vB Recycle Bin Hack
 

IMPORTANT: ALTHOUGH I'VE TESTED IT ON A NEW INSTALL, I TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY DAMAGE THIS HACK MAY DO TO YOUR FORUM! I JUST CAN'T STRESS THIS ENOUGH! (:D)


What does this hack do: This hack will move all threads users 'delete' to a forum, so it will act like a Recycle Bin. that's the basic idea.


Requested By:
1: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...threadid=36107
2: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...threadid=40989
3: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...threadid=37264


Features:
-Only first post in thread will be recycled, 'normal' posts will still be fully deleted.
-Anyone with delete permissions can delete/recycle a post.
-Total deletion of a whole thread can only be performed by a admin.
-Recycle Bin forum can just be disabled for new posts, so it really acts like a sort of archive. (doesn't matter really, because the newthread & newreply images are gone in the recycle bin forum anyway)
-Admin CP options page, for easy recycle bin management.
-Restore function: users can restore their threads to the original location of the post.
-Users can place a 'deletion request', and if the admin thinks the reason is good, he/she can delete the thread (with one click :D).
-Admin's can turn the Recycle Bin on and off
-Admin's can easily speicify the forum id of the forum that should be used as the Recycle Bin
-More probably ;)


Installation:
Follow the instructions in install.txt that is included in the zip file.


Notes: I've tested this hack on a fresh install of 2.2.9, but it should also work on 2.2.x and 2.3.0, although i might not be able to give proper support for other versions than 2.2.9


Future additions-list:
-enable recycle bin on a per-forum basis (small addition, only if anyone really wants it)


Screenshots: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...069#post364069


Updates:
-10 march 2003: Hack is finally out of "BETA" stage and current version is 1.5
some bugs fixed and 2 new admin cp options added.
-11 march 2003: Updated hack to version 1.5.1
2 bugs fixed. zip file updated. new install doesn't need any fixes or anything.
See this post for more info & upgrade instructions (v1.5 to v1.5.1)

<font color="red">D0H! I can't seem to attach any file at this moment, so no screenshots for now...</font>

there isn't the file rbh_install.php in the zip

Cool!!
Ive waited for this!! :)
Can you please post instructions for us beta-testers (how to update)?

Thanks

oh, heheh, well, it's updated now :) - sorry!

and about you kars, well, i guess you have to uninstall it manually, i might do a instruction file tomorrow if i have any time...

the upload problem should be fixed now :)

u realise that now anyone with or without real version of vb can download ur hack...

The file uploaded on vb.org incase server goes down...

Note: this is V1.5 the latest is 1.5.1 which is on the first post

hmm i deleted it and nothing happened :( the thread was deleted but it didn't move :( grrr

aha worked it out, great hack m8