Force Users to Read a Thread

[Abe1]

vB 3.7 version of this hack here: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=172155


Force Users to Read a Thread 2.0


About this hack:
This hack allows you to set a thread as 'must read' by your members. Right now, if you make a post and want all your members to read it, you have no way of enforcing it. This hack will give an error message similar to the one you get when you need to change you password, saying that the admins want you to read a certain thread before they continue using the forum.

Once a user reads a thread, they wont be bugged to read it again.

You can set all usergroups or just certain onces that must read a thread.

You can set to site wide or just some forums.

Option to Force Guests

This hack added one query to every page on your forum a member goes to.
Files edited: 0
Templates edited: 0
Files to upload: 2 (1 via ACP, 2 via FTP)
Time to install: 1 minuteUpdates:

Version 2.0 (03/05/08):
First Release of this Hack for vb3.7
MAJOR update. Hack totally re-writen. You must uninstall old version before upgrading.
Fixed just about all bugs. (like if you delete a thread...)
No more template edit. Everything done in ACP.
Permissions for by who ever has ACP access with threads and posts
Force Guests to read a thread now.
Works for BOTH vb3.6 AND vb3.7Please post your comments or suggestions for this hack. I read ALL posts.

MAKE SURE YOU CLICK INSTALL (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/vborg_miscactions.php?do=installhack&threadid=151737)!
You will get an email when a new version is released.


Pictures:
The error message.
The universal options.
Where you go to set the settings.
The list of forums that have force read settings.
The edit/add screen.

[badboyz]

reserved
1st one!!

[SaltedSlug]

Haha, sneaky. I like it!

[Barakat]

wow seem interesting ... i will check it later ...

[edenx]

good.

[RvG2]

great i need this! :)

[PoetJA-1975]

Wow - Really nice mod - Thanx for sharing ;)

Jacquii.

[RMS-Chef]

Nice Abe.
Thanks again for your contributions.

[SCRIPT3R]

money!

[Hornstar]

very nice addition, I might have a need for this in the future. thanks.

[Scooterpig]

reserved
1st one!!

Dunna what you've reserved a reply to as you ain't the coder!

Nice hack Abe and very useful I reckon and almost makes ya think if it should be standard in vb....thanks..:)

[testebr]

veryyyy nice and useful mod, thanks a lot

[projectego]

Perfect!

/me clicks install

[imk]

this is great for a site like mine for league sign ups etc...thanks man

[thenewuser]

nice!

[imk]

hm it's not working for me, i just did it on one of my threads, and asked my mate to log in and he didnt see anything...also i log'd back in as a normal member and sore nothing.....is there anything i missed doing? i uploaded the xml and did the template edits....

[imk]

does this work for everyone else?

[Abe1]

does this work for everyone else?
Works on my forum. You set the settings on a thread but it didn;t ask all users to read it? Go check the settings again. I would need 2 user accounts on your forum to test it out. One of couse an admin one. If you still have trouble, send me a PM.

[radarhunter]

will this come everytime the users log in or jus` for one time......

I mean if the user has not read the rules and regulations of the forum(watever they might be) he is directed to that forum thread and when he reads the whole Rules and Thread thing and check the box below then only he/she gets access to the site........

[Abe1]

will this come everytime the users log in or jus` for one time......


I mean if the user has not read the rules and regulations of the forum(watever they might be) he is directed to that forum thread and when he reads the whole Rules and Thread thing and check the box below then only he/she gets access to the site........
This will only tell a user once to read the thread. Once they read it, it wont bother them again. Also, they can't do ANYTHING on your forum unless they go and read the thread.

[radarhunter]

k thank man nice one. Just wat i want.

[imk]

check your pms please still not working

[radarhunter]

check your pms please still not working

did u edit ur showthread template ????

[Hellboys]

I misset this one, thanks a lot mate for make this available.

[radarhunter]

can the particular thread be unmanaged too ??? cause i didn`t see an option there ???

or if one goes other will have to take it`s place ???

[imk]

yes i did, the option is there also but it just doesnt come up.

[Abe1]

can the particular thread be unmanaged too ??? cause i didn`t see an option there ???


or if one goes other will have to take it`s place ???
If you go back to the thread, click to manage it, and remove all checkboxes, then save, no-one must see this thread again.

If you have more then one set, a user get info to read one, after he reads this one, he will get info to read the next one.

[Mecho]

sounds great ... i'll install it asap . btw who can see that option in thread tools ?

thanks

[Mikecp421]

I like it, thanks abe

[Abe1]

sounds great ... i'll install it asap . btw who can see that option in thread tools ?

thanks
Only a member that has 'Can Manage Threads' permission will be able to use the options.

[Mecho]

is it possible that just Admins can see this ? maybe that would be great if u make it as a Xml file with : enable or disable option / Thread ID(s) / Usergroup setting / and a Phrase for the vb message error

thanks anyway for this great hack ..

[chatzworld]

love this script so much!

great if you have important info / rule updates you need all members to read

[Abe1]

is it possible that just Admins can see this ? maybe that would be great if u make it as a Xml file with : enable or disable option / Thread ID(s) / Usergroup setting / and a Phrase for the vb message error

thanks anyway for this great hack ..
Plans for in a future release. I just wanted to get this out there already so I didn't make it's own permissions. It uses the permission of someone who can manage the thread.

[imk]

any ideas why it isnt working for me man?

im on aim again

[Triky]

Really great idea!
Installed.

[NovemberRain]

this will be useful :D thanks!

but is it possible to make it do the template edits automatically? I don't prefer mods with template edits i have a lot of skins and uprades are a pain :)

[Abe1]

this will be useful :D thanks!

but is it possible to make it do the template edits automatically? I don't prefer mods with template edits i have a lot of skins and uprades are a pain :)
If there was a way, I would have dont it. There are no $template_hook variables in these locations yet.

[radarhunter]

If you go back to the thread, click to manage it, and remove all checkboxes, then save, no-one must see this thread again.

If you have more then one set, a user get info to read one, after he reads this one, he will get info to read the next one.


Sorry if i`m sounding like a no0b but could you please explain what u said in another words cause i am not able to understand wat u jus` said

[Smoothie]

Sorry if i`m sounding like a no0b but could you please explain what u said in another words cause i am not able to understand wat u jus` saidSimple, Abe says that if you no longer require users to read a thread you simply go back to the thread, use the tools drop down and remove all the check boxes from the usergroups you specified when first requiring users to read that thread. In other words, just the opposite of what you did when setting up that thread to require users to read it. :)

[Rickeo]

Am liking this a lot :)

Thank you

~Rick~

[Alibass]

Nice hack, works great on 3.6.7PL1 w/multiple skins :) *Installed*

[bada_bing]

Abe1

couple questions for ya. Will this hack work on vb 3.5.x? Also can you only have one thread redirect at a time correct?

[princeedward]

sounds interesting and useful....specially for a new forum announcement...

thanks and best regards for this one bro....clicked install!

;)

[Alexvanleeuwen]

very very nice, and easy to install perfect!!

