Copy a post

[MickDoneDee]

Has anyone seen a hack which adds a Copy Post function to Thread Tools for admins? The idea is to save time copying and splitting a thread just to separate one post. I saw it a few months ago but I've spent hours looking for it and can't find it now.

[blackshadowc4p]

I am looking for exact the same thing, but not just for admin, basically for all mods in their forums. The workaround is a pain, Copy Thread/ Split / Delete Copied thread.

[MickDoneDee]

I decided to do it directly within the database.

First I created the post within the forum by using New Thread and copying the contents of the post to be copied into the new threadstarter.

Then I went directly into the database and replaced my details with the details of the original poster.

In the post record I replaced these fields: username, userid and ipaddress.
In the thread record I replaced these fields: postusername, postuserid and lastposter.

All the other fields were filled correctly because I had created a new thread and post.

Finally: in ACP -> Import & Maintenance -> Update Counters -> Rebuild Forum Information

Still not a quick operation but saves copying a long thread just to split one post out of it.