Adv. Editing Options for Mods and Admins

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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.

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[Boofo]

Originally Posted by Paul M

1. I would assume so.
2. Yes you can leave out GARS if you don't use it.

(BTW, you don't need to cache the template anymore, Psionic Vision added that in a recent update).

Thank you, sir. Does it hurt anything to leave it in since I am not suing GARS? Please let us know if you find any more hacks that break so we can add them.

I only added the code above. I didn't add the template cache code as I have the new version with it.

[Paul M]

Originally Posted by Boofo

Does it hurt anything to leave it in since I am not suing GARS?

Nope, leaving it in will not hurt anything.

[sickboy6ths]

Installed the hack, looks interesting, but I seem to have problems with it..
When I look in users, my name.. it shows me that i'm an s-admin (at the adv. editing options).
But when I edit a post, the only extra option I get is:

Advanced Options
.... or above can edit this post!

that's all, so I can select who can edit the post etc, but all the other options do not show up... any ideas?

[akanevsky]

....

What exactly do you mean by "...."?

[sickboy6ths]

Originally Posted by Psionic Vision

What exactly do you mean by "...."?

It only shows the option to select which usergroup may edit the message, all the other functions arent there. the ... stands for the options that you have in that drop down box.

[akanevsky]

The other options only show up for admins and superadmins.

[Bro_Joey_Gowdy]

Is it by chance compatable with 3.5.3 ?

EDIT:
Installed in less than a minute and appears to work fine for 3.5.3

:banana:

[akanevsky]

Yes, it is compatible with all 3.5 versions.

[Dr.Viggy]

*installed

[sickboy6ths]

Originally Posted by Psionic Vision

The other options only show up for admins and superadmins.

I already told you that I am an (s-)admin on that board, see my quote below.

Anyway, *uninstalled*

Originally Posted by sickboy6ths

Installed the hack, looks interesting, but I seem to have problems with it..
When I look in users, my name.. it shows me that i'm an s-admin (at the adv. editing options).
But when I edit a post, the only extra option I get is:

Advanced Options
.... or above can edit this post!

that's all, so I can select who can edit the post etc, but all the other options do not show up... any ideas?