Author - Decidim Design Guide

Context

This cell display some information about a user. It a visual help to identify the resource/content creator. Hovering with the mouse displays a tooltip with further info and links to its profile.

For resources, this cell appears beneath the main heading. For other contents, it appears next to the content itself.

Variations

There are three different versions of this cell. Each one fits better regarding the context it is being displayed.

Default

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Calling the cell with no extra arguments, but the user itself.

Compact

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This author version is the common way to identify the resource creator.

Avatar

It is used when there are narrow spaces, where the author is a secondary information.

Source Code

Source code on GitHub: decidim-core/app/cells/decidim/author

<%= cell("decidim/author", _USER_PRESENTER_) %>
<%= cell("decidim/author", _USER_PRESENTER_, from: _AUTHORABLE_OR_COAUTHORABLE_RESOURCE_, context_actions: [:date], layout: :compact) %>
<%= cell("decidim/author", _USER_PRESENTER_, layout: :avatar) %>