Can you delay a post/thread?

LeapLogic

Can an administrator post a thread but have it only displayed at a future date/time?

Looking to use Vanilla for a client, but they need to have the ability to schedule posts. I couldn't see an addon for this, so I wanted to see if it was possible "out of the box" or something that would need to be written.

Thanks!

x00

@Tim why not like a draft and a column with the future date in it? Then you just need the cron , Bob's your father's brother.

Linc

I don't believe that exists; it would need to be created as a plugin.

LeapLogic

I don't believe that exists; it would need to be created as a plugin.

Thanks - one followup:

As a seasoned programmer, I'm not concerned as to whether I can write the plugin, but I have no frame of reference as to how easy both Vanilla is to modify and what might be involved in writing the plugin. As someone with no vanilla experience, how difficult do you think that might be? 1-2 hours, 2-5 hours, 5-10 hours or 10+ ?

Thanks

Tim

Vanilla is extremely easy to modify. We've built an event framework for just that purpose.

What you're asking for would involve some kind of intermediate comment store (possibly a hidden category with no permissions for anyone to view), and a way to repeatedly check the dates on those timed items.

I reckon I could code this in about 2-5, a fresh Vanilla dev is going to need to learn the framework first so you could be looking at a lot longer.

Check out the Example plugin here: http://vanillaforums.org/addon/example-plugin

x00

@Tim why not like a draft and a column with the future date in it? Then you just need the cron , Bob's your father's brother.

Tim

That's another good idea.