Give an option to send use to forum after posting and not to thread

[Admin]

This hack gives the user the option to select whether he wants to be sent to the forum after posting, or to the thread he posted in.
You can select this option in your profile, and also at the bottom of the new post screen.

In newreply.php replace
// redirect
if ($prevpost[visible]) {
with
// redirect
if ($prevpost[visible] && !$sendtoforum) {
and also in the same file replace
// redirect
if ($visible) {
with
// redirect
if ($visible && !$sendtoforum) {
and still in newreply.php replace
if ($bbuserinfo[emailnotification]!=0) {
$emailchecked="checked";
}
with
if ($bbuserinfo[emailnotification]) {
$emailchecked="checked";
}
if ($bbuserinfo[sendtoforumdef]!=0) {
$sendtoforumchecked="checked";
}

In newthread.php replace
} elseif ($visible) {
$goto="showthread.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&threadid=$threadid";
with
} elseif ($visible && !$sendtoforum) {
$goto="showthread.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&threadid=$threadid";
and also in the same file replace
if ($bbuserinfo[emailnotification]) {
$emailchecked="checked";
}
with
if ($bbuserinfo[emailnotification]) {
$emailchecked="checked";
}
if ($bbuserinfo[sendtoforumdef]!=0) {
$sendtoforumchecked="checked";
}

And in poll.php replace
// redirect
if ($threadinfo[visible]) {
with
// redirect
if ($threadinfo[visible] && !$sendtoforum) {

Now, in your newreply and newthread templates, add this code
<br><input type="checkbox" name="sendtoforum" value="yes" $sendtoforumchecked> <b>Go back to forum:</b> after posting would you like to return to the forum.
right after this code
<br><input type="checkbox" name="signature" value="yes" $signaturechecked> <b>Show Signature:</b> include your profile signature. Only registered users may have signatures.

In the modifyoptions template add this code
<tr>
<td bgcolor="{secondaltcolor}"><normalfont><b>Use 'Send to forum' by default?</b></normalfont><br>
<smallfont>Using this option will send you back to the forum after posting a new message.</smallfont></td>
<td bgcolor="{secondaltcolor}"><normalfont>
<input type="radio" name="sendtoforumdef" value="yes" $sendtoforumdefchecked> yes
<input type="radio" name="sendtoforumdef" value="no" $sendtoforumdefnotchecked> no
</normalfont></td>
</tr>
right after this code
<tr>
<td bgcolor="{secondaltcolor}"><normalfont><b>Use 'Email Notification' by default?</b></normalfont><br>
<smallfont>Using this option emails you whenever someone replies to a thread that you have participated in.</smallfont></td>
<td bgcolor="{secondaltcolor}"><normalfont>
<input type="radio" name="emailnotification" value="yes" $emailnotificationchecked> yes
<input type="radio" name="emailnotification" value="no" $emailnotificationnotchecked> no
</normalfont></td>
</tr>

