Unlimited Time Limit For Thread Title Editing

What Does this Hack Do?

This hack allows users to infinitely modify the thread title.

If you've ever seen the Time Limit on Editing of Thread Title under vB Options -> Message Posting and Editing Options you may have noticed that setting it to 0 simply meant a 0 time limit. This hack allows 0 to mean infinite.

Do not install if you want there to be a true 0 time limit to thread title editing.

Why Use this Hack?

Having been on several forums, I can say that being able to change the thread title in the first post is something I can barely live without. Whether I goofed up the spelling, or the thread title needs an update, it was nice having more control over my own threads.

Therefore, when I noticed in vb the only way to set an unlimited thread title edit was by having it all go up to 9999999... I felt it was better to just code a bypass conditional.

Installing
In editpost.php

FIND

PHP Code:

        if($getpost['postid']==$postidAND$edit['title']!=''AND($postinfo['dateline']+$vboptions['editthreadtitlelimit']*60)>TIMENOW) 


REPLACE WITH

PHP Code:

        if ($getpost['postid'] == $postid AND $edit['title'] != '' AND ($vboptions['editthreadtitlelimit']==0 OR($postinfo['dateline'] + $vboptions['editthreadtitlelimit'] * 60) > TIMENOW)) 


FIND

PHP Code:

    if ($isfirstpost AND $postinfo['title'] == '' AND ($postinfo['dateline'] + $vboptions['editthreadtitlelimit'] * 60) > TIMENOW) 


REPLACE WITH

PHP Code:

    if ($isfirstpost AND $postinfo['title'] == '' AND ($vboptions['editthreadtitlelimit']==0 OR ($postinfo['dateline'] + $vboptions['editthreadtitlelimit'] * 60) > TIMENOW)) 


How to Use it

After installing the hack go to:vB Options -> Message Posting and Editing Options >>Time Limit on Editing of Thread Title

Set the time to 0

This is my first hack release so please be gentle!

[MR-2ZZ]

Originally Posted by 7thgenCivic.Com

all u need to do is put 999999999999999 in there and it will work fine. this was from the vb devs.

I figured that would do the trick too, I guess, his mod is more for people like me who hate seeing that number.

[WhisperPntr]

his = her I'm female.

And yes... a part of me feels odd that 9999999... is in the system.

[Protoman]

works.
I had trouble finding the first part due to spaces being added or missing mine was as follows

PHP Code:

if ($getpost['postid'] == $postid AND $edit['title'] != '' AND ($postinfo['dateline'] + $vboptions['editthreadtitlelimit'] * 60) > TIMENOW) 


[kall]

Originally Posted by corollasbest

works.
I had trouble finding the first part due to spaces being added or missing mine was as follows

PHP Code:

if ($getpost['postid'] == $postid AND $edit['title'] != '' AND ($postinfo['dateline'] + $vboptions['editthreadtitlelimit'] * 60) > TIMENOW) 


Or, you could use the one already released by Darkling

It works...and is per Usergroup.

[Oblivion Knight]

Originally Posted by kall

Or, you could use the one already released by Darkling

It works...and is per Usergroup.

That mod is for editing the post and not the thread title..

However, I merged the two using the ($forumperms & CANEDITUNLIMITED) part of code in place of the time limit being 0 and they're running great..

[dwh]

I assume that this setting reflects only people whose time limit for editing a thread is allowed. Meaning if their editing time limit ran out, they won't be able to still edit the thread.

[funrun]

The code above does not work with the version of Vb installed on my site (newest version as of today's date.)

Here is the code that worked for me, as an exact copy/paste with all spacings:
This line

		if ($threadinfo['firstpostid'] == $postinfo['postid'] AND $edit['title'] != '' AND ($postinfo['dateline'] + $vbulletin->options['editthreadtitlelimit'] * 60) > TIMENOW)

Changed to

		if ($threadinfo['firstpostid'] == $postinfo['postid'] AND $edit['title'] != '' AND ($vbulletin->options['editthreadtitlelimit'] == 0 OR ($postinfo['dateline'] + $vbulletin->options['editthreadtitlelimit'] * 60) > TIMENOW))

and

This line

	if ($isfirstpost AND $postinfo['title'] == '' AND ($postinfo['dateline'] + $vbulletin->options['editthreadtitlelimit'] * 60) > TIMENOW)

Changed to

	if ($isfirstpost AND $postinfo['title'] == '' AND ($vbulletin->options['editthreadtitlelimit'] == 0 OR ($postinfo['dateline'] + $vbulletin->options['editthreadtitlelimit'] * 60) > TIMENOW))