Show Thread Enhancements - First Post Editable Indefinitely

Sometimes you want your users to be able to edit the first post in their thread indefinitely but still have a time limit on all other posts in the thread. This would be useful if they want to constantly update their first thread with new information, or an updated list of some sort way past the normal editing time limit. This modification will allow them to edit that first post indefinitely.

Notes
- I wrote this for my own site and it works exactly how I want it to. I have no plans to change it or expand it in any way
- No, you may not change the time limit, this only works for if the time limit for the first post is 0 - indefinite.

FOR 4.1.12 - SEE THIS POST - https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....9&postcount=63

Version History:
1.0 2009-11-17: - initial release by Lynne at vbulletin.org
1.1 2009-11-21: - added option in Forum Manager to turn on indefinite editing of first post per forum
1.2 2010-07-22: - fixed to work in 4.0.4. Also moved plugin from global_complete to global_bootstrap_complete since global_complete is deprecated (4.0.4)




To install:

1. Import product-lynne_first_post_editable.xml
2. By default, editing first post indefinitely is Off per forum. To turn it on, go into the Forum Manager > select your forum to Edit > Make first post in thread editable indefinitely > Yes

To uninstall:

1. Uninstall "First Post Editable Indefinitely v4.0"


French translation also below thanks to Albibak - product-lynne_first_post_editable_fr.xml

[Superorb]

This is GREAT for the For Sale forum so OPs can update the first post with items that have sold or updated pricing.

[Superorb]

Ok, I've installed this and set several forums to YES to allow editing of the first post indefinitely in the Forum settings. However, I'm getting the same error as Clubvr4 a few posts up. I set the time limit to edit all posts to 1 minute to test it. As long as it's within the minute I can successfully edit posts. I'm on 4.2PL2.

When I disable the plugin the Edit button disappears, and when enabled the edit button is there correctly, I just keep getting the error when clicked.

[Lynne]

I just tested this on my 4.2PL2 test forum and it worked just fine. Perhaps you have another modification conflicting with it. Try disabling all your other modifications and then see if it works.

[Superorb]

Originally Posted by Lynne

I just tested this on my 4.2PL2 test forum and it worked just fine. Perhaps you have another modification conflicting with it. Try disabling all your other modifications and then see if it works.

It sure would be nice to have a way to disable all plugins at once, I have quite a few on my test forum.

But, it's still not working. Do I have to set the timeout to 0 somewhere?

[Lynne]

No, you should have the timeout set to whatever you would normally like it to be and then enable this modification in the forums you wish the first post to be editable in. The usergroup must, of course, be able to edit posts also.

[Superorb]

Originally Posted by Lynne

No, you should have the timeout set to whatever you would normally like it to be and then enable this modification in the forums you wish the first post to be editable in. The usergroup must, of course, be able to edit posts also.

Yup, it's enabled for each forum and the user has permissions to edit their own posts and I've confirmed that too.

[Lynne]

Have you tried with a totally default template and with all other plugins disabled? This really does work just fine on my totally default 4.2PL2 site (no mods and no custom styles).

[Superorb]

Originally Posted by Lynne

Have you tried with a totally default template and with all other plugins disabled? This really does work just fine on my totally default 4.2PL2 site (no mods and no custom styles).

I just tried it on the default style and I'm getting the same behavior. Is there anything I can do to help debug?

[Lynne]

Originally Posted by Superorb

I just tried it on the default style and I'm getting the same behavior. Is there anything I can do to help debug?

A totally default style with all other plugins disabled? I honestly don't know what the problem could be. As I said, I tested this on my test site with a default style, all other plugins disabled, and it works just fine.

[Superorb]

Originally Posted by Lynne

A totally default style with all other plugins disabled? I honestly don't know what the problem could be. As I said, I tested this on my test site with a default style, all other plugins disabled, and it works just fine.

Yup Default style with all other plugins disabled. The same thing appeared to happen to someone else a few posts up too, so I'm not the only one with this problem. I suppose I could install it on my live site since it wasn't causing any problems, it just wasn't working.

Installed on the live site with no other plugins even installed. It's a new site. Custome style though and it appears to be working. I created a thread a few months ago and the timeout is set to 1 day and I was able to edit it. Just weird that it won't work on the test site. I can install this plugin 1st when I bring the live site up to speed with the test site and see which plugin breaks it if you'd like.