Thread Highlighter for Usergroups Light by BOP5 (Highlight threads on forumdisplay)
 

Version 1.6 - Added new option to enforce forum restrictions on highlights in search and subscription lists.

Version 1.5 - Added new settings to enable mod per forum, and to disable in search and subscriptions if you want.
Version 1.0 - Initial Release

Live Demo: Qapla.com Demo Forum - See the "Thread Highlighter" thread- it should be highlighted in gold.

The purpose of this mod is to "highlight" threads of special usergroups in forums. The mod works on threads listed in forumdisplay, search, and subscribed threads list in User CP.

This is the free version- it allows you to specify 1 color for 1 or more usergroups.

The Giold version allows you to specify up to 3 colors for 3 or more usergroups. Optionally choose colors with StyleVars.
Gold version available here: Qapla.com - Thread Highlighter by BOP5 Gold


Both versions allow easy setup via the mod settings in Admin CP- You can choose your color(s) via a standard color picker and easily select usergroups by checkbox, no need to lookup usergroup ids.

Both versions also allow you to activate on all forums OR selected forums. Also an option to enable or disable highlighting in the search and in subscriptions.

The mod will automatically make template edits needed or if your threadbit templates are heavily customized, manual template edit instructions are included.

See the screenshots for examples.

Please "Mark as Installed" if you use this. :)

VB 3.x version: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=272507

Reserved.

Installed. Love this mod but you should add an option to enable this in certain forums that you select.

A feature that will likely be added soon.

Awesome!

Tagged until we see this option.

a nice idea

Updated to version 1.5-

Added the option to enable in all forums OR only in specific forums.

Added ability to enable or disable in search and subscriptions.

To upgrade just import the XML file and allow overwrite = Yes.

Thank you.
Rated, installed.

Very simple but usefull mod!
Rated and installed!

Thanks!

I like this mod, but,...

The search results should filter based upon the forums selected AND usergroups.

Right now it will highlight in several unselected forums of selected usergroups threads in search results.

For my purpose, I just want threads in staff forums to highlight and this includes in search results. But when I set this forums and staff usergroups its starts highlighting those usergroup threads in other non-staff forums.

Will re-install if this filter is implemented.

^ I see what you are saying... I never considered disabling highlighting based on the forum it is in, in the search (or subscribed threads)- not really a bug but I can understand why it would be expected to work as you suggest.

I will think about this and probably add an option to let it work as you want, or to work how it does now.

I will post again when I have updated the mod.

good one we need it for 3.8

Just checking back for updates. I am looking forward to installing this mod. Thanks again.

Working on it...

Version 1.6 - Added new option to enforce forum restrictions on highlights in search and subscription lists. :up:

thanks too much

Perfect,.... THANKS !!

VB 3.8 version released: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=272507 :up:

tagged

I'm in search of a similar mod, but I need to highlight posts in a thread made by some specific users.

Great mod and works perfectly on 4.1.11. Just a question, is it possible to highlight certain threads only like sticky or threads with certain number of replies or rating?

Not possible with the current version...

I don't know how useful it would be to highlight sticky threads- they're already sticky... Usually you don't want to make them look different then regular threads or people learn to ignore them.

Based off number of replies or ratings ("Hot threads") I could see being more useful but I'm not sure if it would be wise to add it to this mod or make a separate one.

Looks like a useful mod but I have a question.

Maybe I missed this but if I select, say, the admin group as the one that highlights threads, does that mean that EVERY thread an admin creates will be highlighted or can he select it for individual threads?

You can't choose individual threads. It will highlight every thread by that usergroup. You can choose not to highlight in specific forums though- for example no need to highlight admin threads in an admin-only forum.

Ahh.. OK. I was looking for some way to simply highlight one, or more, particular threads. Is there a mod that can do that?

Not that I know of.

I was considering adding an option that would allow highlighting based on a thread prefix but I haven't started that.

What would be good is an option in the moderator dropdown box, the one where you can stick/unstick threads, delete them, move them and so on. Add an option to highlight them.

Not sure if you can do that, but it would be handy.

I don't feel the overhead required to make it per thread (new database fields, new form inputs, etc...) would be worth it.

Fair enough, I have little idea of how much work would be involved in something like that.

Will this only highlight threads where the selected usergroup starts the thread, or will it also do it if the selected usergroup replies to a thread started by a non-highlighting usergroup? I have need for an ability to highlight all threads in which a specific usergroup has posted, not just started a thread.

This only does if they are the thread starter. I don't see a practical way of doing what you ask- it seems scanning every post in every thread on a showthread page would use a lot of resources.

Thanks
is there a way to change thread title font style or color without cell background color.

Anything is possible but it's not part of this mod and the code in this mod isn't going to be very helpful aside from the basic hooks used.

This is exactly what I am looking for, I am building a classifieds forum at the moment and would like to color code threads based on prefix i.e. For Sale, Wanted, Trade

this is really very nicely done plugin,
I only wish there was way how easily exclude it from specific style ...

or to be able chose color 1 for one style(styles) and color 2 for another style(styles)

e.g. as we use multiple styles (many light tone one), where some are reverse (darker tone)
then way to keep the auto edit templates enabled just for light styles would be way easier than manually editing many light styles

The "Per Style" option is part of the Gold (Premium) version mentioned in the first post.

As usual BOP5 you make the best mods :up:

I will be buying the Gold version, and thanks for keeping it very reasonably priced :)

Quick question; I thought I saw something saying that a color could be assigned to a prefix. Is that only in the Gold version?

Also, everyone should visit BOP5 site and check out his other great mods :up: