New Posting Features - Merge Double Post

vb 3.8 version here

This mod join consecutive posts of the same member to single one. That prevents nasty "bumps".

That's a complete rewrite of "Double Post Prevention Plus", that was announced here. Besides some new features, merge algorythm changed too. It doesn't creates dummy posts anymore. Code is reuseable at last.

Well, what this mod do:

• The main - it merge consecuent posts of the same user to single one
• Yes, it cares about attachments
• Yes, it cares about AJAX posting
• Yes, it cares about social groups, if you wish
• It can add splitter with RELATIVE time. Users from different time zones will not be confused
• Relative time can be translated via addon for languages with complex semantics (russian translation included).

It just works

How to install:

1. Upload files from appropriate directory
2. Import product XML
3. If you use russian language - import translation addon from "./lang" dir. You should not do it for other languages.
4. Go to ACP ant set necessary product options (see screenshot).
5. Check ACP -> Message Posting and Editing Options -> Time to Wait Before Starting to Display 'Last Edited by...' . Set it to 10-15 minutes. Before that time delimitor will not be added, as useless.

If you used my "Doublepost Prevention Plus" mod before, please, remember settings and uninstall it first.

This mod is developped here http://github.com/rcdesign/vb-merge_doubleposts . Patches are welcome.

history

2.9
- fixed post date - now stays intact.
- some ajax tweeks

2.8
- fixed VaultWiki compatibility

2.7
- port to vb4

[Vitaly]

This was requested in 3.8 version by different people. Some people asked for "enable" setting, other for "ignore". Of cause, there are no reasons to use both. I don't use any at my site.

[Boofo]

Originally Posted by Vitaly

This was requested in 3.8 version by different people. Some people asked for "enable" setting, other for "ignore". Of cause, there are no reasons to use both. I don't use any at my site.

Well, it does sound kind of confusing, you must admit. But you are the one who is going to have to do the support for it when someone enters the same forumid into both settings and can't figure out why it won't work.

[Vitaly]

I think, that if one enter same IDs on both settings, this problem should be solved by medical intrussion. For other cases, existing of both settings is a bit strange, but doesn't make a problem. Many mods have the same setting pairs, to fit different situations.

By default, mod goes with 100% working config, and best idea is to leave it intact.

[Boofo]

Well, I have never seen a mod that had both settings as they are basically the same thing in reverse. But it is your mod to do with as you please.

[Vitaly]

Originally Posted by Webbstre

Ok, after a day of using this I came across a major problem. Something in this mod conflicts with my Vaultwiki add-on...

Hope, it's fixed in 2.8. Thanks again for bug report.

[Webbstre]

It appears to have worked! Thank you!!

[a7lameza.com]

thank you

[blacksurgeon]

Hi,

seems like I found a little glitch in your addon.

If you do a double post and a quote is inside this post, then you get a duplicate.
I added a screenshot.
The quote was added by clicking the link "Quote" nearby a posting.

[Vitaly]

Don't see correlations. Is it 100% reproduceable every time, at your forum, or happened only once?

[blacksurgeon]

Hi,

sorry... I deactivated your addon and well... I got a duplicate also.

However, thanks for your fast reply!

Keep up the good work.