New Posting Features - Doublepost Prevention

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This modification has been withdrawn.
vBulletin 4.0.x and 4.1.x are no longer supported.

The feature is already built into the core vBulletin 4.2.x code.
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This is a current version of the popular modification, originally developed for the early 3.x series by Xenon.

Basically, if member posts in a thread where they were the previous last poster, then if the conditions are met, their new post will be auto-merged into the previous post instead of creating a new "double" post.

A number of options are provided ;

Time Limit - if more than xxx minutes have passed since the last post, no merge is done.

Timestamp Spacer - if enabled, a timestamped spacer is added between the old post text and the new post text.
Other spacer choices provided are no spacer, a default, or a custom spacer.

Spacer Colour - allows you to set the colour of the spacer between merged posts (if one is enabled).

Post Timestamp Update - if enabled the newly merged post will have its post time updated to the new time, otherwise it retains the time of the original post.

Usergroup exceptions - Allows you to exempt certain usergroups from the doublepost merges.

Forum exceptions - Allows you to exempt certain forums form the doublepost merges.

IP Address Check - Specifies if the poster IP should be checked, if enabled, the post will only be merged if the user and ip address are the same.

All settings are located in vBulletin Options > Doublepost Prevention.

To install just unzip the XML and import into vB using the ACP Product Manager.


History:

v4.0.1 : 15-Jan-2010 : Initial release for vb 4.0.0 Gold.

v4.1.0 : 04-Dec-2010 : Updated for vBulletin 4.1.
v4.1.1 : 17-Jun-2011 : Fixed for vBulletin 4.1.4.
v4.1.2 : 30-Jun-2011 : Javascript updated for CKE and Autosave.
v4.1.3 : 08-Jul-2011 : Dependancies updated as its no longer compatible with vB 4.1.3 or less.

v4.1.7.0 : 16-Oct-2011 : Updated for vBulletin 4.1.7.

[Sworm]

Originally Posted by CvP

installed on 4.0.2. working perfectly.
thanks

And on 4.0.3 it work?

Thanks

[reki]

Seems to be broken in 4.0.3

[Paul M]

Originally Posted by reki

Seems to be broken in 4.0.3

Not it isnt, it works fine in all 4.0.x versions.

[Delilahs]

I can confirm it works ok on my forum, and i'm running 4.03

[MrD]

Hi,
in reply with an Attachment, the Post are not merged.
Vb 4.0.3
A reply without an attach are merged.

I think, that a post with a Attachment posted 5 minutes later that the reply without a Attach. are merged.

Maybe an Idea for a Update.
Make a Option, that Admins can select, what is doing if a post have an Attachment.

Btw. in the VB 3 Version of this Addon, the Post with the Attachment are merged

[Paul M]

No version released by me has ever merged posts with attachments

[CvP]

any plans to make it work for blog comments?

[MrD]

Hi,

Originally Posted by Paul M

No version released by me has ever merged posts with attachments

Maybe it?s a positive Bug of the vb3.8 Version

My Mod?s say the same.
that all Thread in Vb3.8 are merged, with or without Attachment

But Ok.

[Paul M]

Originally Posted by CvP

any plans to make it work for blog comments?

Nope.

[pant]

Right, I'm still a little confused about how this works.

I'll give an example.

USER A posts - This is an example of a double post

He then hits back and posts the same thing again. What actually appears in the merged post?

________________________________________________
A) USER A posts - This is an example of a double post
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OR
________________________________________________
B) USER A posts - This is an example of a double post

USER A posts - This is an example of a double post
________________________________________________

Does that make sense?