.origin ? o.origin.replace(/http:\/\//, '') : fa_post_card.lang.no_origin ) + '</div>'+
        '</div>'+
 
        '<div class="fa_card_clear"></div>'+
      '</div>';
 
      // store the card data to the cards object
      if (!cards[anchor.host]) {
        cards[anchor.host] = {};
      }
 
      cards[anchor.host]['card' + id] = {
        data : anchor.innerHTML,
        expires : +new Date
      };
 
      localStorage.fa_post_cards = JSON.stringify(cards);
    },
 
    // get and turn the link into a card
    get : function() {
      var a = fa_post_card.a[++fa_post_card.index],
          cards = localStorage.fa_post_cards ? JSON.parse(localStorage.fa_post_cards) : {},
          reg = /#\d+$/, // match the post hash
          id,
          post;
 
      // make sure the anchor contains a hash in the href and html content
      if (a && reg.test(a.innerHTML) && reg.test(a.href)) {
        id = a.href.replace(/.*?#(\d+)$/, '$1'); // post id
        post = $('.post--' + id)[0]; // post selector
 
        // get the card data if it's cached
        if (cards[a.host] && cards[a.host]['card' + id] && cards[a.host]['card' + id].data && cards[a.host]['card' + id].expires > +new Date - fa_post_card.cache_time) {
          a.className += ' fa_post_card';
          a.title = fa_post_card.lang.tooltip;
          a.innerHTML = cards[a.host]['card' + id].data;
        } else {
          // if the post is present on the page we'll get it by the id
          if (post) {
            fa_post_card.createCard(a, post, fa_post_card.version);
          } else {
            // otherwise we need to get the post data via AJAX
            $.get(a.href.replace(reg, '') + '?change_version=prosilver', function(d) {
              var post = $('.post--' + id, d)[0];
              fa_post_card.createCard(a, post, 1); // change the version to prosilver so it's possible to get external post cards
            }).error(function() {
              fa_post_card.createCard(a);
            });
          }
        }
      }
 
      // continue iterating through the anchor array until we've reached the quota
      if (fa_post_card.index < fa_post_card.quota) {
        fa_post_card.get();
      }
    }
 
  };
 
  fa_post_card.get(); // start iterating the anchors
});
 
 
document.write('<style type="text/css">a.fa_post_card{font-size:12px;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none!important;color:#333!important;background:#FFF;border:1px solid #CCC;border-radius:10px;display:block;width:600px;max-width:100%;min-height:100px;overflow:hidden;position:relative;margin:3px 0}.fa_card_inner{margin-left:125px}.fa_card_left{text-align:center;background:#EEE;border-right:1px solid #CCC;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;width:125px}.fa_card_avatar{height:50px;width:50px;position:absolute;top:50%;left:50%;margin:-35px 0 0 -25px}.fa_card_username{font-size:12px;font-weight:700;position:absolute;top:50%;left:0;right:0;margin-top:20px}.fa_card_title h2{color:#333;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;border:none;margin:0}.fa_card_summary p{font-size:12px;margin:0}.fa_card_origin{color:#999}.fa_card_origin,.fa_card_summary p,.fa_card_title h2{padding:3px 10px}.fa_card_origin,.fa_card_title h2,.fa_card_username{white-space:nowrap;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;width:100%;-webkit-box-sizing:border-box;-moz-box-sizing:border-box;box-sizing:border-box}.fa_card_clear{clear:both}</style>');

And if you want the image to take up the whole left side, add this CSS to your stylesheet :

Code:

.fa_card_username { display:none !important; }
.fa_card_avatar {
  left:0 !important;
  top:0 !important;
  height:100% !important;
  width:100% !important;
  margin:0 !important;
}

[Rhino.Freak]

That.. is beyond amazing and creative!
SO GOOD KEEP IT UP.

Also I'd like to apologize for not being able to contribute anything while being in the beta group yet, sorry for little offtopic!

[Ange TuteurAdministrator]

That.. is beyond amazing and creative!
SO GOOD KEEP IT UP.

Also I'd like to apologize for not being able to contribute anything while being in the beta group yet, sorry for little offtopic!

Haha thanks ! To be honest, I got the idea for this from the twitter cards. I thought it'd be pretty cool for posts in the forum.

