Ignore Thread: Allow Users to Ignore Threads of Their Choosing

[calorie]

As originally described, this hack adds an "Ignore Thread" option to the thread tools menu and generates a list of threads you have ignored in your UserCP. Basically it allows your users to ignore threads of their choosing, preventing said threads from showing up in forumbit, forumdisplay, and search results.

Import one product and edit two templates. Fully phrased. No PHP file edits. Tested on vB 3.6.1. Ported with permission. The original is here (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=69261).

[shadowevil]

First post .... *installed" :)

[whelck]

Nice.

[Snake]

Thanks. Works great! ;)

[Hornstar]

sounds good, does it have an option to allow which usergroups can do this, and which forums are excluded from ignoring?

[tazB.ca]

O Thx...i Helped Suggest This:d

[tazB.ca]

You Should Have A Count That Is Featured In Tha Profile That Tells How Many Of That Persons Threads Have Bin Ignored And U Should Add A Favorite System To Go With This

[dknelson]

FANTASTIC...been waiting on this one for a while now. Installed and working GREAT.

[steelerwatch]

I don't mean this as criticism, but what's the point? Can a user just ignore a thread by ummm...ignoring it? If you don't want to read it, don't open it.

[dirtycrow]

any plans on a ignore forum?

[calorie]

Thanks for the thanks. :)

@hornstar1337: there are no such options
@tazB.ca: time is always a factor; lots of things I could but probably won't do
@steelerwatch: help control urge to click, avoid seeing thread title: 3x@mPL3!
@dirtycrow: there's Selective Forum Filter (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=98360)

[epicbear]

I have been DROOLING over this feature at APUG and just asked Sean if it was original APUG code and was delighted when he directed me here! I will be installing this SOON.

THANKS!

[dknelson]

any plans on a ignore forum?

I'm using this one for ignore forum. It wasn't written for 3.6 but is working perfectly on my 3.6.1 forums.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=91025&highlight=ignore+forum

[dknelson]

OK all you gurus...another question.

Do any of you use VBPortals? I love this mod but the ignored threads still show up in the active thread listings on my portal page. Is there anybody here who can help with that?

[adonfun]

sounds good, does it have an option to allow which usergroups can do this, and which forums are excluded from ignoring?


I coulnd't find the asnwer.. so I am going to ask you :)

Do you already know if it is possible to exclude threads from ignoring (for example: important admin threads)?

[Glennskij]

This is a great feature, thank you.

However, only one "problem". With the "ignore subforum in New Posts" one can define which usergroups who can use the feature. There should be something like this integrated in this add-on ass well.

Especially so that users who are moderators can't ignore threads.

[flynnibus]

Anyone know of a mod that allows this functionality automatically by user ignore?

Meaning.. if a user ignores a particular user.. they would like to ignore the entire thread started by that user. Any ideas?

Thx

[Ramsesx]

Nice hack but said doesn't work on vba cmps latest threads view. Thanks.

[Insert Username]

Nice mode! Simple, clean, and useful. Just how I like them.

[adonfun]

Looks like a great hack :)

I have a few questions:
Does this hack also ignore admin/moderator threads if members choose to?

Is this hack also compatible with 3.6.4?

[djbaxter]

Is this hack also compatible with 3.6.4?

Yes. I just installed it.

However, one of my members just sent me this advisory:

On the home page, the title of the thread can still be viewed, unless it's replaced by another more recent thread. If one clicks on the title of the thread it can be viewed in it's entirety even tho the "ignore thread" option is activated.

Can anyone suggest a workaround for this? This isn't a portal by the way - just the basic vBulletin forum index page.

[rjmjr69]

Happy to hear it works for 3.6.4 I will wait to see if that bug is fixed before install. And an answer to if Mods/Admins threads can be ignored I would hope they can't be

[Fungsten]

:):):)

On Edit:

It works in 3.6.5!

[rjmjr69]

Nice works with 3.6.5 will test for that bug. Only thing I have noticed is it display's the thread still in the STATS hack TOPX but everywhere else it seems to be gone.

[ggiersdorf]

Would this be able to be ammended to say something like..

