Postbit

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1 Introduction
2 Templates
3 Files
4 Plugin Hooks
5 Customization

An example of the horizontal postbit

An example of the classic postbit

Introduction

The postbit is probably the most displays the most significant part of the board. It is the template in which posts, private messages, and forum announcements are shown.

There are two types of postbits: Horizontal and classic. The horizontal postbit has the user information above the post, while the classic postbit has user information to the left of the post.

Templates

postbit: Puts all the of other postbit templates together into one. This is the horizontal style postbit.
postbit_attachments: Generates the layout of the attachment area
postbit_attachments_attachment: Layout of one attachment
postbit_attachments_attachment_unapproved: Layout of one unapproved attachment
postbit_attachments_images: Layout of the area for attached images
postbit_attachments_images_image: One attached image
postbit_attachments_thumbnails: Layout of the area for thumbnailed images
postbit_attachments_thumbnails_thumbnail: One thumbnail image
postbit_author_guest: Author information if the user is a guest
postbit_author_user: Author information if the user is registered
postbit_avatar: Author's avatar
postbit_away: Author's away status
postbit_classic: Same as postbit templates, only this is the classic style postbit.
postbit_edit: Button to edit the post
postbit_editedby: "Edited By" line, located next to the date in horizontal postbit and below the post in classic style postbit.
postbit_email: Button to email the author
postbit_find: Button to search for all of the author's posts
postbit_forward_pm: Button to forward the Private Message to another user
postbit_gotopost: Quick jump link to take you to another post from the quote MyCode
postbit_groupimage: Author's group image
postbit_ignored: If the author of the post is on your ignore list, posts are hidden until you show the post manually.
postbit_inlinecheck: The checkbox for inline post moderation
postbit_iplogged_hiden: "IP Logged" link
postbit_iplogged_show: Shows the IP
postbit_multiquote: Button to activate the Multiquote feature
postbit_offline: User is offline
postbit_online: User is online
postbit_pm: Button to send a Private Message to the user
postbit_posturl: Contains the URL to the specific post, and the post's number within the thread
postbit_profile: Button to access the author's profile
postbit_quickdelete: Button to delete the post
postbit_quote: Button to post a reply to the post
postbit_reply_pm: Button to reply to the sender of the Private Message.
postbit_replyall_pm: Button to reply to the sender and all recipients of the Private Message.
postbit_report: Button to report the post
postbit_reputation: Author's Reputation
postbit_seperator: The region between posts
postbit_signature: Author's signature
postbit_warn: Button to warn the author.
postbit_warninglevel: Author's warning level
postbit_www: Button to the author's website