New Posting Features - [OzzModz] Minimum Characters In First Post ( e.g. ) Thread Starter

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This mod will allow admins to set a minimum character count in the first post of a thread, ( e.g. ) thread starter.

It is a simple installation, just import the product XML, ozzmodz_minchar_thread

You can edit the options under the settings, [OzzModz] Minimum Characters In First Post Settings

Complete Feature List

• Option to disable the mod completely.
• Option to set the minimum character count in the first post.
• Option to select which usergroups are excluded from the minimum count in the first post.
• Option to select which forums the minimum count in the first post is in affect.

Frequently Asked Questions.

Q. Why do I need such a thing, you ask?

A. Some admins might like to ensure the first post is not just a few words. With this mod, you can have a minimum character count of 200 in the first post, and the replies can be 4 characters.

Q. What if a user edits their first post, and the character count is below the minimum I set?

A. They will not be allowed to save the edits, till they get above the minimum character count.


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* History (Changelog) *
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v1.0.0 (September 17, 2014)
- Initial public release.

v1.0.1 (October 5, 2014)
- Fixed a issue if you edited any post, it would require the minimum count. Now it is only on the first post.

[ozzy47]

Reserved.

[khininger]

thank you very much for this mod ozzy47, it's gonna make a huge improvement for us, we needed it badly

if you ever make newer versions - it would be amazing if it also counted the current length of post. where it says you need to reach the minimum of 200 characters - many people have no idea how much text is it visually, how far are they from the limit, do they need another word or another paragraph. if it said how many characters they got so far - it would help them figure out how far are they from the goal.

that's small though, main thing is that this works perfectly and i'm hugely grateful to you!

[ozzy47]

Glad to hear you like it, and thanks for marking as installed.

[khininger]

oh we just discovered a bug
when you make a post thats a response to an existing thread, not the first one - its fine with less than 200 characters. but if you try to edit it what you just posted - the edit screen doesnt let you submit unless you reach the 200 characters limit. so you're forced to do 200 characters in the middle of a thread too this way.

hate asking, but could you fix it?

[ozzy47]

I will look into it in as soon as I get a chance and see what the issue is.

[ozzy47]

Gonna take me awhile to figure this one out. For now you can go to ACP --> Plugins & Products --> Plugin Manager and find the plugin Minimum Characters In First Post ( Editing Post ) under the group [OzzModz] Minimum Characters In First Post and disable it.

[ozzy47]

Actually it was a bit easier than I anticipated.

[ozzy47]

v1.0.1 (October 5, 2014)
- Fixed a issue if you edited any post, it would require the minimum count. Now it is only on the first post.

[khininger]

thank you so very much!