Block requests to add tags by first time poster from backend

[17sushmita]

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Issue Description

This is part of #9768

After merging #9770, First-time posters won't be able to access add tag form from UI
But, it will still be accessible from other methods to add tags by first-time posters since the requests are not blocked from the backend.

For example-
If a GET request with all the request headers (user token etc) is sent at https://publiclab.org/tag/create/{node_id} with some parameters (refer below image), it is still accessible to create tags by first-time posters.

Here, I have added a test tag on the node with nid: 100 i.e https://publiclab.org/wiki/balloon-mapping-materials.
See the below image, tagtest tag is added to this node by sending request through POSTMAN

Solution

In this file:

plots2/app/models/node.rb

Lines 1067 to 1074 in cfba9ef

	elsif tagname == 'blog' && user.role != 'admin' && user.role != 'moderator'
	errors ? 'Only moderators or admins can use this tag.' : false
	elsif tagname.split(':')[0] == 'redirect' && Node.where(slug: one_split).size <= 0
	errors ? I18n.t('node.page_does_not_exist') : false
	elsif socials[one_split&.to_sym].present?
	errors ? "This tag is used for associating a #{socials[one_split.to_sym]} account. <a href='https://publiclab.org/wiki/oauth'>Click here to read more </a>" : false
	else
	true

Make this change

Below is a "diff" showing in red (and a -) which lines to remove, and in green (and a +) which lines to add:

     elsif tagname == 'blog' && user.role != 'admin' && user.role != 'moderator'
       errors ? 'Only moderators or admins can use this tag.' : false
     elsif tagname.split(':')[0] == 'redirect' && Node.where(slug: one_split).size <= 0
       errors ? I18n.t('node.page_does_not_exist') : false
     elsif socials[one_split&.to_sym].present?
       errors ? "This tag is used for associating a #{socials[one_split.to_sym]} account. <a href='https://publiclab.org/wiki/oauth'>Click here to read more </a>" : false
+    elsif user.first_time_poster && !(user.username == self.author.username || (self.coauthors && self.coauthors.exists?(username: user.username)) || user.role == 'admin' || user.role == 'moderator')
+      errors ? 'Adding tags to other people’s posts is not available to you until your own first post has been approved by site moderators' : false
     else
       true

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[17sushmita]

Hi @CaptainDrewBoy, Would you like to work on this?

[CaptainDrewBoy]

Sorry, I'm currently working on a first-timers issue I've been assigned (which will be finished later today). But thank you for offering!

[17sushmita]

Sorry, I'm currently working on a first-timers issue I've been assigned (which will be finished later today). But thank you for offering!

Okay, great! Let's leave this for other newcomers. Thank you :)

[nudelbrot0451]

I would like to claim this one if possible.

[afzal442]

I think no one took up this. @cgrkzlkn can work on it.

[17sushmita]

Hi all we are waiting for @lonwabo-mnyaiza to respond as he asked to be in the first-tmers list and this issue got assigned to him. If he doesn't respond in a while @BlogThe you can take this up.

And as @cgrkzlkn is already working on another issue and this is a first-timers only, let's leave this for a newcomer. Meanwhile, feel free to take a look at other issues here - https://github.com/publiclab/plots2/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3A%22help+wanted%22

Thank you everyone for showing such enthusiasm !!😄

[lonwabo-mnyaiza]

@17sushmita sorry to all for the delayed response, I can have a look at this, thanks for being patient :)

[saraswathy-krish]

Hello, I am a first-time contributor here and looking for a first-timers-only issue. I would like to take this up if it is still up for grabs. Thanks!

[17sushmita]

@lonwabo-mnyaiza, are you working on it?

[lonwabo-mnyaiza]

@17sushmita soz, I usually work on these issues on the weekend. I've made the changes and created a PR for this change which can be reviewed: #9829

[17sushmita]

Great, thanks for working on it🎉️