app/Helpers/MiscHelper.php

@@ -96,6 +96,16 @@ class MiscHelper
         ];
     }
 
+    public static function ensureHasTrailingSlash($string)
+    {
+        if (strlen($string) > 0 && substr($string, strlen($string) - 1, 1) != '/')
+        {
+            $string .= '/';
+        }
+
+        return $string;
+    }
+
     public static function getEnvironmentFilePath()
     {
         return sprintf('%s/.env', dirname(dirname(__DIR__)));

app/Http/Controllers/Auth/LoginController.php

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ namespace App\Http\Controllers\Auth;
 
 use App\Facade\Theme;
 use App\Facade\UserConfig;
+use App\Helpers\MiscHelper;
 use App\Http\Controllers\Controller;
 use App\User;
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Routing\UrlGenerator;
@@ -30,6 +31,9 @@ class LoginController extends Controller
 
     use AuthenticatesUsers;
 
+    /**
+     * @var UrlGenerator
+     */
     protected $generator;
 
     /**
@@ -37,7 +41,7 @@ class LoginController extends Controller
      *
      * @var string
      */
-    protected $redirectTo = '/';
+    protected $redirectTo = '/me';
 
     /**
      * Create a new controller instance.
@@ -101,7 +105,15 @@ class LoginController extends Controller
      */
     public function showLoginForm(Request $request)
     {
-        $request->getSession()->put('url.intended', $this->generator->previous(false));
+        $previousUrl = MiscHelper::ensureHasTrailingSlash($this->generator->previous(false));
+        $homeUrl = MiscHelper::ensureHasTrailingSlash(route('home'));
+
+        if (UserConfig::get('social_user_feeds') && (empty($previousUrl) || $previousUrl == $homeUrl))
+        {
+            $previousUrl = route('userActivityFeed');
+        }
+
+        $request->getSession()->put('url.intended', $previousUrl);
 
         return Theme::render('auth.v2_unified', [
             'active_tab' => 'login',

app/Http/Controllers/Gallery/ExploreController.php

@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Controllers\Gallery;
+
+use App\Facade\Theme;
+use App\Facade\UserConfig;
+use App\Http\Controllers\Controller;
+use App\User;
+use App\UserFollower;
+
+class ExploreController extends Controller
+{
+    public function users()
+    {
+        if (!UserConfig::get('social_user_profiles'))
+        {
+            return redirect(route('home'));
+        }
+
+        $users = User::where([
+            'is_activated' => true,
+            'enable_profile_page' => true
+        ])
+            ->orderBy('name')
+            ->paginate(UserConfig::get('items_per_page'));
+
+        $usersFollowing = UserFollower::where('user_id', $this->getUser()->id)
+            ->select('following_user_id')
+            ->get()
+            ->map(function($f)
+            {
+                return $f->following_user_id;
+            })
+            ->toArray();
+
+        return Theme::render('gallery.explore_users', [
+            'users' => $users,
+            'users_following' => $usersFollowing
+        ]);
+    }
+}

app/UserFollower.php

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App;
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
+
+class UserFollower extends Model
+{
+}

database/data_migrations/DataMigrationV2_2_0_alpha_1.php

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<?php
+
+use App\DataMigration;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
+
+class DataMigrationV2_2_0_alpha_1 extends DataMigration
+{
+    public function getVersion()
+    {
+        return '2.2.0-alpha.1';
+    }
+
+    public function run($currentVersion)
+    {
+        //DB::insert('INSERT INTO user_activity ()')
+    }
+}

resources/lang/en/gallery.php

@@ -15,6 +15,13 @@ return [
     'child_albums' => 'more album|more albums',
     'date_taken' => 'Date taken:',
     'date_uploaded' => 'Date uploaded:',
+    'explore_users' => [
+        'follow_button' => 'Follow',
+        'following_button' => 'Following',
+        'intro_p1' => 'The users listed below have registered on this site and enabled their public profile.',
+        'intro_p2' => 'Click a name to view their profile, or click the Follow button to follow them and see their activity in your activity feed.',
+        'title' => 'Explore Photographers'
+    ],
     'file_name' => 'File name:',
     'focal_length' => 'Focal length:',
     'focal_length_units' => ':valuemm',
@@ -78,9 +85,10 @@ return [
         'uploaded_12_months' => 'Photos uploaded in the last 12 months',
     ],
     'user_activity_feed' => [
+        'explore_photographers_link' => 'Explore Photographers',
         'no_activity_p1' => 'Nothing to see here',
         'no_activity_p2' => 'There is no recent activity to show you.',
-        'no_activity_p3' => 'Find someone new to follow on the :l_explore_startPhotographer Explorer:l_explore_end page.',
+        'no_activity_p3' => 'Find someone new to follow on the :l_explore_startExplore Photographers:l_explore_end page.',
         'title' => 'My Activity Feed'
     ],
     'user_feed_type' => [

resources/lang/en/navigation.php

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ return [
         'edit_storage' => 'Edit storage location',
         'edit_user' => 'Edit user',
         'exif_data' => 'Exif Data',
+        'explore_users' => 'Explore Photographers',
         'groups' => 'Groups',
         'home' => 'Gallery',
         'labels' => 'Labels',

