Make the default author configurable

README.rst

@@ -155,20 +155,24 @@ this gist https://gist.github.com/yakky/11336204 as a base.
 Settings
 --------
 * BLOG_ENABLE_COMMENTS: Whether to enable comments by default on posts;
-  while `djangocms_blog` does not ship any comment system, this flag can be used
+  while ``djangocms_blog`` does not ship any comment system, this flag can be used
   to control the chosen comments framework; (default: True)
-* BLOG_USE_PLACEHOLDER: Post content is managed via placeholder; if `False` a
+* BLOG_USE_PLACEHOLDER: Post content is managed via placeholder; if ``False`` a
   simple HTMLField is used; (default: True)
 * BLOG_IMAGE_THUMBNAIL_SIZE: Size of the main image when shown on the post lists;
-  it's a dictionary with `size`, `crop` and `upscale` keys;
+  it's a dictionary with ``size``, ``crop`` and ``upscale`` keys;
-  (default: `{'size': '120x120', 'crop': True,'upscale': False}`)
+  (default: ``{'size': '120x120', 'crop': True,'upscale': False}``)
 * BLOG_IMAGE_FULL_SIZE: Size of the main image when shown on the post detail;
-  it's a dictionary with `size`, `crop` and `upscale` keys;
+  it's a dictionary with ``size``, ``crop`` and ``upscale`` keys;
-  (default: `{'size': '640x120', 'crop': True,'upscale': False}`)
+  (default: ``{'size': '640x120', 'crop': True,'upscale': False}``)
 * BLOG_PAGINATION: Number of post per page; (default: 10)
 * BLOG_LATEST_POSTS: Default number of post in the **Latest post** plugin; (default: 5)
 * BLOG_POSTS_LIST_TRUNCWORDS_COUNT: Default number of words shown for abstract in the post list; (default: 100)
 * BLOG_MULTISITE: Add support for multisite setup
+* BLOG_AUTHOR_DEFAULT: Use a default if not specified; if set to ``True`` the
+  current user is set as the default author, if set to ``False`` no default
+  author is set, if set to a string the user with the provided username is
+  used; (default: True)
 
 Social media tags settings
 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++

djangocms_blog/admin.py

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ from cms.admin.placeholderadmin import PlaceholderAdmin, FrontendEditableAdmin
 from copy import deepcopy
 from django.contrib import admin
 from django.conf import settings
+from django.contrib.auth import get_user_model
 from parler.admin import TranslatableAdmin
 
 from .models import Post, BlogCategory
@@ -61,8 +62,12 @@ class PostAdmin(EnhancedModelAdminMixin, FrontendEditableAdmin,
         return {'slug': ('title',)}
 
     def save_model(self, request, obj, form, change):
-        if not obj.author_id and get_setting('AUTHOR_AUTO'):
+        if not obj.author_id and get_setting('AUTHOR_DEFAULT'):
-            obj.author = request.user
+            if get_setting('AUTHOR_DEFAULT') is True:
+                user = request.user
+            else:
+                user = get_user_model().objects.get(username=get_setting('AUTHOR_DEFAULT'))
+            obj.author = user
         super(PostAdmin, self).save_model(request, obj, form, change)
 
     class Media:

djangocms_blog/settings.py

@@ -49,6 +49,6 @@ def get_setting(name):
         'BLOG_ENABLE_COMMENTS': getattr(settings, 'BLOG_ENABLE_COMMENTS', True),
         'BLOG_USE_PLACEHOLDER': getattr(settings, 'BLOG_USE_PLACEHOLDER', True),
         'BLOG_MULTISITE': getattr(settings, 'BLOG_MULTISITE', True),
-        'BLOG_AUTHOR_AUTO': getattr(settings, 'BLOG_AUTHOR_AUTO', True),
+        'BLOG_AUTHOR_DEFAULT': getattr(settings, 'BLOG_AUTHOR_DEFAULT', True),
     }
     return default['BLOG_%s' % name]

tests/test_models.py

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class AdminTest(BaseTest):
         request = self.get_page_request('/', self.user_staff, r'/en/blog/', edit=False)
         data = deepcopy(self.data['en'][0])
 
-        with self.settings(BLOG_AUTHOR_AUTO=True):
+        with self.settings(BLOG_AUTHOR_DEFAULT=True):
             data['date_published_0'] = now().strftime('%Y-%m-%d')
             data['date_published_1'] = now().strftime('%H:%M:%S')
             data['categories'] = self.category_1.pk
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class AdminTest(BaseTest):
             self.assertEqual(Post.objects.count(), 1)
             self.assertEqual(Post.objects.get(translations__slug='first-post').author_id, 1)
 
-        with self.settings(BLOG_AUTHOR_AUTO=False):
+        with self.settings(BLOG_AUTHOR_DEFAULT=False):
             data = deepcopy(self.data['en'][1])
             data['date_published_0'] = now().strftime('%Y-%m-%d')
             data['date_published_1'] = now().strftime('%H:%M:%S')
@@ -74,6 +74,19 @@ class AdminTest(BaseTest):
             self.assertEqual(Post.objects.count(), 2)
             self.assertEqual(Post.objects.get(translations__slug='second-post').author_id, None)
 
+        with self.settings(BLOG_AUTHOR_DEFAULT='staff'):
+            data = deepcopy(self.data['en'][2])
+            data['date_published_0'] = now().strftime('%Y-%m-%d')
+            data['date_published_1'] = now().strftime('%H:%M:%S')
+            data['categories'] = self.category_1.pk
+            request = self.post_request(page1, 'en', data=data)
+            msg_mid = MessageMiddleware()
+            msg_mid.process_request(request)
+            post_admin = admin.site._registry[Post]
+            post_admin.add_view(request)
+            self.assertEqual(Post.objects.count(), 3)
+            self.assertEqual(Post.objects.get(translations__slug='third-post').author.username, 'staff')
+
 
 class ModelsTest(BaseTest):