[DBTech] Draft Posts v1 (vB4)

[DragonByte Tech]

What is Draft Posts?
Draft Posts allows users to save a post as a draft which can be reused later as a template or draft for a new post. Each Post can be saved as a Draft copy by one click at the foot of each postbit or checking an option when creating a new post. All available Drafts are displayed below the bottom Reply button on the Show Thread pages. All Drafts can be deleted from the User Control Panel area.
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Complete Feature List

Major Features
Draft Posts: Each post can be added as a a draft.

Usergroup Permissions: Administrators can set each usergroup's access to the mod.

Show Thread: All Drafts are available to use on each Show Thread page.

General Settings

Option to toggle plugin on or off.
Option to hide the version number in the footer.


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This mod displays a copyright notification in the footer of Show Thread pages which includes:
1 Link to DragonByte Technologies homepage
1 Link to Product Description page of this modification

[Mr_Running]

White Screen on DBTech - Draft Posts Settings in vBAdmin

[DragonByte Tech]

Thanks for the info. Updated the file package, so redownload the v1.0.0 and upload the files to fix the issue. :)

Matt

[djbaxter]

Clicking on Drafts from settings gives this error:

vBulletin Message
The Draft Posts product has been deactivated by an administrator.


Add-on is enabled in Options. I am an admin and it is enabled for admins in the usergroup permissions.

Clicking on Reply with Draft in a thread gives the same error.

Clicking on Draft this Post also gives the same error.

[djbaxter]

Also, as it stands, a member seemingly can save someone else's post as a draft. That shouldn't be allowed, should it?

[DragonByte Tech]

Clicking on Drafts from settings gives this error:



Add-on is enabled in Options. I am an admin and it is enabled for admins in the usergroup permissions.

Clicking on Reply with Draft in a thread gives the same error.

Clicking on Draft this Post also gives the same error.

Fixed this bug. Thanks for the report. Just redownload the files and then upload them to your server to patch it.

Also, as it stands, a member seemingly can save someone else's post as a draft. That shouldn't be allowed, should it?

Depends. A draft is a template/rough copy of what you want to post. You can easily copy another user's post without using the draft this post option, so all it's doing is saving someone the hassle of typing/copying it. For that reason I wouldn't view it as an issue and I suspect most users won't use it for what you suggest. The exceptions might be moderators or admins who want to have a standard post ready to use.

I'm open to suggestions though, so feel free to throw some ideas my way and I'll see what I could reasonably include. :)

Matt

[djbaxter]

Thanks.

How about an option to allow other member's posts which could be disabled? I can see that being confusing to my members to be honest.

[djbaxter]

Still one bug: I don't see anyone to begin a new draft. I can save an existing post and that then appears in the list of drafts but I can't create a new one or rename an old one, as far as I can tell. Am I missing something?

[DragonByte Tech]

Thanks.

How about an option to allow other member's posts which could be disabled? I can see that being confusing to my members to be honest.

I'll see what we can do about adding a setting in.

Still one bug: I don't see anyone to begin a new draft. I can save an existing post and that then appears in the list of drafts but I can't create a new one or rename an old one, as far as I can tell. Am I missing something?

If you click on the drafts in the reply with draft list then you will be taken to a new reply to the thread that will already include the content of the draft ready for you to post or edit before posting.

At the moment it's not possible to rename a draft. I'll add that in for the next version.

[Hornstar]

Yeah +1 for drafts only showing your own drafts.

[djbaxter]

If you click on the drafts in the reply with draft list then you will be taken to a new reply to the thread that will already include the content of the draft ready for you to post or edit before posting.

No, what I meant was I want to create a draft for a NEW THREAD - from scratch - rather than a draft for a reply, How do I do this?

[DragonByte Tech]

It's not possible at the moment (although you can reply to an existing thread and then copy the text before pasting it into the new thread you want to start), but I'm sure we can add that in to the next update. :)

Slight update to the files for those having issues getting the copyright management mod to work with it.

[djbaxter]

It's not possible at the moment (although you can reply to an existing thread and then copy the text before pasting it into the new thread you want to start), but I'm sure we can add that in to the next update.

I would vote for adding this option. As it stands, it's of limited utility for me.

