XF 2.2 How can I find posts with not inserted attachments?

[ehd]

Hi,

user uploads image, but doesn't insert it into the post-text.

Example here: https://xenforo.com/community/threads/test-delete-me.214091/#post-1627040

How can I find posts which are affected? Is there a way to prevent the user to publish the post without inserting the image? (Like when there is no post-text)

Thanks alot.

 

[AndyB]

You might like these two add-ons:

https://xenforo.com/community/resources/insert-attachment-all.5669/

https://xenforo.com/community/resources/insert-attachment.5614/

 

[ehd]

Thanks. But these left me with images as full attachments and additionally as non-inserted attachments for old posts when some updates were applied. Whenever this happened I do not know.

And users didn't insert all attachments anymore and got used to it.

 

[beerForo]

Is there a way to prevent the user to publish the post without inserting the image? (Like when there is no post-text)

If you are looking to prevent short posts you could try this:

[XenConcept] Minimum post length

This add-on allows to limit the number of characters / words in posts / threads. Features: Options Enable minimum characters Minimum Characters Length Enable minimum words Minimum Words Length UserGroup permissions Can bypass minimum...

xenforo.com

 

[beerForo]

I may not fully understand your issue however.

 

[ehd]

Hi, thanks.

Do you see the difference between the 2 posts here: https://xenforo.com/community/threads/test-delete-me.214091/post-1627050 ?

The first one has no image inserted in full size (and it is shown as "attached", because it has just been uploaded), in the second post it has been inserted in full size.

 

[beerForo]

Yes but I don't see any issue.

 

[Mr Lucky]

Yes but I don't see any issue.

I think they just want all image attachments inserted, not as thumbnails.

 

[ehd]

Yes but I don't see any issue.

The issue is that the images are just tiny attachments which are cropped in their preview.

 

[beerForo]

You didn't mention that before. Here you go:

XF 2.2 - Attachment thumbnails now square random crop... changeable?

So, mostly I like the updated attachment handling, but I'm not a fan of the cropped square thumbnails. It it possible to keep the original picture aspect ratio in the thumbnail? Or at least have a larger crop? My large image attachments are given some random small square of the picture as a...

xenforo.com

 

[ehd]

You didn't mention that before. Here you go:

XF 2.2 - Attachment thumbnails now square random crop... changeable?

So, mostly I like the updated attachment handling, but I'm not a fan of the cropped square thumbnails. It it possible to keep the original picture aspect ratio in the thumbnail? Or at least have a larger crop? My large image attachments are given some random small square of the picture as a...

xenforo.com

And I might add that thumbnails are the black plague. The images have to be full-sized.

 

[beerForo]

@AndyB posted a solution.

 

[ehd]

@AndyB posted a solution.

https://xenforo.com/community/threa...-not-inserted-attachments.214096/post-1627047

 

[beerForo]

And users didn't insert all attachments anymore and got used to it.

So this is intentional. Why try to change a user's intention?

 

[Mr Lucky]

So this is intentional. Why try to change a user's intention?

I get this sometimes. Users insert images as attachments when they actually wanted the images embedded in the post. So they are happy to learn how to do it.

I’d prefer if images could only be added via the image icon, and attachments were just for other files.

Or if they at least all automatically got inserted and displayed as full image in the post.

 

[ehd]

They don't do it by intention. The do it because they are used to the old habit that all attachments were inserted automatically as fullscreen.
And many users are annoyed.
They do not know better. And because of the automatic insertion before by an add-on many old threads have additionally to the full-sized images every image as an attachment.

 

[beerForo]

I see. I have users that do it intentionally mostly when there are more than 10. Yes, it could be more intuitive, and I hope you find a solution.

 

[Mr Lucky]

intention. The do it because they are used to the old habit that all attachments were inserted automatically as fullscreen

That’s right. It’s how it works with so many other applications you would expect images to display

 

[ehd]

Back to topic: How can I find posts where images are just attached and not inserted?