Code redemption aka user self-help role adding
Thought I shared this before, but I couldn't find an older post, so here goes.
Got tired of staff emailing, asking to be given access, forgetting or giving the wrong username.
So I put this together.
The user gets a code from us, visits this custom community page, enters their code and is given a specific role. The code they used is then rendered inactive.
I generated two sets of random codes and stuck them in two separate forum posts in a hidden area.
(You could also ask Lithium to create a custom database field and read that.)
One forum post per type of code you want to check.
With this script we can give a user one of two kinds of codes
- give moderator and staff access
- give just staff access
And let me tell you, this has saved us soooo much time and frustration.
Just stick this on a custom page and you're basically good to go.
<#assign staffPostId = 12345/> <#-- Unique ID of the post that contains all the generated codes for Staff access-->
<#assign ModPostId = 67891/> <#-- Unique ID of the post that contains all the generated codes for Moderator access-->
<#assign codeFoundStaff = false/>
<#assign codeFoundMod = false/>
<#if !user.anonymous>
<#assign code = http.request.parameters.name.get("code", "")?string />
<#if code == "">
<div class="lia-inline-ajax-feedback">
<div class="AjaxFeedback" id="feedback"></div>
</div>
<div class="lia-form-fieldset-wrapper" id="fieldset">
<fieldset class="">
<legend>Community Code Redemption</legend>
<div class="lia-quilt-row lia-quilt-row-standard lia-input-edit-form-row">
<div class="lia-quilt-column lia-quilt-column-24 lia-quilt-column-single lia-input-edit-form-column">
<div class="lia-quilt-column-alley lia-quilt-column-alley-single">
<div class="lia-form-row lia-form-in-code-entry">
<div class="lia-quilt-row lia-quilt-row-standard">
<div class="lia-quilt-column lia-quilt-column-06 lia-quilt-column-left">
<div class="lia-quilt-column-alley lia-quilt-column-alley-left">
<div class="lia-form-label-wrapper"><label for="lia-inCode" class="lia-form-label">Code</label></div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="lia-quilt-column lia-quilt-column-18 lia-quilt-column-right">
<div class="lia-quilt-column-alley lia-quilt-column-alley-right">
<div class="lia-quilt-row lia-quilt-row-standard">
<div class="lia-quilt-column lia-quilt-column-20 lia-quilt-column-single">
<div class="lia-quilt-column-alley lia-quilt-column-alley-single">
<div class="lia-form-input-wrapper">
<input class="lia-form-type-text" id="lia-inCode" name="inCode" placeholder="Enter your secret code and await redemption">
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="lia-quilt-row lia-quilt-row-standard lia-form-buttons-empty-left-column">
<div class="lia-quilt-column lia-quilt-column-06 lia-quilt-column-left">
<div class="lia-quilt-column-alley lia-quilt-column-alley-left"> </div>
</div>
<div class="lia-quilt-column lia-quilt-column-18 lia-quilt-column-right">
<div class="lia-quilt-column-alley lia-quilt-column-alley-right">
<div class="lia-form-submit lia-button-group active">
<span class="lia-button-wrapper lia-button-wrapper-primary lia-button-wrapper-Submit-action"><input title="" class="lia-button lia-button-primary lia-button-Submit-action" value="Submit" id="submitCode" name="submitContext" type="submit"></span>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="lia-quilt-row lia-quilt-row-standard lia-input-edit-form-row lia-quilt-row-embed hidden">
<div class="lia-quilt-column lia-quilt-column-24 lia-quilt-column-single lia-input-edit-form-column">
<div class="lia-quilt-column-alley lia-quilt-column-alley-single">
<div class="lia-form-row lia-form-embed">
<div class="lia-quilt-row lia-quilt-row-standard">
<div class="lia-quilt-column lia-quilt-column-06 lia-quilt-column-left">
<div class="lia-quilt-column-alley lia-quilt-column-alley-left">
