Remove Edited By Text

[Ryan Roos]

You want to remove the Last Edit text from showing in a post after you edit that post?

Go to Themes > Layout Templates and Click on Thread. Then Click the tab Post List

Scroll to lines 32-34
{if $[post.edited]}
<div class="edited_by"><span class="italic">Last Edit:</span> $[post.edited.date] by $[post.edited.by_user]{if $[post.edited.reason]}: $[post.edited.reason]{/if}</div>
{/if}

Delete the code above. Save changes. No more Edit text.

You just edited your forum template.

[Shorty]

Also, to add to this. You can also remove the "Edit Reason:" text on the modify post page. Just so your members don't type out a reason, just to not have it show.

Go to Admin Home > Themes > Layout Templates > Posting Page and on the Posting Page tab

Scroll to lines 51-56


{if $[form.updated_reason.input]}
<div class="edit_reason content-box pad-all-double">
<label>Edit Reason (optional):</label>
<div>$[form.updated_reason.input]</div>
</div>
{/if}


And remove that.

[spiceelicious]

Thanks so much. I hate the last edited by function.

[Texas]

What if you only want it to show to staff?

[Pheobe Black]

YAY! Thanks! Now I can edit things and not have to worry about people asking WHY I edited it. I think with the reason thingy, you shouldn't really need the 'last edited' thing. So this is another reason I love v5! :3

[StyxTx]

Thanks for this!

[®i©hie]

Nov 12, 2012 13:57:18 GMT -8 Texas said:

What if you only want it to show to staff?

{if $[post.edited] && $[current_user.is_staff]}
<div class="edited_by"><span class="italic">Last Edit:</span> $[post.edited.date] by $[post.edited.by_user]{if $[post.edited.reason]}: $[post.edited.reason]{/if}</div>
{/if}

simply add the red.

also i know i'm replying to an old post but i'm just putting this here in case anyone finds this thread and wants to know the answer.

[SafeInSanity]

Nov 10, 2012 12:26:06 GMT -8 spiceelicious said:

Thanks so much. I hate the last edited by function.

I agree. I wish Proboards would remove this on v6. (very tacky) Maybe they could make it so that only admins can see who last edited a post? That would be much nicer.

[Kami]

Apr 4, 2017 6:48:29 GMT -8 SafeInSanity said:

Nov 10, 2012 12:26:06 GMT -8 spiceelicious said:

Thanks so much. I hate the last edited by function.

I agree. I wish Proboards would remove this on v6. (very tacky) Maybe they could make it so that only admins can see who last edited a post? That would be much nicer.

There's no need to remove this function, as many people DO actually use it (plus it helps in the event of any disputes to have timestamps on last edit, and so on). If you don't like it you always have the option of removing it. I fail to see why a function that most people on this service actively use for legitimate purposes should be removed.

I mean for the record I dislike it for myself but that by no means indicates a lack of widespread use.