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Forum Duplication Tool · **Released**: 01-25-2005

Description
This addon allows you to easily copy/clone/duplicate a forum (and all of its sub-forums).
Content (eg. Threads/Posts) will not be affected.

Usage instructions
Place the file in your Admin Control Panel Directory and point your browser to it, the form should be self-explanatory.

Warning!
This is fast-written Alpha-Code!
Although I did a few tests and it seems to work just fine (not only on my system) I won't give any warranties - use it AS-IS at your own risk.
I strongly advice you NOT to use this in a production environment.

I wrote this on 3.0.6, but should work with all 3.0.x-Versions.

History
0.2 Alpha Fixed a few Bugs, changed some Text, Forum Information now being rebuild automatically
0.3 Fixed wrong parameters for print_forum_chooser()

joeychgo · #2 01-26-2005, 01:03 AM

I think I know why - but why would I want to do this?

Erwin · #3 01-26-2005, 01:54 AM

I think vB3 by default has a forum permission duplicator in Admin CP which I'm guessing is similar.

Andreas · #4 01-26-2005, 01:58 AM

Yes, you can duplicate/copy forum permissions by default - but not forums itself.

Xenon · #5 01-26-2005, 03:42 PM

I'll definitelly have to use it once vb4 is out

Andreas · #6 01-26-2005, 03:48 PM

By that time I guess nobody will post in the vB2 forums any longer, so you could just mass-move all posts out of there and rename the category

Xenon · #7 01-26-2005, 04:15 PM

ok, that may be possible as well

but it's contraproductive to advertise your hack

#8 01-26-2005, 04:20 PM

contraproductive ?! pfft... Xenon wish to be the one to burn the most calories when creating similar forums... justify the salary... :laugh:

btw, i tested it... i really love the drag-drop tools... nothing to edit, no hack to implement... just great...

btw, why is it said :: Please Rebuild Forum Information! ?????

Rebuild would be better renamed as "Edit", or "Update"... because it's kinda hard to rebuild when there is no such feature..

Andreas · #9 01-26-2005, 04:28 PM

Hmm, in my ACP (under Import & Maintenance / Update Counters) it is called Rebuild Forum Information?

#10 01-26-2005, 04:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KirbyDE

Hmm, in my ACP (under Import & Maintenance / Update Counters) it is called Rebuild Forum Information?

oh... that one... good then.. sorry, i never use these, so i never remember their name... would be great to link the text to that page, so everybody knows..

thanks KirbyDE