Staff can Post hidden Posts

If you have installed that Hack by Chen, you will already know what this Hack does.
If not i'll shortly explain: If you install this hack, your staff will be able to post hidden posts, which are just visible by other staffmembers. This can be usefull, if you are not sure, what to do with a thread, and want feedback by the other mods.

I have to say, that this is not an easy hack, so do not install it, if you are not familar with vB hacking, as i won't give much support.
I have put the basic instructions into the Installfile, which does everything needed.
The instructions in the advanced install file, are for those who have already installed this hack, and want to get some more features (like number of new hidden posts in the navbar and such things).

Have fun, we always have

[ap0c]

this hack rocks!!!! thanks Xenon

[ap0c]

Originally Posted by Boofo

I need to ask a quesion about the instructions for this hack. When we look for:

PHP Code:

visible = 1 


and replace it with:

PHP Code:

" . fetch_visible_sql() . " 


that should only be done on the post table queries and NOT the thread table queries, right?
in the showthread.php.

I came up with 5 of these that needed changing correct? After I reply I get redirected back to the forum, not the thread. Is that how it's supposed to be?

[Boofo]

Yes, that is how it works here, also.

[ap0c]

cool, just making sure I didnt screw up

[Xenon]

it uses the moderation system, and that brings one to the forum instead the thread.
no idea why they did that, but well, it's that way

i've updated the instructions a bit (thx to my Pal logician for help me finding them).
Everyone who has installed this hack and it works, does not need to do anything, there were just a view simple bugs, for some php versions, and also missing TABLE_PREFIXES (damn things ^^)

[Jolten]

I'm getting an odd message when editing the editpost template...

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The following template conditional expression contains function calls:

<if condition="can_see_hidden()">

Function Name
Usage in Expression

can_see_hidden
can_see_hidden()

With a few exceptions, function calls are not permitted in template conditional expressions. Please go back and re-write this expression.

The following functions are allowed in template conditional expressions:
in_array() is_array() is_numeric() isset() empty() defined() array() can_moderate() can_moderate_calendar() exec_switch_bg() is_browser() is_member_of()

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Where did I go wrong?
I assume it's becuase that function hasn't been added to the phpinclude_start. But where is the phpinclude_start?

Installing the advanced version.

Thanks

[assassingod]

Jolten, are you sure you edited adminfunctions_template.php?

[Jolten]

Uhmm.. the instructions don't refer to adminfunction_template at all. They refer to editpost.php, search.php. Then under "template changes" it refers to editpost and phpinclude_start, that's it.

[Jolten]

I think I know where I went wrong. Istarted with the advanced install and it appears that you also need the regular install. I'll go back install from the regular first then work upwards.

My fault. Thanks.

[Xenon]

Well, the first lines in the advanced install script should be clear i think

You must have the hidden post hack already installed on your board.
These instructions are just additional ones, if you want to have some cool special features (like
seeing how much new hidden posts are there, and such)!