UBB.Developers Forums UBB.threads 6 V6 Modifications Templates [6.2] Remove the edit, reply, and quote hyperlinks

What is it?: A mod that will remove the edit, reply, and quote hyperlinks if the viewer of a thread does not have reply access to the forum the thread is in.

Instructions attached. Mad props to Astaran for helping me debug the script

Version 1.1 Removes the edit button on a post by post bassis in showflat view.

Update: A more complete mod to remove dead navigation links from all of UBB Threads can be found here.

I forgot my manners on this one: Props to Gardener for suggesting this mod while I was working on the article templates.

nice one

Thanks!

I'd like to see this one make it's way into the official Threads release.

How do you get this to work if you have installed the Quick Reply hack?

I don't think it would make any difference, since the script for the buttons shouldn't be effected by the quick reply hack.

If you want to know how to get rid of the quick reply box if someone doesn't have the right to post to a thread I can look into it for you.

I've got it figured out. Here is what I did, since I have Quick Reply installed.

In showthreaded.tmpl I looked for:

[]
<table border="0" class="tablesurround">
<tr>
<td class="navigation">
$editlinkstart
<img src="{$config['images']}/edit.gif" border="0" alt="{$ubbt_lang['PEDIT_HEAD']}" $imagestyle />
{$ubbt_lang['EDIT_ICON']}
$editlinkstop
 
</td>
<td class="navigation">
$replylinkstart
<img src="{$config['images']}/reply.gif" border="0" alt="{$ubbt_lang['REPLY_POST']}" $imagestyle />
{$ubbt_lang['REPLY_ICON']}
$replylinkstop
 
</td>
<td class="navigation">
$quotelinkstart
<img src="{$config['images']}/quote.gif" border="0" alt="{$ubbt_lang['REPLY_POST']}" $imagestyle />
{$ubbt_lang['QUOTE_ICON']}
$quotelinkstop
 
</td>

<td class="navigation">
<a href="#quickreply">
<img src="{$config['images']}/reply.gif" border="0" alt="{$ubbt_lang['QUICK_REPLY']}" $imagestyle />
{$ubbt_lang['QUICK_REPLY']}
</a>
 
</td>

</tr>
</table>
[/]
and replaced it with:
[]
UBBTPRINT;

//---------------
// Post, Edit, and Reply link start

if ($edit == "on") {

echo <<<UBBTPRINT


<table border="0" class="tablesurround">
<tr>
<td class="navigation">
$editlinkstart
<img src="{$config['images']}/edit.gif" border="0" alt="{$ubbt_lang['PEDIT_HEAD']}" $imagestyle />
{$ubbt_lang['EDIT_ICON']}
$editlinkstop
 
</td>
<td class="navigation">
$replylinkstart
<img src="{$config['images']}/reply.gif" border="0" alt="{$ubbt_lang['REPLY_POST']}" $imagestyle />
{$ubbt_lang['REPLY_ICON']}
$replylinkstop
 
</td>
<td class="navigation">
$quotelinkstart
<img src="{$config['images']}/quote.gif" border="0" alt="{$ubbt_lang['REPLY_POST']}" $imagestyle />
{$ubbt_lang['QUOTE_ICON']}
$quotelinkstop
 
</td>

<td class="navigation">
<a href="#quickreply">
<img src="{$config['images']}/reply.gif" border="0" alt="{$ubbt_lang['QUICK_REPLY']}" $imagestyle />
{$ubbt_lang['QUICK_REPLY']}
</a>
 
</td>

</tr>
</table>

UBBTPRINT;

}
else {
if ($reply == "on") {

echo <<<UBBTPRINT

<table border="0" class="tablesurround">
<tr>
<td class="navigation">
$replylinkstart
<img src="{$config['images']}/reply.gif" border="0" alt="{$ubbt_lang['REPLY_POST']}" $imagestyle />
{$ubbt_lang['REPLY_ICON']}
$replylinkstop
 
</td>
<td class="navigation">
$quotelinkstart
<img src="{$config['images']}/quote.gif" border="0" alt="{$ubbt_lang['REPLY_POST']}" $imagestyle />
{$ubbt_lang['QUOTE_ICON']}
$quotelinkstop
 
