I really did not like this change made in 1.8, so i hope it can be reverted in 1.9

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We did not make a change!!!

Anyhow I'm in favor of making the proposed change. There have been many users saying that their content has "disappeared" because they don't realize group content isn't displayed in the lists.

Or at least I can't think of a any other way to make this more logical for the users...

Two tools this could make confusing: blog (it means anything you'be blogged for any group shows up in "your" blog) and pages (how do we draw the hierarchy tree?).

I can see this both ways. I sometimes think an "All my content" would be better, with filters and sorting. Users frequently don't remember what subtype their content was.

@cash The change dates back to before 1.7. In 1.6 it was common to use list_user_objects functions in the plugins. Those were owner based and not container based. In the rewrite of the list_entities functions in 1.7 this is probably mixed up. Yeah it is a bit old... but still, i would like to see MY blogs on the MY blogs page, even those written in a different container, because it is still my blog :)

The problem is that we use the same pages for display of content to other users and to the user that created the content. If the user can have a central place to create content, organize it, and so on, it would solve this issue and provide a much better experience.

But we do not have such a system yet, and probably won't make it to 1.9. Also that new content place will still be used by owners, but also by others. Maybe someone could work on a new content plugin that could provide features that allows for easier and more flexible access for content when 1.9 is finished... I think we can get one of clients enthousiastic :)

I just installed Elgg 1.6 and wrote a blog post in a group and it did not show up in the listing of my blogs. I am fairly certain Elgg worked this way all the way from 1.0 to now.

I traced back the code and indeed you are right @cash the end results did not change, but wow, what a mess was it back then...

Nonetheless, people are having a hard time finding their own content back...

I agree that people can forget where they published content and Elgg should make this easier. I prefer to get a solution for this into 1.9 rather than putting in a temporary work around - especially if the work around causes as many problems as it solves.

Is anyone against me changing this behaviour in all bundled Elgg plugins to have the "Mine" filter reflect all entities that you are owner of?

To solve @mrclay 's comment

blog (it means anything you'be blogged for any group shows up in "your" blog)

i suggest we add "in group X" to the listing (if not in a group), just as the river has.

And to solve the other comment

and pages (how do we draw the hierarchy tree?).

we should revert the change where the tree is drawn for ALL pages in a container to just the tree for the current top page, as that change was super strange to begin with (this changed between Elgg 1.7 and 1.8, can't find it in GitHub history however).

I'd be in favor of this for blogs, bookmarks, files. But not pages.

Removing from milestone. This is not important enough to block 2.0.0

still going to submit a PR tomorrow 😄