Prevent bumping old Threads

[Andreas]

<font size="3">Prevent bumping old Threads</font>

Description
This Hack helps to prevent Users from (accidently) bumping old Threads by forcing them to tick a checkbox
when replying to a Thread older than x days.

Details
1 Product XML (3 Plugins, 6 Phrases, 1 Setting)
1 Image
2 Template Edits

History
1.0.0
Initial Version

1.0.1
Fixed a bad phrase (solves -> serves, which it should have always been)
Fixed a typo in the instructions

vBulletin Campatibility Note
This Modification is compatible with vBulletin 3.5, 3.6, 3.7 and 3.8

[uae]

I Love it, thanks Kirby :)

[Jenta]

nice will check it out soon

suggestion: if u use <img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/exclamation.gif" then u need to upload the same image file for all your styles
better to use images/misc imo

[Zelda-King]

Interesting. So does this check for the actual age of the thread (that's what it sounds like) or the date since the last reply?

[The Realist]

The install instructions state:

In Template SHOWTHREAD
FIND
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
$attachmentoption

Cannot find $attachmentoption in the showthread template but it is listed in two other templates: Newreply and Newthread?

So is this a typo or am I missing something?

Laters

[Boofo]

I would go with Newreply. ;)

[nexialys]

I would go with Newthread since this is for threads. ;)sometimes Boofoon, you lead...

this hack is for answering old threads, not to make new ones...

lol

[Boofo]

Duh! I meant Newreply. Is that better now?

[The Realist]

LOL :) Thanks m8 but the instructions already say to place the code in there, but it also says`to place it in the showthread template.

But there is no $attachmentoption in showthread only in the newreply template.

[hydrostatic]

EDIT: Damn I'm tired. Sorry for the stupid question.

[jribz]

Does this work for the Quick Reply too?I haven't installed this just yet, but the image attached is of the quick reply box, so I would assume so.

[Logikos]

Nice work Kirby! :)

[Freezerator]

This should be made a standard for vB :) Nice hack!

[Andreas]

The install instructions state:

In Template SHOWTHREAD
FIND
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
$attachmentoption

Cannot find $attachmentoption in the showthread template but it is listed in two other templates: Newreply and Newthread?

DOH! I really should write instructions based on MASTER Templates instead of custom Templates ^.^
Instructions fixed.

@Jenta
But using $stylevar gives you the possibility to use different images in each Style, which is necessary as I fear the defauld image won't work well on dark backgrounds.

@Zelda-King
Last Reply.
"Real" Thread Age doesn't make sense as there might be Threads that are running forever (game threads, spamchat threads, etc.)

[ImportPassion]

i have been wanting something like this, but how hard would it be to change it so that the reply button is disabled instead of that checkbox?

D

[Andreas]

It wasn't my intention to lock the Thread, I just wanted to make sure ppl know what they are doing.

If you want to stop them from replying, take a look here (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=82827)

[The Realist]

Thanks M8 \:)

DOH! I really should write instructions based on MASTER Templates instead of custom Templates ^.^
Instructions fixed.

@Jenta
But using $stylevar gives you the possibility to use different images in each Style, which is necessary as I fear the defauld image won't work well on dark backgrounds.

@Zelda-King
Last Reply.
"Real" Thread Age doesn't make sense as there might be Threads that are running forever (game threads, spamchat threads, etc.)

[OmaniMan]

Great ...

[utw-Mephisto]

*clicks install now,installs later* - thanks m8

[-=Sniper=-]

excellent thanks

[StarBuG]

If quickreply is active you can still reply to very old threads which gets denied if you click on the reply button.

That should be fixed ;)

[Dave Rosteck]

This hack kicks serious ass. Thanks a lot Kirby! My forum staff and I have been struggling with bumps for years and this is a big sigh of relief.

[Andreas]

@StarBug
Hmm ... QR should be covered as well.
Are you sure that it does not work for QR?

