Hi, When accessing groups from the /g page, is there a way to have the group URL it points to be /g/group-slug/messages instead of /g/group-slug/members? We’ve got several groups that are used for group messages. It would be helpful to give people one less click to reach the messages for their gro…

They’re not regular links. They’re handled with a link-to Ember component, and there’s a little bit of routing involved. The easiest way to do this is to hijack the click on that element and do your work there. This goes in the common > header of a theme <script type="text/x-handlebars" data-t…

Wow - that is amazing!!! It works a treat. Thank you. later… I’ve got a follow-on issue which I need a wee bit of help with sorry! Several of my groups still display the /g/group-slug/messages despite not having any. [image] On closer inspection, they have had messages in the past, which ha…

[image] Johani: Group.refresh_has_messages! That worked for all but two - thank you. Those last pesky two I think I’ll just have to delete and remake! On doing this, I discovered the reason - which is a minor Contribute > Bug . When converting Group Private Messages to Topics, the invitee’s …

[image] Johani: The easiest way to do this is to hijack the click on that element and do your work there Is it possible to also hijack the links which you get when you click on a @mentioned group and then click through to the group? I think those are the only two ways to get to groups without…

[image] nathank: Is it possible to also hijack the links which you get when you click on a @mentioned group and then click through to the group? I think those are the only two ways to get to groups without resorting to URLs. @Johani , is this doable? I’ve had a poke around, and it is clearly w…

Sure, you can try something like this in the header tab of your theme/component. I left some comments in the snippet if you want to follow along. You can delete those once you’re ready to use it. The same rules apply. If the user is a member of the group and the group has messages, Discourse will n…

You are amazing! It works great for any case that uses the cards. There is now one type of link that remains undirected: that of the group when in a Group Private Message. This is actually quite handy for navigating to the group (and thus the inbox) from a Group Message. [Screenshot 2022-01-06 15…

Those links use a slightly different serializer - because not all the group data is needed there. Still, you can store a filtered list of the current user’s groups on the initial page view and use those as a reference to check for membership. This information is already available in the initial pay…

:partying_face: we have arrived! It works a treat, also on mobile. Thanks Joe for your amazing persistence. I’d better keep up my end of the bargain and get to work on that Customization > Theme component , eh? later… Here 'tis: [image] Land on Group Messages Component …

I’ve got one more thing that I need a hand with in order to fully complete this. It is a bit cheeky to ask, I know. I’m now trying to modify the Pavilion so that it can support this behaviour too, using the simple logic from your three awesome snippets. However, I just can’t get it to work due to m…

Change the default group pages to /messages

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Johani (Joe) December 15, 2021, 7:25am 4

You only need to run this line in the rails console. It should update all the groups.

Group.refresh_has_messages!

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Change the default group pages to /messages

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