[DragonByte Tech]

I would vote for adding this option. As it stands, it's of limited utility for me.

I'll see what we can do :)

[sticky]

No, what I meant was I want to create a draft for a NEW THREAD - from scratch - rather than a draft for a reply, How do I do this?
This is what would be most useful, drafting a new thread.

[acast]

It's not possible at the moment (although you can reply to an existing thread and then copy the text before pasting it into the new thread you want to start), but I'm sure we can add that in to the next update. :)

Slight update to the files for those having issues getting the copyright management mod to work with it.Hi, i also added my request for this, it's necessary to make a draft in a new thread.

And if it is possible, that the button will be the same as the style buttons of the forum.

Good work!

[DragonByte Tech]

Hi, i also added my request for this, it's necessary to make a draft in a new thread.

And if it is possible, that the button will be the same as the style buttons of the forum.

Good work!

I'm working on tweaking it this week. Will keep you all informed.

Matt

[DragonByte Tech]

After some feedback today we're release version 1.0.1 of Draft Posts! This update adds the ability to start a thread using a saved draft and also fixes some style issues with post draft buttons on the showthread pages and is available for download in the opening post.

At the bottom of each forum page there is now the option to use a draft as the starting post in a thread. Like with the showthread option, simply select the draft from the menu and the new thread page loads with the draft in the editor ready to modify or post.

The fixes to the styling also means the buttons now reflect the design of the regular new reply or new post buttons. As part of the fix there are also two stylevars that are used to help adjust the positioning of the buttons properly. If you find the theme you use doesn't space the buttons properly, then simply adjust the stylevars to fine tune the positioning.

The full change log is here:

Fix: Formatting on Showthread page for Draft Posts button/menu.
Fix: Corrected phrase 'dbtech_draftposts_post_with_draft'.
Fix: Posts saved as drafts without a title now use a phrase for the draft title.
Fix: Missing admin permissions.
Feature: Ability to create a draft from the forumdisplay using the 'Post with Draft' button/menu.
Feature: Ability to save a draft from the newthread page using a checkbox option.
Feature: 2 StyleVars that contain numeric values to adjust the spacing of the reply and new thread buttons as is needed.

[sticky]

Where is the forumdisplay 'post with draft' button or menu?

[sticky]

Can the button on the bottom of posts be made smaller? Just an icon? Takes up too much space with the "draft this post" text.

[sticky]

Ok I see all the buttons, very nice. Just would like an icon rather than the whole "draft with post" as there is too much in that real estate and on mobile devices it gets all jumbled.

[sticky]

Having a formatting problem at the top of threads, how to resolve?

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2013/01/42.png

[DragonByte Tech]

Having a formatting problem at the top of threads, how to resolve?

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2013/01/42.png

Thanks for installing the mod. Is it a custom style, or based on the normal vB styles? If you PM me your site URL I'll have a look at it and see if I can figure it out.

I might be able to add in an image only option in the settings. Will see how I can implement it.

Matt

[mfowler70]

Very nice. I've been waiting for this update and will install ASAP.

Thanks for listening to the requests for thread start!

[DragonByte Tech]

Very nice. I've been waiting for this update and will install ASAP.

Thanks for listening to the requests for thread start!

Glad you like. We do our best to incorporate what you guys want into our mods. :)

Matt

[acast]

After some feedback today we're release version 1.0.1 of Draft Posts! This update adds the ability to start a thread using a saved draft and also fixes some style issues with post draft buttons on the showthread pages and is available for download in the opening post.

At the bottom of each forum page there is now the option to use a draft as the starting post in a thread. Like with the showthread option, simply select the draft from the menu and the new thread page loads with the draft in the editor ready to modify or post.

The fixes to the styling also means the buttons now reflect the design of the regular new reply or new post buttons. As part of the fix there are also two stylevars that are used to help adjust the positioning of the buttons properly. If you find the theme you use doesn't space the buttons properly, then simply adjust the stylevars to fine tune the positioning.

