Showcase item becoming unlinked?

only way that could happen is if the item_edit template has been modified that messes up the template syntax methodolgy that I have set for whether or not the viewing user is able to manage thread association. It almost sounds like there is logic messed up so that when those moderators are doing something, its hiding BOTH ways of sending the thread_id data on the form, so the DW automatically sets it back to unassociated.

Post your nflj_showcase_item_edit template here (or in a PM) so I can verify that part.

 

ok, then the only other way is to actually un associate it (a Moderator would have to physically set it to zero). (btw, I removed the template since its unmodified).

Unlike the Resource Manager, when you move a showcase item to another category, it won't un associate the discussion thread, so its not that (just saying in case that happened)

It COULD be another addon that changes the discussion_type field which then showcase would automatically un associate since the discussion_type field is no longer 'showcase_item'. Also, if a POLL is added to a discussion thread, that would do it as well (as Polls require the use of the discussion_type field) (note: same thing applies to resources, you can't have a poll on a RM Thread).

 

My only other guess would be that you are giving users the MODERATOR permission to manage thread association and that needs to be changed on your end (as I CAN reproduce it that way, but that is not using the permissions correctly). You should not give users any MODERATOR permissions at all. There is a reason why the permissions are separated between USER permissions and MODERATOR permissions.

Im going to make some adjustments to both code and template to prevent this, but in the mean time, the best thing to do is edit those user groups and remove that moderator permission from them as that is NOT set correctly.

 

cool cool Glad it was something simple and not something that I HAD to rush to recode lol