[bitHacker]

Forum Rulls Must Read Thread !

Great IDEA :-)

** Click Install **

[tanyeri24]

are you stupid to make a brillant hack like that! Wonderfull, installed. Luv it.


edit: lol doesnt work for me :(((

[Abe1]

Abe1

couple questions for ya. Will this hack work on vb 3.5.x? Also can you only have one thread redirect at a time correct?
I dont know. You can try it out.

You can have more then one redirect at a time. They will just go from one to the next.

edit: lol doesnt work for me :(((

What doesn't work?

[alessai]

i loved this hack.... it works perfect for me.....

i also had a problem in the appserv when i add the modifications (for the templates) & i come to save it a blue page come up ( it doesnt load up and it doesnt save the changes)

[maroceve]

not working for me ...3.6.4 installed.

The redirect doesn't work at all, it doesn't force people to read it after i select "Manage...." then select "All usergroups" ...

[qqqqw]

well i installed this hack but found problems

i lost all moderating options from it.

i know i must have can manage threads permission

but i m supreme admin and i have all permission checked twice.

so please tell me how can i set this hack working ?

it shows only "delete threads" option only after installing this hack :(

[titchpitch]

nice

[Abe1]

i loved this hack.... it works perfect for me.....

(i attached the arabic version of it) i translted it yesterday.....

i also had a problem in the appserv when i add the modifications (for the templates) & i come to save it a blue page come up ( it doesnt load up and it doesnt save the changes)

Sorry, you have no permission to post this. I only allow releases of phrase files for my hacks.

[Abe1]

not working for me ...3.6.4 installed.

The redirect doesn't work at all, it doesn't force people to read it after i select "Manage...." then select "All usergroups" ...
There is a possibility I use a new hook only released in later versions. I will be looking into it.

[Abe1]

well i installed this hack but found problems

i lost all moderating options from it.

i know i must have can manage threads permission

but i m supreme admin and i have all permission checked twice.

so please tell me how can i set this hack working ?

it shows only "delete threads" option only after installing this hack :(
No clue what or where the problem is. Can you give me more info?

[alessai]

oh sorry didnt know that.....

[Abe1]

NOTE TO ALL USERS WHO vB version < 3.6.6
This hack uses a hook that was not put into vB until version 3.6.6. You can follow the following steps to get this hack working on your forum.


Open file global.php

Find:
if (!empty($db->explain))

Place BEFORE:
($hook = vBulletinHook::fetch_hook('global_setup_complete') ) ? eval($hook) : false;

Save file.


Open file includes/xml/hooks_vbulletin.xml

Find:
<hook>global_start</hook>

Place BEFORE:
<hook>global_setup_complete</hook>

Save file.


Re-install the xml product file for this hack.

[maroceve]

Just a little error :




Open file includes/xml/hooks_vbulletin.php





[B]Open file includes/xml/hooks_vbulletin.XML

And Thanks it finally works :)

Great hack !

[Abe1]

[B]Open file includes/xml/hooks_vbulletin.XML
Thanks.

[maroceve]

Actually i have a link problem but some users say it worked in the first place.

I have to confess, i have tried translating into french that phrase.

href="showthread.php?t={1}">here</a>.

So now even after reinstalling the product i get the "NOT FOUND" error.

hmmm wierd eh ?

thanks for the help

[alessai]

:) abe1 i would like to have "stop forcing the users to read a thred" option

[BobbyBig]

I would like to see this for selecting the Forums where it will be shown, like selection with alt+mouse in a dropdown menu.

Only selecting for the Usergroups is not enough.

regards

[Abe1]

:) abe1 i would like to have "stop forcing the users to read a thred" option
Just go back to the thread and remove all the checkboxes and save.

[ERuiz]

Thanks for this hack! It was exactly what I was looking for. Now, I have a question. Can this be made so that it will also FORCE a user to REPLY to the thread? In other words, if they don't reply, then it will keep forcing them back to the thread until they reply.

If you can get it to do this, then it will be perfect!

[Abe1]

Thanks for this hack! It was exactly what I was looking for. Now, I have a question. Can this be made so that it will also FORCE a user to REPLY to the thread? In other words, if they don't reply, then it will keep forcing them back to the thread until they reply.

If you can get it to do this, then it will be perfect!
Maybe in a future version.

[Abe1]

I would like to see this for selecting the Forums where it will be shown, like selection with alt+mouse in a dropdown menu.

Only selecting for the Usergroups is not enough.

regards
I hope to have time to create more options in the future.

[TCattitude]

Really nice mod!
Thanks for sharing this ;)

[AcolyteZero]

I've installed it correctly and it's enabled, but for some reason it's just not showing up for me :/.

[qqqqw]

nothing is showing in Thread Tools menu.

i have also done template edit .

[PoetJA-1975]

**INSTALLED**
Thanx again for the share - really nice mod ;)

Jacquii.

[PoetJA-1975]

hmmm - for anyone interested - I made a little Attention Please graphic to use on the "error message" phrase and in the thread that you have the required read in... It's especially nice if you use the bbcode colors red and darkred :)

Enjoy!

Jacquii.

My phrase:
<img src=".../reminder1.gif" align="left" border="0" alt="" style="padding:7px;" /><strong>The JPiC Moderating Team is requiring each Member to view a special announcement thread before you continue browsing the Forum.</strong>
<br /><br />
<a href="showthread.php?t={1}"><strong>CLICK HERE</strong></a> to view the thread. Then you may continue with browsing and posting.
<br /><br />
Thank you for your patience and after reading the required thread we hope you enjoy your browsing experience here at JPiC Forum. Enjoy AND Happy posting!</strong>
<br><br>
<strong>The JPiC Moderating Team.</strong>

Again - Thanx for the modification
Nominated for HOTM

Jacquii.

[D.Ilyin]

Abe1, is it possible to forse users reread the thread?
I did the following: check the group and save changes.
Some of group members read this thread, but i add some notice and i'd like that thread will be reread.
I unchecked group and save. And then check it again.... but no more force read attentions was show :(.

?
BTW :) THANKS a lot for this hack! Nominate MOTM!

[adrianne]

Love this!!!

Thanks!!!

[aj8690]

Awesome! Thanks.

[Abe1]

Abe1, is it possible to forse users reread the thread?
I did the following: check the group and save changes.
Some of group members read this thread, but i add some notice and i'd like that thread will be reread.
I unchecked group and save. And then check it again.... but no more force read attentions was show :(.

?
BTW :) THANKS a lot for this hack! Nominate MOTM!
I will be trying to get that in a future version.

[D.Ilyin]

I will be trying to get that in a future version.thanks! will be waiting :)

[Abe1]

Can this be done via Hooks? It' s sometimes hard to keep all changes in mind by doing new upgrades. What do you think, Abe1? -Mike
you dont have to keep info on this. This is in by default in vb 3.6.6 and greater.

[ForYou]

Hello ,

If there is the option to just let admin to do this , Not all Users can make theard to let users read it before continue ,!!

I mean the permsions just for Admin or another group !!

