Multiple Users with Mecha CMS

[synwt]

On a web, sometimes it takes more than one author.

---
title: Markdown Content
description: Using Markdown syntax in page title, description and content.
author: ['@firstauthor', '@secondauthor', '@thirdauthor']
type: Markdown
...

How can Mecha execute it with a PHP script in the layout directory properly, Mas Taufik? So that in the end it renders as we expected.

<?php
	$author = $page->author;
	echo "Authors: " . $author[0] . ", " . $author[1] . " and " . $author[2] . ".";
?>

That's not enough. Mecha has user and panel extensions. Then a PHP script for multiple users should at least issue:

• Author's name
• Author link
• Author's avatar
• and so on (relevant)

Everything refers to and is synchronized with the data in the previously inputted from user extension. At least like this:

<p>
    Authors: <a href="/user/firstauthor">First Author</a>, <a href="/user/secondauthor">Second Author</a>, and <a href="/user/thirdauhor">Thrid Author</a>
</p>

Maybe entering "multiple users" in the GUI form in the extension panel is too cumbersome. But, matur nuwun, thanks for the discussion, Mas Taufik.

[taufik-nurrohman]

I would suggest you to hook the class instance yourself to a property other than author so that it will not conflict with the default page user hook:

---
title: Page Title
description: Page description.
author: '@foo'
authors: ['@foo', '@bar', 'Baz']
...

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet.

Then in an index.php file:

Hook::set('page.authors', function($authors) {
    $authors = (array) $authors;
    foreach ($authors as &$author) {
        if (str_starts_with($author, '@')) {
            $author = new User(LOT . DS . 'user' . DS . substr($author, 1) . '.page');
            // or `new User(LOT . D . 'user' . D . substr($author, 1) . '.page')` in Mecha 3.x.x
        }
    }
    unset($author);
    return new Anemon($authors);
    // or `new Anemone($authors)` in Mecha 3.x.x
});

Then in a page.php file:

<p>
  <b>Authors:</b> <?= $page->authors->map(function($author) {
      if (is_object($author)) {
          return '<a href="' . ($author->link ?? $author->url) . '">' . $author . '</a>';
      }
      return $author;
  }); ?>
</p>

Maybe entering "multiple users" in the GUI form in the extension panel is too cumbersome.

No it isn’t. I can make an extension for that.