Private Messages Enhancements - Private Message Quote Formatting

What is it?
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This mod arranges quotes in a PM to be in a "conversational" order instead of being nested. This solves the problem of displaying deeply-nested quotes. This mod also has an option to add a date/time stamp to quoted PMs.

Also, I'm not much of an html/css person - this mod mostly provides variables which can be checked in the template, and a bare-bones css file. If anyone comes up with css for a better looking format and wants to share it, please do (and maybe I'll put it in a later version).

(vb4 version is here: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=292968)


Installation:
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Just import the product XML file from the Product Manager. This doesn't change stored PMs in any way (unless you enable the date/time stamp option - see below), so you can uninstall or disable the product at any time to go back to the original PM template.

If you'd like to customize the format, you can edit the kh99_pm_quote, kh99_pm_quote_bit, and/or the kh99_pm_quote.css templates.

If you want to add date/time tags to PM quotes, go to the adminCP options under "Private Messaging Options" and set "Add Date and Time to Quotes" to yes. Note that if you later uninstall this mod, any messages quoted while this option was on will still contain a date/time tag, but it will display after the name in a default format and timezone. If this is a concern, it's probably better that you don't enable this option.

Also note that the date/time option only adds the timestamp to newly quoted messages - it will not add one to quotes in existing messages.

Note: Because I forgot to set a product id for version 0.90, when upgrading from 0.90 to a later version the mod installs as a separate product so that it looks like this mod is installed twice. If that happens you should just be able to uninstall version 0.9.

History:
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1.0 (Jan 01, 2013)

• Fixed issue with white page on some forums
• All templates now cached (I hope).
  

0.91 (Dec 22, 2012)

• Fixed conflict with at least one mod that adds default text formmating
• Fixed problem with html in pm notification email
• Option to show only N newest quotes and hide the rest
• Optional Date/Time tag added to quotes in PMs
• Added enable/disable option for the entire product, in admincp
• Templates are now cached
  

0.9 (Dec 14, 2012)

• Initial Release

[kh99]

Originally Posted by Abu2

I tried to disable them step by step, but...

So you're saying you already disabled the individual plugins (not products) one by one and it didn't help? That's strange, I was pretty sure it had to be one of the plugins. I'm not sure what else it could be.

[ctrlbrk]

Installed the new version. I think email problem fixed, but the quote[datestr] isn't doing anything - I sent several new messages to my test account, replied from test account back to admin account, and no datestr or timestr on anything.

I first uninstalled old version, deleted customized template, and then imported new one.

[kh99]

Did you enable the option in the admincp (under Private Messaging Options)? It's disabled by default, since I didn't want people to turn it on unless they were aware that the date/time stamps would hang around even after uninstalling.

When it's turned on, you should see the date/time stamp in the quote tag (in the quick reply box, for example, like:

Originally Posted by aaaab - Fri, 21 Dec 2012 03:55:18 +0100

test

If you're not seeing that then you won't see the date str in the message.

On another subject: I realize that you customized your template for the previous version then I changed it - would it help if I posted the changes in the quote template that were made for the new version?

[ctrlbrk]

Yup all good now, I didn't know there was an option.



Thx and Merry Christmas!

[Kajouka]

I have 3.8.5 installed and when I added this, my server couldn't load the private.php page or the actual messages.

Not sure if it's that I haven't upgraded all the way, just thought I'd let you know. Thanks!

[kh99]

Originally Posted by Kajouka

I have 3.8.5 installed and when I added this, my server couldn't load the private.php page or the actual messages.

Not sure if it's that I haven't upgraded all the way, just thought I'd let you know. Thanks!

One other person had that same problem - I suspect a conflict with another mod. Any way you could tell me which mods you have installed (or PM me if you don't want to post it)?

Edit: also, I originally developed this on vb3.8.3, so I don't think the issue is the version.

[dizzynation]

Sweet, looking to install tonight. I have "Send PM Attachments" mod, think everything will work ok?

[kh99]

Originally Posted by dizzynation

Sweet, looking to install tonight. I have "Send PM Attachments" mod, think everything will work ok?

I haven't tested it with that mod, but offhand I don't know of any reason that it wouldn't. It should be safe for you to try, you only need to uninstall this mod if there's a problem - it won't leave anything behind. But if this mod doesn't work for you, I'll try to figure out why.

[dizzynation]

Installed and works great with "Send PM Attachments"

[vijayninel]

Great mod but getting white pages

I have vBulletin PM-Autoresponder, GTPrivate Messages Enhanced Listing, GTUserCP - Enhanced USERCP Interface + USERCP Menu, PM Block List by BOP5. (edit .. tried disabling these mods but it still dint work)/