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elephantsgroup/eg-follow
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yii2 follow module

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To use Elephants Group follow module first you must install module, then you can use follow widget anywhere in your website.

Installation Steps:
===================

[](#installation-steps)

1. run

> php composer.phar require elephantsgroup/eg-follow "\*"

or add `"elephantsgroup/eg-follow": "*"` to the require section of your composer.json file.

2. migrate database

> yii migrate --migrationPath=vendor/elephantsgroup/eg-follow/migrations

3. add follow module to common configuration (common/config.php file)

```
    ...
    'follow' => [
        'class' => 'elephantsGroup\follow\Module',
    ],
    ...
]```

4) open access to module in common configuration

```'as access' => [
    'class' => 'mdm\admin\components\AccessControl',
    'allowActions' => [
        ...
        'follow/ajax/*',
        ...
    ]
]```

5) filter admin controller in frontend configuration (frontend/config.php file)

```'modules' => [
    ...
    'follow' => [
        'as frontend' => 'elephantsGroup\follow\filters\FrontendFilter',
    ],
    ...
]```

5) filter ajax controller in backend configuration (backend/config.php file)

```'modules' => [
    ...
    'follow' => [
        'as backend' => 'elephantsGroup\follow\filters\BackendFilter',
    ],
    ...
]```

Using follow widget
===

Anywhere in your code you can use follow widget as follows:
``````

You need to use Follows widget header in your page:
```use elephantsGroup\follow\components\Follows;```

Follow widget parameters
---

- item (integer): to separate follows between different items.
``````
``````

default value for item is 0
- service (integer): to separate follows between various item types.
``````

for example you can use different values for different modules in your app, and then use follow widget separately in modules.
default value for service is 0
- color (string): color of unfollowed icon heart, default 'black'
```