Keep Attachment Checked by Default when Soft Deleting
 

This is something I done for my own boards and I thought of sharing it.

When you and/or your Mods soft delete a post/thread with attachment, sometimes a Mod would forget to check mark the Keep Attachments box and if you ever want to undelete the post/thread, the attachments are long gone.

This simple code will make the Keep Attachments box checked by default.

It's for 4.2.0 but it should work for 4.x.x

Templates to modify the code in:

threadadmin_deleteposts
threadadmin_deletethread
threadadmin_deletethreads

Find this code:


Replaces it with this code:



If you enjoy my mod, please consider marking it as "Installed". Any comments are welcome.



Updated: Sep. 4th 2012 (fixed typo)

Update:

Added screenshot

TNX a LOT!!! very nice small mod!

Your're welcome, Enjoy... Please mark installed :)

Thanks, but it doesn't seem to work for me. Running 4.2.0 patch level 2 with Merhania skin (or style).

In post #1 there's a typo error in the code example. Here's the correct way to add this template change. Just add "{vb:raw checked.delete}" as shown below:

I done it based on the default style code, if you're using a customized style, the code might be changed and you just have to find where the changes need to be.

If you post the content of thoese templates I will try to help you.

Thanks Andy. But I don't see the error you mentioned! The code you've posted is exactlly the same as in post #1 :)

Merjawy, there is a difference between Andy's version and yours. Your code adds another <input at the beginning. Not Andy's.

So, is it because I added it that it doesn't work ? Is it normal to have <input <input ?

<input <input type="checkbox" name="keepattachments" value="1" id="cb_keepattachments" {vb:raw checked.delete} tabindex="1" /> {vb:rawphrase keep_attachments}

That would do it.. I musta been sleepy : Thanks both of you... First post updated now