here is the hack i found on the web.. but i would like some to look at it and convert it over to 3.6.8 so we can use it. thanks... the coder is not attached to vbulletin anymore. and support is no longer applied to this hack....
Appreciated if anyone could convert this to a working mod... for vb3.6.8
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#Hack: Thread Type Hack
#Hack By: Tim "eXtremeTim" Yarbrough
#Created For: http://www.extremechatforums.com/forum/index.php
#Live Demo : ( ID: 143 password: test ) http://www.efz-tm.net/forums/newthread.php?do=newthread&f=130
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#If you like this hack please click install.
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#NOTES
#As with any hack please backup your files and database before installing.
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#Files to be edited#
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#root/newthread.php
#root/forumdisplay.php
#root/includes/functions_newpost.php
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#Templates to be edited#
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#newthread
#threadbit
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#Queries to run#
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ALTER TABLE `thread` ADD `threadtype` VARCHAR( 30 ) NOT NULL ;
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#Start of file edits#
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#Open root/newthread.php
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#Find#
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$newpost['posthash'] = $posthash;
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#Add Below#
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//Thread Type Hack By Tim "eXtremeTim" Yarbrough for http://www.extremechatforums.com/forum/index.php
$newpost['threadtype'] = $_POST['threadtype'];
//End Thread Type Hack By Tim "eXtremeTim" Yarbrough for http://www.extremechatforums.com/forum/index.php
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#Save and close#
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#Open root/forumdisplay.php
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#Find#
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deletionlog.username AS del_username, deletionlog.reason AS del_reason") . "
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#Replace with#
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deletionlog.username AS del_username, deletionlog.reason AS del_reason") . ", thread.threadtype
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#Save and close#
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#Open root/includes/function_newpost.php
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#Find#
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// ### POST NEW THREAD ###
if ($type == 'thread')
{
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#Add Below#
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$post['threadtype'] = htmlspecialchars_uni(fetch_censored_text($post['threadtype']));
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#Find#
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iconid, visible, attach, similar
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#Replace with#
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iconid, visible, attach, similar, threadtype
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#Find#
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$totalattachments, '" . addslashes($similarthreads) . "'
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#Replace with#
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$totalattachments, '" . addslashes($similarthreads) . "', '" . addslashes($post['threadtype']) . "'
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#Save and close#
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#Start of template edits#
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################
#Open newthread#
################
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#Find#
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<!-- subject field -->
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" class="fieldset">
<tr>
<td class="smallfont" colspan="3">$vbphrase[title]:</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><input type="text" class="bginput" name="subject" value="$subject" size="40" maxlength="85" tabindex="1" /></td>
<td> </td>
<td><if condition="$posticons"><img id="display_posticon" src="$selectedicon[src]" alt="$selectedicon[alt]" /><else /> </if></td> </tr>
</table>
<!-- / subject field -->
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#After it add ( You should edit this list to fit your site )
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<!-- Thread Type field -->
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" class="fieldset">
<tr>
<td class="smallfont" colspan="3">Thread Type:</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><select name="threadtype" tabindex="1">
<option value=""></option>
<option value="News">News</option>
<option value="Informative">Informative</option>
<option value="Important">Important</option>
<option value="Release">Release</option>
<option value="RE-Release">RE-Release</option>
<option value="Joke">Joke</option>
<option value="Question">Question</option>
<option value="Resource">Resource</option>
<option value="Tutorial">Tutorial</option>
<option value="Image Thread">Image Thread</option>
<option value="Point Less">Point Less</option>
<option value="Other">Other (for anything else)</option>
</select></td>
<td> </td>
<td><if condition="$posticons"><img id="display_posticon" src="$selectedicon[src]" alt="$selectedicon[alt]" /><else /> </if></td> </tr>
</table>
<!-- / Thread Type field -->
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#Save the template changes#
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################
#open threadbit#
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#Find#
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<if condition="$show['gotonewpost']"><strong>$thread[threadtitle]</strong><else />$thread[threadtitle]</if></a>
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#Before it add#
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<if condition="$thread['threadtype']"><span class="smallfont">[$thread[threadtype]]</span></if>
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#Save the template changes#
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