Quick Edit! -Edit posts directly from within the thread itself

This hack will allow your users to edit their posts without having to load the editpost page..

How it works: In the bottom right-hand corner of all your posts will be a small Quick Edit icon (users will only see it in posts which belong to them).. When you click it a text box will drop down below your post allowing you to edit it instantly in the thread itself.

This will save you a lot of time when fixing those spelling mistakes, typos, or broken links. It should also help save on bandwidth since your users will no longer need to load the editpost page.

Very easy to install.. 2 file edits, 2 template edits, and 1 template to add.

Known bug: Quick Edit will NOT work with Opera web browsers. Those who use Opera simply won't see the option to quick edit (icon will be invisible when viewed in that browser). It'll work fine in other browsers such as IE or firefox.

Support: Due to work my time is limited as of late so this hack is released AS IS with no support. However, several questions have already been answered in this thread.

Update (7-25-04): Fixed a minor bug with the QE window moving further to the left with each click in mozilla/firefox browsers. To update simply replace your showthread_quickedit template with the new one. Thanks to sv1cec for this bug fix.

Add Ons:
*Show the "delete post" option for those who have permission in the Quick Edit form (also adds edit reason). (by sv1cec)
*Show the "edit reason" field in the Quick Edit form. (Requested by Convergys)
*Alternate Quickedit icon image (by ryancooper)
*Another alternate Quickedit icon (by sv1cec)
*Another alternate Quickedit icon (by charlesk)
*Yet another alternate Quickedit icon (by iguanairs)
*Give users the option to disable quick edit in the usercp (by pco)



If you find this hack useful please click the install button.

Screenshot attached:

[Kirk Y]

Hey, first off, I love this hack it's great! My question is what would I need to do to enable this hack for all members to be only able to edit their posts and at the same time give administrators the ability to edit everyones post. Any help would be much appreciated!

-acidburn0520

[zetetic]

Originally Posted by acidburn0520

Hey, first off, I love this hack it's great! My question is what would I need to do to enable this hack for all members to be only able to edit their posts and at the same time give administrators the ability to edit everyones post. Any help would be much appreciated!

-acidburn0520

Check this post out. I think that makes it so only admin can edit posts, but if you combine the way it is with what it says there you can probably make it so both the poster and the admin can edit.

[DavidN]

Consider it installed

I've seen this run beautifully at www.ocforums.com, so its time to give it a whirl myself ...

[Titanium878]

Aye, DavidN and I are installing it on our forums very soon it looks to great to pass up

[JohnBee]

I have installed this and the only complaint I have is that the QE window
opens up downwards and outwards left so the window is always off the
screen.

Otherwise its a nice feature

[Ghostsuit]

hmm anyone found that after using quick edit it unsubscribes you from the thread?

[zetetic]

Originally Posted by Ghostsuit

hmm anyone found that after using quick edit it unsubscribes you from the thread?

Yep. I posted a solution on the last page.

[Snitz]

I just have one question to ask and I know it's not to hard to answer
there is an edit button in the thread which will take you to the full edit page
well I was wondering if you can make that button open the dhtml edit page and add a link saying "go advanced" which will take you to the full edit page!

I just wanna know how to add the button!

[Snitz]

I managed to add the "Go Advanced" button, but when u click on it, it doesn't take you to the full edit page, it just reloads the current one
what I did is the following:

in showthread_quickedit find

<input type="hidden" name="p" value="$post[postid]" />

add after

<input type="hidden" name="w" value="$post[editlink]" />

find

<input type="submit" class="button" name="preview" value="Preview Changes" accesskey="p" tabindex="1" />

add after

<input type="submit" class="button" name="advanced" value="Go Advanced" accesskey="w" tabindex="1" />

have I done anything wrong ? :\

[mholtum]

/me isntalls. Great mod!