In member.php replace
$emailnotification=iif($emailnotification=="yes",1,0);
with
$emailnotification=iif($emailnotification=="yes",1,0);
$sendtoforumdef=iif($sendtoforumdef=="yes",1,0);
Also replace
$DB_site->query("UPDATE user
SET ".$updatestyles."adminemail='$adminemail',
showemail='$showemail',invisible='$invisible',cook ieuser='$cookieuser',
maxposts='".addslashes($umaxposts)."',daysprune='".addslashes($prunedays)."',
timezoneoffset='".addslashes($timezoneoffset)."',emailnotification='$emailnotification',
startofweek='".addslashes($startofweek)."',options='$options',receivepm='$receivepm',
emailonpm='$emailonpm',pmpopup='$pmpopup',usergrou pid='$bbuserinfo[usergroupid]',
nosessionhash='$nosessionhash'
WHERE userid='$bbuserinfo[userid]'");
with
$DB_site->query("UPDATE user
SET ".$updatestyles."adminemail='$adminemail',
showemail='$showemail',invisible='$invisible',cook ieuser='$cookieuser',
maxposts='".addslashes($umaxposts)."',daysprune='".addslashes($prunedays)."',
timezoneoffset='".addslashes($timezoneoffset)."',emailnotification='$emailnotification',sendtofor umdef='$sendtoforumdef',
startofweek='".addslashes($startofweek)."',options='$options',receivepm='$receivepm',
emailonpm='$emailonpm',pmpopup='$pmpopup',usergrou pid='$bbuserinfo[usergroupid]',
nosessionhash='$nosessionhash'
WHERE userid='$bbuserinfo[userid]'");
and add
if ($bbuserinfo[sendtoforumdef]) {
$sendtoforumdefchecked="checked";
$sendtoforumdefnotchecked="";
} else {
$sendtoforumdefchecked="";
$sendtoforumdefnotchecked="checked";
}
right after
if ($bbuserinfo[emailnotification]) {
$emailnotificationchecked="checked";
$emailnotificationnotchecked="";
} else {
$emailnotificationchecked="";
$emailnotificationnotchecked="checked";
}

And last but by no means least, run this SQL query:
ALTER TABLE user ADD sendtoforumdef SMALLINT(6) DEFAULT '0' not null AFTER emailnotification
(For more info about running SQL queries go here (http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=26272) or here (http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=18558))

[cyrus]

hmm, want this but its a long hack. Is it possible you can make a zip of this please. Itll be appreciated.

Thank you

[Admin]

Umm... there's nothing to zip here.
Do you want me to attach the instructions as a text file?

[BBInsider]

I cant find that anywhere. In newreply.php replace ?? Where is it and how do I get to it? Also is this been tested? thanks!!

http://www.buffalobillsinsider.com/graffitiboard/index.php3

[Admin]

This was tested succesfully on v2.0.3.

I see your question was answered in another thread, so I won't bother. :)

[Christine]

Hi Firefly - excellent job!

I loaded this up and am not having any trouble with new topics or polls or the UserCP but the newreply isn't working. I have the box on the screen so I know it isn't in the template but when I check it, the system ignores it. No error message, it just returns to thread.

What am I missing here?

[Admin]

Thanks Christine. :)

Sounds to me as if you didn't make the necessary changes to newreply.php.
Double check that, and get back to me.

[Christine]

Wow - that was quick. :D

That was my concern - newreply.php was the only one I was thinking would affect it from the changes I saw. Blah. I tried a few times last night and didn't see any mistakes. I shall try again now and let you know!

[Christine]

Hmmmm - still not working.

Here is what I added to newreply.php - I am including the code above and below as well.
// redirect
if ($prevpost[visible] && !$sendtoforum) {
$goto="showthread.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&postid=$postid#post$postid";
} else {
$goto="forumdisplay.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&forumid=$forumid";
}
eval("standardredirect(\"".gettemplate("redirect_postthanks")."\",\"$goto\");");

} else {
if ($attachmentid and !$foruminfo[moderateattach]) {
$DB_site->query("UPDATE thread SET attach = attach + 1 WHERE threadid = '$threadid'");
}
if ($bbuserinfo[userid]!=0 and !$previewpost) {
if ($bbuserinfo[signature]!="") {
$signaturechecked="CHECKED";
}
if ($bbuserinfo[emailnotification]) {
$emailchecked="checked";
}
if ($bbuserinfo[sendtoforumdef]!=0) {
$sendtoforumchecked="checked";
}
}

if ($foruminfo[allowicons]) {
$posticons=chooseicons($iconid);
} else {
$posticons="";
}I am going blind over here. :D What am I missing?

[Admin]

Weird, everything's in place.

Umm, check in your newreply template that the name of the checkbox is sendtoforum. That's really the only thing I can think of... :confused:

[Christine]

Hmmm - from New reply template...
<br><input type="checkbox" name="signature" value="yes" $signaturechecked> <b>Show Signature:</b> include your profile signature. Only registered users may have signatures.
<br><input type="checkbox" name="sendtoforum" value="yes" $sendtoforumchecked> <b>Go back to forum:</b> after posting would you like to return to the forum.
</smallfont></

[Admin]

Bug.