Disable or Ignore all threads that have the Thumbs up icon in it? I have one root thread with all topics for 3 different systems in it. When you post a thread in the news item you need to select a post ICON. one for 360, one for Wii and one for PS3 so if you dont care about 360 news you could ignore anything post using the 360 icon?? Would this also exclude them from searchs??

[Keyser S?ze]

I'm using this one for ignore forum. It wasn't written for 3.6 but is working perfectly on my 3.6.1 forums.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=91025&highlight=ignore+forum

what i would love to see, is ignore forum where u can select check boxes of what forums u want to see, in ur user cp, default is all checked

if one is unchecked the entire forum disappears for that user

[Holidazed]

What I would like to see is this mod expanded to allow users to ignore an entire forum or series of forums.

Can this be done?

[flynnibus]

What I would like to see is this mod expanded to allow users to ignore an entire forum or series of forums.

Can this be done?

Why must they ignore a forum? why not just.. not read it?

If you want to exclude forum from their new posts searches there are seperate mods for that.

[Fungsten]

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=132279

I've used it. It's pretty good.

What I would like to see is this mod expanded to allow users to ignore an entire forum or series of forums.

Can this be done?

[Holidazed]

Why must they ignore a forum? why not just.. not read it?

If you want to exclude forum from their new posts searches there are seperate mods for that.

I have a very large messageboard with well over 100 forums in it. It is an rpg site with a separate forum for each rpg game. What I would like to see is a mod like this one that allows for my users to ignore forums that they are not involved in. That is why I want the "ignore forums" option.

[Holidazed]

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=132279

I've used it. It's pretty good.

Thank you. This is exactly what I wanted. Now to get them to add usergroup configurations as well.

[Holidazed]

BTW, instead of using the "reputation.gif" file to represent the ignore thread option, I modified the code to look for "ignore.gif" and then used this image. Feel free to use it yourself.

[cajunboy2208]

Quick question. Will this also block the threads from showing up in the Todays Posts or New Posts?

[cajunboy2208]

Also. Any way to ignore a whole forum instead of just one thread?

[cajunboy2208]

Still awaiting answers...

[yesfans]

great add on!

[cajunboy2208]

Any answers please?
Will this also block the threads from showing up in the Todays Posts or New Posts?
Any way to ignore a whole forum instead of just one thread?

[Fungsten]

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=132279

It will let your users hide a forum.

Any answers please?
Will this also block the threads from showing up in the Todays Posts or New Posts?
Any way to ignore a whole forum instead of just one thread?

[cajunboy2208]

Thanks a ton Fungsten! =)

[lostgirl815]

Quick question. Will this also block the threads from showing up in the Todays Posts or New Posts?

That's what I want to know too - it's kind of critical. Anybody know?

[pcg]

If you ignore a thread, can you "un-ignore"? Making it re-appear?

[djbaxter]

If you ignore a thread, can you "un-ignore"? Making it re-appear?

Yes. It's a simple option change in the User CP.

[abrecher]

I tried installing this mod to vBulletin 3.6.5 without any success. Has anybody had any success installing this on vb 3.6.5 ?

[djbaxter]

It worked for me with 3.64, 3.65, and now 3.66.

[TTG]

Working fine on my 3.6.6 :up:

[Kimiko]

Thanks! Installed on 3.6.6~!

[harley_m]

Lovely hack - well done! :)

Not sure how hard it would be and therefore if you would want payment for it, but there is something else that could be included in this that I would find extremely useful.

Moderators upwards being able to set a thread to be ignored by a certain user. Obviously that thread would not appear in their ignored threads list, but instead in some listing in the Mod panel. This would be rather like banning from a thread, but actually be much more effective because that user doesnt get the constant reminder they have been acted against.

Simply perfect for members who have started an arguement on an established thread.

My site is non profit, but I would gladly fork some cash out of my own pocket to see this available to me and others.


Harley

[tinycg]

harley, I agree I wasnt really that interested in this mod until the point you brought up, it would make for a very nice implentation of a per-post moderation system to be able to do that.

I would gladly help donate some money to this effort out of my pocket being non-profit myself, but realizing how useful this could be for us.

