Hi everyone, this is my first post here. I’m wondering how the Blizzard forum shows the total post count of a user besides their name.
I’m wondering if there’s any template/shortcode system exist.
Hi!
If you are using the API, I believe this is the correct way.
Could you please share your code with us? We can provide suggestions for improvement, if necessary. 
Sure
<script type="text/discourse-plugin" version="0.1">
api.onPageChange(() => {
// Check if an element with ID 'topic' exists
if ($('#topic').length > 0) {
// If 'topic' element exists, find 'data-user-id' attribute
var userId = $('#topic article').data('user-id');
// Check if 'data-user-id' attribute exists
if (userId !== undefined) {
// Make an API request to get user info
apiReq(`admin/users/${userId}.json`, 'GET')
.then(data => {
// Handle the response data
console.log('User post count:', data.post_count);
// Check if the user has a value in user_fields["1"]
if (data.user_fields && data.user_fields["1"]) {
// Display the user field inside the first 'names' div
displayUserField(data.user_fields["1"]);
}
// Display the post count inside the first 'names' div
displayPostCount(data.post_count);
})
.catch(error => {
// Handle errors
console.error('API request error:', error);
});
} else {
console.log('No data-user-id attribute found');
}
} else {
console.log('No element with ID "topic" found');
}
});
// Function to display the user field inside the first 'names' div
function displayUserField(userFieldValue) {
// Find the first 'names' div
var firstNamesDiv = $('.names:first');
// Create a span element with classes 'user-title'
var userFieldSpan = $('<span></span>').addClass('user-title');
userFieldSpan.text(userFieldValue);
// Append the span element to the first 'names' div
firstNamesDiv.append(userFieldSpan);
}
// Function to display the post count inside the first 'names' div
function displayPostCount(postCount) {
// Find the first 'names' div
var firstNamesDiv = $('.names:first');
// Create a span element with classes 'user-title'
var postCountSpan = $('<span></span>').addClass('user-title');
postCountSpan.text(postCount + ' posts');
// Append the post count span element to the first 'names' div
firstNamesDiv.append(postCountSpan);
}
</script>
I have the apiReq function on another component
In Blizzard, they are showing the post count beside commenters which I couldn’t achieve.
I see, you partially use the API. You can definitively improve this code. Give me some minutes, and I will back to you.
Sounds good. I’m new in Discourse that’s why I know very little about it.
I had to make a plugin instead.
In order to obtain the post_count value when viewing a post or a user’s card, it is necessary to serialize the data to include this field. This can only be achieved with the help of a plugin and relying on requests per user is not a realistic solution.
Give it a try. The JS part is in assets if you want to take a look.
One specific thing you may have missed in using the API is the ability to customize via outlets.
Let me know if you want more options.
I don’t know if I should release this plugin as it’s small, but here we go anyway:
Thank you so much for the effort. I’ll try it.
My actual plan was to achieve the following feature
Although, it’s a small plugin, I believe it worth publishing. You may consider to add new features as suggested.
Thank you
I installed the plugin but it doesn’t work.
It’s working now. Thank you.
Sorry to bother you again. After using for a while, I noticed that it doesn’t includes topics. As far I know a topic is also a post.
Topics created is another stat. Do you want to add this count to the posts count or add a new text so you would have “topics: xx, posts: yy”?
I actually trying to gain something like postCount + TopicCount
simply want to count topics as post.
Also trying to show that after user title (if have any). I tried to modify the plugin code (after forking) but no luck so far.
I updated the plugin; let me know if it works for you.
Thank you so much. It worked.
