Required Attachment
 

This add-on allows you to require an attachment with a specific extension for every forum.

I used it for a site with an picture gallery where every new pictures also needed a thread. To prevent users from posting empty thread, i write this add-on.

It's very easy to install and doesn't need any template changes.

Installation information on add-on:
Files edited: 0
Templates edited: 0
Files to upload: 2
Time to install: 5 minutes max

Please note you'll need to add a record for every forum you wish to require attachments in. The parent/child structure doesn't work.

This add-on has been linked to the attachment section of the forum so you can only select valid extensions.

screenshot/ demo ???

They have been posted :).

Database error in vBulletin 3.6.0:

Invalid SQL:

SELECT forumid, title
FROM vb3_forumrequiredattachment
INNER JOIN vb3_forum USING(forumid);

MySQL Error : Column 'forumid' in field list is ambiguous

Hey.. It dont work :( Get SQL error :(

Fixed

If this works the way I think it does it will be awesome, because I have about 5 or so forums on my site where it is downloads only, so that means people have to upload an attachment. However people often ask questions which is annoying.

The only problem I would then face, is a few people still upload larger attachements to like rapidshare, so would you have a solution for them?

Urhm, don't have a real solution for your problem mate.
You might want to edit my plugin so the attachment is only required for several groups.

After that, put the 'large file uploaders' in a specific group which isnt required to post attachments.

We're having a bit of an issue with this hack and I'm not sure why.

First of all we are running 3.6.1 so could this be a backwards compatibility issue?

Here is the issue:

Installed the hack. Install went fine. Added the forums we wanted to require attachments as directed.

Now though, every forum is requiring attachments, whether they were added or not. Checked database with phpmyadmin and the forum id is not listed in forumrequiredattachment and yet when trying to post in that forum the "Required Attachement Missing" screen comes up and stops everyone in their tracks.

We really love this hack as 90% of our forums should have files attached and this is a huge moderation saver however if it kills off the 10% of the forums where attachements are not required we'll have to stop using it which would really suck.

Ideas?

I only have required attachments enabled for a few forums (just jpg) but still this mod wants attachments on every forum no matter if the usergroup is not allowed to upload in this forum or not.

Please fix this or I have to uninstall this mod!