Status updates enable / disable

[Hunter Lyons]

I understand the status updates permission, but why do people with permission have to enable it?

If someone doesn't want to post a status update, they simply will ignore the box to do so. I don't think enabling or disabling it is necessary.

Of course the option to do so is fine, but by default it should be on.

I've had at least 30 people on my forum message me and ask why they don't have permission to post status updates. All I've been able to do is explain... go to your profile, edit profile, enable, etc... 

 

[chilihead]

Agree 100%

 

[Hunter Lyons]

@Adriano Faria any plans to update Enable or Disable Status Updates Globally?

[Adriano Faria]

6 hours ago, Lyonharted said:

@Adriano Faria any plans to update Enable or Disable Status Updates Globally?

This hook (3.4) is a GLOBAL setting, not a per member setting.

[Hunter Lyons]

Yeah, I get that. I'm using the 2nd plugin chili linked but there are many users who registered before I added it that are still disabled.

[chilihead]

Didn't realize that plugin was old. You could probably do a mysql query to solve that.

[Adriano Faria]

1 hour ago, chilihead said:

Didn't realize that plugin was old. You could probably do a mysql query to solve that.

Yes, only via query.

@Lyonharted Again, my old hook is to enable/disable the feature globally, not per member as you want.

[Hunter Lyons]

Oh, gotcha. I misunderstood. Any tutorials on MySQL queries?

[Colonel_mortis]

37 minutes ago, Lyonharted said:

Oh, gotcha. I misunderstood. Any tutorials on MySQL queries?

To enable status updates for all members, run the SQL query

UPDATE core_members SET pp_setting_count_comments=1;

That should enable status updates for all members, even if they have manually disabled status updates.

DISCLAIMER: I haven't tested this query, and take no responsibility if it makes your server explode. It ought to work though.

[RooMac]

On 4/18/2016 at 0:39 AM, Colonel_mortis said:

To enable status updates for all members, run the SQL query

UPDATE core_members SET pp_setting_count_comments=1;

That should enable status updates for all members, even if they have manually disabled status updates.

DISCLAIMER: I haven't tested this query, and take no responsibility if it makes your server explode. It ought to work though.

Ran this query on IPS v 4.1.13.2 and works like a charm!

Thanks @Colonel_mortis