Editor config based on userid

[marathoner]

I'd like to offer my users the ability to modify WYSIWYG pages but with only limited functionality (so that they don't go overboard with different fonts styles/bolding/sizing that they seem to like to do). I know that it's easy to modify the FCKEditor 'fckeditor/wb_config/wb_fckconfig.js' file to alter the toolbars which does exactly what I want it to. However, I'd like to not limit my (admin) FCKEditor capabilities.

So, I guess what I'd like to do is to have the FCKEditor configuration different based on the WB userid. I think that I can do this by modifying 'fckeditor/include.php' line 73 to use one config.js file if the WB userid is admin otherwise use different config.js file.

Has anyone tried this? Is there a better approach to have a limit WYSIWYG editor for my users?

[doc]

Hello,

your approach should work (this is the way I would do it). WB 3.0 will offer the choice so the user can define its custom editor.

Regards Christian

[macsmet]

@Marathoner: I am very interested in your idea and solution. Can you post it?
Thanks.

greetings,

MacSmet

[doc]

Hello,

for the FCKEditor, open the file include.php and search for the line

Code:

$oFCKeditor->Config['CustomConfigurationsPath'] = WB_URL .'/modules/fckeditor/wb_config/wb_fckconfig.js';

Replace this line by the following code: (without starting <?php and ending ?>)

Code:

<?php
/** 
  use configuration file depending on group id 
**/
$group_id = &#39;&#39;;
if(isset($_SESSION[&#39;GROUP_ID&#39;])) {
  // extract the numeric config id
  $group_id = (int) $_SESSION[&#39;GROUP_ID&#39;];
}
// include the group id depending configuration file
if(file_exists(WB_PATH .&#39;/modules/fckeditor/wb_config/wb_fckconfig&#39; .$group_id .&#39;.js&#39;)) {
  $oFCKeditor->Config[&#39;CustomConfigurationsPath&#39;] = WB_URL .&#39;/modules/fckeditor/wb_config/wb_fckconfig&#39; .$group_id .&#39;.js&#39;;
} else {
  // include the default file
  $oFCKeditor->Config[&#39;CustomConfigurationsPath&#39;] = WB_URL .&#39;/modules/fckeditor/wb_config/wb_fckconfig.js&#39;;
}
?>

Then simply create a copy of the config file /fckeditor/wb_config/wb_fckconfig.js for each group you want to support and rename it as follows: wb_fckconfigGROUP_ID.js (where GROUP_ID is a numeric group_id; 1:=administrators).

If you want to test it for different groups, remember to delete the browser cache and to clear sessions before login into the WB backend with the new group_id.

Note: If you want to have a custom configuration file for each user_id, simply replace:

Code:

$_SESSION['GROUP_ID'] with $_SESSION['USER_ID']

Regards Christian

[marathoner]

Works like a charm! Thanks so much!