Don't worry about. It's a voluntary group, so whenever you have time it's alright.

[fasciculariaNew Member]

Simply engineer. Thank you Ange Tuteur

[Lorem]

It does not work on my forum
Pls help me @Ange Tuteur
My forum: http://www.forumgiaitri.net/forum

[Ange TuteurAdministrator]

@Lorem your forum has modified templates, so the script need modifications. Try the following which has been modified for your forum's templates.

Code:

$(function() {
  'DEVELOPED BY ANGE TUTEUR';
  'NO DISTRIBUTION WITHOUT CONSENT OF THE AUTHOR';
  'ORIGIN : http://fmdesign.forumotion.com/t515-post-cards#7069';
 
  var a = $('.post-entry a'),
      version = $('.bodylinewidth')[0] ? 0 : document.getElementById('wrap') ? 1 : $('div.pun')[0] ? 2 : document.getElementById('ipbwrapper') ? 3 : 'badapple';
 
  // error notifications
  if (version == 'badapple' || !window.JSON || !window.localStorage) {
    var errString = 'The plugin "fa_post_card" could not be executed because : ';
 
    if (version == 'badapple') errString += '\nYour forum version is not supported.';
    if (!window.JSON) errString += '\nJSON is not supported by your browser';
    if (!window.localStorage) errString += '\nThe Storage API is not supported by your browser.';
 
    window.console && console.error ? console.error(errString) : alert(errString);
    return;
  }
 
  window.fa_post_card = {
    summary_length : 160, // maximum character length for messages in post cards
        cache_time : 1*60*60*1000, // amount of time that cards are cached ( 1 hour )
 
    // language config
    lang : {
      error : {
          name : 'Error',
          title : 'POST NOT FOUND',
        summary : 'The post you tried to view could not be found or is not accesible to you.'
      },
 
        no_name : 'Anonymous',
      no_avatar : 'http://2img.net/i/fa/invision/pp-blank-thumb-38px.png',
        no_title : 'No Title Available',
      no_summary : 'No Summary Available',
      no_origin : 'No Origin Available',
        tooltip : 'Click to view the full post'
    },
 
          a : a, // anchor cache
      index : -1, // anchor index
      quota : a.length, // anchor cache total
    version : version, // forum version
 
    // selectors
    select : {
      content : ['.postbody > div', '.content > div', '.entry-content > div:first > div', '.post-entry > div:first'],
        title : ['.postdetails:has(.sprite-icon_miniposted)', '.topic-title', '.posthead a', '.postbody-head a'],
        avatar : ['.poster-profile a img', '.postprofile dt img', '.user-basic-info img:first', '.postprofile .avatar img'],
      username : ['.name', '.postprofile dt > strong', '.username', '.postprofile .popmenubutton']
    },
 
    // escape HTML tags
    sanitize : function(str) {
      if (str) {
        return str.replace(/<|>/gm, function(M) {
          switch (M) {
            case '<' :
              return '<';
 
            case '>' :
              return '>';
          }
        });
      } else {
        return '';
      }
    },
 
    // create the post card
    createCard : function(anchor, post, ver) {
      // variables for the card contents
      var o = {
        username : post ? $(fa_post_card.select.username[ver], post).text() : fa_post_card.lang.error.name,
          avatar : post ? $(fa_post_card.select.avatar[ver], post).attr('src') : fa_post_card.lang.no_avatar,
          title : post ? $(fa_post_card.select.title[ver], post).text() : fa_post_card.lang.error.title,
        summary : post ? $(fa_post_card.select.content[ver], post).text() : fa_post_card.lang.error.summary,
          origin : anchor.innerHTML
      },
      id = o.origin.replace(/.*?#(\d+)$/, '$1'),
      cards = localStorage.fa_post_cards ? JSON.parse(localStorage.fa_post_cards) : {},
      i;
 
      // escape HTML tags to reduce risk of XSS attacks
      for (i in o) {
        o[i] = fa_post_card.sanitize(o[i]);
      }
 
      anchor.className += ' fa_post_card';
      anchor.title = fa_post_card.lang.tooltip;
 