[harley_m]

Well tinycp - let's hope we can capture the enthusiasm (or greed!) of the developer!

It would turn this mod from being just a useful addition for members to being a useful addition to members and a HUGE improvement to moderating any vb forum. I could not even count the number of instances where being able to do this would have helped me out.

Harley

[David Lama]

update?

[djbaxter]

update?

Update what? or on what? If you're going to ask a question, at least provide a bit of information so someone can answer it.

[harley_m]

Lovely hack - well done! :)

Moderators upwards being able to set a thread to be ignored by a certain user. Obviously that thread would not appear in their ignored threads list, but instead in some listing in the Mod panel. This would be rather like banning from a thread, but actually be much more effective because that user doesnt get the constant reminder they have been acted against.




Would this not be possible then?

I would be very grateful :)


Harley

[pcg]

I love this, but one request. We have a notificatin of unread posts hack as well. When a usre ignores a thread, they still show up as unread. any way to fix this so ignored threads are not listed as unread threads??

[JadedSouls]

It's funny, a member JUST inquired about a mod such as this this afternoon and I said "I'll try and find one!"

Lo and behold, here it is!

thanks

*installed*

[El Orans]

*Clicks install *

[tikichick]

Cool mod. I'm using 3.6.8 and it only works for administrators. Can't figure out why and can't find any way to set permissions for registered users to use this. Any suggestions?

[ericgtr]

For anyone who is interested, I wanted to add this to the forumdisplay as well. This way it could be ignored without having to go into the thread if the user wants, it also prompts them, just in case. Here's how I did it:

In the threadbit template find

<if condition="$show['moderated'] OR $show['deletedthread'] OR $show['paperclip'] OR $show['subscribed'] OR $show['sticky'] OR $show['rexpires']">


Add this just above it

<span style="float:$stylevar[right]">
&nbsp;<a href="javascript:decision('Are you sure you want to ignore this thread?',
'profile.php?$session[sessionurl]do=ignorethread&amp;threadid=$thread[threadid]&amp;forumid=$thread[forumid]')"><img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/hide.gif" alt="Ignore this thread" border="0" /></a>
</span>


Now add this to the header template at the very bottom

<!-- Confirm Ignore Thread -->
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="Javascript">
<!---
function decision(message, url){
if(confirm(message)) location.href = url;
}
// --->
</SCRIPT>
<!-- /Confirm Ignore Thread -->


Add the attached hide.gif (x) image to your images/misc directory

[Fungsten]

For anyone who is interested, I wanted to add this to the forumdisplay as well. This way it could be ignored without having to go into the thread if the user wants, it also prompts them, just in case. Here's how I did it:

In the threadbit template find

<if condition="$show['moderated'] OR $show['deletedthread'] OR $show['paperclip'] OR $show['subscribed'] OR $show['sticky'] OR $show['rexpires']">


Add this just above it

<span style="float:$stylevar[right]">
&nbsp;<a href="javascript:decision('Are you sure you want to ignore this thread?',
'profile.php?$session[sessionurl]do=ignorethread&amp;threadid=$thread[threadid]&amp;forumid=$thread[forumid]')"><img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/hide.gif" alt="Ignore this thread" border="0" /></a>
</span>


Now add this to the header template at the very bottom

<!-- Confirm Ignore Thread -->
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="Javascript">
<!---
function decision(message, url){
if(confirm(message)) location.href = url;
}
// --->
</SCRIPT>
<!-- /Confirm Ignore Thread -->


Add the attached hide.gif (x) image to your images/misc directory

Groovy.

[ryancooper]

Any way to ignot threads with vBadvanced?

[Phalynx]

I love this, but one request. We have a notificatin of unread posts hack as well. When a usre ignores a thread, they still show up as unread. any way to fix this so ignored threads are not listed as unread threads??

Same here... any solution to this?

[pigsy]

Does this work with 3.7?

[Fungsten]

Does this work with 3.7?

Yes.

[pakomen]

Any way to ignot threads with vBadvanced?

Please?

[Lynne]

My users love this Mod. Thanks!!!