[StarBuG]

I don?t know what happened as I posted this but I can?t reproduce this.

Maybe I forgot to check the checkbox and got confused ;)
It is working fine.

Thank you

[Exernon]

Installed on 3.5.2 but I don't see anything... any clue what could be wrong?

[boatdesign]

Excellent!!! Thank you very much for providing this mod! Very very nice!

[lazyseller]

is there anyway to limit this to only certain forums ?

[JenniferK]

How would I change the phrase from "solves no purpose" to "serves no purpose"?

[hiiped]

How would I change the phrase from "solves no purpose" to "serves no purpose"?


PHRASE MANAGER >>> search >>>

possibly

[Oblivion Knight]

I can't believe I missed this one! o_o;

Cheers Andreas! :)

[Oblivion Knight]

Just to note, I've noticed a small typo with the template edits:
<label for="cb_forepost"><input type="checkbox" name="forcepost" value="1" id="cb_forcepost" />$vbphrase[thread_age_accepted]</label>

[Andreas]

Seems like there is a c missing ;)

[JenniferK]

PHRASE MANAGER >>> search >>>

possibly


This worked like a charm, thanks!

[Nathan2006]

Thank you Andreas great idea :)

Install

[OndaReal]

nice hack :)

[bada_bing]

Couple questions.

Will this work on vb 3.5.3?
Can I set this hack for only certain forums? Im interested mostly in my selling/trading forums?

Thanks and nice hack :banana:

[dsotmoon]

Couple questions.

Will this work on vb 3.5.3?
Can I set this hack for only certain forums? Im interested mostly in my selling/trading forums?


i would like the same thing if possible

[Andreas]

> Will this work on vb 3.5.3?
Yes.

> Can I set this hack for only certain forums?
No.

[Liquid_N2]

Hi sorry if this has been answered, but on my forum it says

This Thread is more than 34 days old

This changes depending on how old the thread is apposed to the age limit I have set in the vbpanel.

Is there a way to change it so it always says old then 30 days (my value set)?

Many thanks

[Oblivion Knight]

Hi sorry if this has been answered, but on my forum it says

This Thread is more than 34 days old

This changes depending on how old the thread is apposed to the age limit I have set in the vbpanel.

Is there a way to change it so it always says old then 30 days (my value set)?

Many thanksOn both of your template edits, replace this:
<phrase 1="$threaddays">With:
<phrase 1="$vboptions[oldthrdthres]">Save them both, and you're done.

[Liquid_N2]

Thank you very much for the quick reply, I will try that later today.

[Thomas P]

Very useful hack.

Especially for bigger boards, when members are annoyed that user bump rather old threads.

5 Star rating from me, very well done, Andreas :)

[I||usi0nz]

cool thing, thanks kirby :)

[Zelos]

Will this work in 3.6?

Also, how would I alter the message?

[Zelos]

Does this work with 3.6?

EDIT: nvm, it does.

[Red Spider]

Excellent! Works a treat on vB 3.6.4

Just a quick question, Is there a way to make this only appear in certian forums? Like i want it to appear in my "Introductions" forum, But not my "Media" forum :D

[Spun2U]

Thanks for this!! Very useful!:cool:

[Caiman]

This is perfect. thanks very much.

[Veer]

will work on vb 3.6.8?

[arlarson]

Yes, it will.

[YdieresiS]

You said that the option to disable the hack in certain forums is not available now. Can we suspect this in the future? I really would like this feature to be added to this hack.

Excuse me if my english is not so very well, i am from Holland and didn't use English a whole time

[Bubble #5]

Has anyone tested this on 3.7 yet? :confused:

[Boofo]

Has anyone tested this on 3.7 yet? :confused:

The easiest way to find out is grab it and try it.

And it works magically in 3.7.0 beta 5. ;)

[Bubble #5]

Ohh.... beta 5 is out? :eek: That makes my day :D

[Boofo]

You got to check the com more often. ;)

[Bubble #5]

Yeah, women tell me that all the time :eek: :D

[Freezerator]

Does this work on thread last post date, or the thread start date?

