Post Cards

First topic message reminder :

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.

Hmm..

For #6559 @ chatworld
https://www.achatworld.com/t1178p25-iconskouliki-graphics-requests#6559
The post is not available to guests, so the post card is cached as "Not Found". If you're logged in it'll display okay, though you may need to delete the localStorage entry, because the card above will still be caché as not found.

For Skouliki's post though, that's not correct, because the link to her post is visible to guests. So because of that, I recommend reinstalling the script in the first post, because there has been some minor changes since "Thu 1 Sep 2016 - 10:29" which added support for FAE and correct some bugs. Once installed, clear your cache and see if there are any changes.

I have redone the code and i still have the problem and i have cleared my browsers reset my laptop and still the same problem.

I removed it as it's not working right i even changed the settings so anyone can see the thread and even post in it but still the same. so i gave up

@Ape I figured out the problem ; it's because your forum is served via HTTPS and we're requesting an insecure page HTTP which is denied..


When I get the chance I'll investigate this further to see if it can be fixed.

Thank you @Ange Tuteur

@Ange Tuteur bro not working in my forum



forum url http://nimbuzzmasters.forumotions.in/

Hi @red,

You've modified the overall_header template and removed

Code: id="fa_edge"

from the <body> tag. Without this id, your forum version cannot be identified, thus the plugin will not work. Adding this id back to the <body> tag will allow the plugin to work again.

Note : If you've modified the templates further, I cannot guarantee this plugin will work as expected.

@Ape I've checked, but unfortunately pages on HTTPS cannot request insecure pages ( HTTP ) over ajax ; see the Same Origin Policy. The only work around is to switch the requested page to HTTPS, but that's not possible since Forumotion currently requires credits to secure your forum.

Sorry for the late reply and bad news.

Thats ok buddy no problem i will just leave it for now thanks for trying to get this to work thou

Thank you  bro @Ange Tuteur
ITS working but this type


And i can't delete posts

its ok
https://fmdesign.forumotion.com/t515-post-cards#8704

this one working for me

image not show in ModernBBBETA

Haytam wrote:image not show in ModernBBBETA

ModernBB currently isn't supported by this plugin, however, since the templates of ModernBB are quite similar to phpbb3 it may work partially.