heading a different direction instead with this thing, keeping posting.php separate for posting logic tho

public/forum/posting.php

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ if ($postRequest) {
 
 if (!empty($postId)) {
     $getPost = $db->prepare('
-        SELECT `post_id`, `topic_id`, `user_id`, `post_text`
+        SELECT `post_id`, `topic_id`
         FROM `msz_forum_posts`
         WHERE `post_id` = :post_id
     ');
@@ -135,10 +135,6 @@ if (!empty($topic)) {
     $templating->var('posting_topic', $topic);
 }
 
-if (!empty($post)) {
-    $templating->var('posting_quote', $post);
-}
-
 echo $templating->render('forum.posting', [
     'posting_breadcrumbs' => $breadcrumbs,
     'posting_forum' => $forum,

views/mio/forum/macros.twig

@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
 
 {% macro forum_topic_buttons(topic) %}
     <div class="forum__actions forum__actions__content">
-        <a href="/forum/posting.php?t={{ topic.topic_id }}" class="input__button forum__actions__button">Reply</a>
+        <a href="#reply" class="input__button forum__actions__button">Reply</a>
     </div>
 {% endmacro %}
 
@@ -254,3 +254,34 @@
         </div>
     </div>
 {% endmacro %}
+
+{% macro forum_posting_form(title, target_id, is_reply, element_id) %}
+    {% set is_reply = is_reply ? true : false %}
+
+    <form
+        class="container forum__posting"
+        method="post"
+        action="/forum/posting.php">
+        <div class="container__title">
+            {{ title }}
+        </div>
+
+        <div class="container__content forum__posting__content"{% if element_id is defined %} id="{{ element_id }}"{% endif %}>
+            <input type="hidden" name="post[{{ is_reply ? 'topic' : 'forum' }}]" value="{{ target_id }}">
+
+            {% if not is_reply %}
+                <div class="forum__posting__title">
+                    <input class="input__text forum__posting__title__input" type="text" name="post[title]" placeholder="Topic title">
+                </div>
+            {% endif %}
+
+            <div class="forum__posting__text">
+                <textarea class="input__textarea forum__posting__text__input" name="post[text]"></textarea>
+            </div>
+
+            <div class="forum__posting__buttons">
+                <button class="input__button">Submit</button>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    </form>
+{% endmacro %}

views/mio/forum/posting.twig

@@ -1,44 +1,19 @@
 {% extends '@mio/forum/master.twig' %}
 {% from '@mio/macros.twig' import navigation %}
+{% from '@mio/forum/macros.twig' import forum_posting_form %}
 
 {% set title = 'Posting' %}
 
+{% if posting_topic is defined %}
+    {% set form_title = 'Replying » ' ~ posting_topic.topic_title %}
+    {% set form_target_id = posting_topic.topic_id %}
+{% else %}
+    {% set form_title = 'Creating Topic » ' ~ posting_forum.forum_name %}
+    {% set form_target_id = posting_forum.forum_id %}
+{% endif %}
+
 {% block content %}
     {{ navigation(posting_breadcrumbs, posting_breadcrumbs|last, true, null, 'left') }}
-
+    {{ forum_posting_form(form_title, form_target_id, posting_topic is defined) }}
-    <form
-        class="container forum__posting"
-        method="post"
-        action="/forum/posting.php">
-        <div class="container__title">
-            {% if posting_quote is defined %}
-                Quoting &raquo; {{ posting_topic.topic_title }}
-            {% elseif posting_topic is defined %}
-                Replying &raquo; {{ posting_topic.topic_title }}
-            {% else %}
-                Creating Topic &raquo; {{ posting_forum.forum_name }}
-            {% endif %}
-        </div>
-        <div class="container__content forum__posting__content">
-            {% if posting_topic is defined %}
-                <input type="hidden" name="post[topic]" value="{{ posting_topic.topic_id }}">
-            {% else %}
-                <input type="hidden" name="post[forum]" value="{{ posting_forum.forum_id }}">
-
-                <div class="forum__posting__title">
-                    <input class="input__text forum__posting__title__input" type="text" name="post[title]" placeholder="Topic title">
-                </div>
-            {% endif %}
-
-            <div class="forum__posting__text">
-                <textarea class="input__textarea forum__posting__text__input" name="post[text]">{% if posting_quote is defined %}[quote={{ posting_quote.post_id }}]{{ posting_quote.post_text }}[/quote]{% endif %}</textarea>
-            </div>
-
-            <div class="forum__posting__buttons">
-                <button class="input__button">Submit</button>
-            </div>
-        </div>
-    </form>
-
     {{ navigation(mio_navigation, '/forum/') }}
 {% endblock %}

views/mio/forum/topic.twig

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {% extends '@mio/forum/master.twig' %}
 {% from '@mio/macros.twig' import navigation, pagination %}
-{% from '@mio/forum/macros.twig' import forum_post_listing, forum_topic_buttons %}
+{% from '@mio/forum/macros.twig' import forum_post_listing, forum_topic_buttons, forum_posting_form %}
 
 {% set title = topic_info.topic_title %}
 {% set base_url = '/forum/topic.php?t=' ~ topic_info.topic_id %}
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@
     {{ ftpagination }}
     {{ forum_post_listing(topic_posts, topic_info.topic_first_post_id) }}
     {{ ftpagination }}
-    {{ ftbuttons }}
+
+    {{ forum_posting_form('Reply', topic_info.topic_id, true, 'reply') }}
 
     {{ navigation(mio_navigation, '/forum/') }}
 {% endblock %}