Enable front-end tag autocomplete to suggest tags

Question

Enable front-end tag autocomplete to suggest tags

Opened this issue 5 years ago · 14 comments

Hi, I'm unable to add tags on the front end. I've tried on two different wordpress staging sites but no luck..works fine on wordpress.com though.

Would really appreciate some guidance. Thanks

Answer 1 · 2020-04-30T16:10:33.000Z

Hi @zsection Sorry to hear you're having trouble. This issue tracker is intended for development of the plugin, not as much for tech support of the P2 Breathe theme or o2 installs in various WordPress flavors.

I suggest starting in the Support forums to see if any other authors have the same issue, to get peer support: https://wordpress.org/support/

If you uncover a plugin bug that is broken for all o2 plugin installs, bring it back there so we can fix it for everyone.

Thanks!

Answer 2 · 2020-04-30T16:46:20.000Z

Hi @lancewillett , Oh actually it is a bug for all o2 plugin installs from what I can see. I've installed in on 3 brand new clean wordpress setups and it's the same issue across all of them - tagging won't work. Really hope this could be addressed. Thanks, Zee

Answer 3 · 2020-05-01T05:20:57.000Z

Thanks, Zee.

To help us find out if it's widespread, could you share a bit more info? WP version, which theme you're using and its version, and any plugins you have installed on the WP sites where the tagging doesn't work.

JS console errors, PHP warnings or errors in the server logs. Anything that could help point to an issue.

Answer 4 · 2020-05-01T05:29:30.000Z

Hi, thanks for reopening this.

I tested it on 3 different fresh installations of WordPress 5.4.1 with P2 "Breathe" theme version 1.0, on 2 entirely different hosting providers.

The only plugins are the ones recommended on installation:

Jetpack
O2
SyntaxHighlighter Evolved

Tagging doesn't work on the front end as it does on wordpress.com. Video demo here: https://dsc.cloud/2376ee/Screen-Recording-2020-04-30-21-34-45.mp4

@mkaz kindly verified all of the above btw in an email.

I'm 100% sure that if someone tries to install the O2 plugin on the latest installation of P2 Breathe they'll discover the same problem.

Thanks

Answer 5 · 2020-05-01T05:40:26.000Z

Thanks for the info, and willingness to report it.

Are you using the front-end editor? I know there are a few issues with posting inline tags from the Gutenberg block editor (WP Admin > Posts > Add New).

Update: I see it in the video. 😄

Answer 6 · 2020-05-04T18:47:05.000Z

Hi @zsection I installed a new WP site with o2 plugin and P2 Breathe theme, and tags added with #tag syntax are saving correctly.

Is the more accurate bug report for the fact that the autocomplete menu isn't appearing in the front-end editor any more?

Versus what you first reported, which was inability to tag posts at all from front-end.

Answer 7 · 2020-05-04T18:51:37.000Z

Hi yes, sorry if I wasn't clear, you're right "can't add tags" isn't accurate. "Can't add tags on the front end" should have been what I titled this issue. On May 4, 2020 at 10:47 PM, Lance Willett (notifications@github.com) wrote: Hi @zsection ( https://github.com/zsection ) I installed a new WP site with o2 plugin and P2 Breathe theme, and tags added with #tag syntax are saving correctly. Is the more accurate bug report for the fact that the autocomplete menu isn't appearing in the front-end editor any more? Versus what you first reported, which was inability to tag posts at all from front-end. — You are receiving this because you were mentioned. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub ( #189 (comment) ), or unsubscribe ( https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/ABT5ELKTLDPQIQHRQFDT2NLRP4ETRANCNFSM4MVUK5PQ ). [image: ]

Answer 8 · 2020-05-04T18:54:55.000Z

OK, I'm able to add tags via the front-end.

Start a new post from front-end
Add a tag with syntax: #tag-here
Publish
Verify tag is attached to the post correctly (look in WP Admin > Posts)

Confirmed that the tag autocompleter isn't suggesting existing tags, though.

Thanks for the info.

Answer 9 · 2020-05-04T19:02:51.000Z

I'm a bit embarrassed about this, because I'd forgotten the fact of how different WordPress.com P2 works from what is available here out of the box.

From what I can tell, the "autocomplete" feature which shows a menu for existing tags, usernames, and x-posts wasn't ever available for non-WordPress.com sites. It relies on a plugin running on WordPress.com to create the JavaScript driven autocomplete menus to appear.

We should do a better job of bringing our improvements back out to the open source version.

CC @mkaz for a 2nd opinion.

Answer 10 · 2020-05-05T15:07:49.000Z

I'm sorry I didn't notice this issue earlier, Lance, I could've saved you some time. I discussed briefly with @zsection over email previously and came to the same conclusion that it relies on WordPress.com features not publicly available.

Our efforts would probably be better spent open sourcing the P2tenberg work then the older code.

Answer 11 · 2020-05-05T15:36:19.000Z

Cool. Changed the type of issue from question to enhancement request.

Answer 12 · 2020-05-05T15:41:58.000Z

Thank you both for looking into it. So it's safe to say that the autocomplete to suggest tags won't be available any time soon on the open source version? Just trying to narrow down my options. Thanks. On May 5, 2020 at 7:36 PM, Lance Willett (notifications@github.com) wrote: Cool. Changed the type of issue from question to enhancement request. — You are receiving this because you were mentioned. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub ( #189 (comment) ), or unsubscribe ( https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/ABT5ELMWHJSU2FCE7KTS73DRQAXALANCNFSM4MVUK5PQ ). [image: ]

Answer 13 · 2020-05-05T16:12:22.000Z

So it's safe to say that the autocomplete to suggest tags won't be available any time soon on the open source version?

That's correct. Happy to keep in touch with you, though, and let you know in the future if it comes to the open source version.

Answer 14 · 2020-05-05T16:18:28.000Z

Okay thank you.