Closed (won't fix)
Project:
Advanced Forum
Version:
6.x-2.x-dev
Component:
User interface
Priority:
Normal
Category:
Feature request
Assigned:
Unassigned
Reporter:
Created:
4 Mar 2009 at 12:05 UTC
Updated:
17 Nov 2009 at 18:21 UTC
I just thought of another feature. Bumping topics. This would allow a user to move a topic up the listing. The other option that would work for me as well would be to change the sort order a little. I might want to sort topics on two criteria, last post or topic's revision time. whichever is greater.
Comments
Comment #1
michelleBumping and a single sort order are already part of core. Having two sort orders at once would need to be a feature request against core. I appreciate your enthusiasm, but please familiarize yourself with what is already there before filing feature requests.
Michelle
Comment #2
nicholas.alipaz commentedWhen you say that bumping is already a part of core... I kind of understand that. I mean, one can "bump a post" by simply changing it's date. However, this means you actually have to edit and save the post with the new date (you would also need admin priviledges to be able to change the date).
What I am describing is more of a forum feature you see on other forums, like phpBB3. Just like there is a reply, edit, quote, etc buttons. There would be a bump button. All this button does is to simply bump the thread to the top of the list without actually needing to edit any post.
I don't think that what I am describing is in the core really. Please correct me if I am wrong.
Comment #3
michelleNo, that's not part of core. Your initial posts have just been very vague so I've been misunderstanding what you're asking. I've never been on a forum where there was any way of bumping beyond adding a new comment. I'll put it on the 2.x list.
Michelle
Comment #4
nicholas.alipaz commentedI appreciate you taking the time to look at these requests and I am sorry for my vagueness. Perhaps I wasn't in my right mind when I posted. I had just finished launching a site and was in a hurry to get those thoughts out of my head before forgetting them.
As for the bumping option. It is available in all phpBB3 installations as long as the administrator sets bumping to allowed. The admin also has the option to set "thresholds" for the bumping feature. i.e. user may bump his topic only after x amount of time passes. The feature can also be enabled on a per forum basis I believe.
Comment #5
michelleI understand. I'm often in a hurry to get everything answered in the queue so I can toss off too short answers at times.
It sounds like a reasonable request. 1.x isn't getting new features, though, so it will have to wait for 2.x.
Michelle
Comment #6
michelleComment #7
michelleGoing through the issue queue and, honestly, this isn't going to happen unless someone submits a patch.
Michelle
Comment #8
nicholas.alipaz commentedThanks for the update. Still would be nice if anyone ever comes up with a patch for it. Thanks for your candidness.
Comment #9
michelleYeah, I'd be happy to look at a patch if anyone does one. It's just not something I, personally, have an interest in writing and I have a pretty full plate already.
Michelle
Comment #10
nicholas.alipaz commentedJust out of curiosity, would this feature request be better suited to DruBB? It is a phpBB3 feature.
Comment #11
michelleWell, you can certainly ask over there if anyone is interested in doing it. I'm going to guess probably not as we already have a full to do list but I don't want to speak for the Sony folks.
Michelle
Comment #12
nicholas.alipaz commentedI am moving this over the DruBB, in case anyone wants to try to add this feature. It is a phpBB3 feature and does not seem to be in your list. Please mark accordingly if you want to/don't want to fix.
Comment #13
webchickHm. If all goes well, DruBB does not offer *any* functionality, and is simply a wrapper that does auto-configuration of the options of existing modules to make a nice forum.
If Michelle doesn't want to add this feature to Advanced Forum, it sounds like it should become a separate "Bump Thread" add-on module. Which could or could not go into DruBB's auto-configuration, though currently I lean towards not, since so far you're the only person who's asked for this feature, and it doesn't seem to be on by default in phpBB3 since this is the first I've ever heard of it.
So my suggestion would be if you want this functionality, code up a module to provide it, and apply for a CVS account so you can share it here on drupal.org. Then we could start by adding it to the documentation of Advanced Forum as an optional module that can provide additional features, and see where we go from there based on usage statistics.
Restoring original status to "won't fix" for "Advanced Forum" since DruBB is merely a wrapper module, not something that provides features itself.
Comment #14
Jamer commentedBumping a topic would be a super module or patch, we use this all the time of various forums that i admin. It allows you to just bump an old topic to the top again, allowing maybe some members to see it if they missed it first time it was posted.
Comment #15
michelle@Jamer: If you write a patch, I'll have a look at it.
Michelle
Comment #16
Jamer commentedThank you very kind, but would not know where to start, I am familiar with some coding but new to drupal
Comment #17
michelleAh, well, the offer is still open if anyone else wants to do it. It's only "won't fix" as far as me writing it. I have nothing against the feature in general.
Michelle