Reason for post edit

I won't talk too much, it's been a very very long day.

This hacks lets your users specify the reason for editing their post.
If you ever worked with CVS (and alike), you can write the reason you edited the file.
I thought it'd be cool to have the same thing here.

So when you edit a post, you'll see a text box at the bottom, for you to enter the reason for editing the post.
That's instead of the ridiculous:
Just fixing a type --Chen.
messages at the bottom of the post.
If you leave the box empty, nothing will be displayed.

This is installed here, so if you want a demo just edit one of your posts here.
(don't forget to wait 2 minutes before editing, that's the setting here)

Download the installed (attached), upload to your admin folder and run from your browser.
Most is automatic, but you need to edit 2 files and 2 templates (1 edit each).

That's it, feedback!

[ezrotunda]

test

[Joshua Clinard]

I have followed these instructions to a T, and it does not show the reason. The edit box does show. I cannot figure this one out. Can someone please help!

[FleaBag]

Works well on 2.2.7, thanks.

[neocorteqz]

Nice, Something I can use. Installing in a sec.

Thanks.


edit:
Works Great Thanks.

[PHiXTiT]

Great work ole buddy ole pal!

5 StArZ

[Rose]

Hrm. I've made the changes and I'm getting the error, or lack of, that a few others seem to have. I have version 2.2.6. Made changes to functions.php and editpost.php, as well as the postbit and editpost templates.

Everything seems to show up right, edit reason box and all. But when submitting (with reason), nothing shows up on the post.

[neocorteqz]

Is it not showing up for all members? Or just Super mods and admins? If so then you need to enable Show edit for Admins, in your Admin CP.
If it's for all users, i made the mistake of forgetting a step. Go back and try again.

Good Luck.

btw, works great in 2.2.7

[NTLDR]

Originally posted by Rose
Hrm. I've made the changes and I'm getting the error, or lack of, that a few others seem to have. I have version 2.2.6. Made changes to functions.php and editpost.php, as well as the postbit and editpost templates.

Everything seems to show up right, edit reason box and all. But when submitting (with reason), nothing shows up on the post.

I make a few changes to do what rose wanted with show edited by admins switched to off. Working fine on 2.2.8 too

[Rose]

*hehe* Yep yep. Thanks NTLDR for getting it fixed. I almost forget to come back to this thread.

[leon2u]

test