Remove new thread button

[steve71]

I would like to remove the newthread.gif button in one forum but without closing the forum.

I use the hack "Easy forms" and want to force members to post thru it. Then the form is posted as a new thread in the forum of choice.

The reason I can't just close the forum is because I want to give members the option to reply.

Is it possible to combine these together:

<td class="smallfont"><if condition="$show['newthreadlink']"><a href="newthread.php?$session[sessionurl]do=newthread&amp;f=$foruminfo[forumid]" rel="nofollow"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/newthread.gif" alt="$vbphrase[post_new_thread]" border="0" /></a><else />&nbsp;</if></td>


with the condition:

<if condition="$forumid == 17">
<a href="http://www.website.ca/forum/misc.php?do=form&fid=16"><font size=3><b>Post a review</font></a> </if>


http://www.website.ca/forum/misc.php?do=form&fid=16 being the path to the form page.


Either change where newthread.gif links to in forum id:17 or remove the button and replace it with a link to the form page.

Either way is ok.

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[Spank]

You could just alter permissions to deny starting a thread in that particular forum. Removing the the image won't stop someone who really wants to post there.

[Shelley_c]

Do as spank suggested. Set the appropriate permissions so the newthread button cannot be used but still allow yourself and any other person you want to still use it. Obviously, if there's a forum you still want content posted. And, saves you from playing around with the template in the future.

[steve71]

You could just alter permissions to deny starting a thread in that particular forum. Removing the the image won't stop someone who really wants to post there.


Thx this was helpful...u2 shelly ;)


I have removed all permissions for posting a new thread in forum id:17 but have left it open.
Then I customized the "no permissions" pop up box to be an intro page to "easy forms".
(a roundabout way of having the newthread.gif button in forum id:17 link to the "easy forms" page)


Now, how can I resize this "no permissions" page (template) to be the same width as the forum? Right now it is about half size as you know.

Side note:
Curious...is it possible to remove the newthread.gif button in a specific forum only?