vB Recycle Bin Hack

IMPORTANT: ALTHOUGH I'VE TESTED IT ON A NEW INSTALL, I TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY DAMAGE THIS HACK MAY DO TO YOUR FORUM! I JUST CAN'T STRESS THIS ENOUGH! ()


What does this hack do: This hack will move all threads users 'delete' to a forum, so it will act like a Recycle Bin. that's the basic idea.


Requested By:
1: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...threadid=36107
2: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...threadid=40989
3: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...threadid=37264


Features:
-Only first post in thread will be recycled, 'normal' posts will still be fully deleted.
-Anyone with delete permissions can delete/recycle a post.
-Total deletion of a whole thread can only be performed by a admin.
-Recycle Bin forum can just be disabled for new posts, so it really acts like a sort of archive. (doesn't matter really, because the newthread & newreply images are gone in the recycle bin forum anyway)
-Admin CP options page, for easy recycle bin management.
-Restore function: users can restore their threads to the original location of the post.
-Users can place a 'deletion request', and if the admin thinks the reason is good, he/she can delete the thread (with one click ).
-Admin's can turn the Recycle Bin on and off
-Admin's can easily speicify the forum id of the forum that should be used as the Recycle Bin
-More probably


Installation:
Follow the instructions in install.txt that is included in the zip file.


Notes: I've tested this hack on a fresh install of 2.2.9, but it should also work on 2.2.x and 2.3.0, although i might not be able to give proper support for other versions than 2.2.9


Future additions-list:
-enable recycle bin on a per-forum basis (small addition, only if anyone really wants it)


Screenshots: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...069#post364069


Updates:
-10 march 2003: Hack is finally out of "BETA" stage and current version is 1.5
some bugs fixed and 2 new admin cp options added.
-11 march 2003: Updated hack to version 1.5.1
2 bugs fixed. zip file updated. new install doesn't need any fixes or anything.
See this post for more info & upgrade instructions (v1.5 to v1.5.1)

[Mijae]

What can I do to make it so not only the first post is recycled, but the whole thread?

[Stu]

05-12-03 at 10:12 PM v0id said this in Post #61
What can I do to make it so not only the first post is recycled, but the whole thread?

Yes this would be great.
Not sure if it is possible, but it would be great to actually move the posts or the whole thread (if the user deletes the first post) to a recycle bin forum.

[Angelus]

Its very good.
Thanks 4 this hack.

[Angelus]

hallo.

all users can restore the threads. what ist wrong?

[parajsa]

Is there a way, that on Recycle bin not only the thread but also the posts to be too, when they are deleted?

Thanks in advanced,
parajsa

P.S: Very cool hacks by the way.

[parajsa]

I installed the "Suspend Thread" hack before using this hack, and it works very good, after installing this hack, i encounter on this problem:

When i tried to modified the only first post on a thread, it is been deleted, and all it remains from the thread is the title of it, the post is disappeared. On the other hand if i proceed on "Suspending Thread" they are deleted to, without going the the "Recycle bin" forum i firstly nominate to be.

Is there any explanation, on this things, any help?

Thanks guys,
parajsa

[SilverBoy]

Can u make this change ..

When the moderator deleting thread from "admin options" posting.php, the thread goes to recycle

plz do it