After about 6 months of using question2answer I found the time to create a list of all hacks I had to do to get q2a doing what I wanted :)
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My List of Core Hacks
# qa-app-options.php
line 536:
'updateview' => false, // changed: from true to false, do not show update notice in posting (e.g. "edit by")
# qa-db-selects.php
// do not show closed question in unanswered list - no selected answer
line 339: $bysql='selchildid IS NULL AND closedbyid IS NULL'; // old: $bysql='selchildid IS NULL';
// do not show closed question in unanswered list - no upvoted answer
line 343: $bysql='amaxvote=0 AND closedbyid IS NULL'; // old: $bysql='amaxvote=0';
// do not show closed question in unanswered list
line 347: $bysql='acount=0 AND closedbyid IS NULL'; // old: $bysql='acount=0';
# qa-page-account.php
// prevent that users can change their username!
line 71: $inemail=$useraccount['email']; // old: $inemail=qa_post_text('email');
line 213: 'type' => 'static', // old: $changehandle ? 'text' : 'static',
line 222: 'type' => 'static', // old: $changehandle ? 'text' : 'static',
→ updated hack! http://www.question2answer.org/qa/28302/
# qa-page-admin-default.php
line 908-910:
$neatoptions[$rawoption]=
/*commented out: '<IFRAME SRC="'.qa_path_html('url/test/'.QA_URL_TEST_STRING, array('dummy' => '', 'param' => QA_URL_TEST_STRING), null, $rawoption).'" WIDTH="20" HEIGHT="16" STYLE="vertical-align:middle; border:0" SCROLLING="no" FRAMEBORDER="0"></IFRAME> '.*/
'<SMALL>'. //...
# qa-page-question-view.php
line 174 (added code):
/* START added */
// users are never allowed to hide posts
$rules['hideable'] = false;
/* users are not allowed to edit posts after 10 min */
$timestamp = time(); // time now
// 10 min time frame to edit
$rules['editable'] = $rules['editbutton'] = $rules['isbyuser'] && ($timestamp - $post['created'] < 600);
// admin has all rights
$level=qa_get_logged_in_level();
if ($level>=QA_USER_LEVEL_ADMIN) {
$rules['editable'] = $rules['editbutton'] = $rules['hideable'] = true;
}
// only admin can close questions (and check if question is already closed)
$rules['closeable'] = ($level>=QA_USER_LEVEL_ADMIN) && (!$rules['closed']);
/* END added */
# qa-page-user.php
line 360-368:
// disabled, do not show special rights!
if (count($showpermits))
$qa_content['form_profile']['fields']['permits']=array(
'type' => 'static',
'label' => qa_lang_html('profile/extra_privileges'),
'value' => qa_html(implode("\n", $showpermits), true),
'rows' => count($showpermits),
);
*/
line 635:
// removed comma in the end
$votegavevalue=(($upvotes==1) ? qa_lang_html_sub('profile/1_up_vote', $innervalue, '1') : qa_lang_html_sub('profile/x_up_votes', $innervalue)).'';
line 637:
/*
// disabled minus points
$downvotes=@$userpoints['qdownvotes']+@$userpoints['adownvotes'];
$innervalue='<SPAN CLASS="qa-uf-user-downvotes">'.number_format($downvotes).'</SPAN>';
$votegavevalue.=($downvotes==1) ? qa_lang_html_sub('profile/1_down_vote', $innervalue, '1') : qa_lang_html_sub('profile/x_down_votes', $innervalue);
*/
line 648 (ca.):
// removed comma in the end
$votegotvalue=((@$userpoints['upvoteds']==1) ? qa_lang_html_sub('profile/1_up_vote', $innervalue, '1')
: qa_lang_html_sub('profile/x_up_votes', $innervalue)).'';
line 651 (ca.):
// disabled minus points
/* $innervalue='<SPAN CLASS="qa-uf-user-downvoteds">'.number_format(@$userpoints['downvoteds']).'</SPAN>';
$votegotvalue.=(@$userpoints['downvoteds']==1) ? qa_lang_html_sub('profile/1_down_vote', $innervalue, '1')
: qa_lang_html_sub('profile/x_down_votes', $innervalue);
*/
# qa-page.php
line 510-514:
/* changed order of navigation */
if (qa_opt('nav_ask') && (qa_user_permit_error('permit_post_q')!='level'))
$qa_content['navigation']['main']['ask']=array(
'url' => qa_path_html('ask', (qa_using_categories() && strlen($lastcategoryid)) ? array('cat' => $lastcategoryid) : null),
'label' => qa_lang_html('main/nav_ask'),
);
line 547 ca.:
/* changed: show user in Nav-Menu - only for logged in users */
if(qa_is_logged_in() ) {
if (qa_opt('nav_users'))
$qa_content['navigation']['main']['user']=array(
'url' => qa_path_html('users'),
'label' => qa_lang_html('main/nav_users'),
);
}
line 555 ca.:
/* // do not show
if (qa_opt('nav_ask') && (qa_user_permit_error('permit_post_q')!='level'))
$qa_content['navigation']['main']['ask']=array(
'url' => qa_path_html('ask', (qa_using_categories() && strlen($lastcategoryid)) ? array('cat' => $lastcategoryid) : null),
'label' => qa_lang_html('main/nav_ask'),
);
*/
line 722 ca.:
// self-defined js version!
$qa_content['script_rel'][]='qa-content/qa-page.js?1.5.1'; // old: $qa_content['script_rel'][]='qa-content/qa-page.js?'.QA_VERSION;
# qa-theme-base.php
line 282:
// self-defined css version!
return 'qa-styles.css?1.5.1'; // return 'qa-styles.css?'.QA_VERSION;
Most of the hacks I discussed here in the forum, if there is no link provided above, you should find more background on each hack by searching the forum.
all the best,
Kai
@gidgreen: Maybe one or the other "hack" could be provided as an option in the admin frontend?