Regard

[PoetJA-1975]

I believe that's been answered as no.
But there could possibly be a work-around using php conditional:

<if condition="in_array($bbuserinfo[usergroupid], array(6))">
<!-- Start Abe1 Force Users to Read a Thread -->
<div><label for="ao_mfr"><input type="radio" name="do" id="ao_mfr" value="forceread" />$vbphrase[manage_force_thread_reading]</label></div>
<!-- End Abe1 Force Users to Read a Thread -->
</if>

This way the link is ONLY shown to Administrators group ;)

Jacquii.

[Invalid ID]

It doesn't produce any result

[richTV]

interesting add-on, tnx!

[2impulsiv]

Nice mod....


Cheers..


:)

[Abe1]

Version 1.1 (7/15/07):

[NEW] Reset Who Has Viewed a Thread
[NEW] Expire Option.
[FIXED] 'All Usergroups' is now a phrase.
[UPDATED] Navbits fixed up a little.


(More features on the way)

[Abe1]

Hello ,

If there is the option to just let admin to do this , Not all Users can make theard to let users read it before continue ,!!

I mean the permsions just for Admin or another group !!

Regard
Will be added in the future.

[Abe1]

It doesn't produce any result
What version of vb do you have?

[PoetJA-1975]

Thanx for the update!

Jacquii.

[klaush]

Great stuff, Abe! Thanks...!

Just to inform, that it is usable also unter 3.5.x; remove the "executionorder=5" in the product and install.

[Invalid ID]

What version of vb do you have?

3.6.5

[Abe1]

3.6.5
I guess you don't know how to read then! All info you need is in the release post. Just look above.

[alessai]

abe1 great update but we will need the option to manage force members to read a thred alone (in usergroups) cuze i dont want my mods to use it.

[ragtek]

hello,

is it possible to set a minimum amount of time the user has to "read" the thread?
for example, that the thread-window has to be open for 2 minutes before the user can continue?

[Abe1]

hello,

is it possible to set a minimum amount of time the user has to "read" the thread?
for example, that the thread-window has to be open for 2 minutes before the user can continue?
They only have to read it once.

[Abe1]

abe1 great update but we will need the option to manage force members to read a thred alone (in usergroups) cuze i dont want my mods to use it.
Will be in a future update.

[ragtek]

They only have to read it once.

what i mean is, the duration how long he have to be in the thread befor he can go away
because many go into the thread and then they go away without reading

[adonfun]

Great hack! Clicked installed!

I agree with Ragtek.. would be great if members have to stay for at least a period before they can continue... I look forward to any future updates of this hack. :)

[ragtek]

Great hack! Clicked installed!

I agree with Ragtek.. would be great if members have to stay for at least a period before they can continue... I look forward to any future updates of this hack. :)

for some members it would help, but if someone don't want to read it, he will still not read it^^

i don't read this things too, but the other admins of my board want that future

[2impulsiv]

Thanks for the update...


:)

[Atwal]

is there a way to edit this so it appears only in the first post?

[Abe1]

is there a way to edit this so it appears only in the first post?
What appears in the first post?

[TCattitude]

In the previous version, no problem at all.
Then, "invalid input specified" was appear if i try to go to manage force redirects.

I realize that Andreas's "bump/make older a thread (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=97165)" hack was not working too.

If i disable your modification, then "bump/make older thread (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=97165)" works again.
That behavior do not happen with your previous version of this mod.


(By the way, why you don't use the same techniche to do an on-the-fly edit for the template to add the new option, just like Andreas's hack?)

[Invalid ID]

Just noticed and edited both the files.

It's working now, but as I am using vbadvanced, instead of http://www.mysite.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7293

Its link shows http://www.mysite.com/showthread.php?t=7293

That means it misses "/forum"

How to fix that?

Thanks

[Abe1]

Just noticed and edited both the files.

It's working now, but as I am using vbadvanced, instead of http://www.mysite.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7293

Its link shows http://www.mysite.com/showthread.php?t=7293

That means it misses "/forum"

How to fix that?

Thanks
Goto: http://www.mysite.com/forum/admincp/options.php?do=options&dogroup=address and make sure the 2nd setting is correct.

[Abe1]

In the previous version, no problem at all.
Then, "invalid input specified" was appear if i try to go to manage force redirects.

I realize that Andreas's "bump/make older a thread (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=97165)" hack was not working too.

If i disable your modification, then "bump/make older thread (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=97165)" works again.
That behavior do not happen with your previous version of this mod.
Try changing the order in which our hooks run.

(By the way, why you don't use the same techniche to do an on-the-fly edit for the template to add the new option, just like Andreas's hack?)
Can you point to an example?

[TCattitude]

Try changing the order in which our hooks run.

Yeah. I put your plugin using threadmanage_action_switch hook, to execution order 1, and works again.
Thanks for the point ;)


(PM sent)

[Invalid ID]

Goto: http://www.mysite.com/forum/admincp/options.php?do=options&dogroup=address and make sure the 2nd setting is correct.

It's http://www.mysite.com/forum

Is this ok?

[Abe1]

It's http://www.mysite.com/forum

Is this ok?
Then the link should start from that in the error message.

[Invalid ID]

I am afraid I could not understand what you mean.

Do you mean my setting is ok?

[criscokid]

It would be useful if an admin could specify when this mod kicks in on their forum... say after three days or a week.

When a user signs up he has a lot thrown at him... he signs up, gets the activation email, he activates and then maybe gets a welcome email and / or PM. Usuall the new user is eager to go exploring the site and he may just 'click through' the 'forced thread' or if he does read it may not properly read /absorb what the thread is telling him. He's more likely to read and absorb the message if if was thrown at him at least a day or two after he's confirmed his account.

[ragtek]

my users have a little problem

sometimes the thread has not been found

[momo2]

very usefull... thanks Installed

[Abe1]

my users have a little problem

sometimes the thread has not been found
You have to check into it your self. Maybe it is a permissions problem. Can everyone read the thread?

[ragtek]

yes

[Invalid ID]

Still waiting for your response Abe1

[Abe1]

Still waiting for your response Abe1
Your link is ok. I dont know why it would change though.

[bostton1]

i installed it it works great. I decided to delete the message before all the users viewed it. now they come to the screen "the administrators want you to view a thread before you continue to browse the forum. you can view the thread here". they click it and nothing happens and they cant proceed. i then disable the plugin, when they click the link then they get "no thread specified, please notify the administrator". then they can proceed to the forums. once i reenable the plugin though they get sent back to "the administrators want you to view a threadbefore you continue to browse the forum. you can view the thread here". can i just uninstall and then try again?

[Abe1]

i installed it it works great. I decided to delete the message before all the users viewed it. now they come to the screen "the administrators want you to view a thread before you continue to browse the forum. you can view the thread here". they click it and nothing happens and they cant proceed. i then disable the plugin, when they click the link then they get "no thread specified, please notify the administrator". then they can proceed to the forums. once i reenable the plugin though they get sent back to "the administrators want you to view a threadbefore you continue to browse the forum. you can view the thread here". can i just uninstall and then try again?
That is one way, or you can go into phpmyadmin and remove the row in force_read_thread table.

