Issue status update for http://drupal.org/node/20115 Project: Drupal Version: cvs Component: user.module Category: feature requests Priority: normal Assigned to: Anonymous Reported by: nedjo Updated by: syscrusher Status: patch I haven't had time to try the patch yet (though I will try to do so as time permits), but +1 on the concept. This would be really useful to me on one of my main sites. Giving more visible credit to contributors is IMO a Very Good Thing, because it subtly encourages more such contributions. Just one question: Would it be feasible to implement this as a module that hooks the block, user, and node APIs, rather than as a patch to user.module? It would decouple the code, keep user.module smaller and easier to maintain, and eliminate the need to persuade the core team to accept this into core. Thanks for a great idea, and I look forward to trying out the code soon. Scott ("syscrusher") syscrusher Previous comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ April 7, 2005 - 00:34 : nedjo Attachment: http://drupal.org/files/issues/user_content_author_block.patch (2.62 KB) It would be nice to have a quick way to display information about page author/posters. The attached patch creates a new 'Author info' block for the user module, which (if enabled) displays only when a node is being viewed, showing the user name (as block title), picture, signature, a list of up to four recent posts (plus 'more' link, if tracker module is enabled, and user has posted more than four times) and link to contact author (if contact module is enabled and user is set to accept contacts). The general idea: get a feel for the author at a glance, without having to load the full user page. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ April 7, 2005 - 10:08 : samo I really like this. Thank you!