souramoo/commentoplusplus

Guest names even if anonymous authentication is disabled

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#56 opened on Jul 28, 2021

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enhancementgood first issue

Description

Currently, you can only provide guest names when anonymous authentication is enabled, but I think it would be a great feature if you would have an option to make the name mandatory when writing a comment.

commento_anonymously_enabled

As it is now, you can still click the "COMMENT ANONYMOUSLY" button and therefore don't have to enter a name, but if you disable the "anonymous authentication" feature you have no name field at all.

commento_anonymously_disabled

Let me know what you think of the idea and we can further discuss the implementation detail then.

Contributor guide

Tech stack
go
Domain
full stackauthentication
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
half day
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
Go programmingBasic web development
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
65
Research direction
Start by examining the current authentication handling code, likely in the backend, to understand how anonymous comments are managed. Then, explore the frontend templates that display the comment form and the 'Comment Anonymously' button. Look for any existing configuration options that control whether the name field is shown. The goal is to add a new setting that forces a name input even when anonymous auth is disabled, and modify the submission logic to require a name when that setting is enabled.