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Re: Personalize vs Output Modifier

sottwell — Dec 14, 2014, 12:53 AM

Here's the actual code for the output modifier, and it does look like you can use a comma-delimited list of groups; actually the docs even say "group(s)."

                        case 'ismember':
                        case 'memberof':
                        case 'mo': /* Is Member Of  (same as inrole but this one can be stringed as a conditional) */
                            if (empty($output) || $output == "&_PHX_INTERNAL_&") {
                                $output= $this->modx->user->get('id');
                            }
                            $grps= (strlen($m_val) > 0) ? explode(',', $m_val) : array ();
                            /** @var $user modUser */
                            $user = $this->modx->getObject('modUser',$output);
                            if ($user && is_object($user) && $user instanceof modUser) {
                                $condition[]= $user->isMember($grps);
                            } else {
                                $condition[] = false;
                            }
                            break;

Re: Personalize vs Output Modifier

sottwell — Dec 14, 2014, 12:50 AM

I suspect the Personalize snippet, but I doubt if there's really much of a measurable difference with just one group.

Re: Personalize vs Output Modifier

nir-z — Dec 14, 2014, 12:33 AM

For me, the personalize snippet has better structure and is more readable.
The question is, which one is faster?

Personalize vs Output Modifier

sottwell — Dec 14, 2014, 12:23 AM

There are two ways to do the same thing. Using the Personalize snippet:

  [[!Personalize? &yesChunk=`yesChunk` &noChunk=`noChunk` &allowedGroups=`Group`]]

Using an Output Modifier:

[[[[+modx.user.id:ismember=`Group`:then=`$yesChunk`:else=`$noChunk`]]]]

Pros, cons, any thoughts?

The first con I can see to the Output Modifier method is that you can only check for one group at a time. If there are multiple groups involved, then you'd be better off using the Personalize snippet. Output Modifiers do have an "or" clause, but using it would quickly become more trouble than it's worth.