Automatic Discussion Thread
 

Automatic Discussion Thread

Description
This Hack allows you to automatically post a discussion Thread along with a new Thread (useful for announcements, news, etc.)
The destination can be defined in forum manager for each forum; link, title and first post text are customizable through vBulletin settings, there is also a usergroup permission for this feature.

Details
1 Product XML (11 Phrases, 3 Settings, 4 Plugins)

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

For the inevitable, what do you mean? What does this do? ;)
EXAMPLE: http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showt...49#post1027249

I'll install, but the description is vague :p

Vague? One would think that anyone who uses vB would know instinctively what this does...all Announcements on vBulletin.com are made in this fashion - One announcement thread, and another to discuss it.

This sounds interesting...

6 install's ..... and evryone succesed?
hm.....
Just try to install on localhost board. Redo all nesasery operations 3 times and.... Nothing happend :(. Only admincp options avable (all nessesary option's cheked there), but when start a new thread, no one chekbox added to new thread.

My steps:
1. install this extension
2. go to http://localhost/forum/admincp/forum.php?do=edit&f=1. Select second forum (see pic1.gif)
3. go directly to http://localhost/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=1 and start new thread.

What i do wrong?

Give the usergroup rights to create a discussion thread and then you can see the box when creating a newthread :D

thank's :). Didn't find this oprion :(. Thinks if i attach screenshots for this hack nobody kill me :).

opps.... almost fogot :)..... Install :)

How can I set a variable in the title to be stripped by this hack?

At the moment all of my announcements at pre-fixed [Announcement]. So when the auto thread is created I get [Discussion] [Announcement] Topic Name.

Is there a way to strip [Announcement] out without having to edit the thread title each time?

Also, how do I have a link auto created in the discussion thread linking back to the announcement thread?

But still another inspired idea. :)