Fixed RSS Feed importer not keeping settings on save

[Mr Lucky]

Affected version

2.0.6

I tick this: Post as the following user:

But after saving it has reverted to default: Post as guest, use name information from feed data.



Just realised the latest version is 2.0.7, apologies if this was fixed.

[EDIT] No, still an issue with 2.0.7

 

[Bionic Rooster]

Yeah it works fine in 2.0.7

 

[Mr Lucky]

Yeah it works fine in 2.0.7

Nope, just updated and still not working.

 

[Snog]

I believe that will happen if the user name you're using does not exist on your site.

 

[Mr Lucky]

I believe that will happen if the user name you're using does not exist on your site.

OK, so it's still a bug (IMO) as it is a bit misleading. Or maybe I am just really dumb. (No, please don't answer that)

I assumed it would post as the username you put there, whether the user existed or not.

 

[Snog]

To a point I agree.

It should at least throw an error that the user doesn't exist if it's going to revert back to the default.

 

[Mr Lucky]

It should at least throw an error that the user doesn't exist if it's going to revert back to the default.

I agree with that, so still a bug IMO.

Also, the chances are that if you don't want the user from the original feedsite, you want the posts to be something like from a user called "Feed from example.com" so people know it's a feed. Otherwise they think all of that was posted by some actual user of your forum.

 

[Snog]

Most people get around it by creating a user called 'Feed Bot' or some such thing.

 

[Mr Lucky]

Most people get around it by creating a user called 'Feed Bot' or some such thing.

Yes, just did that but it's a workaround, so still a bug IMO. If you click on the created user, people will still they are a some odd member of the forum, maybe even try to PC them.

 

[Chris D]

There's now an error if a username is not provided.