Pinned Posts

An example of step-by-step development

The goal of this component is enabling the admin to pin one or more posts on top of the newsfeed, as requested here:: https://www.opensource-socialnetwork.org/discussion/view/6844

Changelog:
ready to use,
v7.3dev2: fixed wrong merging of extra 'wheres' to get*Posts queries
v7.3dev1: + option to un-/collapse pinned posts contributed by Dominik L.

v7.2dev4: + compatibility fix for Friends-Online component as reported by Dominik L.
v7.2dev3: + 'Pin' menu entries on any wall post
v7.2dev2: + 'Unpin' menu entries on Pinned Post's frontend panel
v7.2dev1: + option to hide/display comments

ready to use, but not recommended
v7.1dev4: + eight selectable background colors + language files

early releases NOT to be used in production environments
v7.1dev3: pinned posts being removed from original location + crash debug
v7.1dev2: pinned posts appear on top of the newsfeed
v7.1dev1: admin backend to save post ids + basic placement on top of newfeed

How to pin one or more posts:
Choose the post you want to pin, open its menu on the right and click 'Pin':

The page reloads and the result will look like this.
(With Greetings and Site Announcement installed, Pinned Posts will care about a meaningful ordering by the way.)

How to unpin one or more pinned posts:
Choose the post you want to unpin, open its menu on the right and click 'Unpin':

Collapsing pinned posts:
Since members may not be too delighted to find the same pinned posts again and again whenever they visit the newsfeed, they may collapse any post they don't want to see anymore...

to just one line ...