[bostton1]

hmmm - for anyone interested - I made a little Attention Please graphic to use on the "error message" phrase and in the thread that you have the required read in... It's especially nice if you use the bbcode colors red and darkred :)

Enjoy!

Jacquii.

My phrase:


Again - Thanx for the modification
Nominated for HOTM

Jacquii.

where do you place this code and what if anything do i have to remove?

thanks

[yaoren]

Thanks, this'll be handy :)

**Installed**

[Nathan2006]

Thank you Abe

I have been looking for something like this for a long time :D

Install

[richTV]

without a shadow of a doubt, this add-on is certainly the MOTM! :)

great way to get all members to read rules, donate, etc.

well done Abe! :)

[wilburshere]

ok love this one always wanted something to make the members read a topic cool

marked *INSTALLED*

[Domenico]

Cool hack but can "This hack added one query to every page on your forum a member goes to." this one query be eliminated with a code change somehow?

[adrianne]

I seem to be having an issue with this now since the upgrade. When we select a thread to force users to read, and when the member clicks the thread they are being required to read, it doesn't take them to the thread. Instead it just stays on the message telling them there is a message for them to read.

I'm not sure if this issue is due to the recent upgrade or because I had 2 threads selected for members to read.

[Nathan2006]

This hack HERE (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=106327) is not working since I installed your hack :(

Is there anyway to have it working?

Thanks for any help :)

[chikkoo]

Nice trick to force new members to read rules, I need to test this soon.

[Abe1]

Cool hack but can "This hack added one query to every page on your forum a member goes to." this one query be eliminated with a code change somehow?
If I had an easy way, I would have done it. It is not a big query and runs fast. All parts of it are indexed.
I seem to be having an issue with this now since the upgrade. When we select a thread to force users to read, and when the member clicks the thread they are being required to read, it doesn't take them to the thread. Instead it just stays on the message telling them there is a message for them to read.

I'm not sure if this issue is due to the recent upgrade or because I had 2 threads selected for members to read.
No clue. It should not affect the other. If you read one, then the other should not bother him until he has read the first one.
This hack HERE (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=106327) is not working since I installed your hack :(

Is there anyway to have it working?

Thanks for any help :)

Can you tell me what does not work or have a fix for it. I dont ready want to start playing around with someone else's hack. Maybe try changing the order in which plug-ins run.

[Bro_Joey_Gowdy]

Suggestion:

I have the welcome thread mod installed that creates a new welcome thread when a new user registers... it would be interresting to have that new user to be unable to view anything else until they few the welcome thread created for them.

[Abe1]

Suggestion:

I have the welcome thread mod installed that creates a new welcome thread when a new user registers... it would be interresting to have that new user to be unable to view anything else until they few the welcome thread created for them.
You want this hack to go down to the user option on who has to view a thread.

You are better off with a new hack made just for it. I do create custom hacks for users for a price. I have an idea on where to start.

[ozmazdaclub]

doesn't appear to work with vbadvanced even though the settings are set correctly. Please advise.

[Abe1]

doesn't appear to work with vbadvanced even though the settings are set correctly. Please advise.
You have to elaborate what does not work. The whole hack? The force reading? Just be more clear.

If I think you mean the force reading part, vbadvanced does not use global.php unfortunately.

[Zaiaku]

Awesome idea.

[ozmazdaclub]

yeah the force read i get the same issue as Invalid ID gets

[Abe1]

yeah the force read i get the same issue as Invalid ID gets
Now I really dont understand.

[Nathan2006]

Can you tell me what does not work or have a fix for it. I dont ready want to start playing around with someone else's hack. Maybe try changing the order in which plug-ins run.


Hi Abe,

After installing your hack when going to thread tools and move a thread to the recycle bin forum it says that thread has no forum selected in the recycle bin options but there is.

Once I uninstall your hack it works fine :(

Thanks for any help :)

[Abe1]

Hi Abe,

After installing your hack when going to thread tools and move a thread to the recycle bin forum it says that thread has no forum selected in the recycle bin options but there is.

Once I uninstall your hack it works fine :(

Thanks for any help :)
Try changing the order in which the plug-ins execute.

[dethfire]

hmm it forced my users to read all threads, no matter what forum they were looking in. FOr example if I set 1 force read threads in 6 different forums, if a user visits one forum they must read through 6 threads. It nearly causes a riot, people very annoyed!

[rpainter]

Great Mod!!!!

Very useful

[Abe1]

hmm it forced my users to read all threads, no matter what forum they were looking in. FOr example if I set 1 force read threads in 6 different forums, if a user visits one forum they must read through 6 threads. It nearly causes a riot, people very annoyed!

Sorry, no setting yet for it only to show in some forums.

[PixelFx]

*Pokes head into chat* you know this is pretty cool hack, thanks for making it :D, I marked it installed, although I haven't used it yet. But I have a site where this will help a lot.

[Veer]

I Installed it and works good, thanks.

But I have a suggestion..
when we add many threads (up to 5, 10 or more) users may not understand what happens to forum, why are they getting same error again and again..

Can you add some details on error page to show All Forced Threads List with their Titles n Links to visit forced threads?

Thanks.

[Nathan2006]

Try changing the order in which the plug-ins execute.

Thanks Abe its working now :)

[dc3dreamer]

This is exactly what I needed to force my lazy customers to read about new releases, critical bugz, etc. THANKS!!! A very clever idea.

[foulplay]

Is it possible to allow certain forums to trigger an alert? I want certain members to view specific rules before they proceed.

[Abe1]

Is it possible to allow certain forums to trigger an alert? I want certain members to view specific rules before they proceed.
No option for that yet. Right now it is all or nothing.

[inciarco]

Great Hack Abe1!! :up:

It'd be Great that in Future Versions of it you could include a List of the Forums that are being Forced to Read by Users!! ;)

It'd be Great too to Manage a Cookie Based Control for Guests for them to be forced to Read the Threads Too?? (In this Version Guests are not Being forced to Read a Thread). (Sometimes is Very Important to Show Guests the Rules of the Forums, and the Guides to Navigate in Them and Use Them, and Forcing them to Read a Thread or Threads could be a Great Idea) ;)

I hope you could Implement those little Ideas Abe1!! :p :up:

My Best Regards To You!! ;)

:)

[Tralala]

Great idea, Abe1! I love it! I am also a happy user of your Forms Hack. (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=126676)

Would there be any way to integrate this with that one? To force users to go to the form before doing anything else? I'd love it if that were possible.

[Coders Shack]

haha, what a great fukin idea!

