works awsome Thanks agian bro...

This hack is VB 3.05 compatiable.

I have 3.05 and just installed it, closing the thread brings up the pop up box askng for the reason, I put in the reason and click ok but I do not get the reason showing up when viewing the thread, what did I miss out or is this a none worker on the latest version of VB

Thanks

Chet

OK forget that, yes it does work with 3.0.5, I missed out the last template modification :o

cool on all the updates, including what i had originally asked about.

i just upgraded from 3.0.3 to 3.0.6 and it looks like i have to reinstall the hack, although it does show me the pop-up (it doesn't show the reason). i'll report back when i check all the files with the updated instructions. :)

This is going to be a template problem most likely.

I can report that this hack still works in 3.5.0 with a few small changes.

I got rid of the last postings.php modification in the .txt which read
Instead, I did the following:

It also may be useful to store the name of the moderator who closed it. To do this, I added:
Cheers!
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skydancer ure the man!

that's pretty much what it turned out to be.

my thanks to skydancer for porting this over to vB 3.5.x because i recently upgraded my board to that version. kudos. :D

now i have to install 3.5.1 and we're set. :)

it works ...Propz

thanks to the author, and skydancer... does that 3.5.0 mod work with 3.5.2?

yes, it does. :)

thanks

i need this for 3.6.x please

same

Same here, I need this for 3.6.x - have you guys attempted it?

i just updated my 3.5.x software to 3.6.8 and it works PERFECTLY.

just remember to follow skydancer's advice toward the end of the text file. :D

One question, does this mod take into consideration the permissions? In other words, I would like only the mods, supermods and admins to be able to see the reason for which a thread is closed. I can do it myself, but before installing everything, I would like to know if this is taken care of.

Many thanks.

Thank you! May I ask what version you are up to now with it working?

OK I have it working on 3.7, thanks skydancer, dmark101, and WhSox21.
For the record, regarding skydancers fix -
This line appeared often:
So I had to determine where to place:
Mine appears on about line 263... but I use some extra lines of comments in places. ymmv.
Here's to fixing it with each update!
I wish it used hooks and I wish it was a built in feature of vb! I hate editing core files, but we really need this modification on a board of mine.

OK we're onto something here.
The big problem with this hack is that it does not use hooks.
Well, I added one of the file edits to a hook. So, if you do this as well, its one less manual edit each time you upgrade.
Visit your admin panel and under Plugins & Products, click add new plugin.
Product is vbulletin
Hook location is showthread_complete
For title you can use "Reason Post Closed - showthread_complete hook"
Execution order you can leave at 5 or whatever your default is
Code is:
Plugin is active - yes
then hit save.
Don't forget to remove the same code from the bottom of your showthread.php file.
Thats one less file edit each time you upgrade.
Now if we could figure out somehow to get the other file edits in postings.php to use hooks, we will be all set....
Its not fun that this breaks with each upgrade, I hate editing core files...
Whats the process to suggest new hook locations, anyway?

verry nice mod.
I installed it on my 3.7.2 board and its working perfect.

And thanks skydancer for posting the solution for
That helped me to get the mod running on my board.

Is it possible to do this for the mass close option?