Convert thread to Media

[Alpha1]

Often users will post a thread to discuss a video or image. The XF Media Gallery is better suited for this and therefore our rules stipulate that members post media in the media gallery.

This means that we regularly encounter forum threads that need to be converted to media items.
Please add a moderator function to 'Convert thread to Media' or 'Move thread to Media'.

Not only because the function is very useful to have, but also so that addons can implement the same function through a XF helper.

 

[Sim]

Yes - this will be very useful for our media-heavy site at ZooChat as well, very good idea.

 

[Alpha1]

This would be very useful for threads that solely discuss a video or a image. Currently we can only close such threads and tell users they have to post in the media gallery. Which is very unfriendly.

 

[sergio00]

Very useful! We have an old forum ( more than 10 years) and we would like move the olds threads in the forum "videos" to Media Gallery.

 

[Dubbed Navigator]

This would be a fantastic addition, probably enough for me to purchase it.

 

[Alpha1]

To illustrate how this could be useful:
A member just posted a new thread and a reply to it. Each post has about 90 images. So in total about 180 images. I would like to convert this to media and into an album or a specific category.

 

[Empty]

Interested in this feature whether from Xenforo or as an addon

 

[markoroots]

For this you have to like the first post here: https://xenforo.com/community/threads/view-pictures-across-site-on-media-gallery.86871/

 

[Alpha1]

For this you have to like the first post here:

No, to support the suggestion, like the first post of this thread. The other suggestion is great and I hope people will vote for it, but its a different suggestion.

 

[markoroots]

Yes you have reason, but in the end all of us have the same problem; bring the forum contents inside the Gallery.

 

[Old Nick]

Brilliant suggestion !
+1

 

[TPerry]

Great suggestion... I know ShowCase already has the ability to move a thread into a ShowCase item... so it apparently isn't impossible to do.

 

[TPerry]

yea its a great suggestion

You did upvote, correct? That's how these things move higher on the totem pole.