I want to hear what you think about this plugin. I’m working on a plugin that will let visitors choose a new topic to display on the homepage depending on their interests. I wrote down the idea and drew this step out, but I haven’t played with it yet. plugin.rb # plugins/custom_homepage/plugin.rb # frozen_string_literal: true # name: custom-homepage # about: Customizes the homepage to show topics based on user interests # version: 0.1 # authors: MHAT # url: https://domain.com enabled_site_setting :custom_homepage_enabled after_initialize do # code to be executed after initialization end // plugins/custom_homepage/assets/javascripts/discourse/initializers/custom-homepage.js.es6 import { withPluginApi } from 'discourse/lib/plugin-api'; export default { name: 'custom-homepage', initialize(container) { withPluginApi('0.8', api => { api.modifyClass('component:topic-list', { didInsertElement() { this._super(...arguments); if (this.currentUser) { this.loadUserInterests(); } }, loadUserInterests() { const userId = this.currentUser.id; fetch(`/u/${userId}/preferences/interests`) .then(response => response.json()) .then(data => { this.set('topics', this.sortTopicsByInterests(this.topics, data.interests)); }); }, sortTopicsByInterests(topics, interests) { return topics.sort((a, b) => { const aScore = interests.includes(a.category_id) ? 1 : 0; const bScore = interests.includes(b.category_id) ? 1 : 0; return bScore - aScore; }); } }); }); } }; # plugins/custom_homepage/config/locales/server.en.yml en: site_settings: custom_homepage_enabled: "Enable Custom Homepage" user: preferences: interests: "Interests" # plugins/custom_homepage/config/discourse_plugin.yml enabled_site_setting: custom_homepage_enabled Html for settings {{i18n 'user.preferences.interests'}} {{input value=currentUser.custom_fields.interests class="form-control"}} # plugins/custom_homepage/plugin.rb after_initialize do User.register_custom_field_type('interests', :string) add_to_serializer(:current_user, :interests) do object.custom_fields['interests'] end end Thank you for your feedback and suggestions for improvements. I am Thai. My English skills may not appear to be particularly good. I attempted to learn it while dev discourse.

[image] 9pfs: Where is /preferences/interests implemented? I believe that in order to handle user interests and integrate them in user preferences, the required routes, controller actions, and templates must be created. However, that’s just my viewpoint, and it’s simply designed. I have not yet begun construction on it. It might not go as planned if I attempt. Add a Route for User Preferences: - Add a route that will handle requests to /u/:username/preferences/interests. ```ruby # plugins/custom_homepage/config/routes.rb Discourse::Application.routes.append do get '/u/:username/preferences/interests' => 'custom_homepage#interests', constraints: { username: /[^\/]+/ } end ``` Create the Controller Action: - Define a controller to handle the request and fetch the user’s interests. ```ruby # plugins/custom_homepage/app/controllers/custom_homepage_controller.rb class CustomHomepageController < ApplicationController requires_login def interests username = params[:username] user = User.find_by(username: username) if user render json: { interests: user.custom_fields['interests'] } else render json: { error: 'User not found' }, status: 404 end end end ``` Add Interests Field in User Preferences: - Modify the user preferences template to include an input for interests. ```html {{i18n 'user.preferences.interests'}} {{input value=model.custom_fields.interests class="form-control"}} ``` Extend the Serializer: - Extend the user serializer to include the interests field. ```ruby # plugins/custom_homepage/plugin.rb after_initialize do User.register_custom_field_type('interests', :string) add_to_serializer(:current_user, :interests) do object.custom_fields['interests'] end add_to_serializer(:admin_detailed_user, :interests) do object.custom_fields['interests'] end end ``` Modify the JavaScript for Handling Interests: - Use JavaScript to fetch and save the interests to the user profile. ```javascript // plugins/custom_homepage/assets/javascripts/discourse/initializers/custom-homepage.js.es6 import { withPluginApi } from 'discourse/lib/plugin-api'; export default { name: 'custom-homepage', initialize(container) { withPluginApi('0.8', api => { api.modifyClass('controller:preferences/account', { save() { const interests = this.model.custom_fields.interests; this.model.save().then(() => { fetch(`/u/${this.model.username}/preferences/interests`, { method: 'PUT', headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json', 'X-CSRF-Token': Discourse.CSRFToken }, body: JSON.stringify({ interests }) }).then(response => response.json()).then(() => { this.flash('Your preferences have been saved.'); }); }); } }); }); } }; ``` Handle the PUT Request: Implement the logic to handle the PUT request and save the interests in the controller. # plugins/custom_homepage/app/controllers/custom_homepage_controller.rb class CustomHomepageController < ApplicationController requires_login def interests if request.get? username = params[:username] user = User.find_by(username: username) if user render json: { interests: user.custom_fields['interests'] } else render json: { error: 'User not found' }, status: 404 end elsif request.put? user = current_user interests = params[:interests] user.custom_fields['interests'] = interests user.save_custom_fields render json: success_json end end end

Looks interesting. You might find some ideas in this plugin as well. [image] Discourse Saved Searches Plugin discourse2 Summary Discourse Saved Searches allows users to save searches and be notified when any new topics or posts match the search criteria. hammer_and_wrench Repository Link https://github.com/discourse/discourse-saved-searches open_book Install Guide How to install plugins in Discourse Features Following from the new watched words feature that takes action on bad words, here’s a plugin that lets people save a list of searches and get notified if any new topics a…

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Where is /preferences/interests implemented?

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