[release vb2.0] Miniscule-hack: split & move thread to a new forum in one go

OK, so this came out of a 'discussion' eva2000 and I had about moving posts to a "trashcan" forum, rather than deleting them. The way eva does it, is to split the thread (move the post(s) he wants to 'delete' into a new thread) and then move the new thread to the "trash-can" forum.

So I figured, why not just do it in one go?

So here's a microscopic hack to do just that

1) Open postings.php

Find:

PHP Code:

eval("dooutput(\"".gettemplate("threads_splitthread")."\");"); 


Immediately ABOVE it put:

PHP Code:

$moveforumbits=getmoveforums(); 


Find:

PHP Code:

    eval("standarderror(\"".gettemplate("error_cantsplitall")."\");");
  } 


Immediately BELOW it put:

PHP Code:

  if ($newforumid!="") {
      $threadinfo[forumid] = $newforumid;
  } 


2) Edit the template threads_splitthread.

Find:

<input type="submit" class="bginput" name="submit" value="Split Thread" accesskey="s">

Immediately ABOVE it put:

<select name="newforumid">
<option value="">Select Destination Forum or Leave As-Is:</option>
$moveforumbits
</select><br>

That's it

Now, when you split a thread, you can either leave it in the same forum, or select a different destination forum.

Cheers,

Bira

[Nicholas Brown]

do you still get a free copy if a hack goes into an official version?

[eva2000]

Originally posted by bira


heh, Kier you don't need to ask for my approval. This is such a small hack, I'm ashamed to even call it one

So the short answer is yes

me happy

[Wayne Luke]

This is now an official feature in version 2.0.3...

In order to get support for this, you should upgrade.