<div class="lia-form-label-wrapper"><label for="lia-embed" class="lia-form-label" id="lbl-entityTitle"></label></div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="lia-quilt-column lia-quilt-column-18 lia-quilt-column-right">
<div class="lia-quilt-column-alley lia-quilt-column-alley-right">
<div class="lia-quilt-row lia-quilt-row-standard">
<div class="lia-quilt-column lia-quilt-column-20 lia-quilt-column-single">
<div class="lia-quilt-column-alley lia-quilt-column-alley-single">
<div class="lia-form-input-wrapper" id="embed">
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</fieldset>
</div>
<style type="text/css">
.lia-quilt-row-available {
margin-top:20px;
padding-top:20px;
border-top:2px solid #efefef;
}
textarea#lia-missingCountries,
textarea#lia-availableCountries{
resize:none;
height:100px;
}
</style>
<@liaAddScript>
$("#submitCode").on("click", function() {
var userCode = $("#lia-inCode").val();
var userCode = userCode.replace(" ","");
if( userCode != "") {
window.open('//' + location.host + location.pathname + '?code=' + userCode,'_self');
}
});
</@liaAddScript>
<#else>
<#assign codesStaff = restadmin("/messages/id/${staffPostId}/body").value?replace("<p>","","i")?replace("</p>","","i")/>
<#list codesStaff?split(",") as c>
<#if c?string == code?string>
<#assign codeFoundStaff = true/>
<#assign roles = restadmin("/roles").roles.role />
<#list roles as role>
<#if role.name == "Staff">
<#assign hrefRoleStaff = role.@href />
</#if>
</#list>
<#assign result = restadmin("${hrefRoleStaff}/users/add?role.user=id/${user.id}") />
<#if result.error?has_content>
'Twas not meant to be. Please contact <a href="mailto:community@abccompany.com">community@abccompany.com</a>. <#-- Put any message you want the user to see if their code fails -->
<#else>
<#assign codesStaffNew = codesStaff?replace("${c},","")?replace(",${c}","")?replace("${c}","")/>
<#assign result = restadmin("/messages/id/${staffPostId}/edit?message.body=${codesStaffNew}")/>
You were deemed worthy and shall forever be identified as Staff!
</#if>
<#break>
</#if>
</#list>
<#if codeFoundStaff == false>
<#assign codesMod = restadmin("/messages/id/${ModPostId}/body").value?replace("<p>","","i")?replace("</p>","","i")/>
<#list codesMod?split(",") as c>
<#if c?string == code?string>
<#assign codeFoundMod = true/>
<#assign roles = restadmin("/roles").roles.role />
<#list roles as role>
<#if role.name == "Moderator">
<#assign hrefRoleMod = role.@href />
</#if>
<#if role.name == "Staff">
<#assign hrefRoleStaff = role.@href />
</#if>
</#list>
<#assign result = restadmin("${hrefRoleMod}/users/add?role.user=id/${user.id}") />
<#assign result2 = restadmin("${hrefRoleStaff}/users/add?role.user=id/${user.id}") />
<#if result.error?has_content || result2.error?has_content>
Alas, only the penitent will pass; we could not oblige your request. Please contact <a href="mailto:community@abccompany.com">community@abccompany.com</a>. <#-- Put any message you want the user to see if their code fails -->
<#else>
<#assign codesModNew = codesMod?replace("${c},","")?replace(",${c}","")?replace("${c}","")/>
<#assign result = restadmin("/messages/id/${ModPostId}/edit?message.body=${codesModNew}")/>
You were deemed worthy and shall forever be identified as Staff and Master of Moderation.
</#if>
<#break>
</#if>
</#list>
</#if>
<#if codeFoundStaff == false && codeFoundMod == false>
Unfortunately that code didn't work. Please <span class="back">retrace your steps</span> and try again, or contact <a href="mailto:community@abccompany.com">community@abccompany.com</a>. <#-- Put any message you want the user to see if their code fails -->
<@liaAddScript>
$(document).ready( function() {
$(".back").click( function() {
window.open('//' + location.host + location.pathname,'_self');
});
});
</@liaAddScript>
</#if>
</#if>
<#else>
We don't know who you are, stranger. Please <a href="${webUi.getUserLoginPageUrl("")}">stay a while</a> and listen, or <a href="${webUi.getUserRegistrationPageUrl("")}">submit your name in the registry</a>.
</#if>