Fix:
In newreply.php replace this
// redirect
if ($visible) {
with
// redirect
if ($visible && !$sendtoforum) {

Thanks for finding that Christine. :)

Updated main post

[Christine]

We have a winner!!!!

This is working with no errors.

Great job, Firefly!

(I am on 2.0.3 BTW)

[Admin]

Who's da winner???? ;)

Thanks. :)

[LuBi]

Used the auto install and I keep getting this erroer

Warning: Supplied argument is not a valid File-Handle resource in /www/htdocs/forums/admin/avatar_hack_install.php on line 349

[Admin]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by LuBi
Used the auto install and I keep getting this erroer

Warning: Supplied argument is not a valid File-Handle resource in /www/htdocs/forums/admin/avatar_hack_install.php on line 349

[LuBi]

yes yes.. :( wrong hack I got that error on another i tried too install last night. I have school so I'll post it lateri nthe right thread. sorry

[Admin]

I don't understand, you tried to install a hack and it didn't work and you think it's because of this hack, or you just posted in the wrong thread?

[LuBi]

posted in the wrong thread.

[Nupraptor]

I'm having the same problem Christine was having, but the fix you supplied for her doesn't seem to have done the job for me. It works for New Topics and Polls, but not the reply. I've double and triple checked everything, and it matches your instructions to a "T". Ran the Query with no problem. :( At a bit of a loss as to what to do.

[Admin]

You have a good reason to be sad, I have no idea what could possible be wrong. You use v2.0.3, right?

Sorry... :(

[Nupraptor]

Yes I am. Would it be possible for me to contact you and have you look over the contents of the php file?

[Admin]

Yeah sure, I'm at firefly@poolie.net.

[Nupraptor]

Ok, e-mailed you. Thanks ahead of time for the help. :)

[Enigma]

Thanks! nice hack!

[SWFans.net]

Is there a way to add this option to "edit post" as well? I looked over editpost.php and couldn't find any similarities to the instructions.

[LuBi]

Can we get this working on 2.2?

[LuBi]

up up

[Admin]

I'm 99% sure this works on 2.2.0. :)

[LuBi]

Yea!!!! This is a very powerful feature. Thanks, oh and maybe you should update the title if possible to 2.2.0

I'll get back to you with the results.. :D

[LuBi]

Works for 2.2.0!!! I love this hack, thanks again! :D

[Admin]

Thanks LuBi. :)

[Tommy Boy]

If I'm not mistaken, you forgot to add:
$sendtoforumchecked = ($sendtoforum) ? "checked" : ""; Right after: $parseurlchecked=iif($parseurl,"checked","");
$emailchecked=iif($email,"checked","");
$disablesmilieschecked=iif(!$allowsmilie,"checked","");
$signaturechecked=iif($signature,"checked",""); In both newthread.php and newreply.php. Without those lines, the checkbox will be cleared when you preview the post.

BTW: Any idea why the following line does NOT work?$sendtoforumchecked=iif($sendtoforum,"checked","");

[bobbydavro]

Just a query about this hack, is the checkbox automatically checked to take the user back to the forum?

If not how do I make it so it is? basicly I want it so it is on as default.

[squawell]

oh~thankz FireFly!!

this very useful~~~:D:D:D

[Admin]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by bobbydavro
Just a query about this hack, is the checkbox automatically checked to take the user back to the forum?

If not how do I make it so it is? basicly I want it so it is on as default.

[Rose]

I so wanna install this hack! *makes note to do it after work*

Um, I'm a bit new still and I'm not sure what hacks work with what versions. I'm using v.2.2.1. Will this work with it?

