Soft Deleted Archive

Soft Deleted Archive v3.2

If you have a forum where you disallow your Moderators to Hard Delete posts, you might want to look over exactly what posts they have deleted, in case of disputes between staff and members. But running a huge forum with hundreds of threads, this task can get tiring.
This is where the Soft Deleted Archive comes in handy!

Features:

• Seperate threads and posts
• Name and link to forum of the thread/post
• Username that posted the post
• Username that deleted the post
• Reason for deletion, if any were inputted
• Date of thread/post deletion
• For threads, link that takes you directly to the thread in question
• For posts, link that takes you directly to the post in question, for manual managing
• Limit the number of total entries to show per page
• Ability to choose Sorting Order (Ascending or Descending)
• Flagging Threads and Posts seperately
• Fully phrased
• Ability to Hard Delete selected threads/posts
• Ability to Restore selected threads/posts
• NO Code Modifications needed!
• More efficient forum counter rebuilding.

Screenshots attached.

Install instructions:

1. Click install (you want your precious support, don't you?).
2. Upload the files.
3. Import the Product XML file through your ACP.
4. Enjoy.

Additional Credits:

• The revised cpnav_softdel.xml is thanks to Oblivion Knight.
• The product-soft_deleted_archive.xml is thanks to mtha.

If you use this mod,

Click it!

[Revan]

Originally Posted by mtha

try this one

Thanks, Ill look that over ASAP
I am unable to test this new archive due to a SQL error in vBulletin 3.5.0 which is preventing me from deleting posts. I will check it out when I am provided with a fix.

Originally Posted by eclectica

This is helpful to keep track of all the soft deleted threads and posts. I also uploaded the file softdeladmin.php into the modcp, in addition to the admincp, so that the moderators would be able to view all soft deleted threads and posts on the forum as well.

Good idea, I didn't do this by default because on my forums, I dislike the idea of my moderators Hard Deleting anything. And what with there being no ways of limiting SMod permissions yet...

Originally Posted by eclectica

The "flag" button seems to have the same function as "undelete" so I'm not sure what its purpose is.

I can't remember there being a "Flag" button, but I will test it out when I can test out the new softdeladmin.php from the above post.

Originally Posted by eclectica

I think the text Here, you can view an index of all the posts/threads that you or your moderators have "Soft Deleted". should be changed to Here, you can view an index of all the posts/threads that have been "Soft Deleted". because it also includes soft deleted posts by regular members.

Agreed, Im changing this in the product XML now. Thanks for pointing this out

[eclectica]

I see now that the flag button is used in conjunction with the other buttons, to either hard delete or to undelete. I was confused by the terminology when I first saw it. I also noticed that if the flag button is checked by itself with neither hard delete or undelete selected, it choses undelete by default so that when submitted, the flagged post is undeleted.

[eclectica]

I just discovered that uploading the file softdeladmin.php into the modcp does not make the file work for moderators due to lack of admin permissions, though it still works for administrators in that folder.

[Snake]

Can I have more screenshots please?

[Revan]

Originally Posted by eclectica

I just discovered that uploading the file softdeladmin.php into the modcp does not make the file work for moderators due to lack of admin permissions, though it still works for administrators in that folder.

Im pretty sure you could just remove the whole permissions check and make it work, though that would make it work for EVERY moderator, not just select ones.

Im gonna look over that new file and update this asap, just need to finish a paid job first.

[Parker Clack]

When trying to import the cpnav_softdel.xml file I get a "Invalid File Specified" Error.

Any ideas?

Thanks,
Parker

[Revan]

You aren't supposed to import that.
Just upload it like the folder structure suggests.

[darcon]

/me installs on 3.5 gold
so much easier for mods to softdelete instead of moving threads to a trash forum

[krg2k]

awesome one

[telc]

Will this retain users posts counts the same way if you mass prune threads, in the admincp it retains users posts counts?