Display Forum Name and Usergroup in Forum Permission Table Head

This is a simple hack designed to address what may be merely an oversight in the Forumpermission Table. When you're editing a forum, the name of that forum appears in the table head, but when you're editing the permissions, it doesn't. When you're modifying a long string of forum permissions, it's easy to forget which one you're currently doing. This hack addresses that issue and only requires 3 lines of code to the admin/forumpermission.php file. I couldn't have completed this hack without the help of MrLister, who showed me the variable I'd been fruitlessly searching for.

Here's my first hack:

In admin/forumpermission.php, find:

PHP Code:

  if (isset($forumpermissionid)) {
    $forumpermission=$DB_site->query_first("SELECT * FROM forumpermission WHERE forumpermissionid=$forumpermissionid");
    makehiddencode("forumpermissionid","$forumpermissionid"); 

Replace with:

PHP Code:

  if (isset($forumpermissionid)) {
    $forumpermission=$DB_site->query_first("SELECT * FROM forumpermission WHERE forumpermissionid=$forumpermissionid");
    makehiddencode("forumpermissionid","$forumpermissionid");
$foruminfo=$DB_site->query_first("SELECT title FROM forum WHERE forumid='$forumpermission[forumid]'"); 

Note the line that is not indented must stay that way!

Next Find:

PHP Code:

  } else {
    $forumpermission = getpermissions($forumid, 1, intval($usergroupid));
    makehiddencode("forumid",$forumid); 

Replace with:

PHP Code:

  } else {
    $forumpermission = getpermissions($forumid, 1, intval($usergroupid));
    makehiddencode("forumid",$forumid);
$foruminfo=$DB_site->query_first("SELECT title FROM forum WHERE forumid='$forumid'"); 

Still in admin/forumpermission.php,
Find:

PHP Code:

  echo "<tr class='tblhead'><td colspan=2><b><input type=\"radio\" name=\"useusergroup\" value=\"1\" ".iif (!isset($forumpermissionid),"checked","")."><span class='tblhead'>Use usergroup default</b> (Note: this will delete any previous custom settings)</span></td></tr>\n"; 

and Replace with:

PHP Code:

  echo "<tr class='tblhead'><td colspan=2><b><input type=\"radio\" name=\"useusergroup\" value=\"1\" ".iif (!isset($forumpermissionid),"checked","")."><span class='tblhead'>Use usergroup default</b> (Note: this will delete any previous custom settings)<br>Forum: <b>$foruminfo[title]</b></span></td></tr>\n"; 

Finally, still in admin/forumpermission.php
Find:

PHP Code:

  echo "<tr class='tblhead'><td colspan=2><b><input type=\"radio\" name=\"useusergroup\" value=\"0\" ".iif(isset($forumpermissionid),"checked","")."><span class='tblhead'>Use custom settings:</span></b></td></tr>\n"; 

Replace with:

PHP Code:

  echo "<tr class='tblhead'><td colspan=2><b><input type=\"radio\" name=\"useusergroup\" value=\"0\" ".iif(isset($forumpermissionid),"checked","")."><span class='tblhead'>Use custom settings:</b><br>Group: <b><i>$forumpermission[title]<i></b></span></td></tr>\n"; 

Save and upload the file to your admin directory and that's it! Enjoy the hack.

If you have any problems with this hack, please do not email or PM me. Post them to this board so that others can benefit from our experiences.

[Stretchr]

It's in the txt file but not in the post so FYI:
This hack written and tested on vB 2.2.1

Here's a screen shot:

[Shenlong]

can we get a demo plz?

[Stretchr]

Look one post back. There's a screen shot.

[MrLister]

thanks. I'm just about to do permissions for my forums so it comes in handy.

[Stretchr]

Code changed and text file updated to fix small problem that Forum Name did not display for Custom permissions.

[Stretchr]

I'm surprised this hasn't gotten a bigger response. It's a little hack but it seemed to be a necessity when you're doing a bunch of Permissions. I'm wondering if it's not really popular because not so many boards use individual permissions for their forums? Any feedback?

[mem]

nice hack
i like it......

[Shenlong]

Installed it and my hackers (not real hackers, just ppl who do stuff on my forum) are jumping for joy! thanks so much and i really enjoy the hack..well...they do

[Stretchr]

You're very welcome. It's nice to be able to give something back after all the great hacks I've used from here.