Set Current Date and Time in Editpost

Set Current Date and Time in Editpost v1.0

This hack was requested by Rose in this thread:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...threadid=51653

Many thanks goes out to Tigga without whom this hack would never have been made. He helped me see a simpler way of doing something that I had only seen as complicated. Thank you, sir.

What this hack does:
When editing a post, there will now be a checkbox to set the date and time of that post to the current posting time. This hack is for those who have threads or posts they edit on a continual basis and need it to rise to the top of the thread list and show as a new post on the forumdisplay and forumhome.

Files to edit: 1 (editpost.php)
Templates to edit: 1 (editpost)
Install time: 5 minutes (if you are really slow)

[high]Please click the install button if you find this hack useful.[/high]

[AndrewD]

I like this - I was going to code this myself - so thanks.

Couple of points..

If you don't want your posts to move around the thread (i.e. you only want the thread/forum to show there's been a change), then don't bother with the

PHP Code:

$editedbysql$attachmentsql$updatedate 


modification.

If you want to update the "lasterposter" field (e.g. if the original poster is not the editor) then replace

PHP Code:

$DB_site->query("UPDATE thread SET lastpost='".time()."' WHERE ... 


by

PHP Code:

$DB_site->query("UPDATE thread SET lastpost='".time()."', lastposter='".$bbuserinfo[username]."' WHERE ... 


You might also like to make the update option the default, in which case add CHECKED into the editpost template change.

[all-the-vb]

nice hack

Thanks Boofo

[Boofo]

Austin, this hack is more for when you have a thread (first post) or post that you update continually and want it to rise itself to the top as a new post. I have a "Useless True Facts" post that I add to on a continuing basis and this makes it great for that.

@ yxboom - Did you try the file I fixed for you, yet? How's it working?

@ all-the-vb - Thank you very much. Don't forget to click install in case I update this in the future.

[Boofo]

Today at 04:18 AM AndrewD said this in Post #31
I like this - I was going to code this myself - so thanks.

Couple of points..

If you don't want your posts to move around the thread (i.e. you only want the thread/forum to show there's been a change), then don't bother with the

PHP Code:

$editedbysql$attachmentsql$updatedate 


modification.

If you want to update the "lasterposter" field (e.g. if the original poster is not the editor) then replace

PHP Code:

$DB_site->query("UPDATE thread SET lastpost='".time()."' WHERE ... 


by

PHP Code:

$DB_site->query("UPDATE thread SET lastpost='".time()."', lastposter='".$bbuserinfo[username]."' WHERE ... 


You might also like to make the update option the default, in which case add CHECKED into the editpost template change.

The reason I didn't make the box checked as default was in case you were editing for like a spelling error or just changing something that you didn't really want the thread to show up as new for.

I had the last poster showing as the editor off the message, and not the original poster (if other than yourself) but that confused a few people when they would go to read the message and it was from someone other than who the last poster was.

[yxboom]

Boofo: Got it and replied.

[Floris]

Boofo does it again! Good work my friend.

[Boofo]

Today at 10:21 PM xiphoid said this in Post #36
Boofo does it again! Good work my friend.

Thank you very much. If you install this, please don't forget to hit the install button.

[yxboom]

Note: If you have Xenon's Admin Edit hack you need to put the line of code in the Editpost template from this hack into the admineditpost template instead for it to function.

[Boofo]

I told you I would get it figured out for you. How's that for relentless?