option to always show answer banner

2 files changed, 17 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/askbot/conf/sidebar_question.py b/askbot/conf/sidebar_question.py
index 8d38692a..fbd6b19e 100644
--- a/askbot/conf/sidebar_question.py
+++ b/askbot/conf/sidebar_question.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ settings.register(
         description = _('Answers banner'),
         default = '',
         help_text = _(
-            'This banner will show above the second answer. '
+            'This banner will show under the first answer. '
             'When using this option, please '
             'use the HTML validation service to make sure that '
             'your input is valid and works well in all browsers.'
@@ -59,6 +59,15 @@ settings.register(
     )
 )
 
+settings.register(
+    values.BooleanValue(
+        SIDEBAR_QUESTION,
+        'QUESTION_PAGE_ALWAYS_SHOW_ANSWER_BANNER',
+        default=False,
+        description=_('Show answers banner even if there are no answers')
+    )
+)
+
 
 settings.register(
     values.LongStringValue(
diff --git a/askbot/templates/question/content.html b/askbot/templates/question/content.html
index c8fef9a6..6a73ebef 100644
--- a/askbot/templates/question/content.html
+++ b/askbot/templates/question/content.html
@@ -12,14 +12,19 @@
     <div class="clean"></div>
 
     {% for answer in answers %}
-        {% if loop.index == 2 and 'QUESTION_PAGE_ANSWER_BANNER'|show_block_to(request.user) %}
+        {% include "question/answer_card.html" %}
+        {% if loop.index == 1 and 'QUESTION_PAGE_ANSWER_BANNER'|show_block_to(request.user) %}
             <div class="banner">{{ settings.QUESTION_PAGE_ANSWER_BANNER|safe }}</div>
         {% endif %}
-        {% include "question/answer_card.html" %}
     {% endfor %}
 
     {{ macros.paginator(paginator_context, anchor='#sort-top') }}
     <div class="clean"></div>
+{% elif settings.QUESTION_PAGE_ALWAYS_SHOW_ANSWER_BANNER %}
+    <div class="clearfix"></div>
+    {% if 'QUESTION_PAGE_ANSWER_BANNER'|show_block_to(request.user) %}
+        <div class="banner">{{ settings.QUESTION_PAGE_ANSWER_BANNER|safe }}</div>
+    {% endif %}
 {% endif %}
 
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