[Boofo]

Last post date

[bada_bing]

Can you set the time from that the users will see this message, example the screen shot show 15 days can you set it for less or more time like 30 days?

[Boofo]

Yoi can set it for however many days you want.

[bada_bing]

Can you also set which forums this works on? For example I dont want to to take effect in my admin forums but all other forums?

[Boofo]

Nope, you can only set the time limit.

[Dannyloski]

Installed, working perfectly on vB 3.6.9 ... Great addon ...

[FlyBoy73]

Any plans to update this to work with 3.7x?

Has anyone tried running it on 3.7?

Thanks!

[Boofo]

Any plans to update this to work with 3.7x?

Has anyone tried running it on 3.7?

Thanks!

No need to and yes. ;)

[FlyBoy73]

Thanks for the info, Boofo!

[Dannyloski]

Works on 3.6.10 as well, just FYI :up:

[dtv100]

test on 3.6.10 and is working so far .

[Boofo]

Working on 3.7 Gold like a charm. I made a few changes that I think spruce it up.

[guvner]

Working on 3.7 Gold like a charm. Confirmed on 3.7.1 - love this hack!

Mike :)

[Mecho]

is there any option that we can set the forum ID(s) ??

thanks

[gabrielt]

Works like a charm on vBulletin 3.7.2.

Gabriel.

[FlyBoy73]

Working on 3.7 Gold like a charm. I made a few changes that I think spruce it up.
Thanks!!

[satlazone]

Installed ;)

[fattony69]

This is exactly what I am looking for and works for 3.8.1

[vithorius]

Wooow...! Lovely Mod!



I have two questions:

a) Is it possible to enable this hack on some given forums of my board (and not all forums)? (possibly using the "Manage Forums" on AdminCP)?

b) How do you set up the time limit?







Can you also set which forums this works on? For example I dont want to to take effect in my admin forums but all other forums?
YESS! That is just what I would like to have too!!!



Nope, you can only set the time limit.
Doh...!!! Ok, I would like to ask the developer if you could make it possible, please...?





is there any option that we can set the forum ID(s) ??
Ok, so I'm not the only one...! :p




PLEASE...?

[MrD]

Hi Andreas,
came a TMS Version of this Hack Out :)

[Andreas]

Feel free to post your TMS XML and i'll re-attach it to the first post :)

[alishahbazi]

thank u ...

[alishahbazi]

hi , thank u for this mods.

please guide me for change date , default date is 506 and must change this date.

[Black Tiger]

OMG, a mod already 3 years old and still working? This is great, I really need this. Why did I not see this before?;)
You're the man Andreas. TMS was also such very needed hack which should also be standard build in.

Thank you!
*Marked installed*

[Eric]

I got this working for vB4 - if Andreas doesn't mind me posting...

In Template SHOWTHREAD

FIND

<vb:if condition="$bbuserinfo['signature']">
<div class="blockrow">
<ul class="checkradio group">
<li><label for="cb_signature">
<input type="checkbox" name="signature" id="cb_signature" value="1" checked="checked" tabindex="1" />
{vb:rawphrase show_your_signature}
</label></li>
</ul>
</div>
</vb:if>


In Template newreply

FIND

{vb:raw posticons}


BELOW both locations ADD

<vb:if condition="$show['oldthreadwarning']">
<h3 class="blocksubhead">{vb:rawphrase old_thread_warning}</h3>
<div class="blockrow">
<img src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_misc}/exclamation.gif" align="left" width="40" height="42" alt="" />{vb:rawphrase thread_x_days_old, {vb:raw threaddays}}
</div>

<div class="blockrow">
<ul class="checkradio group">
<li><label for="cb_forcepost">
<input type="checkbox" name="forcepost" id="cb_forcepost" value="1" checked="checked" tabindex="1" />
{vb:rawphrase thread_age_accepted}
</label></li>
</ul>
</div>
</vb:if>


Edit two plugins for this product.

