Our system generates accounts for posting announcements, we were wondering if there was a way to add a separate staff notice that has its own icon that automatically appends to these posts so we can explain that it is an auto-generated account? Even by userid/name, or group works.

I think you can achieve this with theme components. For example, this code does what you need: <script type="text/discourse-plugin" version="0.8"> const { iconHTML } = require("discourse-common/lib/icon-library"); const bot_id = 128856; // or some else api.decorateWidget("post:before", (helper) =>…

Hi there! I’ve tried using JS to auto-append a staff notice to an auto-generated account if it is a member of the group “autogenerated” but I’m not sure where I’m going wrong. <script> window.onload = function() { const { groupMembers } = await discourse.groups.getMembers({ group_na…

Hi @jhealey :slight_smile: I’ve slipped your post into the existing topic as they seem very similar questions. :+1:

[image] JammyDodger: Hi @jhealey :slight_smile: I’ve slipped your post into the existing topic as they seem very similar questions. :+1: You might want to lock the other topic then. I probably should’ve replied to this topic instead… :sweat_smile:

I relied too much on the auto tools doing it and didn’t check. :slight_smile: I have removed the other topic. :+1:

[image] JammyDodger: I relied too much on the auto tools doing it and didn’t check. :slight_smile: I have removed the other topic. :+1: Thanks! :blush: [image] Jonathan Healey: Hi there! I’ve tried using JS to auto-append a staff notice to an auto-generated account if it is a member of …

I don’t know how I didn’t notice that! Thank you! It’s working now :slight_smile:

[image] Jonathan Healey: I don’t know how I didn’t notice that! It’s okay! Once in a while, we all make oversights like that. [image] Jonathan Healey: Thank you! It’s working now :slight_smile: You’re welcome! :heart:

all these hacks are nice and all, but this should be a built-in feature in some way or another.

Automatically append staff notice to user posts

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jhealey (Jonathan Healey) February 19, 2023, 9:57pm 9

I don’t know how I didn’t notice that! Thank you! It’s working now

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Automatically append staff notice to user posts

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