Inline Moderation Tools (v1.2.1)

Note: Development of this hack has stopped.
The built-in version is far superior to this hack and has better controls and permission checking. For those of you who will remain on 3.0.x, I will try to support this hack as best I can, but it won't be a top priority. If you plan on moving to 3.5, I hope this hack made your life a little bit easier while you waited .

Current Version: 1.2.1 (Wed Dec 11 15:26:30 PDT 2004)

What this is?
This hack will allow you and your moderators to do your job more effectively by allowing you to mass-moderate. You can perform the same action on multiple threads and posts without leaving the current page!

What is required?
In order to use this hack, you must have cookies and JavaScript enabled! If you don't, this hack will not work. (Note: there is no "alternative display" for people without JavaScript enabled).

How many changes?
Uploads: 2
File edits: 2
And template additions/edits

Support
I will provide all support here in this thread.

Bugs
I have thoroughly tested this hack with as many different combinations I could think of. But I probably have either over looked one or two, or just didn't think of some. If you find any odd behaviour, please let me know!

Changes Since

• 1.2.0
  • Fixed problems with merging threads
  • Enhancement to the merge thread screen
• 1.1.0
  • (Hopefully) resolved all JavaScript issues
  • Merge threads
  • Removed search results moderation ability (it was too much work to maintain and a user could bypass the protection if he knew how the hack operated)
  • Bug with not updating all user fields in post merge
  • Bug with checking for the wrong permissions when deleting a post
  • Template caching
  • Selection boxes only appear when a user is a moderator
• 1.0.0
  • Fixed search results
  • Added small announcement patch

Fixes For 1.2.1
The following fixes are in in the next version:

• Instructions typo for threadbit template
• Attachments are lost when merging posts The download has not yet been updated with this fix!

On The To-Do List

• Usergroup permission for inline moderation

If you'd like a moderator action added to this hack, post it below and I'll look into it.

What are the screen shots of?

• Thread listing with inline moderation
• Post listing with inline moderation
• Merge posts screen
• Result of merging posts
• Split thread screen

Don't forget to click install!!!

[rob_daemon]

I'll check these both out when I get home tonight, but I'm not sure what is causing them.

[Andy R]

Thanks for such a useful tool!

Is there anyway to have a "select all" feaure? I sue this tool to search for off-topic keywords and then from the serach results want to delete pages of posts. Clicking each is taking forever. Since that is a Javascript function, I was thinking it might be an easy addition???

[rob_daemon]

Originally Posted by organic-hosting

Thanks for such a useful tool!

Is there anyway to have a "select all" feaure? I sue this tool to search for off-topic keywords and then from the serach results want to delete pages of posts. Clicking each is taking forever. Since that is a Javascript function, I was thinking it might be an easy addition???

I looked into a "select all" feature and it's a little more complicated than one would think. I'll check out some solutions for this, though.

[Revan]

Um...doesnt using the internal jscript function "js_select_all(this)" (or something like that, its used in the backup.php in acp if you want to know the exact code) work?
I know it will if the IMT uses a form to submit the selected boxes... I didnt look for this in the code, Im just throwing off hopefully helpful suggestions

[rob_daemon]

Hmm... I'll play around with the code but I'm not sure how that function works so I can't vie a definite answer. Thanks for the suggestion

[seraphex]

Here's what I did to remedy the script errors mentioned above. I don't know if this is the correct way to do it and I'm not a coder.

After the hack is installed..

FORUMDISPLAY TEMPLATE

Find:

<script type="text/javascript" src="clientscript/inline_moderation.js"></script>

<body onload="inline_init($foruminfo[forumid], 'thread'); <if condition="$_REQUEST['mod'] == 1">inline_reset();</if>">

Replace with:

<if condition="can_moderate()">
<script type="text/javascript" src="clientscript/inline_moderation.js"></script>
<body onload="inline_init($foruminfo[forumid], 'thread'); <if condition="$_REQUEST['mod'] == 1">inline_reset();</if>">
</if>
<else /><body><else />

SHOWTHREAD TEMPLATE**

Find:

<script type="text/javascript" src="clientscript/inline_moderation.js"></script>
</head>
<body onload="inline_init($thread[threadid], 'post');$onload">

Replace with:

<if condition="can_moderate()"><script type="text/javascript" src="clientscript/inline_moderation.js"></script>
</head>
<body onload="inline_init($thread[threadid], 'post');$onload">
</if>

<else />
</head>
<body>
<else />

search_results TEMPLATE

Find:

<script type="text/javascript" src="clientscript/inline_moderation.js"></script>
<body onload="inline_init(0, 'thread'); <if condition="$_REQUEST['mod'] == 1">inline_reset();</if>">

Replace with:

<if condition="can_moderate()"><script type="text/javascript" src="clientscript/inline_moderation.js"></script>
<body onload="inline_init(0, 'thread'); <if condition="$_REQUEST['mod'] == 1">inline_reset();</if>">
</if>
<else /><body><else />

Users see an extra row between views and forum without this edit

In the same file..

Find:

<td class="thead" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>

Replace with:

<if condition="can_moderate()">
<td class="thead" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;</td>
</if>

or if you want some text above the checkboxes describing what they are for use:

<if condition="can_moderate()">
<td class="thead" nowrap="nowrap">&nbsp;Moderate?&nbsp;</td>
</if>

** Edit: Fixed a typo.. thanks for pointing it out O-H..

[Andy R]

I noticed that the Private Message Interface has a select all feature. It looks like the javascript for it is in the pm_messagelist template.

[Amavisca]

I have a small problem. I install everything fine, my Mod said everything is working however the del funtion when they try to use it, it said they dont have permision. How can i fix it?

[theArchitect]

Originally Posted by Amavisca

I have a small problem. I install everything fine, my Mod said everything is working however the del funtion when they try to use it, it said they dont have permision. How can i fix it?

You may need to check your permissions for moderators. So long as they have the power to delete posts it should work fine.

[Zoints]

It looks like your tamplates aren't cached? I know inline_merge isn't.

Another question, is it possible to limit the ability to use these tools by usergroup? I only want my admin, supermods, and mods to be able to use and see it. Right now I have some users who are moderators of private forums but aren't REAL moderators. They can see and use this right now which I don't want.

Thanks! And great hack!