Time limit for post edit

[andrea]

As is now everybody can edit or delete his/her posts forever.

How would I have to implement a time limit for the edit/deletion of posts?

For example: own posts can be edited or deleted within the next 24 hours (or the next 7 days), as long as the thread is not closed by a moderator or an admin.

[David]

Or posts can't be edited or deleted once responded tol.

[andrea]

Maybe one of the admins could move this thread into the "mod ideas" board?

[Dave Smulders]

As long as it stays optional

I use the editing of posts to keep track of lists of people which will participate in sports tournaments and so on....these change during a timespan of a month or two

Maybe so that only normal users have the time limit. Admins and mod's then could keep editing posts even after that period of time.

[andrea]

Maybe so that only normal users have the time limit. Admins and mod's then could keep editing posts even after that period of time.

Yes, I agree with that.

[seth4chaos]

This mod gives a normal user 1 hour the time to edit/delete his post. After that only Mods/Global Mods/Admins can edit/delete a post.

Code Select Expand

<id>
ModifyTimeLimit
</id>

<edit file>
Sources/Display.php
</edit file>

<search for>
      if(in_array($username,$moderators) || $settings[7] == 'Administrator' || $settings[7] == 'Global Moderator'|| ($ID_MEMBER==$muserID && $ID_MEMBER != -1))

</search for>

<replace>
      if(in_array($username,$moderators) || $settings[7] == 'Administrator' || $settings[7] == 'Global Moderator'|| ($ID_MEMBER==$muserID && $ID_MEMBER != -1 && (($mdate+3600) >= time())))

</replace>

<edit file>
Sources/ModifyMessage.php
</edit file>

<search for>
   if($row['ID_MEMBER'] != $ID_MEMBER && !in_array($username,$moderators) && $settings[7] != 'Administrator' && $settings[7] != 'Global Moderator' )

</search for>

<replace>
   if( !($row['ID_MEMBER'] == $ID_MEMBER && ($row['posterTime']+3600) >= time()) && !in_array($username,$moderators) && $settings[7] != 'Administrator' && $settings[7] != 'Global Moderator' )

</replace>

<search for>
   if(($settings[7] != 'Administrator') && ($settings[7] != 'Global Moderator') && !in_array($username,$moderators) && $row['ID_MEMBER'] != $ID_MEMBER) {

</search for>

<replace>
   if(($settings[7] != 'Administrator') && ($settings[7] != 'Global Moderator') && !in_array($username,$moderators) && !($row['ID_MEMBER'] == $ID_MEMBER && ($row['posterTime']+3600) >= time())) {

</replace>

<search for>
   # Make sure the user is allowed to edit this post.
   if($row['ID_MEMBER'] != $ID_MEMBER && !in_array($username,$moderators) && $settings[7] != 'Administrator' && $settings[7] != 'Global Moderator' )
      fatal_error($txt[67]);

</search for>

<replace>
//   # Make sure the user is allowed to edit this post.
//   if($row['ID_MEMBER'] != $ID_MEMBER && !in_array($username,$moderators) && $settings[7] != 'Administrator' && $settings[7] != 'Global Moderator' )
//      fatal_error($txt[67]);

</replace>


[sydney078]

Has anyone tested this?  And where does it go exactly?

Thank you

[groundup]

<edit file>
Sources/Display.php
</edit file>

so u r editing display.php

[seth4chaos]

<edit file>
Sources/Display.php
</edit file>

so u r editing display.php

Yep, this is to hide the 'edit' and 'delete' image after 1 hour

[groundup]

sorry, i forgot to quote sydney.