XiuzSu Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 The Manage Forums should have a "Clone Forum" option so when creating a new forum you don't have to go through all the options. This can be very tedious work when your making quiet a few new forums. Vote whether you think this is necessary or not, remember... every vote counts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhett Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 If your talking about permissions etc, there already is one I'm not sure what else you can clone besides permissions Edit, it looks like that was removed in 3.2 whoops... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XiuzSu Posted August 6, 2011 Author Share Posted August 6, 2011 Well just those two being cloned, pretty much just a copy of a forum and have you give it another name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XiuzSu Posted August 7, 2011 Author Share Posted August 7, 2011 Please keep voting (You can comment about why you voted for whatever you voted for if you wish). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikadon Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 I don't "need" it, but it would be handy and something I'd like to see :) (wanting != need) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pereira Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 Permission's cloning would be good enough for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rastaX Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 I'm setting up a new forum right now. It does get tedious setting up permissions. They are pretty much identical to every single forum. A little shortcut would be nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XiuzSu Posted August 8, 2011 Author Share Posted August 8, 2011 This should also copy the settings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheatmaster30 Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 Forget making this an option, make it so there's a setting which activates this option immediately upon adding a forum. That way, you wouldn't have to do anything different to copy default permissions, and you could have the button change the forum to allow for custom permissions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XiuzSu Posted August 9, 2011 Author Share Posted August 9, 2011 Forget making this an option, make it so there's a setting which activates this option immediately upon adding a forum. That way, you wouldn't have to do anything different to copy default permissions, and you could have the button change the forum to allow for custom permissions. Yea but this option/button should also clone the settings of the selected forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XiuzSu Posted August 13, 2011 Author Share Posted August 13, 2011 Anyone else thinks we should get this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexJ Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 Voted yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
• Jay • Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 After setting up our latest project, I can say that at the very least a saved configuration able to be used on forum creation would have saved a ton of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheArchon Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 On the one hand, setting up a community is a task you usually only do once (ok, some do it frequently, but they are not the norm). On the other hand, I can see that it is a real pain to set up 20+ forums with all the same permission sets without having the option to just copy those over. If implementing this feature is not too costly, I think it should be added. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
• Jay • Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 On the one hand, setting up a community is a task you usually only do once (ok, some do it frequently, but they are not the norm). On the other hand, I can see that it is a real pain to set up 20+ forums with all the same permission sets without having the option to just copy those over. If implementing this feature is not too costly, I think it should be added. 1) You act like admins set up all their forums at one time. That alone would be daunting for a board that requires a lot of forums, but some boards grow over time. 2) It's easy to set options differently because you don't remember what was set where, then it's a constant back and forth comparison to make sure they match to provide continuity in user experience. Especially annoying when you're adding a new forum to an existing board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XiuzSu Posted August 17, 2011 Author Share Posted August 17, 2011 I don't think it would be "too costly" because its just a setting, something that will be run only when needed and ultimately its only copying the settings of a forum for a second and pasting it into the new one.. I don't see how that can be costly at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerstringz Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 There is a copy permissions option. Set up all the forums in the category (always clicking "next" on the permissions without clicking all of them). Once you set up all the forums in the category, click to edit the permissions in the first forum in that category. There will be a thin green bar at the top to copy permissions you set for another forum. Select the one you already set up permissions for and click "GO". It fills it all in for you, then save and next and it will automatically send you to the next forum to do the same thing until all are done within that category. It took me a little bit to find that option on my own, but finally did it . lol. And I do like the idea of cloning the categories Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heyhoe Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 I agree, I only have 5 forums, but all of them need to act the same way so the user does not get confused. What I would like is to setup one forum, sort all the settings and permissions and the be able to copy that forum a set number of times. Would save so much time. The first I know about a setting being wrong in a forum is usually a PM from a confused user! It's so much needless work to sign in as a normal member, moderator, and other user groups just to check that the forums are behaving correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
• Jay • Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 There is a copy permissions option. Set up all the forums in the category (always clicking "next" on the permissions without clicking all of them). Once you set up all the forums in the category, click to edit the permissions in the first forum in that category. There will be a thin green bar at the top to copy permissions you set for another forum. Select the one you already set up permissions for and click "GO". It fills it all in for you, then save and next and it will automatically send you to the next forum to do the same thing until all are done within that category. It took me a little bit to find that option on my own, but finally did it . lol. And I do like the idea of cloning the categories We're not talking about permissions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheArchon Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 1) You act like admins set up all their forums at one time. Most of them do. They set up the major parts of the forum structure at the very beginning and then just do smaller adjustments later.That alone would be daunting for a board that requires a lot of forums, but some boards grow over time. Still, setting up forums is such a tiny part of an active forum admin unless someone frequently adds and removes forums to/from their board. Even if it grows fast, there will only be a certain time period where you will be setting up forums more often than usual but when the grow has come to end end you are more or less done with it. Sorry, but "it's much work" is still a pretty weak argument.2) It's easy to set options differently because you don't remember what was set where, then it's a constant back and forth comparison to make sure they match to provide continuity in user experience. Especially annoying when you're adding a new forum to an existing board. This is about comfort and avoiding mistakes, the first of which I refered to as "painful" in my post and then suggested this feature to be (re-)added. Not sure why you just repeat one of my points in a direct reply to me, even considering the descriptive details you added to my more casual wording. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XiuzSu Posted August 18, 2011 Author Share Posted August 18, 2011 The main reasons why I want this feature (and I guess most people do too according to the poll) is to ensure accuracy when making forums, short the time it takes to make it, and because I just seriously doubt a setting like this would be costly at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XiuzSu Posted August 27, 2011 Author Share Posted August 27, 2011 Remember to post something after your vote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eMCe71 Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 Votes for yes! ;) And in case of permissions - it would be very nice if when creating new forum you could in the same moment copy permissions from any other one. It would be helpful for the beginning with IPB :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Old Man Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 I voted yes, an option to copy a forum and forum permissions would be handy, I honestly can't remember if it already exists or used to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XiuzSu Posted August 29, 2011 Author Share Posted August 29, 2011 I voted yes, an option to copy a forum and forum permissions would be handy, I honestly can't remember if it already exists or used to. Neither do I, I've always done it the tedious way... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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