Adv. Editing Options for Mods and Admins

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|| Adv. Editing Options for Mods and Admins
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|| Author : Anton Kanevsky
|| Co-Author(s) : Xenon
|| Works on : vBulletin 3.5.x - 3.8.x
|| Released : Jun 01, 2009
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|| Time required to install: ~30 seconds
|| Difficulty: easy
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DESCRIPTION

This hack gives your board staff a few advanced post editing options that are available in New Thread, New Post and Edit Post interfaces. Since this is a port of Xenon's Adv. Editing Options for Mods and Admins Hack, credits for the original idea (but not for the port cause it has a lot new features that were not present in the original ) belong to him.

Note that this hack may interfere with other hacks that make use of posting functions. If such problems appear, place the following code in the very beginning of the problematic script:

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define('BYPASS_AEO', true);
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This should eliminate whatever problem appears. If it does not, please feel free to mention it.

STATISTICS

File Uploads: 1
Products to Install: 1


FEATURES

Basics:

• Post Editing Hierarchy (available to mods, s-mods, admins and s-admins):
  Superadministrators: Can restrict editing to moderators (and above), supermoderators (and above), admins (and above), or superadmins only.
  Administrators: Can restrict editing to moderators (and above), supermoderators (and above) or admins (and above).
  Supermoderators: Can restrict editing to moderators (and above) or supermoderators (and above).
  Moderators: Can restrict editing to moderators (and above).
  
  
• Post Author (available to administrators only):
  Administrator can specify a custom author of any post. Guests (non-existing users) can also be specified.
  
  
• Post Date/Time (available to administrators only):
  Administrator can specify a custom date and time for any post.
  
  
• Post IP (available to administrators only):
  Administrator can specify a custom ip address for any post.

Advanced:

• A system-wide switch that defines the minimal editlevel required to use the hack.
  It can be found in vBulletin Options -> Advanced Editing Options for Mods and Admins.
  
• A per-user editlevel override, available via admincp user options.
  
• Color-coded listing of users to whom a custom editlevel has been applied.

Note:
To make the subject of the override clear for you, here is an example. If you turn you take a regular registered user and set the override to "Administrator" in that user's profile, then that user will be able to use hack options that would otherwise be available only to administrators.

VERSION HISTORY

2.1.0
[+] The hack is now compatible with vBulletin 3.5.x - 3.8.x.
[+] Eliminated all template edits. The difference in template edits between different vBulletin versions is handled automatically.
[+] Added support for attachments for posts with custom user setting. These attachments are now saved, and their ownership is set to whatever custom user is specified.
[+] When a post is submitted with a custom user setting, that user's activity dates are updated if they are older than the post's date. The dates of the user's activities are never set to the future. If a new post is made with a date in the future, the user's activity dates are set to present time.
[+] When a post is submitted with a custom dateline, last post information in forum and thread is now rebuilt properly.
[+] If a post is submitted with a custom dateline, the thread's firstpostid and creation date are now set to match whatever posts is now the first one in the thread.
[+] In the event that you have installed "vS-Hide Hack Resurrection," and you are changing the ownership of a post that has been thanked, the ownership of thanks is updated automatically, and so are the users' thanked counts.
[+] Removed a lot of redundant code, so the hack should now work faster than it did before.

2.0.2
[+] The hack is now officially compatible with vBulletin 3.6.
[+] Added a workaround for hacks that use new post functions. See description for details.
[+] Unlike before, adv_editform form elements now use vbulletin styles.

2.0.1
[F] Removed extra queries from showthread and showpost.
[F] "adv_editform" is now cached.

2.0.0
[+] A "superadministrator" editlevel.
[+] A system-wide switch that defines the minimal usergroup required to use the hack.
[+] A user-level override of system permissions that defines the editlevel associated with any particular user.
[+] A listing of users for whom an override was defined (with color key). Located under "Users" in the control panel navigation menu.

1.0.2
[+] When you make a post, you have a new checkbox available. That checkbox is off by default, and it allows you to choose whether to use the custom dateline in your post.

1.0.1
[F] Lastposters were not updated on newthread and newreply when replied by admin.

1.0.0
First Release

The installation manual is contained within the attached file.

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[bashy]

Hi

I did try this but as it conflicted with the GARS system i had to uninstall...
Bloody shame mind as its a great hack

[akanevsky]

This hack does not conflict with anything. Other hacks conflict with it.

Also, about the 40 queries or whatever: I just realized what was causing it.
These are the editlevels that are calculated for each post (which is done for the purpose of hiding the edit button on uneditable posts). Right now, the way to avoid too many queries is to have less posts per page. Later, I'll fix the problem by removing the calculation (which will cause a print_no_permission() to appear) upon an attempt to edit an uneditable post, but that's better than queries.

[Paul M]

Originally Posted by Psionic Vision

This hack does not conflict with anything. Other hacks conflict with it.

Well that's one view - but it will conflict with/break anything that uses the standard vb build new post function, so you may be somewhat alone in that slightly tinted view of things However, I posted a fix for GARS (which can be used for other hacks as well) on the previous page (post #201) - people really should read before posting

[akanevsky]

No, it's not a view.. it's a fact.
If I make a hack in a way that ensures that it would not conflict with other hacks, other hacks can still be done in a way that will conflict with any other hack. Here is a simple example:

My hack works, but someone else wrote a hack that contains an "exit;" statement at "global_start". My hack would not work with such hack, obviously. But is it my fault?

[Paul M]

Originally Posted by Psionic Vision

No, it's not a view.. it's a fact.

Whatever. I'm sure people will make up their own minds what conflicts with what. Feel free to ask for my fix to be removed if it bothers you.

[akanevsky]

Of course they will But that does not change anything.

[akanevsky]

<font size="3">NEW RELEASE: 2.0.1</font>

To upgrade, simply overwrite the product XML.

[eNforce]

was this problem fixed in the new release?

[akanevsky]

Yes.

[Gizmo5h1t3]

Originally Posted by eNforce

was this problem fixed in the new release?

dunno if wotever that was, was fixed, but after overwriting the xml, my boardis now completely borked...and i cant get into my admin cp either to change it...

ffs