</td>
<td class="navigation">
<a href="#quickreply">
<img src="{$config['images']}/reply.gif" border="0" alt="{$ubbt_lang['QUICK_REPLY']}" $imagestyle />
{$ubbt_lang['QUICK_REPLY']}
</a>
 
</td>
</tr>
</table>

UBBTPRINT;
}
}

//---------------
// Post, Edit, and Reply link stop

echo <<<UBBTPRINT
[/]

In showflat.tmpl I found:
[]
<table class="tablesurround" border="0">
<tr>
<td class="navigation" nowrap="nowrap">
{$postrow[$i]['editlinkstart']}
<img src="{$config['images']}/edit.gif" border="0" alt="{$ubbt_lang['PEDIT_HEAD']}" width="21" height="14" $imagestyle />
{$ubbt_lang['EDIT_ICON']}
{$postrow[$i]['editlinkstop']}
 
</td>
<td class="navigation" nowrap="nowrap">
{$postrow[$i]['replylinkstart']}
<img src="{$config['images']}/reply.gif" border="0" alt="{$ubbt_lang['REPLY_POST']}" width="27" height="14" $imagestyle />
{$ubbt_lang['REPLY_ICON']}
{$postrow[$i]['replylinkstop']}
 
</td>
<td class="navigation" nowrap="nowrap">
{$postrow[$i]['quotelinkstart']}
<img src="{$config['images']}/quote.gif" border="0" alt="{$ubbt_lang['REPLY_POST']}" width="27" height="14" $imagestyle />
{$ubbt_lang['QUOTE_ICON']}

UBBTPRINT;
if (($user['U_Username']) && (($Open != "C") && ($Open != "M"))) {
$qreplylinkstart = "<a href="javascript:quickreply('$i');">";
$qreplylinkstop = "</a>";
} else {
$qreplylinkstart = "";
$qreplylinkstop = "";
}
echo <<<UBBTPRINT
<td class="navigation" nowrap="nowrap">
$qreplylinkstart
<img src="{$config['images']}/reply.gif" border="0" alt="{$ubbt_lang['QUICK_REPLY']}" width="27" height="14" $imagestyle />
{$ubbt_lang['QUICK_REPLY_ICON']}
$qreplylinkstop
 
</td>
</tr>
</table>
[/]
and replaced it with:
[]
UBBTPRINT;

//---------------
// Post, Edit, and Reply link start

if ($postrow[$i]['editlinkstart'] != "") {

echo <<<UBBTPRINT


<table class="tablesurround" border="0">
<tr>
<td class="navigation" nowrap="nowrap">
{$postrow[$i]['editlinkstart']}
<img src="{$config['images']}/edit.gif" border="0" alt="{$ubbt_lang['PEDIT_HEAD']}" width="21" height="14" $imagestyle />
{$ubbt_lang['EDIT_ICON']}
{$postrow[$i]['editlinkstop']}
 
</td>
<td class="navigation" nowrap="nowrap">
{$postrow[$i]['replylinkstart']}
<img src="{$config['images']}/reply.gif" border="0" alt="{$ubbt_lang['REPLY_POST']}" width="27" height="14" $imagestyle />
{$ubbt_lang['REPLY_ICON']}
{$postrow[$i]['replylinkstop']}
 
</td>
<td class="navigation" nowrap="nowrap">
{$postrow[$i]['quotelinkstart']}
<img src="{$config['images']}/quote.gif" border="0" alt="{$ubbt_lang['REPLY_POST']}" width="27" height="14" $imagestyle />
{$ubbt_lang['QUOTE_ICON']}

UBBTPRINT;
if (($user['U_Username']) && (($Open != "C") && ($Open != "M"))) {
$qreplylinkstart = "<a href="javascript:quickreply('$i');">";
$qreplylinkstop = "</a>";
} else {
$qreplylinkstart = "";
$qreplylinkstop = "";
}
echo <<<UBBTPRINT
<td class="navigation" nowrap="nowrap">
$qreplylinkstart
<img src="{$config['images']}/reply.gif" border="0" alt="{$ubbt_lang['QUICK_REPLY']}" width="27" height="14" $imagestyle />
{$ubbt_lang['QUICK_REPLY_ICON']}
$qreplylinkstop
 
</td>
</tr>
</table>

UBBTPRINT;