[Admin]

Should be. :)

[squawell]

but chen i 'm using v2.2.1 and use ur code it can't work!!

but when i use ur code and tommy boy's code it works!!

so i think would u miss some thing?? ;)

[StarBuG]

WOW!

Very nice hack!

But an attached file to download the hack would be nice! :)

Greetings

StarBuG

[Sadie Frost]

I'm using 2.2.1 and it works great :)

[NYI Fan]

works great on 2.2.2 also

I added the same code from newreply and newthread to the editpost template to get it showing in edit screens as well ;)

Thank you so much Firefly - you always have the best stuff!

[X-Fan]

Originally posted by NYI Fan
I added the same code from newreply and newthread to the editpost template to get it showing in edit screens as well ;)

Could I trouble you to list what changes you need to do to have it showing on the edit screen as well, please?

[NYI Fan]

Sure no trouble at all (After all, Chen did all the hard work ;) )

The instructions said this:

Originally posted by FireFly
Now, in your newreply and newthread templates, add this code
<br><input type="checkbox" name="sendtoforum" value="yes" $sendtoforumchecked> <b>Go back to forum:</b> after posting would you like to return to the forum.
right after this code
<br><input type="checkbox" name="signature" value="yes" $signaturechecked> <b>Show Signature:</b> include your profile signature. Only registered users may have signatures.


I just went into my editpost template, and did the same as he instructed us for the newreply & newthread :D

Also, Firefly had
after posting would you like to return to the forum.
I changed it to
after posting would you like to return to the forum?
in all 3 templates
(just MY preference)

Hope this helps

[ExcErr]

Ok!!!
The code which in attachment, is it full compatible for vb 2.2.2???

Thank you for your answer!

[NYI Fan]

Yes, I installed this on my vB 2.2.2 and it's working beautifully :)

[ExcErr]

Originally posted by NYI Fan
Yes, I installed this on my vB 2.2.2 and it's working beautifully :)

Ok!!! I'll try to install it today!!! Cause before I've made the changes in newreplay.php and when I'm post something, then everytime I'm backing to forum, not to my post :china:

Thanks for you quick answer :)

[Barret]

It works with 2.2.1 as I just installed it!
Great work FireFly and thanks alot!

[ExcErr]

Yeap!
I've install it already!
It's looks great...
Thanks ;=)

[ptenthus]

Firefly,

Is there any good way to make this work with your Quickreply hack?

[Boofo]

In my poll.php file I don't have the exact code that were in the intructions.

And in poll.php replace

// redirect
if ($threadinfo[visible]) {


with:

// redirect
if ($threadinfo[visible] && !$sendtoforum) {


Here's what I have:

// redirect
if ($visible) {


What do I need to do to change it to what it should be?

[Boofo]

If you figure it out or get an answer to the question about why that code won't work, I'd be interested in hearing about it. :)

Originally posted by Tommy Boy
If I'm not mistaken, you forgot to add:
$sendtoforumchecked = ($sendtoforum) ? "checked" : ""; Right after: $parseurlchecked=iif($parseurl,"checked","");
$emailchecked=iif($email,"checked","");
$disablesmilieschecked=iif(!$allowsmilie,"checked","");
$signaturechecked=iif($signature,"checked",""); In both newthread.php and newreply.php. Without those lines, the checkbox will be cleared when you preview the post.

BTW: Any idea why the following line does NOT work?$sendtoforumchecked=iif($sendtoforum,"checked","");

[Sadie Frost]

Originally posted by Boofo
In my poll.php file I don't have the exact code that were in the intructions.

And in poll.php replace

// redirect
if ($threadinfo[visible]) {


with:

// redirect
if ($threadinfo[visible] && !$sendtoforum) {


Here's what I have:

// redirect
if ($visible) {


What do I need to do to change it to what it should be?

What I did was look for if (!$threadinfo[visible]) {

and replace that :) Hope it works :)

[freakyshiat]

I have both quickreply and quicknewthread installed. The problems I am havng are:

It shows messages as being unread when you go back to forums.

