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[Don Chambers]

Something else I never noticed... the admin page is showing the user level (standard editor, chief editor, administrator) together with the user name.. This should either be the group they belong to (which could be more than one) or nothing at all:

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                <td colspan="2" id="serendipityAdminInfopane">
                    {if $admin_vars.is_logged_in}
                        <span>{$admin_vars.self_info}</span>
                    {/if}
                </td>

[garvinhicking]

Hi!

The userlevel is still used by some plugins, most importantly staticpages. I often log into installation where it's important to me to see my core userlevel attribute...?

Regards,
Garvin

[Don Chambers]

It might be used by "some" plugins, but user level has virtually no meaning in the core. In addition, it is very confusing to see this otherwise meaningless user level info. For instance, lets say I am assigned to a user group named "premium". When logged in, I see "logged in as Don (Standard editor)".

[garvinhicking]

Hi!

I can understand the want for adding groups there, but maybe we will get layout issues when people are members of many groups? The benefit of userlevels is that they only span a maximum of two words...

Maybe we could use a mouseover thing, like shown group names, with a "title" empty link attribute that reveals the userlevel?

Regards,
Garvin

[Don Chambers]

I'm open to anything. The problem I have with user levels is that a default installation creates groups Administrator, Chief Editor, and Standard Editor... these exactly match the old user levels. So what appears to be your member group is actually a near meaningless user level.

Maybe it should just be the user level, and nothing further? As an alternative, or in addition to this, perhaps we could show user levels and group memberships on the admin sign-on page.. something like:

Welcome Back, John.
Group Membership(s): Administrator, Premium

User Level could be added to that, but I think it is confusing especially since it is not really used except by a few old plugins, and we are not even sure about that.

[Timbalu]

I think it is confusing especially since it is not really used except by a few old plugins, and we are not even sure about that.

I beg you pardon, Sir!!!
['serendipityUserlevel'] is a need!
I have three plugin under control which are old by name, but younger than ever!

"Well, here we are again, old lovie....By gum, they look younger than ever, love, younger than ever...hey, hey, hey".