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Author Pane

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Michelle - December 21, 2008 - 20:40
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Author Pane is a block of information about a given user, like those typically found on a forum post, but can be used in other places as well. From core, it collects the user picture, name, join date, online status, contact link, and profile information. In addition, any module or theme can feed it more information via the preprocess system. All of this information is then gathered and displayed using a template file.

Advanced Forum and Advanced Profile Kit will use Author Pane automatically. It can also be used independently of those modules by making use of the provided block, the theme function, or the panels integration. See the documentation for more details.

Note: I am in the process of upgrading the docs in the handbook to the 2.x version of AP, which means they won't match what you need for 1.x. If you are new to AP and installing 1.x, you can either use the readme.txt of click on the revisions tab of the handbook pages to look back to the old version.

Module integrations:

The following modules will automatically add information to Author Pane when enabled. Some of these integrations are included in the Author Pane project while others are included in the individual projects. More integrations can be added as explained here.

Versions

5.x: is on minimal life support. Unless a security issue is found, it won't be getting any changes.

6.x - 1.x: is finished and won't be getting any new features. There will only be a new release if a security issue or serious bug is found. It will be replaced by 2.x once 2.0 is released.

6.x - 2.x: has significant changes from 1.x, including a change in the theme call which means it is not backwards compatible. Now that APK beta 2 is out and makes use of this version, my focus will be on getting a beta version out ASAP so folks aren't relying on my often buggy dev version.

Want to help me?

If my module has saved you time, how about spending a little of that helping me out? My Coulee Region forums, the site this module was created for, is really struggling. I need people posting in the forums and I don't care where you live. I just need real content to get the forums moving. Please no test posts or Drupal support questions. Just real posts like you'd post in any general forum. Thanks!

Share your site

If you are using this module on a publicly visible site, I'd love to hear from you. It's always fun to see your module used in the wild.

Releases

Official releasesDateSizeLinksStatus
6.x-2.0-alpha22009-Sep-2025.84 KBDownload · Release notesSupported for 6.xThis release is supported but is not currently the recommended release for 6.x.
6.x-1.12009-Jun-2424.89 KBDownload · Release notesRecommended for 6.xThis is currently the recommended release for 6.x.
5.x-1.02009-Apr-0120.99 KBDownload · Release notesRecommended for 5.xThis is currently the recommended release for 5.x.
Development snapshotsDateSizeLinksStatus
6.x-2.x-dev2009-Nov-1627.62 KBDownload · Release notesDevelopment snapshotDevelopment snapshots are automatically regenerated and their contents can frequently change, so they are not recommended for production use.
6.x-1.x-dev2009-Nov-1625.72 KBDownload · Release notesDevelopment snapshotDevelopment snapshots are automatically regenerated and their contents can frequently change, so they are not recommended for production use.
5.x-1.x-dev2009-Jul-3021.28 KBDownload · Release notesDevelopment snapshotDevelopment snapshots are automatically regenerated and their contents can frequently change, so they are not recommended for production use.


 
 

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