Send to forum by default only works in reply, not quick reply

any suggestions? :)

[Boofo]

I have that in 2 places in poll.php, but no redirect above either one. :)

Originally posted by Sadie Frost


What I did was look for if (!$threadinfo[visible]) {

and replace that :) Hope it works :)

[The Ghost]

hi,

works this hack with 2.2.6??

Please! :classic:

[Admin]

Yes.

[Christine]

Just a second 'yep' to that -- I loaded this as written into 2.2.6 this weekend and it is working like a champ.

Thanks, Firefly!

:)

[ptenthus]

Firefly,

Do you have a way that quickreply and this hack can co-exist in perfect harmony? (i.e. if a user's default it to return to the thread list, it should work even if they use the quickreply. Currently it doesn't do that).

[Boofo]

in the showthread_replybox template try adding this:

<input type="hidden" name="sendtoforum" value="$sendtoforumchecked">

after this:

<input type="hidden" name="rating" value="0">

and let me know if it works. :)

[ptenthus]

Doesn't seem to. Any other thoughts?

[Boofo]

Try changing this:

<input type="hidden" name="sendtoforum" value="$sendtoforumchecked">

to this, then:

<input type="hidden" name="sendtoforumdef" value="$sendtoforumchecked">

[ptenthus]

Nope.

And viewing source for the page, I can see that the $sendtofurumchecked is being evaluated as nothing. The account I'm using to test _does_ have the redirect to the thread list turned on in the CP.

Any idea why the variable isn't defined?

[Boofo]

Ok, try this and let me know if it works. I just put it together and haven't tested it thoroughly yet. :)

In showthread.php:

Find:


} elseif ($bbuserinfo['showquickreply']==0) {
$replybox='';
} else {
$textareacols = gettextareawidth();


After it add:


if ($bbuserinfo['sendtoforumdef']) {
$sendtoforum = 'yes';
} else {
$sendtoforum = '';
}


Then put this in your showthread_replybox:

<input type="hidden" name="sendtoforum" value="$sendtoforum">

[Boofo]

Chen, here is the code I seem to be having problems with? Can you please tell me how to get this hack to work with the Hidden reply hack in this bit of code?

// redirect
if ($visible or $hiddenreply==1 && !$sendtoforum) {
$goto="showthread.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&postid=$postid#post$postid";
} else {
$goto="forumdisplay.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&forumid=$threadinfo[forumid]";
}
eval("standardredirect(\"".gettemplate("redirect_postthanks")."\",\"$goto\");");
}
}
}

or this piece of code:

// redirect
if ($prevpost[visible] && !$sendtoforum) {
$goto="showthread.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&postid=$postid#post$postid";
} else {
$goto="forumdisplay.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&forumid=$forumid";
}
eval("standardredirect(\"".gettemplate("redirect_postthanks")."\",\"$goto\");");

[Boofo]

Is everyone ready for this? I think I am finally starting to get the hang of this. I fixed my problem stated in the post above.

I replaced this:

// redirect
if ($visible or $hiddenreply==1 && !$sendtoforum) {


with this:

// redirect
if (($visible or $hiddenreply==1) && !$sendtoforum) {


and now the "Hidden reply hack" and the "Option to send User back to forum After posting hack" are like one big happy family. :)

Thanks to everyone who has helped me along the way to get to this point. I know it's not a big deal to a lot of you, but it sure is to me to know that I am finally starting to understand some of this now. :)

[Tim Wheatley]

Er.. is this working with 2.2.7??

