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:

[HaloImpulse]

alright, i did this, but i put it in different spot, and it screwed up some align ment. Im not sure why though

http://www.haloimpulse.com/forums2/s....php?p=5#post5

the edit button thats kinda built into the layout launches the quick edit thing, but see how it screwed up the alignment? I dont know why it did this, because the size of the image is right....

[HaloImpulse]

nevermind, i fixed.

[Matrixgl]

Doesnt work in 3.0.1

I can not click on the quick reply button

[EvilLS1]

Originally Posted by Matrixgl

Doesnt work in 3.0.1

I can not click on the quick reply button

It does work on 3.0.1 (thats what I'm using).. If its not working its probably conflicting with another hack. I know for a fact that it conflicts with the Multi-Quote hack. Do you have that one installed?

[Matrixgl]

nope, no multi quote

[EvilLS1]

Originally Posted by Matrixgl

nope, no multi quote

Has to be conflicting with another hack as several people (including me) have Quick Edit working with vb 3.0.1. I registered on your board to test it for myself but it appears that you've removed it.

[Deviant++]

I'm thinking of using this,

if stuff goes wrong, how long would it take to uninstall..or how difficult

any db inserts ?

[EvilLS1]

Originally Posted by Deviant++

I'm thinking of using this,


if stuff goes wrong, how long would it take to uninstall..or how difficult

any db inserts ?

This hack doesn't make any changes to the db. Its very easy to install/uninstall. To uninstall simply reverse the changes you made.

[Deviant++]

yay, works

[Imperial Fritz]

Cool hack, thanks.