1.) "Prevent old Thread bumping: Warning Display on Quickreply" - for hook showthread_start

Change it to:

if (($threaddays = ceil((TIMENOW-$threadinfo['lastpost'])/86400)) > $vbulletin->options['oldthrdthres'])
{
$show['oldthreadwarning'] = true;
vB_Template::preRegister('SHOWTHREAD', array('threaddays' => $threaddays));
}


2.) "Prevent old Thread bumping: Warning Display on Newreply" - for hook newreply_form_start

if (($threaddays = ceil((TIMENOW-$threadinfo['lastpost'])/86400)) > $vbulletin->options['oldthrdthres'])
{
$show['oldthreadwarning'] = true;
vB_Template::preRegister('SHOWTHREAD', array('threaddays' => $threaddays));
}

[Extra PC]

I got this working for vB4 - if Andreas doesn't mind me posting...

In Template SHOWTHREAD

FIND

<vb:if condition="$bbuserinfo['signature']">
<div class="blockrow">
<ul class="checkradio group">
<li><label for="cb_signature">
<input type="checkbox" name="signature" id="cb_signature" value="1" checked="checked" tabindex="1" />
{vb:rawphrase show_your_signature}
</label></li>
</ul>
</div>
</vb:if>


In Template newreply

FIND

{vb:raw posticons}


BELOW both locations ADD

<vb:if condition="$show['oldthreadwarning']">
<h3 class="blocksubhead">{vb:rawphrase old_thread_warning}</h3>
<div class="blockrow">
<img src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_misc}/exclamation.gif" align="left" width="40" height="42" alt="" />{vb:rawphrase thread_x_days_old, {vb:raw threaddays}}
</div>

<div class="blockrow">
<ul class="checkradio group">
<li><label for="cb_forcepost">
<input type="checkbox" name="forcepost" id="cb_forcepost" value="1" checked="checked" tabindex="1" />
{vb:rawphrase thread_age_accepted}
</label></li>
</ul>
</div>
</vb:if>


Edit two plugins for this product.

1.) "Prevent old Thread bumping: Warning Display on Quickreply" - for hook showthread_start

Change it to:

if (($threaddays = ceil((TIMENOW-$threadinfo['lastpost'])/86400)) > $vbulletin->options['oldthrdthres'])
{
$show['oldthreadwarning'] = true;
vB_Template::preRegister('SHOWTHREAD', array('threaddays' => $threaddays));
}


2.) "Prevent old Thread bumping: Warning Display on Newreply" - for hook newreply_form_start

if (($threaddays = ceil((TIMENOW-$threadinfo['lastpost'])/86400)) > $vbulletin->options['oldthrdthres'])
{
$show['oldthreadwarning'] = true;
vB_Template::preRegister('SHOWTHREAD', array('threaddays' => $threaddays));
}



nice but we need this in xml to easy import

please Mr. Andreas we need your mod on vb 4:up:

[Alecsmith]

great just installed :)

[CPB123]

Installed, loving it so far.. howevr, as mentioned by others, would be great to limit this to just certain forums.

[jrap]

Fantastic, installed. Thanks!

[vithorius]

Installed, loving it so far.. howevr, as mentioned by others, would be great to limit this to just certain forums.

Yeah! :up: :up: I feel just the same! GREAT HACK, but...

On some forums, we should have the possibility to disable this hack... :p

Would that be difficult to do? :confused:

[jrap]

Any idea why instead of prompting the user to tick the checkbox, my users just see the error message "This Thread is more than XX days old, you can't reply to it." ?

Thanks

[satlazone]

Any idea why instead of prompting the user to tick the checkbox, my users just see the error message "This Thread is more than XX days old, you can't reply to it." ?