The full change log is here:

Fix: Formatting on Showthread page for Draft Posts button/menu.
Fix: Corrected phrase 'dbtech_draftposts_post_with_draft'.
Fix: Posts saved as drafts without a title now use a phrase for the draft title.
Fix: Missing admin permissions.
Feature: Ability to create a draft from the forumdisplay using the 'Post with Draft' button/menu.
Feature: Ability to save a draft from the newthread page using a checkbox option.
Feature: 2 StyleVars that contain numeric values to adjust the spacing of the reply and new thread buttons as is needed.

Great! Thank you very much. Tomorrow i'll update it!

[uhking]

is it possible to schedule the draft to publish at specific time. That would be most useful for my moderators team to make new drafts and schedule it so they could start a new thread daily, without even loggin in. How about that, possible?

[DragonByte Tech]

That's not a feature that's currently in the mod. Interesting idea though. Will have a think about whether we can introduce that into the mod. Nice idea. :)

Matt

[acast]

That's not a feature that's currently in the mod. Interesting idea though. Will have a think about whether we can introduce that into the mod. Nice idea. :)

MattWorking propertly. Excellent work! :)

I also leave a suggestion in other of your great plugins, that will improve a lot the plugin:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=2390010&postcount=8

Thanks for your work! Congratulations!

[DragonByte Tech]

Working propertly. Excellent work! :)

I also leave a suggestion in other of your great plugins, that will improve a lot the plugin:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=2390010&postcount=8

Thanks for your work! Congratulations!

I'll make sure Dylan at DBTech is aware of the suggestion. :)

Matt

[sticky]

Thanks for installing the mod. Is it a custom style, or based on the normal vB styles? If you PM me your site URL I'll have a look at it and see if I can figure it out.

I might be able to add in an image only option in the settings. Will see how I can implement it.

Matt
PM sent as requested.

[acast]

How can i do to make the "Reply with draft" button, only appears at the bottom of the page, and not in top. I have a problem with the title of the thread and that button.

[DragonByte Tech]

How can i do to make the "Reply with draft" button, only appears at the bottom of the page, and not in top. I have a problem with the title of the thread and that button.

Hmmm. I think I might have forgotten to upload a file change here. Redownload the files and upload them to your server. No need to reimport the XML.

Let me know if that fixes the issue. :)

Matt

PS, thanks for letting me know this still existed. :)

[acast]

Hmmm. I think I might have forgotten to upload a file change here. Redownload the files and upload them to your server. No need to reimport the XML.

Let me know if that fixes the issue. :)

Matt

PS, thanks for letting me know this still existed. :)It doesn't fix the issue. It appears down the title when is large, and it is a problem.

Thanks to you for your work.

[DragonByte Tech]

It doesn't fix the issue. It appears down the title when is large, and it is a problem.

Thanks to you for your work.

Thanks for the information. I've made another slight tweak to the files. Let me know if that fixes the issue for you.

Matt

[acast]

Thanks for the information. I've made another slight tweak to the files. Let me know if that fixes the issue for you.

MattSolved. Thanks!!!:up:

[Draffi]

Nice mod - and by the way: nice idea!

[DragonByte Tech]

Solved. Thanks!!!:up:

Glad it's sorted now. :)

Nice mod - and by the way: nice idea!

Glad you like it. It was one of a number of ideas suggested to us that we have developed. Let me know if you have any issues or questions.

Matt

[Draffi]

Glad you like it. It was one of a number of ideas suggested to us that we have developed. Let me know if you have any issues or questions.

I know this very well...
:p

[sticky]

Uploaded tweaked files, formatting issues gone.

[DragonByte Tech]

Uploaded tweaked files, formatting issues gone.

Glad it's all sorted for you. :)

Matt

[DragonByte Tech]

Hi everyone,

Today brings version 1.0.2 od Draft Posts and is available download. This update fixes some minor bugs as well as an issue with styling for users with no inline moderation permissions. To solve this problem a new StyleVar has also been introduced which can be adjusted to fix the issue on custom styles.

Thanks to everyone who keeps posting ideas for the mod, and those dedicated users who make sure we can identify and solve the bugs within the product.

The full change log is here:

Fixed: Missing cached templates.
Fixed: Issue with Reply with Draft Button overlapping the Reply button when normal users are browsing a thread.
Feature: New StyleVar to fix the spacing gap for the Reply with Draft Button.