[jilly]

If a user changes their mind, how can they take the thread off of ignore? It doesn't appear to be showing up in the thread tools menu to remove the ignore status

[Fungsten]

If a user changes their mind, how can they take the thread off of ignore? It doesn't appear to be showing up in the thread tools menu to remove the ignore status

I'm on 3.7 and same here on my live board.

[dknelson]

I'm also on 3.7 and have been running this since 3.6 something. There should be a new entry in your usercp under the settings and options menu. "Ignored Threads". That's when you can remove the ignore.

[Fungsten]

I'm also on 3.7 and have been running this since 3.6 something. There should be a new entry in your usercp under the settings and options menu. "Ignored Threads". That's when you can remove the ignore.

It's strange that it's not there.

[Lynne]

It's strange that it's not there.
Go through the readme file again. You need to do a manual template edit.

[Fungsten]

Go through the readme file again. You need to do a manual template edit.

I checked and rechecked each style.

[Lynne]

I checked and rechecked each style.
Then check your source code and see what is showing up there. Or, put something next to it like the letter X (in your template) and see if it shows up on the page. Maybe you are putting it in a conditional and the condition isn't correct so it isn't showing up. (There are two template edits to do. One in showthread and the other in usercp_shell.)

[jilly]

i re-did my template edits and now it is showing up in my user cp list of side bar left options. weird, it wasn't before, but now it is..

[Fungsten]

This is what I have ib ny User CP Shell template:


<tr><td class="thead">$vbphrase[settings_and_options]</td></tr>
<if condition="$show['avatarlink']">
<tr><td class="$navclass[avatar]" nowrap="nowrap"><a class="smallfont" href="profile.php?$session[sessionurl]do=editavatar">$vbphrase[edit_avatar]</a></td></tr>
</if>
<if condition="$show['siglink']">
<tr><td class="$navclass[signature]" nowrap="nowrap"><a class="smallfont" href="profile.php?$session[sessionurl]do=editsignature">$vbphrase[edit_signature]</a></td></tr>
</if>
<tr><td class="$navclass[password]" nowrap="nowrap"><a class="smallfont" href="profile.php?$session[sessionurl]do=editpassword">$vbphrase[edit_email_and_password]</a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="$navclass[options]" nowrap="nowrap"><a class="smallfont" href="profile.php?$session[sessionurl]do=editoptions">$vbphrase[edit_options]</a></td></tr>
<tr>
<td class="$navclass[ignoredthreadslist]" nowrap="nowrap"><a class="smallfont" href="profile.php?$session[sessionurl]do=ignoredthreadslist">$vbphrase[ignored_threads]</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<tr>
<tr>

[ssandgirls]

For this to work on 3.7, do I have to do anything different?

Many thanks

[dknelson]

Folks, I've had this mod installed for a long time. I'm running 3.7 now and I swear that it was working but now the option to ignore thread is not showing up in the Thread Tools dropdown.

I checked and discovered that the template edit was missing. I must have missed it during an upgrade at some point. I re-edited the Showthread template though and the option still does not show up in the drop down. I have the "Ignored Threads" link in the UserCP but nowhere for a user to actually add a thread to their ignored list.

Did something change in 3.7 that requires a different edit in the Showthread template? I would really like to get this working again. I even tried re-installing the product but it still doesn't work.

[dknelson]

Never mind. Figured it out.

[AndyP]

It still works at 3.7.2. But I did have to reinstall and re-edit templates.

[AndrewRich]

Installed! Also using the forumdisplay enhancement as well.

[Canis Firebrand]

Same here... any solution to this?

This is the biggest complaint I have received after installing this.

The users at my site love the ability to ignore threads. But, they complain of phantom posts generated from those ignored threads. Their unread post count will show a number and when they click on it, it will say no posts exist. However, the icon next to the forum area where the ignored thread is shows new posts.

If the ignored threads could be excluded from the Get New Posts count, that would be awesome.

[edytwinky]

Does this work on 3.7.4?

What template edits do I need to perform?

[Rhavan]

Sorry if this is considered too long of a bump, but thanks so much. This has really kept the trolls at bay for some of my members =D

[edytwinky]

Bump

Any idea of what tempalte edits need to be performed for this to work?

