Version: 3.0.3, by Yellow Slider
Developer Last Online: Nov 2023
Category: Administrative and Maintenance Tools -
Version: 4.1.10
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Released: 04-28-2010
Last Update: 06-29-2013
Installs: 441
Uses Plugins Auto-Templates
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Info:
This modification lets you change the author of posts and articles.
In addition, it lets you change the creation date of posts.
The option to change the author appears in:
- Post New Thread.
- Post New Reply.
- (Advanced) Edit Thread/Post.
- Create/Edit Article.
The option to change the creation date of a post appears in:
- (Advanced) Edit Post.
Requirements:
The CMS part of this mod requires vB 4.1.10+.
Installation & Settings:
Installation takes about 1-2 minutes.
You can set which usergroups are allowed to use the feature via the ACP.
Version History:
1.0 29.04.2010: Initial release.
2.0 12.05.2010: Added ability to change creation date of posts.
2.1 05.06.2010: The mod now automatically updates forum and thread counters.
2.2 03.05.2011 CMS integration has been removed and will be restored in the future. No template edits needed and the fields have been improved. Also fixed some special characters issues, it should now word flawlessly.
3.0 27.05.2012 CMS integration has been restored.
3.0.1 27.05.2012 Fixed incorrect time in posts.
3.0.2 27.05.2012 Fixed time offset issue.
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is this hack working OK?, I mean, what about if the post has attached files or the post was thanked?? The thanked (+1) goes to the need author?
I ask these questions because these issues are well known in this kind of mods.
Regards
is a great mod indeed but thee is a problem with the posts author. It shows new author but when you look at your forum posts it shows both authors posting under your username
I was able to get the functionality I needed by installing both this addon (to handle Articles) and this one by Phalynx for threads and other mass edits. The biggest bug seems to be that if an article has been published and you change the author, the comments forum thread still shows the original author. I fixed that by using Phalynx's addon to edit the comment thread author. His mod seems to handle post counts/etc a little better, but doesn't do Articles.
For those who don't like template edits, you should look into this mod by Andreas. It will store all template edits by product without actually editing the templates using a search/add or replace engine. Developed for vb3, it actually still functions admirably with vb4, the only exception being it cannot edit css templates (YET -- there's a single bug stopping the update, please vote on it to be fixed). One thing that makes it awesome is this is the only way to safely edit your Master templates, plus it allows you to export your template edits by product, so for this example, I've created a template edit import file you can use to perform all of the edits needed to make this mod work. I changed the final template edit, making it so it will show the "current" author's name in the entry box for articles, which currently shows as a blank input box. If necessary, you can create a different edit which retains the "current author" as static text, then adds an input box to change the author. I'm actually looking into utilizing the autocomplete code as seen in many other ajax-enabled areas, so you can start typing a username, and you would see a popup with username suggestions to choose from. If I get it working, I'll submit the template edits needs for it.
Mod Suggestion: maybe as a separate mod from this, would it make sense to have a mod that adds a Pen Name field for each user, and if a user who uses a Pen Name writes an article, the CMS system would display the Pen Name instead, and attribute the article to a generic user id for anonymity?
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09-21-2010, 05:05 AM