[Barbara1]

@DragonByte Tech,
this is an excellent mod!

my team and i, use it a lot.
i miss only one feature and i would be very happy to see it included in future release.
i need to:
create a draft post (or many) and then i want this draft post to be copied to some usergroups (and every user of these usergroups can have it in their existing draft area), so these usergroups users can use it to create a specific type of threads.
if this is possible, the result will be for my users to create easily complicated posts.
posts with too many bbcodes, tables etc.

is this possible?

thank you again @DragonByte Tech for this perfect (for me at least) mod :)

[DragonByte Tech]

Hmmm, just realized I'd not seen your post. Sorry for the delayed response. There is already something like that that DragonByte have, called Post Templates (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=277323). Is that the sort of thing you are wanting? If it's not quite what you need, I will have a look at what we can do to expand Draft Posts to fit in with your needs. :)

Matt

[Barbara1]

it looks like the "post templates" is what i was exactly looking for. thank you very much :)

[Divvy]

Thank you for the great mod! Btw, I have a little issue in my template.
Can you please take a look?

Inside the post, appears fine:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2013/03/20.png

But inside the forum appears weird:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2013/03/21.png

Im the only one with this issue?
How to fix this?

Thanks!

[DragonByte Tech]

Sorry for the long wait for a reply... the thread got marked as read before we saw yours...

To answer your question, the StyleVar: dbtech_draftposts_reply_spacer is what you will need to adjust. Adjusting that value will bring the draft post higher up both the showthread and forumdisplay page (by the looks of the screenshot, the showthread is lower than it should be).

Let me know if that helps. Try a few different values to adjust it and see what looks best. :)

Matt

[DragonByte Tech]

Minor update to fix some uncached template issues (v1.0.3):

Fixed: Missing cached templates.
Change: Updated to include new Branding Free changes.

Changed Files:
/dbtech/draftposts/hooks/cache_templates.php
/dbtech/draftposts/hooks/global_start.php

Matt

[DragonByte Tech]

Draft Posts 1.0.4

Hi everyone,

Released a bug fix (v1.0.4) for Draft Posts to fix an issue with guests seeing options to save as a draft when guests can post threads.

Fixed: Option to save post as a Draft for usergroups without permissions.

Changed Files:
/dbtech/draftposts/hooks/process_templates_complete.php
/dbtech/draftposts/hooks/global_start.php

Thanks as always to everyone for their feedback and suggestions.

[angeljs]

Man, I love your stuff, this is great! :D The only issue I'm having is that when the draft is loaded, it's loaded as raw HTML instead of bbcode...is this supposed to happen?

Edit: Just realised there's also a styling issue:

[DragonByte Tech]

Hmmm, interesting. Can you tell me what settings you've got for your posting permissions? Do you allow HTML? You got a link I can check it out from? If so can you PM me the details so I can look at it?

Glad you like the mod. :)

Matt

[angeljs]

I've tried posting with HTML allowed and not allowed but it makes no difference. I haven't got a link as I had to disable the mod as the posts looked weird with it enabled. :(

I've attached an image for the HTML thing.

[DragonByte Tech]

Very strange indeed. Have you posted the same bug at DBTech? Trying to work out if its the same bug with two different users or the same user.

I'll take a look at this and see what I can find. Can you tell me what other mods you have running, what version of vB you are using and whether you have any custom styles? :)

Thanks for reporting the bug. :)

[angeljs]

No, I haven't posted it at DBTech but I can if it will make it easier to debug? I have so many other mods running, including extra threadfields and advanced forums from provb.org. I'm using vB 4.2 and have tried with the default style.

[DragonByte Tech]

Thanks angeljs, I'm looking into this to find a fix. Keep an eye out here for a fix when I get one sorted. :)

Matt

[angeljs]

Will do mate, thanks :D

[DragonByte Tech]

Will do mate, thanks :D

Posted a hotfix to sort this. Just reupload the files. No need to reimport the XML. :)

Let me know if you have any more issues.

Matt

[angeljs]

Thanks, but still the same styling and editor problems :(

[DragonByte Tech]

I'll check out the issue again. I've had another similar report back that I've not been able to reproduce on my install. I assume when you say 'styling' you are only referring to the HTML problem?

