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Post Edit History Viewer · **Released**: 01-21-2006

When someone edits a post, the old message is stored in another table before the new one overwrites the old message.

Posts that have been edited will have "view edit history" displayed below the post count in the postbit.

Clicking "view edit history" allows previous versions of a post to be seen.

The postbit and postbit_legacy templates are altered using a similar method to the one used in the vbshout extension by Zero Tolerance, i.e. a search and replace. This means that no manual alterations to these templates are required.

Normally, everyone can see the post history for all the posts, however, the XML file post_hist_mods_only.xml restricts it to mods only (and the poster themselves). (Both versions should not be installed at the same time).

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Updated:

use post-hist_1_1b.zip

Changes

- Enable/Disable by forum
-- On/Off by forum

- Enable/Disable by usergroup
-- Can see own history: Yes/No
-- Can see everyone's history: Yes/No

- Indicates who made the edit (if it wasn't the original author)

- Workaround for unknown templates
-- Insert <<Insert Post History>> into postbit and postbit_legacy templates
-- (This is only for templates where the auto-match doesn't work)

The options are controlled by admincp.

By default, nobody can see any of the histories. At minimum, you should set the admin usergroup to see all histories.

Request

I don't know how 3.6.x products work, but if someone tries it on 3.6.x and it works, that would be good to know. I don't actually have 3.6 on our own forums, so can't test it.

Also, if you find out any bugs for < 3.6, that would be good to know too.

Install Info

The zip file contains:

bit_field_post_hist.xml -> XML for permissions
post_hist_1_1.xml -> product file

To install:

copy bit_field_post_hist.xml to /includes/xml

and install the product.

In theory, this should work as an upgrade to the previous version. However, I haven't tested that.

If you uninstall the old version and install the new version, you will lose any saved post histories.

Troubleshooting

bitfield cache
You might have to open:

yourserver.com/admincp/index.php?do=buildbitfields

This re-calculates the bitfields that have been altered. On some versions, the product installer will automatically do it.

Moderators
The postbits determine if a post is a person's own post by seeing if they have permission to edit the post. This means that if you give mods the rights to see their own post histories, then they will be able to click to see everyone elses post histories as they have the rights to edit all posts. However, the link won't have any effect as the actual viewer is restricted based on actual poster.

Usage

The XML file should add 2 options that can be set when setting up a usergroup and 1 new option for each forum.

New options for each usergroup:

Can See Post History (Yes/No)
---- Allows members of this usergroup to see all post histories

Can See Own Post History (Yes/No)
---- Allows members of this usergroup to see their own post history

New option for each forum:

Post History Displayed (Yes/No)
---- Shows post history for every post in this forum

Lieva · #**122** 09-22-2006, 05:47 PM

As I said, the template update occurs in the "POST-HIST: modify postbits" plugin.

You could post the 2 templates, postbit and postbit_legacy templates and It should be possible to create new search strings. I haven't 3.6.0 on my server.

The real problem is that vbulletin has not put in markers or hooks in the templates.

SnickersTK, I am not sure what is causing your error.

The code is:

PHP Code:


			
if( ( $_REQUEST['prev_postid'] == $post['postid'] ) && ( $_REQUEST['prev_editnum'] < $post['numedits'] ) )

        {

            $post['pagetext'] = 'matched change post';

            $query =  "SELECT message FROM " . TABLE_PREFIX . "post_edits WHERE

                        (postid = " . $post['postid'] . "

                        AND editnum = " . $_REQUEST['prev_editnum'] . ")";

        

            $post_temp = $db->query_first( $query );

            $post['pagetext'] = $post_temp['message'];

            $post['pagetext_html'] = "";

            $post_cachable = 0;

        }

From your screen shot, the only $_REQUEST value set is the thread value t=2069. This means that the if at the top should not return true.

You could maybe use isset outside the if statement above, e.g.

if( isset( $_REQUEST['prev_postid'] ) && isset( $_REQUEST['prev_editnum'] ) )
{
<the above code>
}

Lieva · #**123** 09-23-2006, 06:25 PM

Ok, I decided to just update the modification rather than people trying to figure out how to mod it themselves.

It now supports:

- Enable/Disable by forum
-- On/Off by forum

- Enable/Disable by usergroup
-- Can see own history: Yes/No
-- Can see everyone's history: Yes/No

- Indicates who made the edit (if it wasn't the original author)

- Workaround for unknown templates
-- Insert <<Insert Post History>> into postbit and postbit_legacy templates
-- (This is only for templates where the auto-match doesn't work)

Lieva · #**124** 09-24-2006, 11:27 AM

Btw, is the customary to create a new thread for an upgrade ?

Lieva · #**125** 09-28-2006, 08:06 PM

Hmm, 12 downloads and no comments. Must mean my reliability has increased since the last version

.

Has anyone tried it on 3.6 ?

kafi · #**126** 09-29-2006, 09:20 AM

Thank you Lieva for upgrade.
I can not find where to admin this add-on in admincp? Can you post it in your first post?

Lieva · #**127** 09-29-2006, 08:50 PM

Done.

There is no specific post history menu. I added new options that can be set using the usergroup manager and also the forum manager.

For usergroup settings, it's usergroups -> usergroup manager -> edit usergroup

and similar for forums

kafi · #**128** 09-29-2006, 09:29 PM

Sorry lieva, I do not see any options there...can you be more specific?

I do not see anythink like related to post-history in usergroup settings. I only see can edit own thread. I do not see "Can edit others thread" or "Can see others post history"...
Maybe I am missing something....

also you are saying this:
"By default, nobody can see any of the histories. At minimum, you should set the admin usergroup to see all histories."
But I didnt changed any option and users can see history...

Thank you .-)

Lieva · #**129** 09-29-2006, 09:35 PM

Did you upload the XML file from the zip file to
/includes/xml
?

Also, did you try opening

yourserver.com/admincp/index.php?do=buildbitfields
?

It looks like the options aren't being added.

COBRAws · #**130** 09-29-2006, 10:06 PM

Thanks for the update Lieva! Im really thankfull

kafi · #**131** 09-29-2006, 10:07 PM

uff, you are right ... somehow I downloaded just post-hist.xml not the zip file... and thought that you are saying to installed it from includex/xml location ... didnt understand why... etc etc... my fault .. I was too quick to install it :-)
.......
Now I see the options :-)
............
QUESTION: how would I set up for certain forum so that any user can edit post?...AKA WIKI ?

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