Thread Description v1.2

Thread Description Hack v1.2 for vb3.5 beta 1
Support thread: http://www.extremescripts.com/forums...hread.php?t=12

I wil try to do my best to support this hack here but you will get my attention much faster on my site.


What this hack does:
This hack allows your users to add descriptions to their threads that show up on the threadlist. This allows people to read what the thread is about before they enter the thread.

Files To edit: 1
Queries to run: 1
Uses Hooks: Yes
Phrases To Add: 1
Template Edits: 3

Planned:
Add showing of thread description to search results.
Option to turn off thread descriptions on a per forum basis
Option to turn off thread descriptsion showing up on search results.
ajax support for editing thread description from forumdisplay.

If I have missed anything please let me know. I have worked on this off an on today with the power going going out every so often becuase of the storms we have had today.

If you are upgrading use the v1.0 installer and undo the editpost.php file edit. Then just load the new xml file.

There will be a new version that will be a full plugin possible later today. If I get the needed time to make the change. Plus I will release it as a product.

If you use this hack please click install.

[eXtremeTim]

Thanks for this heads up. I will update the installation in a bit.

[eXtremeTim]

V1.1 has now been released. This update mainly eliminates a file edit and thats about it. We are now one file edit away from being a true plugin. Thanks Andreas.

[C.Birch]

Bug:

make a new topic with a thread description then go back to your post and us vb's new quick edit to edit your first post. you see it removes the thread description.

[eXtremeTim]

Interesting.

Confirmed.

[eXtremeTim]

replace the contents of the: Thread Description: Edit Post Description Updating plugin with the following code

PHP Code:

global $getpost, $postinfo, $edit, $vbulletin; 
if (THIS_SCRIPT == 'editpost' AND $getpost['postid'] == $postinfo['postid']) 
{ 
    //need to update thread desc 
    $edit['threaddesc'] = htmlspecialchars_uni($edit['threaddesc']); 
    if (!$vbulletin->GPC['ajax'])
    {
        $this->set('threaddesc', $edit['threaddesc']); 
    }
} 


Was that fast enough for ya? 16 minutes and you had a fix.

[C.Birch]

nope to slow i want a full refund...... ooopsy it was free well done for the fast fix but i think you need to fix your door so you can get out more and not give us about 5 new hacks ago lol

anyways really bigs welldones for all your hard work, just wish i was able to help you all out still.

[eXtremeTim]

Originally Posted by C.Birch

nope to slow i want a full refund...... ooopsy it was free well done for the fast fix but i think you need to fix your door so you can get out more and not give us about 5 new hacks ago lol

anyways really bigs welldones for all your hard work, just wish i was able to help you all out still.

??? Not sure what you mean by fix the door and not give us about 5 new hacks ago

Either way I am hard at work on yet another new and very promising hack.

[C.Birch]

should have read 5 new hacks aday but i was not looking at what i was typeing hehe in other words i think the door to your room is suck because your working so hard and can not get out

oh whats this other promising hack then lol, btw you sound like me on your talker bot test forum when i was trying to get it work the first time around hehe telling it it best reply now.

[eXtremeTim]

Im working on a hack version checking script. Basicly it will allow hack authors to use it to check the hack version the user is running compared to what is released. It will do this by the hack author creating a file such as hackname_version.js which is then check from their server by this hack and determines if they are using the current version or not. If not then there is a nice message displayed in the new table telling them about the new version with a more info link.

Update:

I know have this hack working on my site. Its just a matter of giving it a few once over. Putting together some documentation. Then releasing.

[eXtremeTim]

I will be releasing a new version soon that will incorporate my new version checker hack.