[SOLVED] File (field) description only visible on page when logged as admin

[TLT]

Hello again. I have a silly problem.

I feel a bit ashamed, really, but I have been searching for some time now, and I can't seem to find the issue.

I have a simple site (first one I made with PW, actually), with a "file" field on a "news" template/page. So the webmaster can add a downloadable file to his news.

It works fine, actually, but the field description, which should appear on the page, doesnt show up for guests. It does, as long as I am connected as an admin. But guest users (visitors) can't see it. No text is rendered. (the link itself is working.)

I get the same result on local and distant site.

I dont get it. Have I missed a permission setting or something ?

The code for rendering the link is as follow :

$fichiers=wire("page")->fichier;
    foreach ($fichiers as $fichier) {
        echo "<div class='fichier'><p><b>Télécharger : </b><a href='{$fichier->url}' class='document'>{$fichier->description}</a></p></div>";

When connected as an admin, this outputs, for example, the following code :

<div class="fichier">

<p>

<b>Télécharger : </b>

<a class="document" href="/site/assets/files/1043/inscription_ballade_des_bielles_2015_1.pdf">Inscription Ballade des bielles 2015.pdf</a>

</p>

</div>

 

However, for a guest, the result is :

<div class="fichier">

<p>

<b>Télécharger : </b>

<a class="document" href="/site/assets/files/1043/inscription_ballade_des_bielles_2015_1.pdf"></a>

</p>

</div>

Whatever I do.

In the DB, the description is stored as :

{"0":"","1021":"Inscription Ballade des bielles 2015.pdf"}

I have probably missed a simple setting somewhere about permissions. But I can't seem to find it. Maybe I'm just slow-brained today...

Help ?

Please ?

[LostKobrakai]

Please do look in the forum before posting. This is a very recent topic, which should possibly point you in the right direction: https://processwire.com/talk/topic/9828-image-description-alt-tag-text-only-appearing-when-logged-in/?p=94620

[TLT]

Ooops. Sorry. I did search the forums, but being completely blinded by the "file field" aspect, I completely overlooked this thread.

All apologies.

However.... It DID solve my problem.

Thanks a ton. And, again, sorry for the useless thread.

(However, since "disable multilingual description" was checked, I believed the description would be available for all languages. Oh, well. Nevermind. I'm just thick.)

[LostKobrakai]

You're right that "disable multilingual description" should to that. But currently it seems, that this setting is only blocking the rendering of the fields in the backend.

Edit: Misread the file and just tested on a fresh 2.6 installation. It works, but only if it was never saved with multilingual descriptions enabled. Until it was saved once it will stay kinda multilingual. 

Added a github issue: https://github.com/ryancramerdesign/ProcessWire/issues/1161

[TLT]

Good to know. Thx.