Matt

[angeljs]

If you look at a few posts up I posted 2 images, one with the HTML issue and one with the show post styling issue. Once your mod is disabled the styling is fine.

[DragonByte Tech]

Edit: Just realised there's also a styling issue:

Can you PM me a link to your site so I can see the styling issues myself? It might be something I need to provide a solution directly in the mod, or pass on the changes you may need to make manually if you are working from a customized layout (which if you can mentioned if your style is customized would be helpful).

Thanks for keeping me up to date with the bugs. :)

Matt

[angeljs]

The styling problem is also there in the default theme, but I've disabled the mod so don't have a link. :(

[DragonByte Tech]

Thanks for letting us know matey. Still working on this. :)

Matt

[DragonByte Tech]

Hi everyone,

Released a bug fix (v1.0.5) for Draft Posts to finally fix the issue with HTML showing up in some saved Draft Posts.

Fixed: Fixed HTML Errors

Changed Files:
/dbtech/draftposts/hooks/newthread_post_start.php
/dbtech/draftposts/hooks/newpost_process.php
/dbtech/draftposts/hooks/global_start.php

Thanks as always to everyone for their feedback and suggestions.

[angeljs]

Unfortunately, both issues are still there for me, sorry mate :(

As you can see with the view post issue, it appears to clash with your Activities mod.

[DragonByte Tech]

Unfortunately, both issues are still there for me, sorry mate :(

As you can see with the view post issue, it appears to clash with your Activities mod.

Very strange. Can you PM me your website details and an account? I'll take a look. We don't get the same clashing on our site which is puzzling.

Thanks for keeping us up to date with bugs and problems. :)

Matt

PS, can you confirm the HTML issue is there when creating new Drafts?

[angeljs]

PM sent. Yes, the HTML issue is still there. :(

Thanks.

[DragonByte Tech]

I've been looking into it when I've had chance, taking another look this week to see if I can figure out what's causing the problem.

Matt

[angeljs]

Just wondered if you had a chance to look into this yet :)

[DragonByte Tech]

I have had a couple of looks at it without finding the right solution, but will take another look again. Had my hands full of late working on DragonByte Classifieds. :)

[angeljs]

No problem, I know you're busy. Classifieds sounds interesting! :)

[angeljs]

I know you're still busy with classifieds etc., but I'd really love to get this to work. :)

[DragonByte Tech]

Hi everyone,

Released a minor update (v1.0.6) for Draft Posts to introduce a setting to allow users to remove the text from the postbit Draft this Post button.

Additions To Product From Feature Requests Or Just Something Else Added:
Feature: Setting to allow the text to be removed from the Draft this Post button in the postbit.

Thanks as always to everyone for their feedback and suggestions.

If you like the product you can show your support by nominating it for mod of the month here: Draft Posts (vB4) (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=293489), and also please rate it to help cancel out the users who 1 star our mods.

Matt

[japancars]

Hi,
I just installed this mod on our board but I have the same problem as already described in post #46.https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2015/12/18.jpg
I now want to change the Stylevar: dbtech_draftposts_reply_spacer as mentioned but I'm not as good in this coding as I obviously should.
I would like to get the button next to the Reply button but to be honest I don't really know where to start.
I hope you can help me.


EDIT:

I found the code to add on your forum. Now everything works fine.

[BadgerDog]

Running vBulletin 4.1.3pl8..

Downloaded and installed v1.06 of this mod for testing.

Enabled under usergroup for Admin only at this point. (me)

I'm not sure what is wrong, but I don't see any option to select a draft when creating a new thread?

Regards,
Doug

Update: Besides under "Reply to Thread", I found the other "Post with Draft" button at the bottom of the forumdisplay list. Of course when I try to use it, a thread can't be created there, because it's just a list of all forums, not the threads within a forum. When I select and switch to an actual forum that can be posted to and check the bottom to create a new thread with a stored draft, the "Post with Draft" button isn't there. In other words, the "Post with Draft" is appearing at the wrong level under a display forum names and not under the display of threads within a forum.

Edit: Tested.. thanks to the author for developing it... uninstalled as we couldn't get it to work on our site.