Admin Edit of Post Username & Dateline

[phlogiston]

This product will allow Administrators to edit the username and/or the date & time of posts.

It's fairly no-frills but may be of use to others - I use it because at present I am going back through some threads to insert a post at the beginning to act as topic info and also I like to post updates under a particular username which isn't my preferred login. Yes I'm lazy enough that posting and then editing the uername is easier than logging in the other account!



Details:
3 plugin locations (one to cache template)
1 new template
1 added query to match username to userid
Applies edit username/dateline permission to usergroupid 6.

note:
If you edit the dateline for a post and alter which is the first or last post in a thread then you'll need to rebuild thread info from admncp maintenance. (Not strictly needed for changing the last post as this will be updated when the thread is next posted in.)


As I say, no frills; very simply does what it does and no more. I think the code may be a bit of a fudge in places to work around weirdness I couldn't think to sort any other way so if you know better please share! :D

[WNxWakko]

If you wanted the thread to be at the top, isnt that what stickies are for? I dont understand the real reason for this.

[phlogiston]

It's not something that I imagine many folk will have a use for I'll give you that!

As for myself it wasn't wanting threads to be at the top of a forum it was taking existing threads and needing to reorder posts within them, specifically in my case to add a post at the beginning to display differently (like vb.org does with hacks), my solution was to edit the datestamp of the post so it becomes first post - that again I doubt more than a couple others would ever need but still, sharing is good :)

[Jenta]

thanks, was hoping the old 3.0 version would get ported
I use it a lot for a variety of reasons

[Bad Bunny]

It's not something that I imagine many folk will have a use for I'll give you that!

As for myself it wasn't wanting threads to be at the top of a forum it was taking existing threads and needing to reorder posts within them, specifically in my case to add a post at the beginning to display differently (like vb.org does with hacks), my solution was to edit the datestamp of the post so it becomes first post - that again I doubt more than a couple others would ever need but still, sharing is good :)

I was running an "efed" site, where I wanted to combine threads together to form one long post, and this would have allowed me to do it with a little work. :) I would have loved this, but that was a while ago.

[delds]

I have had trouble copying threads from old threads in phpbb2 to vbulletin, had trouble running import rotuines, so this helps me changing the timestamp back to the orginal post date, which is much easilier than editing the date than to go into the hosts sql manager and find the correct thread records and change the appropriate fields.

I assume this will also update lastposter / timedate fields as well as firstposter / datestamp fields which affect the forums thread list.

[delds]

It doesn't seem to work for me, as it gives an error message saying that no users match your query. The posts were copied by a copy and paste routine. Oh well the sql manager routine will let me do it.

[SnowBot]

/me installs, hope it works ok

[SnowBot]

doesnt seem to work for 3.5 GOLD Can we update it?

[sub_ubi]

Another option:

http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=98737

[Bro_Joey_Gowdy]

Nice, I was looking for this in Aug. of 2005 because a moderator went crazy and deleted most of the threads, so I had to go back and restore everything except for some reason the dates were deleted.

Also, will this work for vb 3.5.3 ?

[corn dog]

Nice, I was looking for this in Aug. of 2005 because a moderator went crazy and deleted most of the threads, so I had to go back and restore everything except for some reason the dates were deleted.

Also, will this work for vb 3.5.3 ?

*Clicks install*
Works fantastic!
Thanks!

[corn dog]

Nice, I was looking for this in Aug. of 2005 because a moderator went crazy and deleted most of the threads, so I had to go back and restore everything except for some reason the dates were deleted.

Also, will this work for vb 3.5.3 ?

I believe it does.I have 3.5.3 and it works fine :)
PS:This thing is useful I just installed it and it works great :)

[Bro_Joey_Gowdy]

*installs*

Thanks !!

[majorxp]

Fantastic!

This is exactly what I was looking for!

/install

[vampireus]

Installed :D It's great

I want to set permission by userid, would you please consider adding it to your hack or tell me how to do it

[dutchbb]

this is just what I was looking for! Before this I would need to go to the database and change those things there.

Great mod, will use it alot thanks!

[SnappedAgain]

Awesome just what I needed. Had some date issues on my forum and though I was gonna have to delete all the posts. You saved me thanks man :up:

[Spenser]

Is there any way to change to a guest user?
I use this plugin to change unwanted guest usernames but I am only able to change to registered usernames.

[glenvw]

Does anyone know if this will work with 3.6x ?

It is exactly what I want. I need to change dates. I know there is another out there http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=98737&page=4 but I don't want to install that one.

This one is simple and only does what I need, so it is ideal. I am just nervous about installing it and it fouling something up in 3.6 - if that is possible..

[Evoir]

Is there a way to make it not just for admins? I'd like to allow certain usergroups to alter the post date of a NEW post (we use this as an intranet, and need to add old posts) and also whoever has permissions to edit posts, not just admins. Possible? (i'm running 3.64)

[mariocaz]

Is anybody using this in 3.6.8 pl 2 ?

Thanx.

[mariocaz]

Installed and working goos in 3.6.8 pl 2

[storpappa]

installed and working to change the users name

Now, the thread views still show the original users, and the user stats are not updated. Looking for the exact steps to get this updated.

[mariocaz]

Hi storpapa,

I have exactly the same problem, the good news is the mod is working.

[glenvw]

Anyone know if this mod works on the new Candidate 3.7.2 ?

[shipfriends]

just tried it on 3.7 rc2 for date change and it worked.

[steveneff]

Installed 3.6.10

excellent mod, would be perfect if you could also edit Unregistered posts

[ispots]

Your thread hasn't been bumped in quite a while, so I'll do it again for you....this mod is GREAT!!!!

I just installed it on 3.8 and it works just fine.

[glowinggal]

using on 3.8.* and works great especially in conjunction with article postings.

[SnapOff Racing]

Installed and working on vb 3.8.3

[asiaphoto]

is this version usable in VB4.0.1 ?

i'll need a mod like this but my forum is now running at 4.0.1

[gr8whtd0pe]

Yes! Finally one that works with 3.8.5

[blueperspective]

Anyone knows a similar mod that works on vbulletin v 4.x.x ?
Thanks in advance!

[angeljs]

This works great on 3.8, and just what I needed, thanks! :)