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1 // $Id$
2
3 =============
4 == Summary ==
5 =============
6
7 This module allows users to add images ("decos") to their profiles. Images are
8 imported from popular image hosting services. Users with the correct permission
9 levels can add decos to the system, buy them for their profile with Userpoints,
10 flag them as inappropriate, edit them, send them to others, or moderate them.
11 Administrators can also mass import decos with relaxed settings.
12
13 One block is provided. On user pages, it displays the relevant user's decos. On
14 other pages, it displays the current user's decos. Decos also show up on users'
15 profiles.
16
17 Decos are not nodes, and never will be, and so are not indexed. However, they
18 are searchable from the gallery page. When decos are added they can be put into
19 categories for more accurate searching. Admin can choose to preset categories
20 or allow users to choose their own.
21
22 This module integrates with activity.module and depends on userpoints.module.
23 It also integrates with trigger.module.
24
25 ==============
26 == Settings ==
27 ==============
28
29 Most of User Deco's settings should be self-explanatory. However, a common
30 request is the ability for administrators to moderate all decos before they show
31 up to the public.
32
33 To do this, admin should enable auto-flagging on the settings page, and set the
34 number of flags before decos are hidden to one. If you do this, you will
35 probably not want to give the "flag user_decos" permission to non-admin.
36
37 =====================
38 == Development/API ==
39 =====================
40
41 This module's code is heavily documented and generally styled in the Drupal Way,
42 for any developers that would like to take a look.
43
44 For anyone who doesn't want to delve that deeply, this module provides a robust
45 API that you can use to take advantage of its functionality from anywhere you
46 can use PHP. For more information, see the function descriptions in the module
47 file itself.
48
49 ==Theme Functions==
50 theme('user_deco_arrange', $uid)
51 Displays a list of decos belonging to the relevant user.
52 theme('user_deco_gallery', $type='gallery', $option='recpop')
53 Displays a list of decos with relevant links. $type can be one of 'gallery,'
54 'mine,' 'added,' 'flagged,' and 'custom.' It determines the style of the
55 result. $option is only relevant with 'gallery' and 'custom' types. With
56 'gallery' it can be 'recency,' 'popularity,' or 'recpop' (recent popularity)
57 and determines the order of the results. With 'custom' it is an array of deco
58 objects like user_deco_get_decos returns.
59 theme('user_deco_unit', $deco, $type='gallery', $instance = 1)
60 Displays a deco with relevant links. $deco is a deco object and $type is the
61 same as above. If the gallery type is 'received,' $instance is the number of
62 times the deco has already been rendered, so that we can show the correct
63 sender.
64 theme('user_deco_image', $deco, $show_user_count=FALSE)
65 Displays the image for a deco. $deco is a deco object. $show_user_count is a
66 boolean that determines whether to show the number of users using the deco in
67 the title attribute.
68
69 ==Module Functions==
70 user_deco_get_decos($uid=0, $option='recpop', $hide_private = TRUE)
71 Returns an array of deco objects. If $uid is zero all decos are returned and
72 $option specifies how they should be ordered ('popularity,' 'recency,'
73 'recpop' [recent popularity] or 'flag_count'). Otherwise the returned decos
74 belong to the specified user and $option determines whether to return decos
75 that were bought or added by the relevant user ('bought' or 'added'). If $uid
76 is zero and $option is not 'flag_count,' $hide_private controls whether only
77 public decos or all decos are returned.
78 user_deco_load($did)
79 Returns a deco object containing the did, price, url, title, author, private
80 status, and flag_count. $did is the deco ID.
81 user_count_decos($uid=0, $distinct=FALSE)
82 Returns the number of decos a user has. $distinct is a boolean: if TRUE, each
83 deco counts only once, even if the user has bought it multiple times. If
84 FALSE, all decos are counted, including duplicates.
85 user_deco_decoapi($deco, $operation, $uid=0)
86 Allows arbitrary actions to be performed on (existing) decos. $deco is a deco
87 object or a deco ID. $operation can be one of 'buy,' 'clear,' 'delete,'
88 'flag,' and 'remove.' $uid is the user who performed the action but is
89 irrelevant for 'clear' and 'delete' operations. Returns the URL to which the
90 user would be most likely to be redirected after the operation, or FALSE if an
91 incorrect operation is specified.
92
93 ==Hooks==
94 hook_user_deco_links_before($deco, $type)
95 Allows adding links or text under decos when they are displayed using
96 theme('user_deco_unit') as in galleries. These links are displayed before
97 other links. Modules implementing this hook should return an array of strings
98 (links) with numeric keys.
99 hook_user_deco_links_after($deco, $type)
100 Works the same as hook_user_deco_links_before except that the links appear
101 after other links.
102
103 ==Helper Functions==
104 User Deco uses several "helper" functions that are not considered part of the
105 API, but might still be useful to you. If you think you might need them, take a
106 look at the module file; functions are grouped in labeled sections, so they
107 should be easy to find. Only advanced developers should use these functions!
108 They can be dangerous, and usually the API provides a better way to do what you
109 want.
110
111 ==================
112 == Installation ==
113 ==================
114
115 1. Install this module as usual (FTP the files to sites/all/modules, enable
116 at admin/build/modules). See http://drupal.org/node/176044 for help.
117
118 2. Go to admin/settings/user_deco and adjust the settings as needed.
119
120 3. Go to admin/user/access#module-user_deco and set the permissions there.
121
122 4. Go to admin/build/block and put the block in the regions you want them.
123
124 5. Still on admin/build/block, configure the settings for the block.
125
126 6. Go to admin/build/menu and add any of the user_deco pages to your menus.
127
128 7. Go to admin/settings/userpoints and adjust the amount of userpoints you
129 want users to receive for adding decos.
130
131 8. If you are using the Activity module, go to admin/settings/activity and
132 adjust the settings for User Deco there as you wish. If you do not save
133 the page, activity integration will not work at all, even if you did not
134 change any settings.
135
136
137 ===========
138 == Links ==
139 ===========
140
141 Visit the module page for more information.
142
143 Module Page: http://drupal.org/project/user_deco
144 Userpoints: http://drupal.org/project/userpoints
145 Activity: http://drupal.org/project/activity
146
147 Enable Module: http://example.com/?q=admin/build/modules
148 Settings Page: http://example.com/?q=admin/settings/user_deco
149 Set Permissions: http://example.com?q=admin/user/access#module-user_deco
150 Enable Block: http://example.com/?q=admin/build/block
151 Menu Page: http://example.com?q=admin/build/menu
152 Userpoints Settings: http://example.com?q=admin/settings/userpoints
153 Activity Settings: http://example.com?q=admin/settings/activity
154
155 User Deco Gallery: http://example.com?q=user_deco

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