Reason for post edit

I won't talk too much, it's been a very very long day.

This hacks lets your users specify the reason for editing their post.
If you ever worked with CVS (and alike), you can write the reason you edited the file.
I thought it'd be cool to have the same thing here.

So when you edit a post, you'll see a text box at the bottom, for you to enter the reason for editing the post.
That's instead of the ridiculous:
Just fixing a type --Chen.
messages at the bottom of the post.
If you leave the box empty, nothing will be displayed.

This is installed here, so if you want a demo just edit one of your posts here.
(don't forget to wait 2 minutes before editing, that's the setting here)

Download the installed (attached), upload to your admin folder and run from your browser.
Most is automatic, but you need to edit 2 files and 2 templates (1 edit each).

That's it, feedback!

[BrAinZ]

Excellent Hack.. Thanks mate !

[lichtflits]

great hack,
but is it posible to change "why" into "reason"?
in witch file must I change this?

[Admin]

In the template this hack adds.

[Lucky]

Originally posted by lichtflits
great hack,
but is it posible to change "why" into "reason"?
in witch file must I change this?

in postbit_editedreson

[Admin]

Yes, that template. I forgot its name.

[lichtflits]

thx.
It's :up:

[waddy]

Shame on me :

I have the Reason for Edit Box ... I can type in there .... Hit the edit post button and nothing appears

Just edited by ......

Uninstalled and reinstalled the scipt and files 3 times...

Show the 'Edited by xxx on yyy' when a post is edited? = ON

Show 'edited by' for admins? = ON

any ideas please ?

[X-Fan]

Works beautifully and will definitely be handy for my boards' mods. Thanks!!!!!

[w00t-0wner]

in editpost.php replace

if ($showeditedby and $postinfo[dateline]<(time()-($noeditedbytime*60)) and !($getperms[ismoderator] and !$showeditedbyadmin)) {

with

if ($showeditedby and $postinfo[dateline]<(time()-($noeditedbytime*60)) and !($getperms[ismoderator] and !$showeditedbyadmin) or $editreason ) {

now the reason and time of edit _always_ shows up when a reason is given.

tested on vb 2.2.2

[Ice Man_00]

Something i did wron here.... hope not.. really love this hack, but need some help..

I added it, no problems at all.. Really sucsess to add it, but when editing only thing i can see it the last edited by:
No reason there. Help, plz ?!?!?!?