New system for non-member comments in Knotes: confirmation emails

27-October-2005

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We've just deployed a new method of handling comments by non site-members. If a comment is submitted 'anonymously', the email address given in the comment form is sent a confirmation email. If the special link in that email is not opened, the comment is not posted.

We've just deployed a new method of handling comments by non site-members. If a comment is submitted 'anonymously', the email address given in the comment form is sent a confirmation email. If the special link in that email is not opened, the comment is not posted (see the screenshot). Pending-Comment-Eg When submitting an 'anonymous' comment, a user can optionally ask to be registered as a member while the server is at it (by entering a username), in which case the confirmation email includes a server-generated initial password. Both anonymous commenting and joining-while-commenting are under control of site and blog properties. We're aware that some sites may have exotic registration policies or restrictions: in those cases the site manager should turn off the ability to join while commenting at the site level, using the KNotes tool in the ZMI.

I'm now beginning to experiment with having a one-form-fits-all add-comment form rendered directly into the one-entry views (most blogging systems do something like this). That form would cover all the cases: [I'm a logged-in-member; I'm a not-logged-in member; I'm not a member but want to join while commenting; I'm not a member and do not want to join].

We'll still include links for creating 'full-featured' discussion items (with extended text, categories etc), especially in the soon-to-come forums views. Watch this space ;o)


Mike Malloch; 27-October-2005 14:52:52; forum (0) help

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