resources/views/themes/base/gallery/explore_users.blade.php

@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+@extends(Theme::viewName('layout'))
+@section('title', trans('gallery.explore_users.title'))
+
+@section('breadcrumb')
+    <li class="breadcrumb-item"><a href="{{ route('home') }}"><i class="fa fa-fw fa-home"></i></a></li>
+    <li class="breadcrumb-item active">@lang('navigation.breadcrumb.explore_users')</li>
+@endsection
+
+@section('content')
+    <div class="container" id="user-app">
+        <div class="row">
+            <div class="col">
+                @if ($users->count() > 0)
+                    <h1>@yield('title')</h1>
+                    <p class="mb-1">@lang('gallery.explore_users.intro_p1')</p>
+                    <p>@lang('gallery.explore_users.intro_p2')</p>
+                    <hr class="mt-4 mb-4"/>
+
+                    @foreach ($users as $user)
+                        <div class="row">
+                            <div id="user-avatar" class="col-sm-3 col-md-2 col-xl-1 mb-3">
+                                <img src="{{ Theme::gravatarUrl($user->email, 64) }}" title="{{ $user->name }}" class="rounded">
+                            </div>
+                            <div class="col-sm-9 col-md-10 col-xl-11">
+                                @if ($user->id != Auth::user()->id)
+                                    @if (in_array($user->id, $users_following))
+                                        <button class="btn btn-outline-primary pull-right"><i class="fa fa-fw fa-check"></i> @lang('gallery.explore_users.following_button')</button>
+                                    @else
+                                        <button class="btn btn-primary pull-right">@lang('gallery.explore_users.follow_button')</button>
+                                    @endif
+                                @endif
+                                <h2 class="h3"><a href="{{ $user->profileUrl() }}">{{ $user->name }}</a></h2>
+                                <h3 class="h5 text-muted mt-1">{{ $user->profile_alias }}</h3>
+                            </div>
+                        </div>
+                        @if (!$loop->last)
+                        <hr class="mt-2 mb-4"/>
+                        @endif
+                    @endforeach
+
+                    <div class="row mt-3">
+                        <div class="col text-center">
+                            {{ $users->links() }}
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
+                @else
+                    <div class="text-center">
+                        <h4 class="text-danger"><b>@lang('gallery.user_activity_feed.no_activity_p1')</b></h4>
+                        <p>@lang('gallery.user_activity_feed.no_activity_p2')</p>
+                        <p>@lang('gallery.user_activity_feed.no_activity_p3', [
+                            'l_explore_start' => sprintf('<a href="%s">', route('exploreUsers')),
+                            'l_explore_end' => '</a>'
+                        ])</p>
+                        <p class="mt-4"><a href="{{ route('exploreUsers') }}" class="btn btn-primary btn-lg"><i class="fa fa-fw fa-search"></i> @lang('gallery.user_activity_feed.explore_photographers_link')</a></p>
+                    </div>
+                @endif
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+@endsection
+
+@push('scripts')
+    <script type="text/javascript">
+        var viewModel = new UserViewModel({
+            current_url: '{{ url()->current() }}',
+            feed_url: '{{ $user->feedJsonUrl() }}',
+            follow_user_url: '{{ $user->followUrl() }}',
+            unfollow_user_url: '{{ $user->unFollowUrl() }}'
+        });
+
+        var app = new Vue(viewModel);
+        app.user_id = '{{ Auth::user()->id }}';
+    </script>
+@endpush

resources/views/themes/base/gallery/user_activity_feed.blade.php

@@ -35,9 +35,10 @@
                     <h4 class="text-danger"><b>@lang('gallery.user_activity_feed.no_activity_p1')</b></h4>
                     <p>@lang('gallery.user_activity_feed.no_activity_p2')</p>
                     <p>@lang('gallery.user_activity_feed.no_activity_p3', [
-                        'l_explore_start' => sprintf('<a href="%s">', route('userExplore')),
+                        'l_explore_start' => sprintf('<a href="%s">', route('exploreUsers')),
                         'l_explore_end' => '</a>'
                     ])</p>
+                    <p class="mt-4"><a href="{{ route('exploreUsers') }}" class="btn btn-primary btn-lg"><i class="fa fa-fw fa-search"></i> @lang('gallery.user_activity_feed.explore_photographers_link')</a></p>
                 </div>
             </div>
         </div>

routes/web.php

@@ -152,14 +152,14 @@ Route::post('u/{idOrAlias}/unfollow', 'Gallery\UserController@unFollowUser', ['m
 Route::get('u/{idOrAlias}', 'Gallery\UserController@show')
     ->name('viewUser')
     ->where('idOrAlias', '.*');
-Route::get('me', 'Gallery\UserController@activityFeed')
+Route::get('activity', 'Gallery\UserController@activityFeed')
     ->name('userActivityFeed')
     ->middleware('auth');
-Route::get('explore', 'Gallery\UserController@exploreProfiles')
-    ->name('userExplore');
-Route::get('me.json', 'Gallery\UserController@activityFeedJson')
+Route::get('activity.json', 'Gallery\UserController@activityFeedJson')
     ->name('userActivityFeedJson')
     ->middleware('auth');
+Route::get('explore/users', 'Gallery\ExploreController@users')
+    ->name('exploreUsers');
 Route::get('me/confirm-email-change', 'Gallery\UserController@confirmEmailChangeState')
     ->name('userSettings.confirmEmailChangeState')
     ->middleware('auth');