Opt-Out Forums from Get New/Get Daily
 

Description
This Hack allows the Users to select certain Forums they do not want to appear on Get New/Get Daily.
It includes a new Permission, so you can specify which Usergroups can use this feature, which Forums
can't be excluded, etc.

Details
1 Product XML with 3 Plugins, 4 Phrases and 1 SQL Query
1 Bitfield XML
1 Template Edit

History
1.0.0 Initial Version
1.0.1 Added Option "None" for users who don't know about their CTRL Key ;)
1.0.2 Updated for RC1
Note: This Hack does only work for vBulletin 3.5.0 RC1 and up!
1.0.3 Fixed a small Typo and a possible Problem with Forums that contain HTML in Title

Please only click Install if you actually have installed/are using this Hack, and click Uninstall when you don't use it any longer!

This Hack is unsupported! All support requests except proven bugs will be ignored

Interesting. :D

Will load and test tomorrow.

Thanks!!

Thank you! Much needed feature.

Nice one, won't use it though but still a nice hack!

Nice work KirbyDE. Might this work with 3.0.x ?

No. This Hack is only compatible with vBulletin 3.5

Nice hack Kirby :)

A much needed feature for vB3.5 ;)

Satan

I have detected a vital flaw ;)

If you select a forum, and no longer wish to ignore it, and do not wish to ignore any other forums, you cannot deselect the forum - You can merely select another forum to ignore, but this is of no use if you want to be able to see all forums ;)

We need a "None" option which is the default option :)

Satan

Hmm, might be a browser issue, but I can deselect every entry in the list - even if it is just one:
Hold down Ctrl and click the Forum.

I am using Mozilla Firefox.

Strange - It wouldn't work for me until I re-started my machine - Must be IE being buggy again...

Worked in Firefox though :)

Still - A "None" option would be useful as most users probably won't know how to Ctrl + Click to remove the selection ;)

Remember - Over 70% of web-browsing people are "dumb" :p

Satan

:)
OK, gonna add a None-Entry, even though it is not really necessary ;)

Update
None added

Congratulation for this *excellent* hack !
I'm very impressed, this should be native in vB !

Best regards.

Just readded this to the new box. Working great. :)

Should this be classified as an extension or a plugin as there are no external file additions?

Extension as it comes with a Bitfield XML.

[brief derail]

Plugin: plugin xml, template changes and/or dB changes
Extension: could include plugin, dB, template, but adds bitfields and/or new files
Coding mods: php mods (plus any of the above)

???

What do you not understand in regards of this classification?

Very nice Kirby! Definitely one my users will appreciate, especially when they're goofing off from work. :D

I am not 'not' understanding -- it was o/t asking for clarification. :p

Hmm... This is kind of a port of my hack, isn't it? In that case, you should have made a whole port, rather than porting just a part of the hack.

Didn't even know of your Hack when I made this one :)
Sorry.

Nah, as long as your hack works and does something that is somewhat close to mine, it's ok. Still, why don't you add forum filter to this hack? :P Because if not, I'll have to port my own version ://

Will be installing after upgrade. Thanks for providing this!

This will help make members visits more enjoyable by giving them the option removing uneccessary `clutter'.

Is each forum selected individually or is it a check list?

I see hide New Posts per forum as a separate issue to Dark Visors - Hide forums.

Our members already have the ability to expand/contract selected Forum/subforums. They may wish to spend more time at `the board' at other times when they have time, but KirbyDe's mod is especially helpful for busy members on the go.

Mark

GREAT JOB!

I've been asking for this feature in vBulletin for a LONG time. Glad someone did it!

Thanks!

One suggestion: A way to remove a forum(s) from the list. Example: I don't want users to be able to opt out of my News/Announcements forum.

ACP / Forums & Moderators / Forum Permissions / Edit / Forum Searching Permissions / Can exclude Forums from "Get New Posts" = No
:)

Duh. Thanks. :)

Nice. Thank Kirby :)

So, when is this going to be installed here? :D

Updated for RC1

What changed? ie, What do we need to do if we had this installed, then upgraded to RC1?

Nothing changed, just the Installer :)

Yes, I found out. :D I went ahead and removed the old hooks/etc, and reinstalled it so it would be grouped with the Product correctly. Nice job! Thanks!

I just installed this and it didn't seem to install the phrases. There are no words showing up for the options.

Hmm, it should.
How exactly did you install it?

Exactly like you said to in the instructions. The option doesn't show up in the user cp at all. But maybe I need to enable forums first? Also, when I import the xml, the listing shows a blank spot with no words at the top. Do the bitfields need to be cached again for this to work?

I have to repeat my question:
How exactly did you install this, though ACP / Plugin System / Manage Products / Import Product?

Ok, I did upload Plug-in. I didn't quite understand the import part of it. It is working now. Maybe you should put the above in the text file for those of us that are still new to the ways on import/uploading plug-ins? ;)

Thank you, sir. ;)

Well, the file is clearly labled as product, therefor it should be obvious that it must be imported as a Product :)

True, but until you told me that, I had no idea I could do it that way, or should do it that way. I thought Upload Plug-ins was the only way to do it. Since the plug-ins system is still new to alot of vber's, I'm sure someone else will be making the same mistake I did. ;)