Administrative and Maintenance Tools - 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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[dcpaq2xx]

Anything new on this deleting of attachments issue?

Doug

[thincom2000]

I personally never experienced the attachment references being removed from posts with this hack, but I guess I'll look into this tomorrow and post my findings here if the author doesn't get to it before then.

[dcpaq2xx]

In the admin cp there is a feature called 'List Users with Override'. What does it actually do? and in what cases would it show something?

Thanks

Doug

[dizzy100]

Originally Posted by thincom2000

I personally never experienced the attachment references being removed from posts with this hack, but I guess I'll look into this tomorrow and post my findings here if the author doesn't get to it before then.

I don't think it actually deletes the attachments persay, just looses their focus with the posting.

I posted several tests with attachments added under a different author, using AEO, and when submitting, the attachments are gone (although i have no doubt they are likely still in the system). Disabling the mod and posting the very same way, under a different username, and the attachments stay so its a reference issue with the new post using AEO i would imagine.

Until such time as this is addressed i have disabled the mod, but i'm missing it already

I also noticed that if you post with a different date (say a new thread) the forum home page and indeed new posts will still report it as new with the actual date you submitted it.

So say i posted a post that was too months ago (i had need to move some posts manually from my old board that failed to come in through Impex) then forumhome will show it as posted today and new, even though the date stamp is now two months ago, set through AEO. That caused my users some confusion for sure. Minor bug, but obviously again needs addressing.

[dizzy100]

Originally Posted by dcpaq2

In the admin cp there is a feature called 'List Users with Override'. What does it actually do? and in what cases would it show something?

Thanks

Doug

Instead of allowing just a usergroup to use the feature, you can actually allow individual users to use the AEO interface too. Then that panel would show the users you have allowed override use and access to AEO (i assume, haven't tested).

[dcpaq2xx]

oh ok thanks dizzy100.

Doug

[akanevsky]

Originally Posted by Tulsa

Your directions call for this in the "edit post" template.

<form name="vbform" action="editpost.php" method="post"<if condition="!is_browser('webtv')"> onsubmit="return vB_Editor['$editorid'].prepare_submit(0, $vboptions[postminchars])"</if>>

The actual code is:

<form name="vbform" action="editpost.php?do=updatepost&amp;p=$postid" method="post"<if condition="!is_browser('webtv')"> onsubmit="return vB_Editor['$editorid'].prepare_submit(0, $vboptions[postminchars])"</if>>

It's missing the blue text in a stock 3.6.4 template

Everyone can just look for

<form name=

and they find it just fine. It's the only instance of this in the "edit post" template.

Just like

<form action=

is the only instance of this in the "new post" template.

Excellent mod though! :up:

Incorrect. In editpost, using your instructions, the code will end up being added into "Delete This Post" form, not the "Edit This Post" form. And that'll create a lot of problems.

Originally Posted by dcpaq2

Anything new on this deleting of attachments issue?

Doug

When there are news, youi'll be notified as long as you are subscribed to this thread. Please do not ask that question again.

[dcpaq2xx]

Originally Posted by Psionic Vision

When there are news, youi'll be notified as long as you are subscribed to this thread. Please do not ask that question again.

Geesh, ask one time and I get my hand slapped. I'm sorry I even asked.

Doug

[Tulsa]

Originally Posted by Psionic Vision

Incorrect. In editpost, using your instructions, the code will end up being added into "Delete This Post" form, not the "Edit This Post" form. And that'll create a lot of problems.

It's not my instructions bud. It's simply what was there when I went and edited the template. I didn't write it, just put the edit where you instructed or as close as I could find to put it based on your instructions. It was a totally stock, unmodified "editpost" template in 3.6.4.

Actually upon checking it in the compare versions, it's a 3.6.2 version by freddie, that wasn't changed in upgrades to 3.6.4. I'm sure you're familiar with the compare versions in the template editor and how it shows changes from the original in different colors. Well here's a pic of that file in the compare versions, I kept a piece on the left of the unedited file to give reference and the only color change you see is the edit your instructions say to make.

I've also included your instructions, as you can plainly see they are different and your instruction set is wrong from at least 3.6.2 and forward.

[akanevsky]

Originally Posted by Tulsa

It's not my instructions bud. It's simply what was there when I went and edited the template. I didn't write it, just put the edit where you instructed or as close as I could find to put it based on your instructions. It was a totally stock, unmodified "editpost" template in 3.6.4.

Actually upon checking it in the compare versions, it's a 3.6.2 version by freddie, that wasn't changed in upgrades to 3.6.4. I'm sure you're familiar with the compare versions in the template editor and how it shows changes from the original in different colors. Well here's a pic of that file in the compare versions, I kept a piece on the left of the unedited file to give reference and the only color change you see is the edit your instructions say to make.

I've also included your instructions, as you can plainly see they are different and your instruction set is wrong from at least 3.6.2 and forward.

The problem is that prior to 3.6.2 the action was just editpost.php. Now it's editpost.php?do=blablabla. But I'll address that in the next release of the instructions.