How to use OG field access module.

[izmeez]

I originally began this issue thinking something was wrong and later realized it was related to not understanding how to use the og_field_access module.

The og_field_access module is included with the organic groups module. It may not be required for many uses of organic groups and how or why to use it is not commonly described in tutorials available online. This may be a good topic for the wiki or documentation.

First the og_field_access module was enabled and the Groups audience and Group content visibility was added to the Page content type. On an existing page after Groups audience is set to a specific group and the Group content visibility is set to private or public, only the page title and none of the content is visible to members or non-members. There are no errors in watchdog and rebuilding permissions does not fix the problem. This is because the og_field_access module by default does not allow access to view the body field. This must be enabled for members and non-members.

This is described in the video tutorial https://modulesunraveled.com/organic-groups-7x-2x/organic-groups-field-access

Although the og_field_access module may not be required for many use cases it is worth noting as described in the video tutorial that if planning to use field access it is best to configure it when beginning to use organic groups because otherwise existing groups that were set to override default roles and permissions will not have field permissions set.

[izmeez]

I wonder if it would be reasonable for the og_field_access module to make the "View body field" default enabled for members and non-members? Bearing in mind that it has not been enabled in Drupal 7 or so far in the Backdrop module such that it would be a change that may pose backward compatibility concerns.

[argiepiano]

@izmeez thanks for posting this helpful information and the link to the video. Feel free to edit the wiki and add this information.

As for changing the defaults to make the body field visible to non-members, I feel there are just too many variables, starting with the fact that the body field may not be available in the group content types, and as you point out, backward compatibility issues. Making these types of changes is always tricky - plus of course a lot of work for a submodule that not many installations may be using.

[izmeez]

@argiepiano Thank you for reply. I agree the change is hazardous and best not to pursue. I will look at adding to the Github wiki although I do not like the wiki because it is not picked up by search engines and has limited editing capabilities. I may look at the possibilities of adding to the Backdrop documentation pages instead.