Issue#35/block editor for valid guest authors

[douglas-johnson]

Related Issues

• Resolves #35

What Was Accomplished

• Added .nvmrc file for consistent node versions
• Added package file build script @wordpress/scripts dependencies
• Added JavaScript to the block editor that:
  • Displays the guest author's profile URL as retrieved from the WP REST API.
  • Removes the ability to delete a guest author via the REST API ( this would not trigger necessary clean up, use /wp-admin/users.php?page=view-guest-authors instead.
  • Added CSS to the block editor that hides the "Switch to draft" button.
  • Guest Authors should either be publish or non-existent.
• Added functions that provide URL and file path information needed to enqueue assets.
• Added the filter cata_cap_use_block_editor so themes / sites can opted into using the block editor for guest authors.
• Added the PHP class Cata\CoAuthors_Plus\Editor
  • Adds support for post_content to the guest-author post type
  • Redirects /wp-admin/edit.php?post_type=guest-author to the custom CoAuthors Plus user list page.
• Added the PHP class Cata\CoAuthors_Plus\Editor\Classic
  • Removes support for post_content just in time so the classic editor can work normally
• Added the PHP class Cata\CoAuthors_Plus\Editor\Block
  • Adds support for the block editor based on post type and status.
  • Adds JS and CSS assets only when editing a guest-author
  • Moves nonce field necessary for saving metabox fields.
  • Updates author taxonomy to be public_queryable so it can be used as a filter in the query loop block
• Added functions a theme can use in a template to understand if an author has post_content in their guest author profile.

How It Was Tested

• [x] Local plugin dev site
• [x] Local theme dev site
• [x] Remote theme dev site

How To Test

Available for testing using the tagged version 0.6.0-beta5

Default State

• [x] Without opting into block editor support, editing guest authors functions normally in the classic editor.

Block Editor Opt In

Add add_action( 'cata_cap_use_block_editor', '__return_true' ); to the theme's functions file

• [x] Adding a guest author uses the classic editor
• [x] Once saved, you are redirected to the block editor
• [x] Updating meta values like First / Last Name works normally and survives reloading the editor.

Ouputting content

• [x] Adding the code shown below outside of the loop in an author archive template outputs the post_content.

if ( cata_cap_queried_coauthor_has_post_content() ) {
    $query = new WP_Query(
        array(
            'p'         => $author->ID,
            'post_type' => 'guest-author',
        )
    );
    if ( $query->have_posts() ) {
        while ( $query->have_posts() ) {
            $query->the_post();
            the_content();
        }
    }
}
wp_reset_postdata();

Open Questions

• If a theme has other filters on use_block_editor_* its possible they will override the plugin's filter on use_block_editor_for_post. The solution so far the solution has been use a lower priority for the theme filters. Should the filter in the plugin be higher?
  • Addressed by raising the priority to 20
• The CataCAPGuestAuthorURL component handles multiple responsibilities, it should be split up.
  • Addressed by making the profile URL portion its own component.
• The package.json file needs more details before merging
  • Done

[jessica-townsend]

• Should the filter in the plugin be higher?

I feel like it would be a good idea to make the priority on the plugin filter higher. One less thing to think about when developing themes.