      // card structure
      anchor.innerHTML = '<div class="fa_card_inner">'+
        '<div class="fa_card_left">'+
          '<img class="fa_card_avatar" src="' + ( o.avatar ? o.avatar : fa_post_card.lang.no_avatar ) + '"/>'+
          '<div class="fa_card_username">' + ( o.username ? o.username : fa_post_card.lang.no_name ) + '</div>'+
        '</div>'+
 
        '<div class="fa_card_right">'+
          '<div class="fa_card_title"><h2>' + ( o.title ? o.title : fa_post_card.lang.no_title ) + '</h2></div>'+
          '<div class="fa_card_summary"><p>' + ( o.summary ? ( o.summary.length > fa_post_card.summary_length ? o.summary.slice(0, fa_post_card.summary_length) + '...' : o.summary ) : fa_post_card.lang.no_summary ) + '</p></div>'+
          '<div class="fa_card_origin">' + ( o.origin ? o.origin.replace(/http:\/\//, '') : fa_post_card.lang.no_origin ) + '</div>'+
        '</div>'+
 
        '<div class="fa_card_clear"></div>'+
      '</div>';
 
      // store the card data to the cards object
      if (!cards[anchor.host]) {
        cards[anchor.host] = {};
      }
 
      cards[anchor.host]['card' + id] = {
        data : anchor.innerHTML,
        expires : +new Date
      };
 
      localStorage.fa_post_cards = JSON.stringify(cards);
    },
 
    // get and turn the link into a card
    get : function() {
      var a = fa_post_card.a[++fa_post_card.index],
          cards = localStorage.fa_post_cards ? JSON.parse(localStorage.fa_post_cards) : {},
          reg = /#\d+$/, // match the post hash
          id,
          post;
 
      // make sure the anchor contains a hash in the href and html content
      if (a && reg.test(a.innerHTML) && reg.test(a.href)) {
        id = a.href.replace(/.*?#(\d+)$/, '$1'); // post id
        post = $('.post--' + id)[0]; // post selector
 
        // get the card data if it's cached
        if (cards[a.host] && cards[a.host]['card' + id] && cards[a.host]['card' + id].data && cards[a.host]['card' + id].expires > +new Date - fa_post_card.cache_time) {
          a.className += ' fa_post_card';
          a.title = fa_post_card.lang.tooltip;
          a.innerHTML = cards[a.host]['card' + id].data;
        } else {
          // if the post is present on the page we'll get it by the id
          if (post) {
            fa_post_card.createCard(a, post, fa_post_card.version);
          } else {
            // otherwise we need to get the post data via AJAX
            $.get(a.href.replace(reg, '') + '?change_version=prosilver', function(d) {
              var post = $('.post--' + id, d)[0];
              fa_post_card.createCard(a, post, 1); // change the version to prosilver so it's possible to get external post cards
            }).error(function() {
              fa_post_card.createCard(a);
            });
          }
        }
      }
 
      // continue iterating through the anchor array until we've reached the quota
      if (fa_post_card.index < fa_post_card.quota) {
        fa_post_card.get();
      }
    }
 
  };
 
  fa_post_card.get(); // start iterating the anchors
});
 
 
$('head').append('<style type="text/css">a.fa_post_card{font-size:12px;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none!important;color:#333!important;background:#FFF;border:1px solid #CCC;border-radius:10px;display:block;width:600px;max-width:100%;min-height:100px;overflow:hidden;position:relative;margin:3px 0}.fa_card_inner{margin-left:125px}.fa_card_left{text-align:center;background:#EEE;border-right:1px solid #CCC;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;width:125px}.fa_card_avatar{height:50px;width:50px;position:absolute;top:50%;left:50%;margin:-35px 0 0 -25px}.fa_card_username{font-size:12px;font-weight:700;position:absolute;top:50%;left:0;right:0;margin-top:20px}.fa_card_title h2{color:#333;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;border:none;margin:0}.fa_card_summary p{font-size:12px;margin:0}.fa_card_origin{color:#999}.fa_card_origin,.fa_card_summary p,.fa_card_title h2{padding:3px 10px}.fa_card_origin,.fa_card_title h2,.fa_card_username{white-space:nowrap;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;width:100%;-webkit-box-sizing:border-box;-moz-box-sizing:border-box;box-sizing:border-box}.fa_card_clear{clear:both}</style>');

[Lorem]

Thank you @Ange Tuteur

[Ange TuteurAdministrator]

Anytime.

