[ v.2.8.2 ] Top Categories - impossible to delete
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Dear Thorsten Rinne and Development Team
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Some users reported that they can't delete the Top Categories (black Trash icon), but they are able to delete a Subcategory (red Trash icon)[1].
We tried to do replicate the problem with phpMyFAQ top administrator user and found the same issue.
Is this behavior a security feature or a "bug"?
In first scenario, what is the procedure to delete a Top Category? - only in the database?
Thank in advance.
[1] Screenshot : Top Category vs Subcategory - impossible vs possible to delete.
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2013-11-11
pt20100201
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[ v.2.8.2 ] Top Categories - impossible to delete
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[ v.2.8.2 ] Top Categories - impossible to delete
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Last edited by pt20100201 on Tue Nov 19, 2013 9:12 pm, edited 2 times in total.
Re: [ v.2.8.2 ] Top Categories - impossible to delete
Hi,
you cannot delete a top level category if a second level category is present. Otherwise it would break the category tree.
bye
Thorsten
you cannot delete a top level category if a second level category is present. Otherwise it would break the category tree.
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Re: [ v.2.8.2 ] Top Categories - impossible to delete
[ Solved ][ v.2.8.2 ] Top Categories - impossible to delete
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Dear Thorsten Rinne
Thank to your quick answer.
There is another cause to the described situation:
However making changes on the DB may leave it at an unstable/unbalanced state.
So, a screenshot regarding this situation - an undeletable top category without subcategories and records - should have been present in the first post.
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2013-11-18
pt20100201
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Dear Thorsten Rinne
Thank to your quick answer.
There is another cause to the described situation:
- the top category (or another) can't be deleted if it was created by a deleted or blocked user.
However making changes on the DB may leave it at an unstable/unbalanced state.
So, a screenshot regarding this situation - an undeletable top category without subcategories and records - should have been present in the first post.
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2013-11-18
pt20100201
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Re: [ v.2.8.2 ] Top Categories - impossible to delete
Hi,
I checked the code, I cannot reproduce your issue, sorry. We do not store who created a category.
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Thorsten
I checked the code, I cannot reproduce your issue, sorry. We do not store who created a category.
bye
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Re2: [ v.2.8.2 ] Top Categories - impossible to delete
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Dear Thorsten Rinne
The problem description wasn't good enough.
Imagine this scenario.
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1.1
1.2
The first user's impulse regarding a category deletion is to click on the trash icon,
not on the edit button (to see/review/change) the category status and information.
A more descriptive tooltip could be helpful in these situations.
Please take your time to analyze more relevant issues.
Some of our new (and "power") users have less simple questions - regarding this and other issues -, and frequently the information needed to reproduce it is missing.
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2013-11-21
pt20100201
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Dear Thorsten Rinne
Thank for your time and answer.Thorsten wrote:...
I checked the code, I cannot reproduce your issue, sorry. We do not store who created a category.
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The problem description wasn't good enough.
Imagine this scenario.
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1.1
- "User A"
- creates "Cat01" category ,
- is the owner of "Cat01" ,
- is deleted from phpMyFAQ or is at "blocked" state.
1.2
- The system may
- retain "Cat01" ownership (i.e., "User A"),
or - may shift the ownership to another user ("User B").
- retain "Cat01" ownership (i.e., "User A"),
- "User B"
- may or may not have permissions to perform category-related actions ,
- isn't notified of the automatic change made by the system ,
- if he doesn't have the correct permissions (and the knowledge to perform the needed actions correctly), the category's status may become undefined (or undeletable).
The first user's impulse regarding a category deletion is to click on the trash icon,
not on the edit button (to see/review/change) the category status and information.
A more descriptive tooltip could be helpful in these situations.
Please take your time to analyze more relevant issues.
Some of our new (and "power") users have less simple questions - regarding this and other issues -, and frequently the information needed to reproduce it is missing.
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Kind regards
2013-11-21
pt20100201
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Re: [ v.2.8.2 ] Top Categories - impossible to delete
Hi,
ah, now I understand and see the issue. I'll take a look at it how to solve.
Thanks!
bye
Thorsten
ah, now I understand and see the issue. I'll take a look at it how to solve.
Thanks!
bye
Thorsten
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