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Originally Posted by RedWingFan

This is a roundabout way to do it, but here goes.

IF you can run a database query, you can take an extra step to change everyone over. I did it on my forum a few hours ago and nobody noticed.

After you set up your custom field in the user profile, and you have the ID number, you run this simple query first:

update userfield set field26 = '1'

My custom field was "26"...substitute your own field number there, of course. This would be step #1-1/2 in your procedure.

From that point, I then uploaded the XML file, modified the plugins, etc. per your instructions, then went over to the AdminCP and changed the forum over to the horizontal postbit. Since everyone's "Use the old postbit" setting is checked (set to '1' in the database), it is already turned on for them when you switch the main forum setting over to the horizontal postbit; nobody will know any better!

New users who sign up will get the newer postbit, but if they look through their options, they'll find the checkbox and activate it themselves. I did change the wording so that everyone could understand it better.

So the short version is--insert that database query instruction above as #2 in your procedure, and it's an easy workaround when most people are used to the left-hand postbit.

It still does not get around guests viewing the board in legacy view (forum-wide legacy view), as far as I can see, which is what people have been asking for, and that does not seem achievable without edits to the core files.

Thanks for posting this though, as I am sure it will be useful for some people

Also, as you seem to be using this hack, please click Mark as Installed.