Mini Mods - DoublePost Timestamp

As of 23 Nov 2017 this modification has been withdrawn.

This adds the following enhancements to the vB core DoublePost feature.

1. Option to turn on a timestamp separator.
2. Option for the timestamp to include the time of the previous post.

Note that as in previous versions, the timestamp is fixed, i.e. it will not change if being viewed from different timezones.

All settings are located in the existing DP settings vBulletin Options > Message Posting Doublepost Options

To install, download the zip, extract the XML file and import using the vb Product Manager.


History:

v4.2.0.0 : 17-Jun-2012 : New for vBulletin 4.2.0.

[EliasAlucard]

Keep up the good work, Paul.

[dougdirac]

Originally Posted by Paul M

Yes, its doesnt play well across multiple timezones.



Thats fine in a mod, but not acceptable in the core product.

When I first noticed the double post feature, I always thought it should have included a time stamp, but with relative time because of the timezone issue.

So you'd have your first post. And then the separator to your followup would say something like

---- 30 minutes later ----

or

---- after 2.5 hours ----

something like that. See what I mean? Timezone agnostic because it's all relative.

[zonaenlinea]

thanks very good

[dougdirac]

How does this feature work on vBulletin.org?

[Paul M]

Pretty much the same.

[dougdirac]

But you said your mod only gives the time for a specific time zone, right? I noticed the vb.org one uses [date] and [time] bbcodes which I assume calculates the time according to user settings.

[Paul M]

Yes they do.

[dougdirac]

So how do we get the mod that vb.org is using. Not adjusting for time zones or at lease just using relative time, makes this mod pretty pointless on an international forum. Even for one that's just based in the US.

[Paul M]

The time and date bb codes are nothing to do with this modification, the standard code in vb4.2, or indeed any previous version of it.
They are just two custom BB Codes we have here. All we are doing is using the custom separator text that is standard with the double post feature to output them.

[datoneer]

Thanks Paul!