Deleted Post & Thread Management

This is a fairly simple hack. It finds all posts & threads that have been deleted on your forum and displays them for you in your Admin CP. It would be nearly impossible to find every thread and post that has been deleted on your forum by browsing it, so this hack will make it a little easier for you to keep track of exactly what is happening on your forums.

[Charlie Argueta]

Excellent idea :devious:

[M1th]

a 'pagination' would be a good idea for this hack.

[mtha]

Originally Posted by M.C.

nice one, just want little bit more - to have options:

- keep "soft" deleted
- cansel delete (recover post)
- permanent delete post

and all like in postings.php?do=managepost

even if i can edit post straight from AdminCP - it`ll be cool!

and why in deleted posts management links not to posts - just to threads...???

Anyway usefull hack! Thanks!

Consider adding a Manage thread/Post link into title (delete.php), so that you can go straight to the thread/post and do what you want:

around line 43

PHP Code:

$title = 'Thread: <a href="' . $vboptions['bburl'] .'/showthread.php?' . $session['sessionhash'] . 't=' . $posts['threadid'] . '" target="_blank">' . $posts['title'] . '</a> - <a href="' . $vboptions['bburl'] .'/postings.php?do=editthread&' . $session['sessionhash'] . 't=' . $posts['threadid'] . '" target="_blank">(Manage thread)</a>'; 


around line 81

PHP Code:

$title = 'Post: <a href="' . $vboptions['bburl'] .'/showthread.php?' . $session['sessionhash'] . 't=' . $posts['threadid'] . '" target="_blank">' . $posts['title'] . '</a> - <a href="' . $vboptions['bburl'] .'/postings.php?do=managepost&' . $session['sessionhash'] . 'p=' . $posts['postid'] . '" target="_blank">(Manage post)</a>'; 


I would suggest designing the template as

- Forum(board) name
- Thread title
- Post title (if delete post)
- Deleted by (name of the one who delete) on (deletion date <-- need addon)
- Reason:
- Message:


check Moderate post/thread for references.

[mtha]

Originally Posted by mtha

- Deleted by (name of the one who delete) on (deletion date <-- need addon)

For Deletion date (time), I am thinking about adding a column (deletiontime) on deletionlog table, and adding "TIMENOW" when someone execute the deletion. (dont know where to add yet, do you have any idea?)

It's always good to answer all the: (Who - When - Why _delete What_)

[Oblivion Knight]

Originally Posted by Tigga

Thank you.

I'm assuming vBulletin will come up with some type of system to manage everything soon enough... If not though then I'll look into beefing this up a little more when I have some time.

Any updates on "beefing this up a little"? It doesn't seem as though Jelsoft have any plans to include this feature..

[clearchannel]

I installed the hack in vB 3.03 easy enought.

May I suggest maybe intgreating it in the search so admins can find deleted threads/posts by username?

[Megareus Rex]

Very nice hack

*installs*

Oh, just one thing...smilies don't show up in the posts when viewing them using this hack. Not that its a big deal or anything, just thought I'd let you know. :P
(I'm an aesthetics guy)

[sv1cec]

Also, for me, it would be more convenient if the deleted threads are viewed in reverse date order. I know I should add something like "Decending" in on of the queries, but I am not exactly sure of the syntax.

Any help would be appreciated.

Installed.

CANCEL that request, one has to add DESC at the end of the query. Trying some customization now. Thanks for a nice hack.

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John