Adv. Editing Options for Mods and Admins

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|| Adv. Editing Options for Mods and Admins
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|| Author : Anton Kanevsky
|| Co-Author(s) : Xenon
|| Works on : vBulletin 3.5.x - 3.8.x
|| Released : Jun 01, 2009
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|| Time required to install: ~30 seconds
|| Difficulty: easy
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DESCRIPTION

This hack gives your board staff a few advanced post editing options that are available in New Thread, New Post and Edit Post interfaces. Since this is a port of Xenon's Adv. Editing Options for Mods and Admins Hack, credits for the original idea (but not for the port cause it has a lot new features that were not present in the original ) belong to him.

Note that this hack may interfere with other hacks that make use of posting functions. If such problems appear, place the following code in the very beginning of the problematic script:

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define('BYPASS_AEO', true);
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This should eliminate whatever problem appears. If it does not, please feel free to mention it.

STATISTICS

File Uploads: 1
Products to Install: 1


FEATURES

Basics:

• Post Editing Hierarchy (available to mods, s-mods, admins and s-admins):
  Superadministrators: Can restrict editing to moderators (and above), supermoderators (and above), admins (and above), or superadmins only.
  Administrators: Can restrict editing to moderators (and above), supermoderators (and above) or admins (and above).
  Supermoderators: Can restrict editing to moderators (and above) or supermoderators (and above).
  Moderators: Can restrict editing to moderators (and above).
  
  
• Post Author (available to administrators only):
  Administrator can specify a custom author of any post. Guests (non-existing users) can also be specified.
  
  
• Post Date/Time (available to administrators only):
  Administrator can specify a custom date and time for any post.
  
  
• Post IP (available to administrators only):
  Administrator can specify a custom ip address for any post.

Advanced:

• A system-wide switch that defines the minimal editlevel required to use the hack.
  It can be found in vBulletin Options -> Advanced Editing Options for Mods and Admins.
  
• A per-user editlevel override, available via admincp user options.
  
• Color-coded listing of users to whom a custom editlevel has been applied.

Note:
To make the subject of the override clear for you, here is an example. If you turn you take a regular registered user and set the override to "Administrator" in that user's profile, then that user will be able to use hack options that would otherwise be available only to administrators.

VERSION HISTORY

2.1.0
[+] The hack is now compatible with vBulletin 3.5.x - 3.8.x.
[+] Eliminated all template edits. The difference in template edits between different vBulletin versions is handled automatically.
[+] Added support for attachments for posts with custom user setting. These attachments are now saved, and their ownership is set to whatever custom user is specified.
[+] When a post is submitted with a custom user setting, that user's activity dates are updated if they are older than the post's date. The dates of the user's activities are never set to the future. If a new post is made with a date in the future, the user's activity dates are set to present time.
[+] When a post is submitted with a custom dateline, last post information in forum and thread is now rebuilt properly.
[+] If a post is submitted with a custom dateline, the thread's firstpostid and creation date are now set to match whatever posts is now the first one in the thread.
[+] In the event that you have installed "vS-Hide Hack Resurrection," and you are changing the ownership of a post that has been thanked, the ownership of thanks is updated automatically, and so are the users' thanked counts.
[+] Removed a lot of redundant code, so the hack should now work faster than it did before.

2.0.2
[+] The hack is now officially compatible with vBulletin 3.6.
[+] Added a workaround for hacks that use new post functions. See description for details.
[+] Unlike before, adv_editform form elements now use vbulletin styles.

2.0.1
[F] Removed extra queries from showthread and showpost.
[F] "adv_editform" is now cached.

2.0.0
[+] A "superadministrator" editlevel.
[+] A system-wide switch that defines the minimal usergroup required to use the hack.
[+] A user-level override of system permissions that defines the editlevel associated with any particular user.
[+] A listing of users for whom an override was defined (with color key). Located under "Users" in the control panel navigation menu.

1.0.2
[+] When you make a post, you have a new checkbox available. That checkbox is off by default, and it allows you to choose whether to use the custom dateline in your post.

1.0.1
[F] Lastposters were not updated on newthread and newreply when replied by admin.

1.0.0
First Release

The installation manual is contained within the attached file.

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[akanevsky]

thinks me take a looksy

Yes don't forget to click where appropriate.

[Exernon]

Just one comment on this one, once you edit a post, the host name is messed up. Any chance, we can also edit this part?

[akanevsky]

the host name is messed up

Never heard of that one. What do you mean?

[Lionel]

This is a great hack. I used without problems, until yesterday. It is conflicting with another great hack just released and on its way to become a major hack: Quickclip.

The problem is at newpost_process or newpost_complete hook location. Since Adv Editing verifies only for quickreply, when quickclip tries to post, we get a vb error message saying that no username was specified.

Is there a way for Adv Edit not to monopolize that location? I am posting here because Adv Editing will eventually prevent other hacks from using that hook location.

[akanevsky]

Technically, there is no way. Adv. Editing Options have to use vBulletin's datamanager, which means that if there is no username, the system thinks that there is no username, and everything else works accordingly. However, other hacks can probably work around that problem - but that is a question that needs to be asked in the thread of a problematic hack. Sorry, but I cannot help you here.

P.S. Why would you want to post quickclips with no valid username, anyway?

[Lionel]

Quickclip uses a username. Adv editing allows the bypass for quickreply only. So when quickclip posts, Adv Editing thinks there are no username.

OK, since I want to keep your nice hack, I will make a mental note for that and tweak any other would_want_to_use that process hack, although the tweak to allow other hacks should be in yours.

[akanevsky]

So once quickclip uses the username, that username is no more in the system?

edit: where exactly does quickclip post from?

[Lionel]

With quickclip, every allowed user create their own set of "canned" responses. It displays a small form below quickreply where you select your preset response to automatically post it.

more about it here
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=103027

[akanevsky]

So like, if I only use custom username if it was specified, will that solve the problem?

[Lionel]

??? you loose me here. Quickclip uses normal username and permissions system. I believe each user has their own space in db to store their responses.