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Keep Redirects for merged Threads · **Released**: 07-06-2005

Keep redirections for merged Threads
This is just a fast redux of my vB 3.0 Mini-Mod, now as a Plugin for vB 3.5

Description
If you merge Thread A into Thread B, Thread A will be deleted afterwards.
Now your users might be confused as they can't find the thread anymore.

This hack changes this behaviour: Thread A will become a redirect to the merged Thread B.

Details
1 Plugin XML

History
0.1 Initial Version for vBulletin 3.5
0.2 Added Support for Inline Moderation
0.3 Added Support for Table-Prefixes

Unfortunately no Screenshots as there is nothing to see

Please only click Install if you actually have installed/are using this Hack, and click Uninstall whan you don't use it any longer!

This Hack is redundant as of vBulletin 3.5 Final.
Do not install it on this or any higher Version

phlogiston · #22 07-08-2005, 11:15 AM

two things I've found with this:

1st. queries within the plugin need changing for THREAD_PREFIX

2nd. not really a problem with this hack, just something I found unexpected; using the inline method of merging works differently - rather than merging thread 2 into thread 1 - it actually creates a new thread 3 containing both 1+2.
Means you get two redirects plus the new thread!
(or obviously however many threads you chose to merge)

Still, very nice & handy plugin :up:

Andreas · #23 07-08-2005, 08:03 PM

Those bloody Table-Prefixes keep driving me nuts

FD929 · #24 07-30-2005, 06:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by phlogiston

2nd. not really a problem with this hack, just something I found unexpected; using the inline method of merging works differently - rather than merging thread 2 into thread 1 - it actually creates a new thread 3 containing both 1+2.
Means you get two redirects plus the new thread!

Great hack, though it would be nice for that not to happen. Anything you can do kirby?

Andreas · #25 07-31-2005, 04:02 AM

Nah, I fear that would require major changes and can't be done without File edits.

/me hates File Edits!

FD929 · #26 07-31-2005, 04:21 PM

Right on. Yeah I hate them too. It's not big deal anyways, just delete the extra redirect it creates.

Andreas · #27 09-28-2005, 09:11 PM

This Hack is now redundant as of vBulletin 3.5 Final
Do not install it on this Version

If you already have it installed, I recommend uninstalling it.

As this has become a standard feature, I am withdrawing support for this Hack.

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