}
else {
if ($reply == "on") {

echo <<<UBBTPRINT

<table class="tablesurround" border="0">
<tr>
<td class="navigation">
{$postrow[$i]['replylinkstart']}
<img src="{$config['images']}/reply.gif" border="0" alt="{$ubbt_lang['REPLY_POST']}" width="27" height="14" $imagestyle />
{$ubbt_lang['REPLY_ICON']}
{$postrow[$i]['replylinkstop']}
 
</td>
<td class="navigation">
{$postrow[$i]['quotelinkstart']}
<img src="{$config['images']}/quote.gif" border="0" alt="{$ubbt_lang['REPLY_POST']}" width="27" height="14" $imagestyle />
{$ubbt_lang['QUOTE_ICON']}
{$postrow[$i]['quotelinkstop']}
 
</td>
</tr>
</table>

UBBTPRINT;
}
}

//---------------
// Post, Edit, and Reply link stop

echo <<<UBBTPRINT
[/]

There is also the post button at the top of the postlist page that would be nice to get rid of too - to complete the removal hack. I have tried to get this to work, but alas, my PHP skills are meager. Here is what I've tried, but has not worked. Can someone tell me where I went wrong?

In postlist.tmpl I found:
[]
<table border="0" class="tablesurround">
<tr>
<td class="navigation" nowrap="nowrap">

<!-- postoption is either newpost.gif or greynewpost.gif -->
$newpoststart
<img src="{$config['images']}/$postoption" alt="{$ubbt_lang['MAKE_A_NEW']}" border="0" {$images['newpost']} $imagestyle />
{$ubbt_lang['NEW_POST_ICON']}
$newpoststop
 
</td>
<td class="navigation" nowrap="nowrap">
<!-- prevoption is either previous.gif or greyprevious.gif -->
$prevstart
<img src="{$config['images']}/$prevoption" alt="{$ubbt_lang['PREV_PAGE']}" border="0" {$images['previous']} $imagestyle />
{$ubbt_lang['PREV_ICON']}
$prevstop
 
</td>
<td class="navigation" nowrap="nowrap">
<a href="{$config['phpurl']}/ubbthreads.php?Cat=$Cat&C=$C">
<img src="{$config['images']}/all.gif" alt="{$ubbt_lang['FORUM_IND']}" border="0" {$images['all']} $imagestyle />
{$ubbt_lang['INDEX_ICON']}
</a>
 
</td>
<td class="navigation" nowrap="nowrap">
<!-- nextoption is either next.gif or greynext.gif -->
$nextstart
<img src="{$config['images']}/$nextoption" alt="{$ubbt_lang['NEXT_PAGE']}" border="0" {$images['next']} $imagestyle />
{$ubbt_lang['NEXT_ICON']}
$nextstop
 
</td>
<td class="navigation" nowrap="nowrap">
<!-- expandoption is either expand.gif or greyexpand.gif -->
$expandstart
<img src="{$config['images']}/$expandoption" alt="{$ubbt_lang['TEXT_EXP']}" border="0" {$images['expand']} $imagestyle />
{$ubbt_lang['EXP_ICON']}
$expandstop
 
</td>
<td class="navigation" nowrap="nowrap">
<!-- collapseoption is iether collapse.gif or greycollapse.gif -->
$collapsestart
<img src="{$config['images']}/$collapseoption" alt="{$ubbt_lang['TEXT_COLL']}" border="0" {$images['collapse']} $imagestyle />
{$ubbt_lang['COL_ICON']}
$collapsestop
 
</td>
</tr>
</table>
[/]
and replaced it with:
[]
UBBTPRINT;

//---------------
// Post link start

if ($post == "off") {

echo <<<UBBTPRINT


<table border="0" class="tablesurround">
<tr>
<td class="navigation" nowrap="nowrap">
<!-- prevoption is either previous.gif or greyprevious.gif -->
$prevstart
<img src="{$config['images']}/$prevoption" alt="{$ubbt_lang['PREV_PAGE']}" border="0" {$images['previous']} $imagestyle />
{$ubbt_lang['PREV_ICON']}
$prevstop
 
