Show Thread Enhancements - First Post Editable Indefinitely

I'm just reposting my 4.0 mod into the 3.8 section since it works just fine on a 3.8 board also.

Sometimes you want your users to be able to edit the first post in their thread indefinitely but still have a time limit on all other posts in the thread. This would be useful if they want to constantly update their first thread with new information, or an updated list of some sort way past the normal editing time limit. This modification will allow them to edit that first post indefinitely.

Notes
- I wrote this for my own site and it works exactly how I want it to. I have no plans to change it or expand it in any way
- No, you may not change the time limit, this only works for if the time limit for the first post is 0 - indefinite.

Version History:
1.1 2009-11-22: - initial release in 3.8 section by Lynne at vbulletin.org

To install:

1. Import product-lynne_first_post_editable.xml
2. By default, editing first post indefinitely is Off per forum. To turn it on, go into the Forum Manager > select your forum to Edit > Make first post in thread editable indefinitely > Yes

To uninstall:

1. Uninstall "First Post Editable Indefinitely"

[scourge]

SighK,

I just had the same problem, here's what fixed it for me in 3.8.4

Open up the .xml file and on line 52, replace $vbulletin->userinfo['userid'] with $this->registry->userinfo['userid']

Save it, re-upload it and it should work.

[vijayninel]

Thanks so much for this Lynnes. we badly needed something like this.

[Wonksta]

Originally Posted by scourge

SighK,

I just had the same problem, here's what fixed it for me in 3.8.4

Open up the .xml file and on line 52, replace $vbulletin->userinfo['userid'] with $this->registry->userinfo['userid']

Save it, re-upload it and it should work.

I did a quick test and it appears to be working! Excellent thank you so much and Lynne for sharing this.

[ETDC]

Have installed to trial. I don't suppose there's any chance we could have a global setting (as opposed to going through each and every sub forum to turn on/off?).

[Lynne]

Originally Posted by ETDC

Have installed to trial. I don't suppose there's any chance we could have a global setting (as opposed to going through each and every sub forum to turn on/off?).

If you want the default to be On, just edit the xml file to make the default in the database "1" instead of "0"

[vijayninel]

Not working with - Chief First Post - Every Page mod

[Lynne]

Originally Posted by vijayninel

Not working with - Chief First Post - Every Page mod

Sometimes you need to play with the Execution Order of plugins in order to get them to work together the right way.

[vijayninel]

ok.. will try that ..

[trotskid]

Originally Posted by Lynne

I'm not going to be modifying this one for usergroups. It would be real easy to add that into the conditions (is_member_of()) in the plugins if you want to do that.

Great mod! but what I have to modify and where for specific usergroups exactly?

Thanks

[ETDC]

Originally Posted by Lynne

If you want the default to be On, just edit the xml file to make the default in the database "1" instead of "0"

Thanks Lynne.