[jessy]

question:



why guest ? (I am admin)

thanks a lot for everything

[Ange TuteurAdministrator]

@jessy if you're seeing "Anonymous" as the username, it means that the member's name could not be retrieved. This can be caused by modifications to the templates.

[jessy]

I have to cancel the changes ? thank you

[Ange TuteurAdministrator]

Those templates shouldn't matter. Did you edit the viewtopic_body template at all ?

[jessy]

viewtopic_body : no

You can create conflict ?

thank you.

[Ange TuteurAdministrator]

Hmm.. that's peculiar. Could you provide me with a test account for the forum in question ? It'd help me get a clear view of what's going on.

Thanks.

[Ace 1Valued Member]

4. The Theme
Lastly is the post card theme. If you want to make edits to the theme find the stylesheet at the bottom of the script :

Code:

document.write('<style type="text/css">a.fa_post_card{font-size:12px;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none!important;color:#333!important;background:#FFF;border:1px solid #CCC;border-radius:10px;display:block;width:600px;max-width:100%;min-height:100px;overflow:hidden;position:relative;margin:3px 0}.fa_card_inner{margin-left:125px}.fa_card_left{text-align:center;background:#EEE;border-right:1px solid #CCC;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;width:125px}.fa_card_avatar{height:50px;width:50px;position:absolute;top:50%;left:50%;margin:-35px 0 0 -25px}.fa_card_username{font-size:12px;font-weight:700;position:absolute;top:50%;left:0;right:0;margin-top:20px}.fa_card_title h2{color:#333;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;border:none;margin:0}.fa_card_summary p{font-size:12px;margin:0}.fa_card_origin{color:#999}.fa_card_origin,.fa_card_summary p,.fa_card_title h2{padding:3px 10px}.fa_card_origin,.fa_card_title h2,.fa_card_username{white-space:nowrap;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;width:100%;-webkit-box-sizing:border-box;-moz-box-sizing:border-box;box-sizing:border-box}.fa_card_clear{clear:both}</style>');

You can change the colors, fonts, etc.. here. However, if you have a dark forum and need a dark theme for the post cards, replace the stylesheet above with the one below : (preview)

Code:

document.write('<style type="text/css">a.fa_post_card{font-size:12px;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none!important;color:#CCC!important;background:#111;border:1px solid #333;border-radius:10px;display:block;width:600px;max-width:100%;min-height:100px;overflow:hidden;position:relative;margin:3px 0}.fa_card_inner{margin-left:125px}.fa_card_left{text-align:center;background:#222;border-right:1px solid #333;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;width:125px}.fa_card_avatar{height:50px;width:50px;position:absolute;top:50%;left:50%;margin:-35px 0 0 -25px}.fa_card_username{font-size:12px;font-weight:700;position:absolute;top:50%;left:0;right:0;margin-top:20px}.fa_card_title h2{color:#CCC;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;border:none;margin:0}.fa_card_summary p{font-size:12px;margin:0}.fa_card_origin{color:#666}.fa_card_origin,.fa_card_summary p,.fa_card_title h2{padding:3px 10px}.fa_card_origin,.fa_card_title h2,.fa_card_username{white-space:nowrap;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;width:100%;-webkit-box-sizing:border-box;-moz-box-sizing:border-box;box-sizing:border-box}.fa_card_clear{clear:both}</style>');

Is it possible to just place the style declarations in the CSS Stylesheet? It would seem easier and more readable if that were done.

[Ange TuteurAdministrator]

@Ace 1 Yes, however it's sometimes better to include it in the script, that way you don't need to mess with CSS when you install / remove the script ; Just one step and everything is installed or uninstalled.

If you ever need to edit the CSS you can make it readable with tools like this :
http://www.cleancss.com/css-beautify/

and then compress it and put it back in the script with tools like this :
https://cssminifier.com/

You can always include the CSS in your stylesheet if you like though, but if JS is disabled it'll just be dead weight because the post cards are only visible with JS enabled. Furthermore, if you switch themes you'll have to put the CSS back into the stylesheet for the plugin. Oh and then there's the character limit for the CSS stylesheet.. There's many reasons why I include the CSS in the script.

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