Enable/Create Comment function for Event page

[kathreenriel]

Enable or create a comment section on the Events Description page. Wait for Kathreen to find out more information about a future function, 'Review an Event' to determine potential interdependence with both functions.

[kathreenriel]

surveytemplate.pdf Here's what is currently used as a training event evaluation. Suprise! It's a pdf! I expect to use these questions (excluding 4 and 5) as a guide for creating content for a review system for training events on the site. @alexpflores Do you need this content before proceeding with development of this comment function?

[alex-418]

Thanks Kathreen. This gives me a great idea of what format the review will require. A thought that came to me while viewing this document... it looks very similar to what a forum poll does. If we created some polling functionality on the forum, would that satisfy the review requirement? Just a thought, might be worth exploring that as an option.

[kathreenriel]

Hmmm...I think the review needs to be more closely associated with the event or event description.

[bdolor]

agreed, and sounds like the solution should be considered in relation to #57 — would prefer to find one system/plugin that satisfies both requirements.

[kathreenriel]

Ensure comments are searchable, retrievable (by all users) once events are archived.

This was made into it's own issue, see #106

[alex-418]

Enable comments on event pages, and make them only visible to registered users.

[alex-418]

@kathreenriel Please give the comment functionality (both while logged out, and then logged in) a try and let me know if it meets the requirements.

Here's the test event page where I've enabled comments.: \https://eypd.bccampus.ca/events/family-child-careresponsible-adult-course-2/

Here's the options page:
https://eypd.bccampus.ca/wp-admin/options-discussion.php

[alex-418]

@kathreenriel FYI Here's a page of past or "archived" events https://eypd.bccampus.ca/past-events/

[kathreenriel]

Here are some suggested edits:

• set permissions so that only registered learners and organizers may view comments, add (right now guests view comments)
• on the 'post an event' form there needs to be a option to 'activate comments' on the form when organizers post events.
• @paulagaube would you draft some content for a link beside the 'activate comments' option links to a page that illustrates best practices for initiating and moderating comments associated with a training event?

[alex-418]

First item shouldn't be a problem, second one, the option by default is either all comments on/off, or they can be enabled/disabled for the specific event on the back-end. Since events manager uses a front-end form, I'll have to find a way to hook into that form to add the option, or modify/override that form template with a custom one.

[kathreenriel]

@alexpflores . Thought more about this. What about Buddypress? I think we need a plugin that handles all these types of interactions (comments, conversations, reviews and feedback) with customizations that include

• closed or invitation only
• open
• tied to an event
• not tied to an event but an academic concept (such as Self-Reflective Practice)
• moderated
• not moderated
• archivable
• searchable

[alex-418]

@kathreenriel Great question, in the interest of completing this sprint backlog item by the sprint deadline (Friday), can we move the bigger conversation of wether there's one plugin that meets all requirements of the Epics as it's own issue to the Product Backlog?

If you'd like me to continue with this specific task so that it makes it into production this sprint, please let me know if it 's ok to leave comments "on" by default instead of giving the event organizer that choice? We can address adding that feature at a future sprint, or just wait and not launch this on prod for the time being.

[kathreenriel]

@alexpflores pls turn comments off. Moderating comments for training providers who post dozens of training events could be overwhelming for them. This collaboration feature is a bigger task given all the needs illustrated in the product description (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mW7DEbSy5fwT8yE2th0urKqFP8n6zLSA0NqCswN_GUM/edit?usp=sharing ) Back to Product backlog!

[kathreenriel]

Meeting of Advisory Group on June 25 discussion and decision that comments were not a priority at this stage.