Re-activate a deleted account
A user asked if it is possible to re-activate his deleted account. Is it?
If it is too much work I have no problem with creating a new account for him...
Re: Re-activate a deleted account
Reply #1 –
I think that is not possible.
Re: Re-activate a deleted account
Reply #2 –
With SMF all posts of deleted users had the same (guest) ID, but the username was still in the database for each post, so it could made happen. Should be possible with ElkArte too, or not? I am not very firm with such things so I need a little help here.
Re: Re-activate a deleted account
Reply #3 –
What you can easily do is create a new account and re-assign all the posts (like in SMF).
Re: Re-activate a deleted account
Reply #6 –
Yes, personal messages are wiped for good, and likes as well, when the account is deleted.
There is somewhere a discussion about "blocking" the account making it sort of guest, but not delete it in reality. It could be an idea, though personal messages should be deleted anyway IMO.
Re: Re-activate a deleted account
Reply #8 –
Can help to deal with annoying members who have strange mood swings.
Re: Re-activate a deleted account
Reply #9 –
Those are usually best left alone. lol
Re: Re-activate a deleted account
Reply #11 –
There is no code to do: you create an account from the admin panel, or the user registers an account (or it is already registered), then you go to:
admin > maintenance > forum maintenance > members
and there you have the "reattribute user posts" section, pick the option you prefer and click "reattribute".