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Remove RE: from replies

Description: Here is how to remove the RE: from replies.

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[url=https://www.phpbb.com/support/docs/en/3.0/kb/article/remove-re-from-replies/]Knowledge Base - Remove RE: from replies[/url]

First make a full backup of your forums.

Then follow these easy instrutions:

Open posting.php

FIND:

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if (($mode == 'reply' || $mode == 'quote') && !$submit && !$preview && !$refresh)
{
    $post_data['post_subject'] = ((strpos($post_data['post_subject'], 'Re: ') !== 0) ? 'Re: ' : '') . censor_text($post_data['post_subject']);
}


REPLACE WITH:

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if (($mode == 'reply' || $mode == 'quote') && !$submit && !$preview && !$refresh)
{
    $post_data['post_subject'] = ((strpos($post_data['post_subject'], 'Re: ') !== 0) ? '' : '') . censor_text($post_data['post_subject']);
}


Save replace file.