[Hamma]

Not sure, gonna give it a whirl

[JFry]

Oy. I am screwed up. I can't get this to work on 2.2.7. It is probably me, though, rather than the program. I get the following error when I click "reply" in an existing thread:Warning: Unexpected character in input: '' (ASCII=16) state=1 in /home/thebunga/public_html/forums/newreply.php on line 298

[Savant]

A really cool hack, and it allllmost works, got it working in both my replys and quickreply box, just one snag... replys work fine, but now trying to start a new topic gives me this:

Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_ELSE in C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\procreatica\forum\newthread.php on line 258

heres line 256 to 274

// redirect
} elseif ($visible && !$sendtoforum) {
$goto="showthread.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&threadid=$threadid";

} else {
$goto="forumdisplay.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&forumid=$forumid";
}
eval("standardredirect(\"".gettemplate("redirect_postthanks")."\",\"$goto\");");

} else {
//create new thread
if ($postpoll) {
$visible = 0;
}
$DB_site->query("INSERT INTO thread (threadid,title,lastpost,forumid,open,replycount,p ostusername,postuserid,lastposter,dateline,iconid, visible,attach) VALUES (NULL,'".addslashes(htmlspecialchars($subject))."','".time()."','$forumid','1','0','".addslashes($postusername)."','$bbuserinfo[userid]','".addslashes($postusername)."','".time()."','$iconid','$visible','$attachcount')");
$threadid=$DB_site->insert_id();

where did i goof? Thanks in advance for any help :) :D

[Gutspiller]

09-09-01 at 08:46 AM FireFly said this in Post #12 (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?postid=169276#post169276)
Bug.

Fix:
In newreply.php replace this
// redirect
if ($visible) {
with
// redirect
if ($visible && !$sendtoforum) {

Thanks for finding that Christine. :)

Updated main post
What does that fix? I checked my code and I don't have that so I need to fix it, but after I add that fix, what will it fix?

Right now I am having the problem, (Yes I installed this a long time ago and am trying to fix a problem with it) If the user has it selected to return inside the thread, they are returned to the top of the thread. I want it so that it will return them directly to their post. I have that hack that numbers each thread and creates a hyperlink to each thread, but I don't know exactly how to get it to go back to their post after they submit their post.

I tested it and it does look like the problem is with this hack. (I think)

Can somebody please help me? :(

[Keyser S?ze]

standard reply: anyone tested this in 2.3.0?

[007]

I would assume it works fine in 2.3.0 because I just installed it on 2.2.9 with no problems at all.

I also added this option to the registeradult and registercoppa templates.

Also added it to modify user and add user in the admin CP.

Great HACK! :)

[AndreaBash]

Anyone know if it actually works in 2.3? There must have been changes to the PHP files we're supposed to edit. I can't find all the things I'm supposed to replace.

Anyone have an update?

[cindyd]

Thanks for this hack! I just installed it in 2.3 and didn't have any troubles.

Well, I never did find this in the poll.php:

PHP:

// redirect
if ($threadinfo[visible]) {


with

PHP:

// redirect
if ($threadinfo[visible] && !$sendtoforum) {

Cindy

[Christine]

Oops -- double post.

[Christine]

Cindyd,

Try // redirect
if ($visible && !$sendtoforum) {

[zsmom]

My members have been begging for this but I just can't get it to work. :disappointed:

I have version 2.3.

When I hit the post reply button I get a parse error in the newreply.php file, line 645 which is right around the last edit for that file. Would anyone be willing to help me???

[larryd]

Ive read the thread and I see a few mentions of how to get this to work with the quick reply box but I dont see anything definite. Can anyone tell me how to implement this with the quick reply box?

[larryd]

Anyone??

[deaconxgp]

Is there a version of this that works for vB 2.3.3????

[deaconxgp]

no version of this for 2.3? i think i asked this before lol

[larryd]

Ive read the thread and I see a few mentions of how to get this to work with the quick reply box but I dont see anything definite. Can anyone tell me how to implement this with the quick reply box?

Anyone at all?

[Kate]

I really want to use this with 2.3.4 but keep the quick reply box.

bump?

[dfaonxa]

This is exactly what I'm looking for, but I'm running v3.0.0 - is there an update for this hack? Thanks!

[Christine]

This was among my favorite hacks on vB2 as well. Has anyone heard if Chen is going to port it?

[007]

I too would love to see this ported to VB3. Does anybody know of any plans for it?