Redirect Thread to URL
 

What it does

This will add an option to the edit thread page that will allow you to redirect a thread to any URL.

Thread read marking and thread views still counted when user views the redirect URL.

"Manage" link added to forumdisplay to edit/remove the redirect URL. (see screen shots)

Info

Phrases: 2 (automatic)
Templates Edits: 1 (automatic)
DB Changes: 1 (automatic)
Plugins Added: 7 (automatic)
Uninstall Code: Included

Tested on VB versions: 3.6.4, 3.7.4, 3,8.0 RC1

Installation

Import the product

Updates
1.0.1 - Minor permissions change - the "manage" link will now show to moderators with "can edit threads" permissions, previous version required "can edit threads" and "can manage threads" permissions.

Thanks! Usefull in some cases!

This is huge! Exactly what I was looking for.

My forum focuses on health issues and we are in need of different FAQ threads in our sections. This addon definitely helps organizing important threads. No need to copy threads or build threads with only a link in it.

The beauty of this addon lies in the word URL. This way you can have one large FAQ thread or even wiki page and can link to different sections of this thread and not only to the top of the thread.

Awesome! MotM for sure!

Shocked when I found it wasn't a default feature.

Thanks h2ojunkie

thanks friends good

very usefual really
thanks so much
can I redirect post to thread?

thanks dear , but i just tested it in vb 3.8.0 RC1 it not work i had already imprted the product however i don't found options in the edit thread page .

Can this be limited to certain user groups?

i find version for 3.6 please help me

And you're looking at editthread.php and not editpost.php right?

It was designed to be for moderators that have "Can Manage Threads" and "Can Edit Threads" permission, I have no intention of adding support to limit user groups beyond that.

thanks friends good

I 2nd this :)

page "editthread.php" ????????
i not found it

Thanks! very usefual

Has anyone else made a mod like this with more support/installs?

very handy!

Is there a way to have it so it doesn't take you to the said link immediately after you have saved it but back to the forum instead?

Hi, cool Add-On.
Is it possible to open the new Site in new window?

Unfortunately, not without giving up thread marking and view count.

Awesome; works on 3.6.8 and 3.7 !

installed thank you

Not work on 3.7.3 PL1

I love the idea but can the admin choose which member groups are allowed to use this?

Thanks for this,, really appreciate ur time taken,

CHeers

thearve

Did you really have to post 30 times with the exact same copy/paste thank you message in every mod? :)

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/search.ph...duser&u=292939

haha, i paid 15$ for this 3 months ago....

anyway it isn't exactly like it, yours is better : /

Installed on 3.8, doesn't seem to be working. Fully installed, nothing shows up when I edit threads.

Very cool mod but I'll wait till for this with an option to open the link in a new window.
Kind of defeats the purpose when you want to keep visitors on your site.

Tagged. :up:

I agree entirely with XtremeOffRoad.

This product seems like an excellent addition and it is working just fine for me.

But there is one design flaw...

There is no ability to make the redirection open in a new browser window. (Unless I missed it somewhere???)

If the redirect link happens to be external to my forum (such as Google, etc.), I have lost the user.

If, on the other hand, the redirect opens to a new browser window, my user still has my forum "in sight" and a direct means to get back into it.

This should be easy to add to the code, shouldn't it??

Thanks

Wow ! this mod is very useful ! thanks a lot ... this is exactly what i was looking for ..

Does that really matter?

Ok, so I installed this, how do i use it? I went to Plugins & Products > Manage Products > Add/Import Product. I imported the .xml file, now how do I use it?

i dont think this works for 3.8.1?

Can any1 fix this please for 3.8.1

My bad, this works with 3.8.1 but u need to click *Edit Thread in Thread Tools to edit*

Is it possible to get code and insert where u make thread?

I havent installed this because i dont really need it, but just looking at the plugin code I think this conditional would work for the forum display threadbits template to make it open in a new window.....

Edit the threadbits template and surround the code that outputs a thread link with something like this:-

<if condition="$thread['isurlredirect']">
write out the thread link with target="_blank"
<else />
write out a normal link
</if>

Obviously for a mod i'm not gonna use im not going to help any more than this, but I'm sure with the above info some else who knows what they are doing could easy post up the full edits.

Again, the conditional should be this: <if condition="$thread['isurlredirect']">

Hope this helps

Can you not help me place the enter URL bar, into make thread page. instead of edit thread in thread tools.

Can u get code for that please?

works really good, thank you! this is really helpful!!

perfect! thanks!

Works for me. Only problem is if you ever want to change the redirect there's no easy way to access the original thread since it immediately redirects you to the new page.