[Tourmeister]

Popular mod with my users. Will it work in VB 3.8.0?

[Lynne]

Popular mod with my users. Will it work in VB 3.8.0?
It's working fine on my 3.8.0 board.

[edytwinky]

Bump.

Anybody have the edits needed to have this work for 3.7?

[Lynne]

Bump.

Anybody have the edits needed to have this work for 3.7?
Did you read the README.txt file? The template edits are written right in there.

[Nakon]

I'm not sure where to report this but the version that I have has a pretty big CSRF exploit in it. The actual ignore/unignore process needs to either be behind a POST or include a unique token on the GET.

[New Joe]

I'm not sure where to report this but the version that I have has a pretty big CSRF exploit in it. The actual ignore/unignore process needs to either be behind a POST or include a unique token on the GET.
Don't understand a word of that.

I read the 'read me' and installed and edited as per and it worked fine using 3.8.3

[Marco van Herwaarden]

I'm not sure where to report this but the version that I have has a pretty big CSRF exploit in it. The actual ignore/unignore process needs to either be behind a POST or include a unique token on the GET.
Please see Mod Exploit Guidelines (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/info.php?do=security).

If you suspect a vulnerability, please use the Report Post feature to bring this to the staff's attention, with details on the alleged exploit.

[Will.Spencer]

This appears to work under 3.8.4. :)

[iacas]

This appears to work under 3.8.4. :)

Yes, still works in 3.8.4 for me too.

Here's to hoping a new version that works in 4.0 is on its way. Yes? No?

[edytwinky]

Can you set it to where certain threads can't be ignored?

Or certain forums can't be chosen?

[dartho]

Thanks!

[M87yDt7vmM]

Anyone tested on 4.x?

[edytwinky]

Does not work on 4.0x

[funky1]

Please update this great hack for 4.0.

Huge thanks!!!!

[benstillman]

Would love to see this on 4.x.

[huskermax]

Any updates to this? Would like it for 4.1.

[Mellow]

Any updates to this? Would like it for 4.1.

+1, my users love this capability.

[Miss T]

me 2!!!!

[S3Ponline]

Bumping. Can anyone make it 4.1?

[evilTone]

bump
also requesting 4.1 version

[BFP]

Im using VBAdvanced and this mod works great everywhere *except* my "recent threads" section on the front page.

Anyone know how to make this happen?

[AndrewRich]

Desperately need a 4.1x version of this plugin.

[jgb]

Would love this for 4.x!

[Conehead555]

4.x! 4.x! 4.x! C'mon calorie, you can do it!

[AndrewRich]

We're really missing this after the move to vB 4. Would love to have it again.

[Dwarden]

sounds quite useful, would like see this or similar one for 4.1.x too

[dougdirac]

So does anything like this exist for vB 4.2?

[dougdirac]

Anyone?

[estrogen]

I'm looking for this as well - willing to pay or go in with others to pay to have this mod created.

[nerbert]

<a href="https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=272375&highlight=thread+forum+ignore" target="_blank">https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showt...d+forum+ignore</a>

[dutchbb]

Is there a way to put a certain thread on everyone's ignore list with a single database query? Help appreciated.

[raiher]

Is there a way to put a certain thread on everyone's ignore list with a single database query? Help appreciated.

Just curious but why would you do this instead of just deleting the thread? If you're forcing everyone to put it on ignore anyway. Really just curious.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=272375&highlight=thread+forum+ignore

Thanks for that!

Edit: The above mod is neat but not quite what we're looking for so I'll have to join the clamor and say I'd love to see this mod for 4.2

[dutchbb]

Just curious but why would you do this instead of just deleting the thread? If you're forcing everyone to put it on ignore anyway. Really just curious.
It's a subject only 5-10 people on our forum like to see show up in "new posts" (gay porn thread) so it's a lot easier to just put it on ignore for everyone and the few that like to see it can enable it.

If we didn't do this we would have gotten complaints about it all the time, but we didn't want to discriminate against gays either since other porn is allowed.

[dougdirac]

Would be nice to have a version of this that works on vB 4.2.2