SET UP:
created a rule triggered by the event "user has logged in" with the action "add a shout"

EXPECTED BEHAVIOR:
shout should appear as coming from the logged-in user

ACTUAL BEHAVIOR:
shout is attributed to "anonymous"

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benjaminbradley’s picture

benjaminbradley commented
Title: shoutbox rules does not provide correct user id for user with "user has logged in" event » shoutbox rules does not provide default value for username parameter as described
Priority: Normal » Minor

UPDATE:
on further investigation, it looks like the bug is the statement "If you leave this blank, the current user will be assumed." which appears as help text for the Username: parameter when adding a Shoutbox Action to a triggered rule.
If you enter the substitution pattern (e.g. [account:user] for the login event mentioned previously), then the value is substituted correctly.

A simple solution would be to change the help text so that people know if they leave it blank, the shout will be attributed to anonymous.

vitalblue’s picture

vitalblue commented
Issue summary: View changes
Status: Active » Closed (outdated)