The only thing with subforums that I've noticed is that I can't click on the icon to enter the subforum so marking the forum read doesn't work. It redirects back to the parent forum list and still shows the subforum as having new posts.

Open the file markforumread.php

At the bottom, locate this line:
exec_header_redirect("$vboptions[forumhome].php");

Change it to:
//exec_header_redirect("$vboptions[forumhome].php");
$ref = getenv('HTTP_REFERER');
exec_header_redirect("$ref");

That should bring you back to the same page where you clicked "mark this forum read"

Thanks :)

I've added an HTL installer, I hope it works, please let me know if any problems.... I didn't really know what I was doing, it's the first time I used it :nervous:

I just wanted to tell you I've been using this on my board since July, and I haven't had any problems with it! Thank you! :D

Thanks for posting that, Berethorn. I'd like to try this, the cookie-based mark read feature in vb causes more questions and complaints than anything for me!
But I am always hesitant to try anything when the last post is so old. And especially when the last post from the hacker themself is "I've added an HTL installer, I hope it works, please let me know if any problems.... I didn't really know what I was doing, it's the first time I used it." Scary, LOL

Berethorn, did you use the installer, or was that before- has anyone used it successfully - recently, with a current version of VB, like 3.06 or 3.07?

Thanks,

Some feedback from a recent installer:

The hack and code changes work great!!! MUCH better than the existing arbitrary timeout behavior.

The choice of locations for some of the menus, and the terminology used, left something to be desired, however, for my user population of largely non-technical people. (My site is for pilots and other people interested in aviation).

I found that my user community responded much better to these terms:
"New Posts" - now referring to the Quick Scan function instead of the old legacy behavior.
"Recent Activity" - instead of "Active Topics".

I also moved the QuickScan link off of FORUMHOME and into the NavBar immediately to the left of the old New Posts (now Recent Activity), and reordered the links in the Quick Topics popup.

These are, however, only cosmetic issues - easily customizable by anyone. :) I can't thank you ENOUGH for providing this hack! This lets my users feel much more comfortable as they are mostly coming from a site where THEY got to say when posts were read, vs. the forum deciding for them arbitrarily.

Outstanding!