If your version of the plugin causes accepted answers to rise to the top.

peregrine

@Pryor74

In answer to http://vanillaforums.org/discussion/25606/question-and-answer-how-to-not-moving-accepted-answers-to-top-of-thread

and you prefer to keep the accepted answers in context, as well as have accepted answers rise to the top. (the best of both worlds in my opinion) So for viewers who want to see context - context remains. and for people who want answers to rise they rise as well.

I believe it depends on the version of the plugin you are using (whether answered questions rise to the top.)
1.0.8b - accepted answers don't rise.
1.1.8. - accepted answers rise and are taken out of context.

If you retrieve it from github.

e.g. with version of plugin 1.1.8.

look around lines 400-410 in class.qna.plugin.php

 // Remove the accepted answers from the comments.
      if (isset($Sender->Data['Comments'])) {
         $Comments = $Sender->Data['Comments']->Result();
         $Comments = array_filter($Comments, function($Row) {
            return strcasecmp(GetValue('QnA', $Row), 'accepted');
         });
     // comment out the line below (and it will leave answers in context (but have a duplicate aacepted answer at top.
     //    $Sender->Data['Comments'] = new Gdn_DataSet(array_values($Comments));

As a continual nag, I wish this line were commented out as well on this forum (vanillaforums.org) too. So we could see answers in context as well. @Todd pretty please.

assuming this mod doesn't affect page count or drop off of comments, because you now have total comments = all comments + accepted comments (actually a bit of a side effect if comments exceeds comments per page, but liveable.

You could also hide or disable accepted answers at top as well.

peregrine

In Q&A version 1.2.1 of plugin

• this will keep the accepted answers from being removed in the context chronological order.

go to line 419

change  class.qna.plugin.php

// Remove the accepted answers from the comments.
      if (isset($Sender->Data['Comments'])) {
         $Comments = $Sender->Data['Comments']->Result();
         $Comments = array_filter($Comments, function($Row) {
            return strcasecmp(GetValue('QnA', $Row), 'accepted');
         });
         $Sender->Data['Comments'] = new Gdn_DataSet(array_values($Comments));
      }
   } 

to

// Remove the accepted answers from the comments.
      if (isset($Sender->Data['Comments'])) {
         $Comments = $Sender->Data['Comments']->Result();
         $Comments = array_filter($Comments, function($Row) {
            return strcasecmp(GetValue('QnA', $Row), 'accepted');
         });
    //     $Sender->Data['Comments'] = new Gdn_DataSet(array_values($Comments));
      }
   } 

• this will stop the display of accepted answers at the top

in plugins/QnA/views/answers.php

change line

    <?php if (!defined('APPLICATION')) exit(); ?>

    to

      <?php    if (!defined('APPLICATION')) exit();
        return; 
       ?>

peregrine

@Pryor74

if the above still doesn't answer your question.

http://vanillaforums.org/discussion/25621/q-a-moving-accepted-answer-to-the-top-of-the-thread

It is because you haven't read these which you should

or are you referring to this forum vanillaforums.org

and read these if you desire they may help (I guarantee they will give you insights. (don't feel abused or insulted or patronized because these links are provided) , it is for your benefit and ours.

http://vanillaforums.org/discussion/23130/forum-post-ettikett-etiquette

http://vanillaforums.org/discussion/17954/food-for-thought-forum-etiquette

http://vanillaforums.org/discussion/25115/how-to-how-can-a-new-user-better-help-the-community-when-asking-a-question

http://vanillaforums.org/discussion/23483/advice-for-all-those-just-starting-out-with-vanilla

http://vanillaforums.org/discussion/20231/how-to-become-somewhat-adept-at-modifying-vanilla-to-meet-your-needs-for-free

and this just in case....

http://vanillaforums.org/discussion/25403/spam-attack-how-to-deal-with-spammers

and try this..

http://vanillaforums.org/discussion/25578/nominations-for-best-plugin-created-this-year

vrijvlinder

Would be greatly appreciated if this was implemented here. The both worlds one. I do hate to have to scroll to the beginning of the discussion to find the accepted answer.

peregrine

@Todd

In addition to the suggestion of leaving the posts in context as well as displaying at top.

I believe they lose their attachments on this forum if someone accepts the answer.

vrijvlinder

I believe they loose their attachments on this forum if someone accepts the answer.

Yes they get stripped , only the text remains.... that sucketh no?