[Tralala]

And the good news is, Abe1 wrote both of 'em, so if there's anyone out there that can integrate them, he's the one. :) :)

[Abe1]

Great Hack Abe1!! :up:

It'd be Great that in Future Versions of it you could include a List of the Forums that are being Forced to Read by Users!! ;)

It'd be Great too to Manage a Cookie Based Control for Guests for them to be forced to Read the Threads Too?? (In this Version Guests are not Being forced to Read a Thread). (Sometimes is Very Important to Show Guests the Rules of the Forums, and the Guides to Navigate in Them and Use Them, and Forcing them to Read a Thread or Threads could be a Great Idea) ;)

I hope you could Implement those little Ideas Abe1!! :p :up:

My Best Regards To You!! ;)

:)
Both are on my list now.
Great idea, Abe1! I love it! I am also a happy user of your Forms Hack. (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=126676)

Would there be any way to integrate this with that one? To force users to go to the form before doing anything else? I'd love it if that were possible.
Dont think I'll do it right now. Try my edit new thread button if you want them to use the form to create a new thread.

[henners]

Great hack, simple implementation. Much appreciated buddy!

[Foxtrotelite]

Can this be used in different ways? By this I mean, lets say that I have a a forum with several boards on it such as "Join the Clan" and "lobby" Could it be set to make users read the forced topic only if they try to go into the "join the clan" area? and allow them not to have to read it if they just go to the "lobby" area?

[dellow]

Great idea, installed.

but i need only admin to force users to read, so if at least need something just to enable it and disable it.

Thank you again.

[Abe1]

Great idea, installed.

but i need only admin to force users to read, so if at least need something just to enable it and disable it.


Thank you again.

Can this be used in different ways? By this I mean, lets say that I have a a forum with several boards on it such as "Join the Clan" and "lobby" Could it be set to make users read the forced topic only if they try to go into the "join the clan" area? and allow them not to have to read it if they just go to the "lobby" area?

Working on both features.

[Ava-Kyrillos]

Hello

This is greet hack I installed it,
But I want to make this option to Admins only not for mods. ,
Please tell me how to nake this?

Thanks a lot
George

[clockwor305]

Just installed on 3.6.8, haven't seen any problems.

[Tralala]

Dont think I'll do it right now. Try my edit new thread button if you want them to use the form to create a new thread.

How would that help? Every time they went to create a new thread, it would take them to the form? That's overkill and would prevent users from creating normal threads.

In my case, this is a one-time form, soliciting their feedback for volunteer time shifts (for a charity.) If there was a way to "force" them to visit it, I wouldn't have to keep reminding them of our deadline.

Thanks anyway...

[Megatr0n]

What happens if we delete the thread that we forced the users to read? Will the affect of redirecting users to read that thread be uplifted? Will users who login later be directed to the homepage as usual? Cuz some users have reported they get the forceread message when they login but then when the thread is deleted it doesn't enable them to browse the forum and post. It's like their banned? :S

[aslan]

Very good hack. Installed and working w/o any problem.

[MiahBeSmokin420]

ya i had reports of people getting stuck at that message

not being able to go past it no matter what

and trust me they are not dumb kids either

is there a reason for that?

[TTG]

Had this installed and recently tested my registration procedure :-

When I register, the first thing I get is the pop up window with 'forced thread warning'.
When I click on it to read the thread it tells me that I do not have permission to read the thread, I have quite a few forums where members must make at least one post to view content, I tried to close the window and the only way I can close it it by using the 'x' on the top right. It then gives me another warning pop up with the same message because I had done a few forced readings for members.
It sure was a hassle to get into the forum itself that way. And this all happened before activation.
So if newly registered members encounter this before even activating their account????

[Abe1]

Hello

This is greet hack I installed it,
But I want to make this option to Admins only not for mods. ,
Please tell me how to nake this?

Thanks a lot
George
Working on it.


ya i had reports of people getting stuck at that message

not being able to go past it no matter what

and trust me they are not dumb kids either

is there a reason for that?
I would have to look at your forum.
What happens if we delete the thread that we forced the users to read? Will the affect of redirecting users to read that thread be uplifted? Will users who login later be directed to the homepage as usual? Cuz some users have reported they get the forceread message when they login but then when the thread is deleted it doesn't enable them to browse the forum and post. It's like their banned? :S
Had this installed and recently tested my registration procedure :-

When I register, the first thing I get is the pop up window with 'forced thread warning'.
When I click on it to read the thread it tells me that I do not have permission to read the thread, I have quite a few forums where members must make at least one post to view content, I tried to close the window and the only way I can close it it by using the 'x' on the top right. It then gives me another warning pop up with the same message because I had done a few forced readings for members.
It sure was a hassle to get into the forum itself that way. And this all happened before activation.
So if newly registered members encounter this before even activating their account????
I'm going to try to make it that they need permission to view the thread for this error message to come up. For now, dont delete theads before removing this feature and dont force users to read a thread if they dont have permission.

[gforce75]

great.

[Pvtiste]

Very very good idea !! Thank you for sharing ;)

[AdeptusAstartes]

thats what i need, thnx a lot, ;)

[cassis2k]

Thanks for this hack. Clik install

[xman_79]

Very nice ...
Thank you , Inst.

[David Bott]

Greetings...We will use this on AVSForum.com when their is the option to do it by forum sections. More or less, if you mark a thread in a given forum area that must be read, it only shows the notice if a person is going to POST in that section. We only have a few "problem" areas and thus is the reason we would like to see this.

Watching closely!

Thanks

[srt10etr]

Mine is not workings i have done the add on stuff for versions < 3.6.6 and i installed it fully, i seen it work once, and now it doesnt work anymore... any ideas?

[SilverBoy]

I installed it on 3.6.8 and it works fine, I want it to be allowed for Admins only, and no way to use it by moderators, or at lesat I can chose which user group can manage it (admins, super moderators or moderators).

[SilverBoy]

another thing, is there away to modify this to force users to vote on a poll? and he can't browse the forum without voting !!

[Sierra Oscar]

Excellent!

/installs.

[Foxtrotelite]

another thing, is there away to modify this to force users to vote on a poll? and he can't browse the forum without voting !!

that would be cool. It would be sweet if it could be set for specific usergroups or even specific people.

Any news on making this mod for specific boards on the forum, so the member only has to read the thread if they go to a certain forum board, such as the join board?

Thanks

[imk]

Mine is not workings i have done the add on stuff for versions < 3.6.6 and i installed it fully, i seen it work once, and now it doesnt work anymore... any ideas?

ditto.

[Busterking]

Marked "uninstalled", some of my members are stuck in a loop, unable to access the forums even when that required post was NOT deleted.

Sorry but it's glitchy.

[Abe1]

another thing, is there away to modify this to force users to vote on a poll? and he can't browse the forum without voting !!
Interesting Idea. Will have to think about it.

[Abe1]

Marked "uninstalled", some of my members are stuck in a loop, unable to access the forums even when that required post was NOT deleted.

Sorry but it's glitchy.
I may know what loop you are talking about. But I would need more info like what threadIDs they would getting in loop.

[Abe1]

that would be cool. It would be sweet if it could be set for specific usergroups or even specific people.

Any news on making this mod for specific boards on the forum, so the member only has to read the thread if they go to a certain forum board, such as the join board?

Thanks
Did not start working on it yet. I hope to soon.

[imk]

ditto.

????????

[BobbyBig]

Just wanted to install this but we noticed it cant be set per Forum.

