Admin tools/wrench on small action posts

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Would it be possible to include admin tools on the small action posts (the closed/pinned etc. messages?) Such as allowing for permanent deletion, changing of ownership and the like.

I’m the only admin user on my site, and while these posts are hidden away as soft deletions, they’re still kind of ugly - even as an staff user. Sometimes I jot things down in soft-deleted messages too before making rough drafts into proper posts, so it becomes a bit difficult to distinguish these from the small action messages whenever I click in to show hidden replies.

I also don’t really want to use CSS in a component - because there are a few instances where I want the small action message to be displayed such as letting users know I’ve archived or closed specific topics. I just don’t want the streams of pinned/unpinned/pinned/unpinned etc - we’ve all seen this before so I think you get the gist of what I mean.

For context, I run a small site with about 10 users which I basically use as a digital library for various notes and media (I do events promotion as a hobby so the page publishing is super useful for permanent linking of information).

My guess is that the wrench wasn’t implemented on small action posts on purpose because most sites would rather have staff be able to audit trail who has done what to a post, which makes sense. But I do think it could be useful in specific circumstances, maybe as an additional plugin.

It’s also my first time posting on this site :hugs:. I think this is the right place for this request but apologies if not!

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Great first post. It’s extremely helpful to have the specific context behind requests like this, so thank you for including that.

For your use case, is “permanent delete” the main thing you’re looking for that you can’t do currently?

Or do you have a need for any of the other actions? (If so, which ones and why?)

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Thanks for your kind words, I appreciate it!

Permanent deletion is definitely the main one. I can’t personally think of a specific use case for changing the ownership of a small action, or the other admin options that are usually available on posts.

I can delete these messages through rails, but of course that involves finding the specific post ID and accessing the console so it would be a lot more convenient within the UI.

I’m somewhat familiar with component creation (not too familiar with plugin design yet but I do want to learn soon!). If I can get this working in a component - if that’s even possible - then I’ll definitely provide a GitHub link for the community!

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