New Posting Features - Doublepost Prevention

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This modification has been withdrawn.
vBulletin 4.0.x and 4.1.x are no longer supported.

The feature is already built into the core vBulletin 4.2.x code.
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This is a current version of the popular modification, originally developed for the early 3.x series by Xenon.

Basically, if member posts in a thread where they were the previous last poster, then if the conditions are met, their new post will be auto-merged into the previous post instead of creating a new "double" post.

A number of options are provided ;

Time Limit - if more than xxx minutes have passed since the last post, no merge is done.

Timestamp Spacer - if enabled, a timestamped spacer is added between the old post text and the new post text.
Other spacer choices provided are no spacer, a default, or a custom spacer.

Spacer Colour - allows you to set the colour of the spacer between merged posts (if one is enabled).

Post Timestamp Update - if enabled the newly merged post will have its post time updated to the new time, otherwise it retains the time of the original post.

Usergroup exceptions - Allows you to exempt certain usergroups from the doublepost merges.

Forum exceptions - Allows you to exempt certain forums form the doublepost merges.

IP Address Check - Specifies if the poster IP should be checked, if enabled, the post will only be merged if the user and ip address are the same.

All settings are located in vBulletin Options > Doublepost Prevention.

To install just unzip the XML and import into vB using the ACP Product Manager.


History:

v4.0.1 : 15-Jan-2010 : Initial release for vb 4.0.0 Gold.

v4.1.0 : 04-Dec-2010 : Updated for vBulletin 4.1.
v4.1.1 : 17-Jun-2011 : Fixed for vBulletin 4.1.4.
v4.1.2 : 30-Jun-2011 : Javascript updated for CKE and Autosave.
v4.1.3 : 08-Jul-2011 : Dependancies updated as its no longer compatible with vB 4.1.3 or less.

v4.1.7.0 : 16-Oct-2011 : Updated for vBulletin 4.1.7.

[andreamarucci]

Originally Posted by andreamarucci

I got a strange thing. If I write the new post in the quick reply box and hit the button to send it, I always get the message that the message is too short. My settings does not allow messages under 10 chars but the tries I'm doing are always more that that. If I don't use the quick reply box everything work fine.

I don't know if it's related but I've installed alto the MARCO1 advanced quick reply.

Sorry it was not this mod's problem...

[Paul M]

Good to hear, thanks for letting us know.

[gsmph]

@Paul M

please help me on my problem on post #37

please look at my screen shot below

thanks..
br

[tekram]

Great Work. Many thanks to you Paul

[Citizen]

Is there a way to have no time limit? Meaning a post will always count as a double post?

[Paul M]

Originally Posted by gsmph

@Paul M

please help me on my problem on post #37

please look at my screen shot below


thanks..
br

I can only guess that you have something else installed that is causing that, it does not happen by default.

[Paul M]

Originally Posted by Citizen

Is there a way to have no time limit? Meaning a post will always count as a double post?

You can just set a very large limit.

[3DUInc]

Thank you

[Orakk]

Thanking you muchly Paul..

Works a treat on forum & cms.

[Pro-eSports.com]

Working perfectly. Awesome mod Paul.

Where can I center the various spacer options?