Example:
----------------------------
Forum1
- SubForum1a
- SubForum1b
Forum2
- SubForum2a
- SubForum2b
Forum3
- SubForum3a
- SubForum3b
----------------------------
For Forum1 there is a Thread which is marked as "force to read". Now Users which access Forum1 or the Subforums in it 1a,1b, are forced to read this Thread.

If this will be possible, this Hack is going to be very usefull, because important notes (which differs from other notes in other forums) can be set to "must read".

We will take an eye on this Mod update and would be happy to see such changes :)

[afmarko99]

I installed this yesterday, upgraded to vb 3.6.8, deleted a thread with the required viewing and now my users are stuck in the loop also. Is there anyway to fix this? I am going to have to disable untill this is fixed.

Is there a way to clear the database for the thread that it tries to force them too? If I can delete the database then I will just make sure to not delete the threads untill you fix this.

Thanks

[afmarko99]

Ahh well. I just uninstalled and re-installed.

[Abe1]

Can you give me the exact info about the loop? Exact URLs and exaxt links.

[tazB.ca]

how do I force them to read an announcement

[Fishing620]

AWESOME! I was looking for a way to get my members to update their email addresses and this will work perfect. Thanks for doing this!

[cclaerhout]

Great hack ! Thanks a lot.

[Mecho]

i have vbadvanced in root and forum in /forum . so if i force users to read a forum's thread then in main page of site ( vbadvanced ) they will redirect to a wrong page ! ( root/showthread.php.... ) ! i tried to add a forum in the XML file , main page's link is ok now but if a user come to the forum he see will redirect to this > ..../forum/forum/.... !!

edit : i found another problem too . if u r using Recycle bin mod + this mod then u get an error when u want to move a thread to bin !! :(

any idea plz ?

[lazserus]

This modification only works with users using Internet Explorer. Any member using Firefox will never experience the modification. I'm not sure what part of the code separates the two, but through extensive testing over multiple machines and networks, I've seen that Firefox doesn't support the mod.

Update?

[Alibass]

@lazserus

Strange you say this m8, as FF is what I recommend all my members to use while viewing my board and I have NP's with this hack regardless if they are using IE or FF.

[htrshgytrs]

i have vbadvanced in root and forum in /forum . so if i force users to read a forum's thread then in main page of site ( vbadvanced ) they will redirect to a wrong page ! ( root/showthread.php.... ) ! i tried to add a forum in the XML file , main page's link is ok now but if a user come to the forum he see will redirect to this > ..../forum/forum/.... !!


i get this problem as well, it doesn't respect the full path to the forum.

The administrators want you to view a thread before you continue to browse the forum.

You can view the thread here

The link goes to http://forum.com/showthread.php?t=1
whereas it should go to http://forum.com/vb/showthread.php?t=1

as per my forum settings.

Had to disable this, really hoping we can get a fix :)

[htrshgytrs]

i just edited the phrase, forceusersreadthread_read_thread and hardcoded the prefix.

**edit - which didn't work completely, sometimes it makes the link /vb/vb/showthread ...

Hoping for someone who knows what they are doing to help.

[RFViet]

So, if 50 posts set must read, then others have to read 50 posts ???

[KiraLove]

Thanks for this hack! It was exactly what I was looking for. Now, I have a question. Can this be made so that it will also FORCE a user to REPLY to the thread? In other words, if they don't reply, then it will keep forcing them back to the thread until they reply.
If you can get it to do this, then it will be perfect!

another thing, is there away to modify this to force users to vote on a poll? and he can't browse the forum without voting !!

These are what I was looking for and why i came to this thread. It should be a simple sql query to find if a user has replied to thread/poll right?

[lazserus]

@lazserus

Strange you say this m8, as FF is what I recommend all my members to use while viewing my board and I have NP's with this hack regardless if they are using IE or FF.
That's odd. I tested this on two of my computers and also had someone on the other side of the globe run the same tests. We both received identical results. If we used FF we did not get any notification, but when we used IE we both saw the notification. What are the odds that two people on two networks on two different sides of the planet have identical results to a test and the results are just flukes?

[Spermy]

how do I force them to read an announcement

I would like to know this as well.
Thanks

[lisss001]

Hi, this does NOT work with the latest version of Vbulletin ;)

[Doctor Death]

I am pretty sure I have the latest release and it works fine for me.

[turbo.:R]

Hi, this does NOT work with the latest version of Vbulletin ;)

x2...

[Paul M]

Hi, this does NOT work with the latest version of Vbulletin ;)


Having looked at the code I suspect you're wrong on that, there is no reason I can see that it wouldn't work on 3.6.8.

[Spika]

Works fine in 3.6.8!

Great Job!

[BBF]

works on 3.6.8?
and, it's works in announcements?

[Abe1]

This modification only works with users using Internet Explorer. Any member using Firefox will never experience the modification. I'm not sure what part of the code separates the two, but through extensive testing over multiple machines and networks, I've seen that Firefox doesn't support the mod.

Update?
I used FF to develop this hack. No problems.
So, if 50 posts set must read, then others have to read 50 posts ???

Yup.

[Abe1]

I would like to know this as well.
Thanks
I have to see what I can do. Maybe part of my next release they will force only if you hit parts of a forum.
Hi, this does NOT work with the latest version of Vbulletin ;)
You got to give more info then that. Maybe it just doesn't work for YOU because you did something wrong. ;)
works on 3.6.8?
Yes, it works on 3.6.8

[lazydesis]

anyways that this cud be done withour the file edits?

nice hack by the way :) thanx

[xandizitxu]

Where are the phrase that I have to edit to translate the message to my language, serched but no success :(

[BBF]

and, it's works in announcements?

:confused:

[PoetJA-1975]

where do you place this code and what if anything do i have to remove?

thanks

Sorry just now seeing your question...
You Search in Phrases for forceusersreadthread_read_thread
Then as the English translation:

<img src=".../reminder1.gif" align="left" border="0" alt="" style="padding:7px;" /><strong>The JPiC Moderating Team is requiring each Member to view a special announcement thread before you continue browsing the Forum.</strong>
<br /><br />
<a href="showthread.php?t={1}"><strong>CLICK HERE</strong></a> to view the thread. Then you may continue with browsing and posting.
<br /><br />
Thank you for your patience and after reading the required thread we hope you enjoy your browsing experience here at JPiC Forum. Enjoy AND Happy posting!</strong>
<br><br>
<strong>The JPiC Moderating Team.</strong>

Simply customize the text to your Forum...

Jacquii.

[PoetJA-1975]

Interesting though - I just created a thread I wanted to have Members view...
Using this modification worked just fine - but recently upgraded to the 3.6.8 --- Was glitchy in both Opera and Internet Explorer... Using Inferno Shoutbox Pro - would load the entire page in the shoutbox :? --- then using vBAdvanced --- Couldn't even load the main frontpage http://jpicforum.info --- Forum is in the root directory...

Any advice?

Thanx,

Jacquii.

