Display Forum Name and Usergroup in Forum Permission Table Head

This is a simple hack designed to address what may be merely an oversight in the Forumpermission Table. When you're editing a forum, the name of that forum appears in the table head, but when you're editing the permissions, it doesn't. When you're modifying a long string of forum permissions, it's easy to forget which one you're currently doing. This hack addresses that issue and only requires 3 lines of code to the admin/forumpermission.php file. I couldn't have completed this hack without the help of MrLister, who showed me the variable I'd been fruitlessly searching for.

Here's my first hack:

In admin/forumpermission.php, find:

PHP Code:

  if (isset($forumpermissionid)) {
    $forumpermission=$DB_site->query_first("SELECT * FROM forumpermission WHERE forumpermissionid=$forumpermissionid");
    makehiddencode("forumpermissionid","$forumpermissionid"); 


Replace with:

PHP Code:

  if (isset($forumpermissionid)) {
    $forumpermission=$DB_site->query_first("SELECT * FROM forumpermission WHERE forumpermissionid=$forumpermissionid");
    makehiddencode("forumpermissionid","$forumpermissionid");
$foruminfo=$DB_site->query_first("SELECT title FROM forum WHERE forumid='$forumpermission[forumid]'"); 


Note the line that is not indented must stay that way!

Next Find:

PHP Code:

  } else {
    $forumpermission = getpermissions($forumid, 1, intval($usergroupid));
    makehiddencode("forumid",$forumid); 


Replace with:

PHP Code:

  } else {
    $forumpermission = getpermissions($forumid, 1, intval($usergroupid));
    makehiddencode("forumid",$forumid);
$foruminfo=$DB_site->query_first("SELECT title FROM forum WHERE forumid='$forumid'"); 


Still in admin/forumpermission.php,
Find:

PHP Code:

  echo "<tr class='tblhead'><td colspan=2><b><input type=\"radio\" name=\"useusergroup\" value=\"1\" ".iif (!isset($forumpermissionid),"checked","")."><span class='tblhead'>Use usergroup default</b> (Note: this will delete any previous custom settings)</span></td></tr>\n"; 


and Replace with:

PHP Code:

  echo "<tr class='tblhead'><td colspan=2><b><input type=\"radio\" name=\"useusergroup\" value=\"1\" ".iif (!isset($forumpermissionid),"checked","")."><span class='tblhead'>Use usergroup default</b> (Note: this will delete any previous custom settings)<br>Forum: <b>$foruminfo[title]</b></span></td></tr>\n"; 


Finally, still in admin/forumpermission.php
Find:

PHP Code:

  echo "<tr class='tblhead'><td colspan=2><b><input type=\"radio\" name=\"useusergroup\" value=\"0\" ".iif(isset($forumpermissionid),"checked","")."><span class='tblhead'>Use custom settings:</span></b></td></tr>\n"; 


Replace with:

PHP Code:

  echo "<tr class='tblhead'><td colspan=2><b><input type=\"radio\" name=\"useusergroup\" value=\"0\" ".iif(isset($forumpermissionid),"checked","")."><span class='tblhead'>Use custom settings:</b><br>Group: <b><i>$forumpermission[title]<i></b></span></td></tr>\n"; 


Save and upload the file to your admin directory and that's it! Enjoy the hack.

If you have any problems with this hack, please do not email or PM me. Post them to this board so that others can benefit from our experiences.

[Stretchr]

Glad it's working well for you. If anyone runs into a bug or a problem, please feel free to post it here so I can get you fixed up!

Originally posted by Shenlong
Installed it and my hackers (not real hackers, just ppl who do stuff on my forum) are jumping for joy! thanks so much and i really enjoy the hack..well...they do

[Dark_Wizard]

Nice hack...wish I would have seen this earlier.

[Stretchr]

FYI, this hack has also been tested and works as written on vB 2.2.2 final.

[rstark]

For VB version 2.2.5, it doesn't show the (COPPA) Users Awaiting Moderation group in the table.