Setting up a Trash Forum

[Vincent]

Hello,
I like to have a trash forum at my forums so here is how to do it:

1. Set up a Trash Forum, don't forget to untick "Allow new messages to be posted in this forum".

2. In library\XenForo\Model\Thread.php and In library\XenForo\Model\InlineMod\Thread.php change:

$dw->set('discussion_state', 'deleted');

to

$dw->set('node_id', 'xxx');

3. Change xxx with the ID of your trash forum.

Now, every time you soft-delete a thread it will appear as a visible thread in the trash forum you created.
Permanently deleted threads are still permanently deleted

 

[James]

Never mind, silly me I'd recommend commenting the code out instead of actually replacing it.

 

[Vincent]

Never mind, silly me I'd recommend commenting the code out instead of actually replacing it.

I think you're smart enough and skilled enough to do that

 

[Forsaken]

Isn't this mostly a repost of this: http://xenforo.com/community/threads/create-a-trash-forum-for-deleted-theme.8394/?

 

[James]

Isn't this mostly a repost of this: http://xenforo.com/community/threads/create-a-trash-forum-for-deleted-theme.8394/?

$dw->setExtraData(XenForo_DataWriter_Discussion::DATA_DELETE_REASON, $options['reason']); $dw->set('discussion_state', 'deleted'); $dw->set('node_id', '9999'); $dw->save();

Except this version sets the discussion state to deleted and changes the forum it's in (which seems pointless ). There's also an add-on for this somewhere.

 

[Vincent]

Isn't this mostly a repost of this: http://xenforo.com/community/threads/create-a-trash-forum-for-deleted-theme.8394/?

Wow, it appears I posted in there :O
Well, didn't mean to.

Anyhow, mine is not the same and is better in my eyes, so you can't blame me

 

[Robert F Schmitz]

We will Grave Yard posts when dead. Thanks for this tip.

 

[RobParker]

This only works for threads and not posts?

 

[Vincent]

This only works for threads and not posts?

I can also create it for posts, but that will be trouble-ish no?

 

[Floris]

Very interesting, thanks for sharing Vincent.

On http://xenfans.com we have a private archive that only the admins have access to. It's

archive/
archive/staff/
archive/2010/

Archive is where the current content goes, the staff sub forum is where all private team discussions go, and and the 2010 is just older archive content from previous year(s), so we have a current + history (makes it easier to search through).

Your approach to a trash bin, interesting.

 

[RobParker]

I can also create it for posts, but that will be trouble-ish no?

I assume you'd have to create a new thread in the trash forum for the post that's deleted so yeah, maybe it would be.

 

[Vincent]

I assume you'd have to create a new thread in the trash forum for the post that's deleted so yeah, maybe it would be.

That was the plan indeed
I really think it would be weird mate :s