[Abe1]

Interesting though - I just created a thread I wanted to have Members view...
Using this modification worked just fine - but recently upgraded to the 3.6.8 --- Was glitchy in both Opera and Internet Explorer... Using Inferno Shoutbox Pro - would load the entire page in the shoutbox :? --- then using vBAdvanced --- Couldn't even load the main frontpage http://jpicforum.info --- Forum is in the root directory...

Any advice?

Thanx,

Jacquii.
It has to do with shoutbox being the first to see that you need to view a thread. In the next version coming out soon, you will be able to disable this hack for 3rd part pages as well as many standard vb pages.

[PoetJA-1975]

so in the meantime is there a work-around?
I just posted a thread soliciting donations for hosting fees and such - Would surely like to have everyone read the thread :)

Jacquii.

[almqdad]

Hello

will this plugin works with Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.6.5

[Abe1]

Hello

will this plugin works with Powered by vBulletin? Version 3.6.5
Yes, but you have to do an extra step. Read the main post.

[Abe1]

Version 1.2 (9/17/07):

[NEW] Added locations to show force read thread.
[NEW] Added option to just show when viewing certain forums.
[FIXED] User wont get force read error message if in a forced read thread.

[xandizitxu]

Just received the email, just need to reinstall the XML?

[Abe1]

Just received the email, just need to reinstall the XML?
Yes.

[PoetJA-1975]

Using Inferno Shoutbox Pro - would load the entire page in the shoutbox :? --- then using vBAdvanced --- Couldn't even load the main frontpage http://jpicforum.info --- Forum is in the root directory...
Aw :( I was hoping the next version would include a fix for the issue I posted; vBAdvanced and the Inferno Shoutbox Pro...

Anyway - Thanx for the upgrade - but is there a work-around so that the modification works with vBA installed?

Jacquii.

[Abe1]

Aw :( I was hoping the next version would include a fix for the issue I posted; vBAdvanced and the Inferno Shoutbox Pro...

Anyway - Thanx for the upgrade - but is there a work-around so that the modification works with vBA installed?

Jacquii.
It's fixed already. Just go to the settings of the force read and check for it to show on all pages except custom pages.

[PoetJA-1975]

Oh WOW! Didn't see the option for the custom pages = DUH! LOL
Anyway - works perfectly now - Thanx so much ABE1 - A really fabulous modification ;)

Jacquii.

ps - For the guy wondering what the "Attention Please" images are about...
Screenshots below:

http://img410.imageshack.us/img410/1939/87793159xv1.gif

http://img410.imageshack.us/img410/4044/32651785ok8.gif

[lazserus]

Looks like the instructions may need a look at when it comes to upgrading. I followed them to a T and it jacked up the menu to select "Manage Force Users to Read this Thread." If I skipped the template edit, all worked fine with the update. I don't think upgrading users need to worry about the template edits.

[ninjamaster]

i cant get this to work i set it but lets ppl in :(

[Tynian]

Thanks for the mod. I have two questions (one of which I'm not sure it is fixed in 1.2, but I think not):
1. when more than one thread is forced, people need to click the forced link untill the last forced message pops up. This means they won't be able to read the 'older' forced topics.
2. when people need to activate their emailaddress, the activation link won't work, cause the forced thread plugin will disable the activation (and showing the 'you need to read topic' message). It would be handy to make the plugin check if people are activated or not.

Of course a solution to number 2 would be to not include the unregistered and unactivated membergroups. But my experience now learns me that my admins and moderators forget about that and easily check 'all groups'.

[Abe1]

Thanks for the mod. I have two questions (one of which I'm not sure it is fixed in 1.2, but I think not):
1. when more than one thread is forced, people need to click the forced link untill the last forced message pops up. This means they won't be able to read the 'older' forced topics.
2. when people need to activate their emailaddress, the activation link won't work, cause the forced thread plugin will disable the activation (and showing the 'you need to read topic' message). It would be handy to make the plugin check if people are activated or not.

Of course a solution to number 2 would be to not include the unregistered and unactivated membergroups. But my experience now learns me that my admins and moderators forget about that and easily check 'all groups'.
Both are not a problem with the hack now.

[yoyoyoyo]

thanks for the update! I was curious - if the option to show to everyone is checked, and the thread is in a hidden moderator forum, will members still be forced to view the "click this link" page? I am sure you took care of that with conditionals, but I was just curious.

[soulface]

hmmm I liked the idea of this hack.. & installed it. But can it be made for announcement also ? I want to force users to read announcement mainly..

[nolatron]

Can this be implemented for a single forum only?

For example, say you have Forums A, B, C in your board. I wanna make it so users can post in A and B freely, but to post in C, they must view the required thread first.

It seems the default plug-in restricts viewing everything until the required post is read.

Thanks.

[momo2]

thanks for update...

[Spika]

Hi, I need to know if is possible to force to read a diferent thread to diferents groups at the same time.
Example:
Usergroup Awaiting Moderation -> a thread about activation problem
Usergroup Affiliate --> a thread about quotas
Usergroup Registered -> a thread about how to affiliate in our club

Sorry for my english
Thanks

[yoyoyoyo]

I posted a thread on my forum, and enabled it so it would force all users to read a certain thread, but one of my moderators reported that he was caught in an endless loop - when he clicked on the link to read the announcement he got a 404 error (page not found), therefore was in an endless loop. I fixed the problem by uninstalling the plugin. I know that this did not happen to everyone on my forum, but it happened to him - just thought you should know.

[Cigarcritic]

Thanks for the update !!

[BobbyBig]

Great, installed!
This is absolutely what we was looking for. Thank you for integrating the Forum/Usergroup selection :)

Edit: It would be great if it is possible to see which Threads does have a Rule set.

regards

[Ava-Kyrillos]

Hello

I want this option apper in the menu for Administrators only not for all modrators.

How I can do this

Thanks a lot
George

[BobbyBig]

The Usergroups doesnt include Users which got banned by Infractions.
Would be great to include this.

Thank you

[wickedstangs]

very nice mod

[Loxias]

Is there a way to have this be a monthly thing? Like on the first of each month, users would be required to view the thread?

[Julio]

Hi there guys:

I have the "Plasma" skin + vbAdvance and a few mods/modules. I donwloaded this mod, but unfortunately I can't find any of the codes I need to replace in the templates.

Any suggestions? I would really like to force my users to read my RULES thread. :(

[Foxtrotelite]

awesome, thanks for the update. I have been waiting for the specific thread force

[Abe1]

thanks for the update! I was curious - if the option to show to everyone is checked, and the thread is in a hidden moderator forum, will members still be forced to view the "click this link" page? I am sure you took care of that with conditionals, but I was just curious.
No, you have to make sure the usergroups can read it.
hmmm I liked the idea of this hack.. & installed it. But can it be made for announcement also ? I want to force users to read announcement mainly..
Not yet. Hope to add some day. Maby as a separate hack though.
Can this be implemented for a single forum only?

For example, say you have Forums A, B, C in your board. I wanna make it so users can post in A and B freely, but to post in C, they must view the required thread first.

It seems the default plug-in restricts viewing everything until the required post is read.

