Complete Thread Description Hack 1.7

Complete Thread Description

Version: 1.7
vBulletin Version: 3.0.3
Updated and Adapted by: Steven Blum
Install difficulty: Pretty easy

Updates:

Updates in 1.7:

All known issues fixed. If a post error message is encountered in making a new thread, the threaddesc will reappear in the form along with the title and the message.

Updates in 1.6.2:

Adjustments in instructions to clarify and make a couple steps much easier. Also, fixed a problem that would cause threads with both descriptions and ratings to display on 3 lines instead of 2.

Updates in 1.6.1:

soft-deleted threads will now display properly

Updates in 1.6:

Fixed an error that would come up if you tried to edit a thread description and add an apostrophe.
Fixed an error that would make it so announcements didn't span the whole table width.


Description:
This is basically a massively updated and modified version of eXtremeTim's thread description hack located here: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=60697

This hack emulates thread descriptions as seen in IPB, displaying them right below the thread title. Also, an optional step puts thread creator in its own column, basically making it look like most other forums.

Features:

• Users are allowed to leave thread descriptions upon initial posting of a thread
• Users with permission are allowed to edit thread description within the same time limit allowed to edit a thread
• Thread description shows up in Searches as well as Forumdisplay
• Thread description also shows up on the first post of a thread, right next to title
• Added: Forumdisplay like most other forums making thread creator display in a new column - this step is optional and included in another txt file, but strongly recommended (it looks pretty retarded the other way)

Nobody was doing updates or answering questions, so I took matters into my own hands! This is my first officially released vB hack. Everything works perfectly on my forums, but if you have any problems with this let me know.

Note: I've discovered that if you have it set so that people can not edit the thread title after a certain amount of time, they will be unable to edit thread description, which is as intended. However, admins will also not be able to edit the thread title, which is not intended. On my forums I do not use such restrictions so it's not a problem, and I don't have any plans to update this hack accordingly, sorry.

Demo

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Sorry, no screenshots are available right now, I'm currently at work and have no image manipulating program other than mspaint. You can see it in action at my forum. If you receive any errors or there are any bugs, please let me know and I'll try to get it fixed.

And always, if you like this hack, please click install. Thank you!

Edit: Added the threadstarterinowncolum (like i have on my boards and IPB has) text file... You want to do this before you add thread description. It's pretty easy to do it after, the search just won't work 100% due to an extra line involving threaddesc. I have tested these modifications, and it works 100% fine for me, but back up your templates anyways and report any errors here.

[Hades-1]

whenever i edit a post it does not enter the info into the database, i also get no errors, it just dosent work

It works great when i post a new thread tho

[sblum]

That has to do with the time limit you've set on editing a post title, if I recal correctly.

[lancepoint]

how do i fix it??? i tried dropping the threaddesc and all my forums crashed.. i so i added it back for now..people can reply to threads but posting them gets this error.

Thanks Pre Hand

PHP Code:

Invalid SQL: 
                INSERT INTO vbulletin_thread(title, lastpost, forumid, open, replycount, postusername, postuserid, lastposter, dateline,
                     iconid, visible, attach, similar, threaddesc)
                VALUES
                    ('THREAD TEST ETEST', 1100856269, 32,
                     1, 0, 'DesignerBeat', 1,
                     'DesignerBeat', 1100856269, 0, 1,
                     0, '', '', 0)
            
mysql error: Column count doesn't match value count at row 1

mysql error number: 1136 


[kall]

Odd...the thread description deosn't change when a member uses editpost.php

All of the edits have been done.

[eXtremeTim]

Just wondering

When was I asked for permission for this to be worked on and released? I dont really care but a pm would have been nice.

[kikosho]

Originally Posted by kall

Odd...the thread description deosn't change when a member uses editpost.php

All of the edits have been done.

Yeah, I am still getting that problem as well and I have the editing timetable disabled. Still no luck even if I attempt to edit a thread immediately. Very frustrating...someone please help!

[eXtremeTim]

Here is my fix that I used on my site.

in editpost.php

If you have the hack installed find the following:

PHP Code:

if ($getpost['postid'] == $postid AND $edit['title'] != '' AND ($postinfo['dateline'] + $vboptions['editthreadtitlelimit'] * 60) > TIMENOW)
        {
            // need to update thread title iconid, and thread description
            $threadupdate[] = "title = '" . addslashes(htmlspecialchars_uni($edit['title'])) . "', threaddesc = '" . addslashes(htmlspecialchars_uni($edit['threaddesc'])) . "', iconid = $edit[iconid]";
            // do we need to update the forum counters?
            $forumupdate = iif($foruminfo['lastthreadid'] == $threadinfo['threadid'], true, false); 


Replace with:

PHP Code:

        if ($getpost['postid'] == $postid AND $edit['title'] != '' AND ($postinfo['dateline'] + $vboptions['editthreadtitlelimit'] * 60) > TIMENOW)
        {
            // need to update thread title iconid, and thread description
            $threadupdate[] = "title = '" . addslashes(htmlspecialchars_uni($edit['title'])) . "', threaddesc = '" . addslashes(htmlspecialchars_uni($edit['threaddesc'])) . "', iconid = $edit[iconid]";
            // do we need to update the forum counters?
            $forumupdate = iif($foruminfo['lastthreadid'] == $threadinfo['threadid'], true, false);
        } else {
$threadupdate[] = "threaddesc = '" . addslashes(htmlspecialchars_uni($edit['threaddesc'])) . "'";
        } 


If still getting ready to install that hack find:

PHP Code:

if ($getpost['postid'] == $postid AND $edit['title'] != '' AND ($postinfo['dateline'] + $vboptions['editthreadtitlelimit'] * 60) > TIMENOW)
        {
            // need to update thread title iconid, and thread description
            $threadupdate[] = "title = '" . addslashes(htmlspecialchars_uni($edit['title'])) . "', iconid = $edit[iconid]";
            // do we need to update the forum counters?
            $forumupdate = iif($foruminfo['lastthreadid'] == $threadinfo['threadid'], true, false); 


Replace with:

PHP Code:

        if ($getpost['postid'] == $postid AND $edit['title'] != '' AND ($postinfo['dateline'] + $vboptions['editthreadtitlelimit'] * 60) > TIMENOW)
        {
            // need to update thread title iconid, and thread description
            $threadupdate[] = "title = '" . addslashes(htmlspecialchars_uni($edit['title'])) . "', threaddesc = '" . addslashes(htmlspecialchars_uni($edit['threaddesc'])) . "', iconid = $edit[iconid]";
            // do we need to update the forum counters?
            $forumupdate = iif($foruminfo['lastthreadid'] == $threadinfo['threadid'], true, false);
        } else {
$threadupdate[] = "threaddesc = '" . addslashes(htmlspecialchars_uni($edit['threaddesc'])) . "'";
        } 


[acrimony]

For some reason I cant find the function_newpost file...... ????

[charlesk]

Install clicked. Thanks.

eXtreme Tim: one strange thing. So far I am finding that editing does work with the stock hack code, without your modifications. That is, I am able to edit in editpost.php as the hack was originally provided. Not complaining but I wonder now why that would be?

Charles

[charlesk]

Never mind, I just figured out how to make that bug appear.

Thanks for the fix. Note that there's an extra "}" in your replacement text, however.