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Hey folks! I'm interested in creating a Flarum extension that shows partial post content to guests, and I’d love to know if anyone has already built something similar or would be interested in collaborating or supporting development. I already know of two plugins that achieve similar functionality, but I like the idea of showing some of the content to guest visitors. What It Would Do
For Guests (not signed in): Show the first 50% of a post (or a set number of characters/words or percentage). Append a “Sign in to read more” link at the end. Optional: Blur the second half or fade out visually. For Logged-in Users: Show the full post content as normal. How It Might Work
Frontend-only JavaScript or a lightweight extension. Hooks into the Post component in the forum frontend. Detects if app.session.user === null. Truncates the .Post-body HTML, adds a CTA. Optional CSS for blur/fade. Why?
Useful for: Course communities (like mine I'm building for my farming community!), where some discussion content is gated. Encouraging sign-ups without totally hiding public content. Creating teaser-like experiences. Creating a paywall potentially if you have enabled some kind of monetization for your community. Interested?
If you’ve already built something like this, know of someone who has, or want to collaborate / sponsor / contribute to the development, drop a comment or message me! I would also potentially be interested in commissioning a developer to help/make this plugin for me to save my time. If you have any thoughts about this please let me know!
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