Adv. Editing Options for Mods and Admins

I no longer support my hacks. Please feel free to update them and release new versions elsewhere as long as I get the credit for the original modification.

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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.

IF YOU LIKE MY HACK, PLEASE CLICK INSTALL

[theArchitect]

Originally Posted by Boofo

..And Notepad++ doesn't even come close to EditPlus 2.

And both of those pale into insignificance next to BBEdit. :squareeyed:

[Jenta]

Originally Posted by theArchitect

And both of those pale into insignificance next to BBEdit.

but not as much as TextPad

Anyways, back on topic. Thanks for the update. Looks like it has come a long way.
One question and forgive me if my lazy butt missed it. Do you still need to rebuild thread info for the dateline to change?

[Boofo]

Originally Posted by Jenta

but not as much as TextPad

Anyways, back on topic. Thanks for the update. Looks like it has come a long way.
One question and forgive me if my lazy butt missed it. Do you still need to rebuild thread info for the dateline to change?

He should be doing that when you submit the changes, if he isn't already.

[Jenta]

Sounds good. I think I have the initial release installed and only used it a couple of times. I noticed last thread info or something didnt change right away. Don't recall exactly.

Time to upgrade...thx!

[Boofo]

Originally Posted by Jenta

Sounds good. I think I have the initial release installed and only used it a couple of times. I noticed last thread info or something didnt change right away. Don't recall exactly.

Time to upgrade...thx!

I don't know if he si doing that in the code or not. I just meant he should add that if he hasn't. I haven't looked at the code yet.

[akanevsky]

And Notepad++ doesn't even come close to EditPlus 2.

That is a matter of personal preference. I prefer something that is rather simple and loads as quickly as notepad.
The reason I use Notepad++ are: It has no bugs and it is often updated; It does not use spaces instead of tabs, as some other editors do; And it has a rather simplistic user interface, which is what I look for in all my software. And which none of yous' editors possess. For ya'll inforamtion, Notepad++ is a winner in all the polls I've seen so far on this topic.
However, let's not discuss it here. I'll make a thread "Personal Programming Suite", where everyone will be able to list what they use

I don't know if he si doing that in the code or not. I just meant he should add that if he hasn't. I haven't looked at the code yet.

That bug has already been fixed in, I think, version 1.0.1. At least - according to the changelog. No need to look at the code for that purpose.

Time to upgrade...thx!

Dam' straight it is!

[Boofo]

I'm getting this error on 3.5 RC3 when I go in to edit a user in the Admin CP.

Fatal error: Call to undefined function: get_editlevels() in /xxxx/xxxx/xxxx/xxxx/admincp/user.php(551) : eval()'d code on line 19

[akanevsky]

Really? I suppose 3.5 RC3 doesn't have all the hooks 3.5.0^ GOLD does.
Whatever is the case, I do not possess a copy of RC3, so I cannot help you
I can only refer to:

Time to upgrade...thx!

and say that it's true for you too

The only way you can try to fix the problem is to move the contents of the init_startup plugin to the end of init.php

P.S> Thanks for clicking "Install".

[Boofo]

Tha'st ok, I'll use it when I upgrade or learn to live without it for now.

[akanevsky]

If you have downloaded the hack prior to now, download it again and overwrite the XML. That will remove time-related issues that have first appeared in this Invites Hack, and it will also make your board protected from the same issues with other hacks, should they ever have a reason appear.