Adv. Editing Options for Mods and Admins

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|| Adv. Editing Options for Mods and Admins
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|| Author : Anton Kanevsky
|| Co-Author(s) : Xenon
|| Works on : vBulletin 3.5.x - 3.8.x
|| Released : Jun 01, 2009
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|| Time required to install: ~30 seconds
|| Difficulty: easy
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DESCRIPTION

This hack gives your board staff a few advanced post editing options that are available in New Thread, New Post and Edit Post interfaces. Since this is a port of Xenon's Adv. Editing Options for Mods and Admins Hack, credits for the original idea (but not for the port cause it has a lot new features that were not present in the original ) belong to him.

Note that this hack may interfere with other hacks that make use of posting functions. If such problems appear, place the following code in the very beginning of the problematic script:

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define('BYPASS_AEO', true);
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This should eliminate whatever problem appears. If it does not, please feel free to mention it.

STATISTICS

File Uploads: 1
Products to Install: 1


FEATURES

Basics:

• Post Editing Hierarchy (available to mods, s-mods, admins and s-admins):
  Superadministrators: Can restrict editing to moderators (and above), supermoderators (and above), admins (and above), or superadmins only.
  Administrators: Can restrict editing to moderators (and above), supermoderators (and above) or admins (and above).
  Supermoderators: Can restrict editing to moderators (and above) or supermoderators (and above).
  Moderators: Can restrict editing to moderators (and above).
  
  
• Post Author (available to administrators only):
  Administrator can specify a custom author of any post. Guests (non-existing users) can also be specified.
  
  
• Post Date/Time (available to administrators only):
  Administrator can specify a custom date and time for any post.
  
  
• Post IP (available to administrators only):
  Administrator can specify a custom ip address for any post.

Advanced:

• A system-wide switch that defines the minimal editlevel required to use the hack.
  It can be found in vBulletin Options -> Advanced Editing Options for Mods and Admins.
  
• A per-user editlevel override, available via admincp user options.
  
• Color-coded listing of users to whom a custom editlevel has been applied.

Note:
To make the subject of the override clear for you, here is an example. If you turn you take a regular registered user and set the override to "Administrator" in that user's profile, then that user will be able to use hack options that would otherwise be available only to administrators.

VERSION HISTORY

2.1.0
[+] The hack is now compatible with vBulletin 3.5.x - 3.8.x.
[+] Eliminated all template edits. The difference in template edits between different vBulletin versions is handled automatically.
[+] Added support for attachments for posts with custom user setting. These attachments are now saved, and their ownership is set to whatever custom user is specified.
[+] When a post is submitted with a custom user setting, that user's activity dates are updated if they are older than the post's date. The dates of the user's activities are never set to the future. If a new post is made with a date in the future, the user's activity dates are set to present time.
[+] When a post is submitted with a custom dateline, last post information in forum and thread is now rebuilt properly.
[+] If a post is submitted with a custom dateline, the thread's firstpostid and creation date are now set to match whatever posts is now the first one in the thread.
[+] In the event that you have installed "vS-Hide Hack Resurrection," and you are changing the ownership of a post that has been thanked, the ownership of thanks is updated automatically, and so are the users' thanked counts.
[+] Removed a lot of redundant code, so the hack should now work faster than it did before.

2.0.2
[+] The hack is now officially compatible with vBulletin 3.6.
[+] Added a workaround for hacks that use new post functions. See description for details.
[+] Unlike before, adv_editform form elements now use vbulletin styles.

2.0.1
[F] Removed extra queries from showthread and showpost.
[F] "adv_editform" is now cached.

2.0.0
[+] A "superadministrator" editlevel.
[+] A system-wide switch that defines the minimal usergroup required to use the hack.
[+] A user-level override of system permissions that defines the editlevel associated with any particular user.
[+] A listing of users for whom an override was defined (with color key). Located under "Users" in the control panel navigation menu.

1.0.2
[+] When you make a post, you have a new checkbox available. That checkbox is off by default, and it allows you to choose whether to use the custom dateline in your post.

1.0.1
[F] Lastposters were not updated on newthread and newreply when replied by admin.

1.0.0
First Release

The installation manual is contained within the attached file.

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[akanevsky]

I'd suggest you use Xenon's "Post Editing Hierarchy" hack.
However, I might integrate his functionality into this hack in some next version (if I get his permission)...

[carolem]

Hi,
I have installed the product and this has been my first experience with installing a plugin and I do say it was quite easy and a joy to install!

I do have two questions:

1. Is it necessary to "revert" the editpost template before adding $adv_editform?
We have used Xenon's version and the template had been previously edited.
(I notice it seems to work fine without reverting the template.)

2. Is it possible to make the box for the day, month, and year wider? It is hard to see both of the two digit numbers in the box on our screen. How do we change the size of the box?

Many Thanks to Dark Visor, Xenon and everyone who helped to make this mod happen,
CaroleM

[akanevsky]

1. Is it necessary to "revert" the editpost template before adding $adv_editform?
We have used Xenon's version and the template had been previously edited.
(I notice it seems to work fine without reverting the template.)

No. Unless you have a template from vBulletin 3.0.x currently installed.

It is hard to see both of the two digit numbers in the box on our screen.

What browser and platform are you using? I can see both digits on either opera, ie or mozilla firefox under Windows XP..

[carolem]

It is hard to see both of the two digit numbers of the date in the box on our screen.
Also the year box only shows 3 digits, so it is hard to see 2005

Originally Posted by Dark Visor

What browser and platform are you using? I can see both digits on either opera, ie or mozilla firefox under Windows XP..

I am using Safari and Mac operating system 10.3.9

I just checked using Internet Explorer on the Mac and the date box is also small.

I also have a Mac with operating system 9.2 and the boxes there are also small using Internet Explorer.

Carolem

[Rabbitoh Warren]

Originally Posted by carolem

I am using Safari and Mac operating system 10.3.9

I'm use Safari normally too, to fix it's a simple edit of the adv_editform template. Change the the bold figure below to your preference.

<input type="text" name="newmonth" value="$adv_data[mon]" size="3" maxlength="6" id="tb_dateline_month" />

In my case, I changed all mine to 3 and the year field to 5. See attachment.

[carolem]

Thanks,
I will take your suggestion!

I was just getting ready to post that I had this problem previously and it was discussed here
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=106

Carolem

[akanevsky]

I will also include the fix in the next release.

[RMS-Chef]

Now just to make sure, this can be used to restrict a moderator from editing an Admin's post. But this can only be done on a per post basis with said setting?

[akanevsky]

Originally Posted by RMS-Chef

But this can only be done on a per post basis with said setting?

Yes.

[RMS-Chef]

FYI, I too am having the same issue as some of the above.

With this enabled, a new post does not show up on forumhome in the "Last Post" column.