Duplicate Save custom fields in edit history

[frm]

Custom fields are currently not saved in edit history. At times, custom fields can be just as important as the message, if not add greater value to the message as well. Not preserving this in an edit is tantamount to loss of data with a bad edit.

Table xf_edit_history only shows column old_text, preserving the message only.

A few ways this could be done:

• The more logical way, add a JSON BLOB of the "old_custom_thread_fields" to xf_edit_history to save the custom fields (if or if not changed, could be ""/NULL to save space if no change was made and the value if a change was made).
• Update column field_value in xf_thread_field_value with JSON containing xf_edit_history's edit_date with the corresponding changed value to link the two.

If the custom fields don't exist after an edit (removed), they simply would be ignored and not restored if the post is taken back in time. However, if they do exist, the custom fields should revert back to the previous value, if changed.

This should also be standard for XFMG and XFRM for any custom field for any content that allows for custom fields, obviously with the tables/columns to correspond.

 

[Paul B]

Dupe.

Thread 'Custom Field Permissions & Edit History'

Nov 13, 2020

I'm re-posting this suggestion by @Alpha1, as we're a few years down the road and it seems a lot more people are using custom fields. I've spoke with several developers who don't want to incorporate a feature like this into their addons until it's part of the XF core (most were expecting it in 2.2). These features would be huge for increasing the usability of custom fields to customize XenForo in ways we need it to be. Hopefully it'll get some traction now.

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