Simplify first channel creation even further by using a site-configurable default permissions role and removing one more conceptual roadblock for first time registrants. This default role only applies to the first channel an account creates and can be changed from the settings page once they've started to explore. This functionality was always present but optional and not well exposed. Now it is part of the standard workflow and exposed in the admin settings.

1 files changed, 18 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/Zotlabs/Module/New_channel.php b/Zotlabs/Module/New_channel.php
index d9becbc22..df7da2fe8 100644
--- a/Zotlabs/Module/New_channel.php
+++ b/Zotlabs/Module/New_channel.php
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ class New_channel extends \Zotlabs\Web\Controller {
 				intval($aid)
 			);
 			if($r && (! intval($r[0]['total']))) {
-				$default_role = get_config('system','default_permissions_role');
+				$default_role = get_config('system','default_permissions_role','social');
 			}
 	
 			$limit = account_service_class_fetch(get_account_id(),'total_identities');
@@ -136,21 +136,32 @@ class New_channel extends \Zotlabs\Web\Controller {
 				$channel_usage_message = '';
 			}
 		}
-	
+
+		$name_help = (($default_role) 
+			? t('Your real name is recommended.')
+			: t('Examples: "Bob Jameson", "Lisa and her Horses", "Soccer", "Aviation Group"')
+		); 	
+
+		$nick_help = t('This will be used to create a unique network address (like an email address).');
+
+		if(! get_config('system','unicode_usernames')) {
+			$nick_help .= ' ' . t('Allowed characters are a-z 0-9, - and _');
+		}
+
 		$privacy_role = ((x($_REQUEST,'permissions_role')) ? $_REQUEST['permissions_role'] :  "" );
 
 		$perm_roles = \Zotlabs\Access\PermissionRoles::roles();
 		if((get_account_techlevel() < 4) && $privacy_role !== 'custom')
 			unset($perm_roles[t('Other')]);
 
-		$name = array('name', t('Name or caption'), ((x($_REQUEST,'name')) ? $_REQUEST['name'] : ''), t('Examples: "Bob Jameson", "Lisa and her Horses", "Soccer", "Aviation Group"'), "*");
+		$name = array('name', t('Channel name'), ((x($_REQUEST,'name')) ? $_REQUEST['name'] : ''), $name_help, "*");
 		$nickhub = '@' . \App::get_hostname();
-		$nickname = array('nickname', t('Choose a short nickname'), ((x($_REQUEST,'nickname')) ? $_REQUEST['nickname'] : ''), sprintf( t('Your nickname will be used to create an easy to remember channel address e.g. nickname%s'), $nickhub), "*");
-		$role = array('permissions_role' , t('Channel role and privacy'), ($privacy_role) ? $privacy_role : 'social', t('Select a channel role with your privacy requirements.') . ' <a href="help/member/member_guide#Channel_Permission_Roles" target="_blank">' . t('Read more about roles') . '</a>',$perm_roles);
+		$nickname = array('nickname', t('Choose a short nickname'), ((x($_REQUEST,'nickname')) ? $_REQUEST['nickname'] : ''), $nick_help, "*");
+		$role = array('permissions_role' , t('Channel role and privacy'), ($privacy_role) ? $privacy_role : 'social', t('Select a channel permission role compatible with your usage needs and privacy requirements.') . '<br>' . '<a href="help/member/member_guide#Channel_Permission_Roles" target="_blank">' . t('Read more about channel permission roles') . '</a>',$perm_roles);
 	
 		$o = replace_macros(get_markup_template('new_channel.tpl'), array(
-			'$title'        => t('Create Channel'),
-			'$desc'         => t('A channel is a unique network identity. It can represent a person (social network profile), a forum (group), a business or celebrity page, a newsfeed, and many other things. Channels can make connections with other channels to share information with each other.') . ' ' . t('The type of channel you create affects the basic privacy settings, the permissions that are granted to connections/friends, and also the channel\'s visibility across the network.'),
+			'$title'        => t('Create a Channel'),
+			'$desc'         => t('A channel is a unique network identity. It can represent a person (social network profile), a forum (group), a business or celebrity page, a newsfeed, and many other things.') , 
 			'$label_import' => t('or <a href="import">import an existing channel</a> from another location.'),
 			'$name'         => $name,
 			'$role'		    => $role,