[DBTech] Draft Posts v1 (vB4)
 

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

White Screen on DBTech - Draft Posts Settings in vBAdmin

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

Matt

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.

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

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

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.

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?

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

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.

Yeah +1 for drafts only showing your own drafts.

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?

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.

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

I'll see what we can do :)

This is what would be most useful, drafting a new thread.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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?

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

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....10&postcount=8

Thanks for your work! Congratulations!

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

Matt

PM sent as requested.

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. :)

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

Solved. Thanks!!!:up:

Nice mod - and by the way: nice idea!

Glad it's sorted now. :)

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

I know this very well...
:p

Uploaded tweaked files, formatting issues gone.