Thanks.
This is in the latest release already.
Hi, I need to know if is possible to force to read a diferent thread to diferents groups at the same time.
Example:
Usergroup Awaiting Moderation -> a thread about activation problem
Usergroup Affiliate --> a thread about quotas
Usergroup Registered -> a thread about how to affiliate in our club

Sorry for my english
Thanks
You should be able to do this. Just go to each thread and put there what usergroup has to read it.

[Abe1]

I posted a thread on my forum, and enabled it so it would force all users to read a certain thread, but one of my moderators reported that he was caught in an endless loop - when he clicked on the link to read the announcement he got a 404 error (page not found), therefore was in an endless loop. I fixed the problem by uninstalling the plugin. I know that this did not happen to everyone on my forum, but it happened to him - just thought you should know.
Do you have the latest version?

[yoyoyoyo]

Do you have the latest version?yes - I uninstalled it, though

[Abe1]

Great, installed!
This is absolutely what we was looking for. Thank you for integrating the Forum/Usergroup selection :)

Edit: It would be great if it is possible to see which Threads does have a Rule set.

regards
In the working.
Hello

I want this option apper in the menu for Administrators only not for all modrators.

How I can do this

Thanks a lot
George
Also int he working
The Usergroups doesnt include Users which got banned by Infractions.
Would be great to include this.

Thank you
All official user groups are included.
Is there a way to have this be a monthly thing? Like on the first of each month, users would be required to view the thread?
You currently have to manually reset the counter if you want your users to get forced to read the thread again. I may an option soon though.

[Abe1]

Hi there guys:

I have the "Plasma" skin + vbAdvance and a few mods/modules. I donwloaded this mod, but unfortunately I can't find any of the codes I need to replace in the templates.

Any suggestions? I would really like to force my users to read my RULES thread. :(
Use the history to see around where it goes.

[perfphysio]

Excellent mod. Much better than an announcement. You can even use it as an advertising channel :)

Thanks a lot :)

[forumrunt]

what a great idea. Thanks

[jmurrayhead]

I just installed this and it's a great mod. Here's one suggestion, however:

Perhaps display a list of threads that the users have to view before they can continue normal browsing. The way it is now, users may get frustrated or confused when there are multiple required reads, but they receive the same error message. When they see a list of "required read" threads, then they will at least know they have more than one and it shows which threads they have left to read.

Don't know if this was already suggested or not, but regardless, this is a great mod. :up:

[MiahBeSmokin420]

I just installed this and it's a great mod. Here's one suggestion, however:

Perhaps display a list of threads that the users have to view before they can continue normal browsing. The way it is now, users may get frustrated or confused when there are multiple required reads, but they receive the same error message. When they see a list of "required read" threads, then they will at least know they have more than one and it shows which threads they have left to read.

Don't know if this was already suggested or not, but regardless, this is a great mod. :up:

that is a great idea

because i have members saying that they cant get past that message

they say after the view the thread they still get the need to read a thread message

so i basically have this mod disabled because i hate hearing all the complaints

if you can add that feature i will deffantly re install it and recomend it to others

[jmurrayhead]

that is a great idea

because i have members saying that they cant get past that message

they say after the view the thread they still get the need to read a thread message

so i basically have this mod disabled because i hate hearing all the complaints

if you can add that feature i will deffantly re install it and recomend it to others
Indeed, I figured this may be a problem for some. With a list of required reads, the mod would definitely be much more friendly for the users.

[succo]

i guess the last version doesn't work too well with vbadvanced, as i get a db error every time i go to the homepage, with Database error in vBulletin 3.6.7:


Invalid SQL:


SELECT force_read_thread.force_read_threadid AS threadid
FROM force_read_thread AS force_read_thread
LEFT JOIN force_read_read AS force_read_read ON (force_read_thread.force_read_threadid = force_read_read.force_read_threadid AND force_read_read.force_read_userid = '39')
WHERE force_read_read.force_read_userid IS NULL
AND force_read_thread.force_read_usergroupid IN (0,2)
AND (force_read_thread.expire_date = 0 OR force_read_thread.expire_date > '1191109471')
AND
(
force_read_thread.force_read_forumid IN ()
OR force_read_thread.force_read_forumid = 0 AND (force_read_thread.force_read_location = 0 OR force_read_thread.force_read_location & 1)
);


MySQL Error : You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near ')
OR force_read_thread.force_read_forumid = 0 AND (force_read_thread.forc' at line 9
Error Number : 1064
Date : Saturday, September 29th 2007 @ 07:44:32 PM
Script : 'homepage'
Referrer :
IP Address : **.**.**.**
Username : ********
Classname : ***********

in the homepage, the forumid is null (of course) and the database call is force_read_thread.force_read_forumid IN () wich of course gives error

it can be solved adding 'adv_index' to the excluded scripts in the plugin located at global_setup_complete but, what for all the other 'non standard' scripts?

[Abe1]

i guess the last version doesn't work too well with vbadvanced, as i get a db error every time i go to the homepage, with Database error in vBulletin 3.6.7:


Invalid SQL:


SELECT force_read_thread.force_read_threadid AS threadid
FROM force_read_thread AS force_read_thread
LEFT JOIN force_read_read AS force_read_read ON (force_read_thread.force_read_threadid = force_read_read.force_read_threadid AND force_read_read.force_read_userid = '39')
WHERE force_read_read.force_read_userid IS NULL
AND force_read_thread.force_read_usergroupid IN (0,2)
AND (force_read_thread.expire_date = 0 OR force_read_thread.expire_date > '1191109471')
AND
(
force_read_thread.force_read_forumid IN ()
OR force_read_thread.force_read_forumid = 0 AND (force_read_thread.force_read_location = 0 OR force_read_thread.force_read_location & 1)
);


MySQL Error : You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near ')
OR force_read_thread.force_read_forumid = 0 AND (force_read_thread.forc' at line 9
Error Number : 1064
Date : Saturday, September 29th 2007 @ 07:44:32 PM
Script : 'homepage'
Referrer :
IP Address : **.**.**.**
Username : ********
Classname : ***********

in the homepage, the forumid is null (of course) and the database call is force_read_thread.force_read_forumid IN () wich of course gives error

it can be solved adding 'adv_index' to the excluded scripts in the plugin located at global_setup_complete but, what for all the other 'non standard' scripts?
Right now you have either all or non for non-vb pages.

[Skitty]

The upgrade didn't work for me, it now malfunctions and the page stays locked on the message page, clicking the link doesn't take you to the thread, just stays on the same message page , we were all effectively locked out of the forum until we disabled the feature.

[Danisty]

It says that using the forum settings overrides the above settings. Does that include the usergroup settings or is it just the other location settings?

[Skitty]

The upgrade didn't work for me, it now malfunctions and the page stays locked on the message page, clicking the link doesn't take you to the thread, just stays on the same message page , we were all effectively locked out of the forum until we disabled the feature.

Okeedokee, it turns out one of our admin moved the thread after it was forced, I'm assuming this is what caused the problem. Will reinstall and test tonight.

[ro_manuel]

So where do you setup which form to read? PM me thanks.......