Delete a post with only one button (in postbit)

This is a really easy hack to install and use, and it allows you to delete any post with only one click, instead of going through the editing process and then selecting delete, and then confirming, etc.

NOTE: Do you want to use an image instead of a button? Click here!

NOTE: You cannot use a link to replace the button because the code requires you to submit a form, and using a link will make a huge security risk where people can delete posts as they wish!

Instructions

Open up the postbit template and find

PHP Code:

            <if condition="$post['editlink']"> 


Below, add:

PHP Code:

                <form action="editpost.php" method="post">
                    <input type="hidden" name="s" value="$session[sessionhash]" />
                    <input type="hidden" name="p" value="$post[postid]" />
                    <input type="hidden" name="do" value="deletepost" />
                    
                    <input type="submit" name="deletepost" value="<if condition="$deletebutton">delete<else />remove</if>" id="rb_del_soft" tabindex="1" class="button" />
                    
                </form> 


Open includes/functions_showthread.php and find:

PHP Code:

    // hide users in Coventry from non-staff members 


Above, add:

PHP Code:

    $deletebutton = 1; // set to 1 to only hide the post, or 0 to permanently delete the post 


Done!

Images you can use for the delete button

[!!!cyr0n_k0r]

woohoo.! thanks.

[Allan]

Thank You Gary

[Boofo]

Gary, if you try to delete the first post in a thread, it goes to a blank white page and nothing happens. You need to fix this so the delete button won't show up if it is the first post in a thread.

[hoahongtim]

good mod ! thanks a lot !

[M.C.]

work perfect to me even in first post in thread...

just small additions i`d love to see (that was in the same hack for vb2.x.x):
- any chance to add small nitification pop-up window to submit delete (just in case that i pushed right button :devious: )
- how can i change that to image or just text link?

[Alone Wolf]

but when I used this hack. I got a small problem! it is member's number posts. One member has 25 posts, and when I delete a thread which has 3 posts of him. His number post has only 22.

How can I prevent decreasing number post when I delete a thread or a post?

[Gary King]

Originally Posted by M.C.

work perfect to me even in first post in thread...

just small additions i`d love to see (that was in the same hack for vb2.x.x):
- any chance to add small nitification pop-up window to submit delete (just in case that i pushed right button :devious: )
- how can i change that to image or just text link?

To change to an image, change

PHP Code:

<input type="submit" name="deletepost" value="<if condition="$deletebutton">delete<else />remove</if>" id="rb_del_soft" tabindex="1" class="button" /> 


to

PHP Code:

<input type="hidden" name="deletepost" value="<if condition="$deletebutton">delete<else />remove</if>" /> 


Then, add this below that:

PHP Code:

<input type="image" name="submit" src="image.jpg" /> 


Replace image.jpg with the path to your image.

[Link14716]

Originally Posted by Alone Wolf

but when I used this hack. I got a small problem! it is member's number posts. One member has 25 posts, and when I delete a thread which has 3 posts of him. His number post has only 22.

How can I prevent decreasing number post when I delete a thread or a post?

That's a whole 'nother hack.

[MGM]

very nice!

kinda like the Quick Delete Post hack for vB2

/me clicks Install

MGM out