Thanks

did you modify the templates? this modfication doesn't call a template and you have to insert the code yourself.

[jrap]

Thanks satlazone, I clearly didn't RTFM :) My bad.

Cheers!

[SorentoUltimate]

Work Perfect in 3.8.4

[ZomgStuff]

Thank you so much! This is perfect!

[Goomzee]

I done but it's not working see here (http://www.mknexusonline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=83)

[marshal_ramdev]

thanks ..

[BirdOPrey5]

cool mod. :up:

I've got it working on 3.8.6 without issue... I changed it a bit to only show a message at the top of the thread instead of requiring a box to be clicked before replying- I feel the warning on top is more important.

Follow the install instructions but the only template edit to make is in showthread.

Add:

<!-- Old Thread Warning -->
<if condition="$show['oldthreadwarning']">
<table bgcolor="#FFC0C0" border="1" width="100%" cellpadding="3"><tr><td>
<div align="center">
<img src="/forums/images/buttons/report.gif" align="top" alt="Exclamation" /><phrase 1="$threaddays">$vbphrase[thread_x_days_old]</phrase>
</div>
</td></tr></table>
</if>
<!-- End Old Thread Warning -->


Above:

<!-- / controls above postbits -->


Edit the Phrase and Image to your needs.

Also disable all plugins related to this mod except "Prevent old Thread bumping: Warning Display on Quickreply."

[MarceloS]

Does it work on vb4?

[BirdOPrey5]

Does it work on vb4?

See post #82 in this thread for VB4 instructions.

[orok]

I got this working for vB4 - if Andreas doesn't mind me posting...

In Template SHOWTHREAD

FIND

<vb:if condition="$bbuserinfo['signature']">
<div class="blockrow">
<ul class="checkradio group">
<li><label for="cb_signature">
<input type="checkbox" name="signature" id="cb_signature" value="1" checked="checked" tabindex="1" />
{vb:rawphrase show_your_signature}
</label></li>
</ul>
</div>
</vb:if>


In Template newreply

FIND

{vb:raw posticons}


BELOW both locations ADD

<vb:if condition="$show['oldthreadwarning']">
<h3 class="blocksubhead">{vb:rawphrase old_thread_warning}</h3>
<div class="blockrow">
<img src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_misc}/exclamation.gif" align="left" width="40" height="42" alt="" />{vb:rawphrase thread_x_days_old, {vb:raw threaddays}}
</div>

<div class="blockrow">
<ul class="checkradio group">
<li><label for="cb_forcepost">
<input type="checkbox" name="forcepost" id="cb_forcepost" value="1" checked="checked" tabindex="1" />
{vb:rawphrase thread_age_accepted}
</label></li>
</ul>
</div>
</vb:if>


Edit two plugins for this product.

1.) "Prevent old Thread bumping: Warning Display on Quickreply" - for hook showthread_start

Change it to:

if (($threaddays = ceil((TIMENOW-$threadinfo['lastpost'])/86400)) > $vbulletin->options['oldthrdthres'])
{
$show['oldthreadwarning'] = true;
vB_Template::preRegister('SHOWTHREAD', array('threaddays' => $threaddays));
}


2.) "Prevent old Thread bumping: Warning Display on Newreply" - for hook newreply_form_start

if (($threaddays = ceil((TIMENOW-$threadinfo['lastpost'])/86400)) > $vbulletin->options['oldthrdthres'])
{
$show['oldthreadwarning'] = true;
vB_Template::preRegister('SHOWTHREAD', array('threaddays' => $threaddays));
}


not working with the new editor ... :mad:

[vBNinja]

Can anyone getthis to work with vb 4.1.10?

[Abdullah SZ]

Perfect with V 3.8.7 :up:

I have combined the mod with "BirdOPrey5" mod. (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=2085221&postcount=95)

This is what I got :D

[satlazone]

I need it for vb4.1.12
and not working with new editor

can anyone fix it?

[www.nofal]

Good Work