Rename Thread on Reply

If you run a support forum, you certainly hate these thread with names like "BUG!" or "NOT WORKING!" or "HELP!!", because they don't give any indication about the content of the threads, and other users will probably create new threads with similar content, just because the other thread names were not clear enough.

After installing this hack, you will be able to change a thread title when replying to it, without having to go to the admin panel, and waste precious time and clicks.

[Boofo]

Ok, I changed it to use your code. It does work. But if you take out the thread title in a new post and leave the line blank, the forum info gets updated with a blank last thread title. How do we fix that?

[Austin Dea]

1) Why would anyone do that?
2) I think PPN's does that too..

Maybe a fix for both could be done..

[Boofo]

Does that mean you will find a way?

And you and I both know there are users out there (Mods) who will do it just to be doing it.

[Austin Dea]

Here's the only way I can think of. Change:

      if ($visible==1) {
        $DB_site->query("UPDATE forum SET replycount=replycount+1,lastpost='".time()."',lastposter='".addslashes($postusername)."',lasttitle='".addslashes(htmlspecialchars($newthreadtitle))."' WHERE forumid IN ($foruminfo[parentlist])");
      }

to:

      if ($visible==1) {
      	if ($newthreadtitle=="") {
        $DB_site->query("UPDATE forum SET replycount=replycount+1,lastpost='".time()."',lastposter='".addslashes($postusername)."',lasttitle='".addslashes(htmlspecialchars($threadinfo[title]))."' WHERE forumid IN ($foruminfo[parentlist])");
      	} else {
        $DB_site->query("UPDATE forum SET replycount=replycount+1,lastpost='".time()."',lastposter='".addslashes($postusername)."',lasttitle='".addslashes(htmlspecialchars($newthreadtitle))."' WHERE forumid IN ($foruminfo[parentlist])");
      	}
      }

Appears to work fine.

[Boofo]

Wouldn't the code I had before I changed it to yours work the same way?

[Austin Dea]

Now that I look at it, yep =D

[Boofo]

All is working right, now.

Thank you again for showing me the way.

You any good with queries?

[Austin Dea]

Maybe.. PM me.

[Austin Dea]

Your PM box is full, Boofo.

[Boofo]

Sorry about that. I just got home and had about 5 messages from vb.org's auto_message_full_box_reporter. It is taken care of. I didn't think I was that close.