</td>
<td class="navigation" nowrap="nowrap">
<a href="{$config['phpurl']}/ubbthreads.php?Cat=$Cat&C=$C">
<img src="{$config['images']}/all.gif" alt="{$ubbt_lang['FORUM_IND']}" border="0" {$images['all']} $imagestyle />
{$ubbt_lang['INDEX_ICON']}
</a>
 
</td>
<td class="navigation" nowrap="nowrap">
<!-- nextoption is either next.gif or greynext.gif -->
$nextstart
<img src="{$config['images']}/$nextoption" alt="{$ubbt_lang['NEXT_PAGE']}" border="0" {$images['next']} $imagestyle />
{$ubbt_lang['NEXT_ICON']}
$nextstop
 
</td>
<td class="navigation" nowrap="nowrap">
<!-- expandoption is either expand.gif or greyexpand.gif -->
$expandstart
<img src="{$config['images']}/$expandoption" alt="{$ubbt_lang['TEXT_EXP']}" border="0" {$images['expand']} $imagestyle />
{$ubbt_lang['EXP_ICON']}
$expandstop
 
</td>
<td class="navigation" nowrap="nowrap">
<!-- collapseoption is iether collapse.gif or greycollapse.gif -->
$collapsestart
<img src="{$config['images']}/$collapseoption" alt="{$ubbt_lang['TEXT_COLL']}" border="0" {$images['collapse']} $imagestyle />
{$ubbt_lang['COL_ICON']}
$collapsestop
 
</td>
</tr>
</table>

UBBTPRINT;

}
else {

echo <<<UBBTPRINT

<table border="0" class="tablesurround">
<tr>
<td class="navigation" nowrap="nowrap">

<!-- postoption is either newpost.gif or greynewpost.gif -->
$newpoststart
<img src="{$config['images']}/$postoption" alt="{$ubbt_lang['MAKE_A_NEW']}" border="0" {$images['newpost']} $imagestyle />
{$ubbt_lang['NEW_POST_ICON']}
$newpoststop
 
</td>

<td class="navigation" nowrap="nowrap">
<!-- prevoption is either previous.gif or greyprevious.gif -->
$prevstart
<img src="{$config['images']}/$prevoption" alt="{$ubbt_lang['PREV_PAGE']}" border="0" {$images['previous']} $imagestyle />
{$ubbt_lang['PREV_ICON']}
$prevstop
 
</td>
<td class="navigation" nowrap="nowrap">
<a href="{$config['phpurl']}/ubbthreads.php?Cat=$Cat&C=$C">
<img src="{$config['images']}/all.gif" alt="{$ubbt_lang['FORUM_IND']}" border="0" {$images['all']} $imagestyle />
{$ubbt_lang['INDEX_ICON']}
</a>
 
</td>
<td class="navigation" nowrap="nowrap">
<!-- nextoption is either next.gif or greynext.gif -->
$nextstart
<img src="{$config['images']}/$nextoption" alt="{$ubbt_lang['NEXT_PAGE']}" border="0" {$images['next']} $imagestyle />
{$ubbt_lang['NEXT_ICON']}
$nextstop
 
</td>
<td class="navigation" nowrap="nowrap">
<!-- expandoption is either expand.gif or greyexpand.gif -->
$expandstart
<img src="{$config['images']}/$expandoption" alt="{$ubbt_lang['TEXT_EXP']}" border="0" {$images['expand']} $imagestyle />
{$ubbt_lang['EXP_ICON']}
$expandstop
 
</td>
<td class="navigation" nowrap="nowrap">
<!-- collapseoption is iether collapse.gif or greycollapse.gif -->
$collapsestart
<img src="{$config['images']}/$collapseoption" alt="{$ubbt_lang['TEXT_COLL']}" border="0" {$images['collapse']} $imagestyle />
{$ubbt_lang['COL_ICON']}
$collapsestop
 
</td>
</tr>
</table>

UBBTPRINT;

}

//---------------
// Post link stop

echo <<<UBBTPRINT
[/]
I'm pretty sure, maybe, that I didn't get the variable correct. Is $post correct? I tried all different variables including $newpost, $postoption, and I even got desperate and tried $newpoststart. What else is wrong with it? Lay it on me!

I'd have to dig into postlist.php and figure out what variable to use for the check. Looking good on the quick reply

Please see this mod. I've removed all of the possible dead links.