Quick Edit! -Edit posts directly from within the thread itself

This hack will allow your users to edit their posts without having to load the editpost page..

How it works: In the bottom right-hand corner of all your posts will be a small Quick Edit icon (users will only see it in posts which belong to them).. When you click it a text box will drop down below your post allowing you to edit it instantly in the thread itself.

This will save you a lot of time when fixing those spelling mistakes, typos, or broken links. It should also help save on bandwidth since your users will no longer need to load the editpost page.

Very easy to install.. 2 file edits, 2 template edits, and 1 template to add.

Known bug: Quick Edit will NOT work with Opera web browsers. Those who use Opera simply won't see the option to quick edit (icon will be invisible when viewed in that browser). It'll work fine in other browsers such as IE or firefox.

Support: Due to work my time is limited as of late so this hack is released AS IS with no support. However, several questions have already been answered in this thread.

Update (7-25-04): Fixed a minor bug with the QE window moving further to the left with each click in mozilla/firefox browsers. To update simply replace your showthread_quickedit template with the new one. Thanks to sv1cec for this bug fix.

Add Ons:
*Show the "delete post" option for those who have permission in the Quick Edit form (also adds edit reason). (by sv1cec)
*Show the "edit reason" field in the Quick Edit form. (Requested by Convergys)
*Alternate Quickedit icon image (by ryancooper)
*Another alternate Quickedit icon (by sv1cec)
*Another alternate Quickedit icon (by charlesk)
*Yet another alternate Quickedit icon (by iguanairs)
*Give users the option to disable quick edit in the usercp (by pco)



If you find this hack useful please click the install button.

Screenshot attached:

[EvilLS1]

Try this code:

	 <if condition="$bbuserinfo['signature'] != ''"> <label for="cb_signature"><input type="checkbox" name="signature" value="1" id="cb_signature" tabindex="1" <if condition="$post['signature'] != ''">checked</if> /><span class="smallfont">Signature</span></label></if>

[RsX]

there seems to be a problem with the editor now that u updated the template... When an admin tries to delete someone elses post it deletes the last post on the thread instead.. Could u maybe please post a complete template with these features if you can?

*Admin can edit all posts
*Delete button
*Reason for editing (not so important)

With the latest template?
Thanks alot in advance

[theArchitect]

Originally Posted by RsX

there seems to be a problem with the editor now that u updated the template... When an admin tries to delete someone elses post it deletes the last post on the thread instead.. Could u maybe please post a complete template with these features if you can?

*Admin can edit all posts
*Delete button
*Reason for editing (not so important)

With the latest template?
Thanks alot in advance

I am having a slight problem. I have been using your quick edit feature for a month or so now and it has been working fine. But now when I use the quick edit feature instead of just updating the post it moves the post to the position of first post in the thread with no user details in the postbit.

If I then delete the post it deletes the whole thread.

I added the vB Journal & vB Stock system created by AN-Net. but surely this shouldn't effect this hack in this way.

HELP!!

[EvilLS1]

Are you using the instructions from the first post or have you added some other version posted within this thread? If you're using another version I'd suggest removing it and installing the original to see if that fixes it. Other than that the only thing I can tell you is that it has to be another hack conflicting with quick edit. You'd have to temporarily remove them to see which one is causing the problem. More specifically, any edits to functions_showthread.php, showthread.php, editpost.php, or changes to the postbit template.

[theArchitect]

Originally Posted by EvilLS1

Are you using the instructions from the first post or have you added some other version posted within this thread? If you're using another version I'd suggest removing it and installing the original to see if that fixes it. Other than that the only thing I can tell you is that it has to be another hack conflicting with quick edit. You'd have to temporarily remove them to see which one is causing the problem. More specifically, any edits to functions_showthread.php, showthread.php, editpost.php, or changes to the postbit template.

Thanks. I am just using the instructions from the first post. But you have supplied me with the info I needed, which was what files could be interfering with the hack.

Just out of interest. Is the problem likely to be because of a file change or could a DB change have caused this.

Sorry to be so vague, but I am stumbling around in the dark at the moment.

[EvilLS1]

Most likely just a file change.

[Revan]

I am having the same problem, but I dont have the time to tamper with the files back and forth... So if anyone else with this problem could come up with the solution it would be most appreciated

[charlesk]

Awesome hack, thank you.

As a newbie hacker, my feeble contribution is my rendition of a quick-edit button, which I think looks nice.

Charles

[EvilLS1]

Thanks charlesk. Your icon looks good. Added a link to it in the first post.

[charlesk]

Thanks EvilLS1.

Two questions.. I want to add the delete post option but when I open your link it seems to be talking about two different things, an error fix and the delete option. Could you clarify for me what I need to do? Again, I'm a newbie.

Also.. any chance of a tweak to this hack so that the QEdit box appears for admins on everyone's posts? Or would that make the files too big by duplicating everything?

Thanks.

Charles