DTO Thread Move Notification - automatically send friendly message when moving thread
 

Overview

DTO Thread Move Notification is a free product that automatically sends thread authors a friendly private message when a moderator moves their thread to another forum. By automating the process this tool delivers a consistent moderation ?tone? in communicating with thread authors as well as speeding the task of moving threads. When set to active thread notifications are sent in the following ways:

• If the thread is moved from a forum that the author can see to another that he/she can see the author will receive a notification via private message.
• If the thread is moved from a forum that the author can see to another that he/she cannot see, the moderator performing the move will receive a private message notification reminder to contact the author and let them know why it was removed from the publicly visible forum.
• If the thread is moved from a forum that the author cannot see to another that he/she can see the author will receive a notification.
• If the thread is moved from a forum that the author can see to another that he/she can see and a redirect is left in the previous forum the author will receive a private message notification that includes text to inform them a redirect was left and the duration the redirect will remain active.

Key Features

• Messages based on phrases
• Easily translated
• Host of variables available to customize messages to meet the needs of your site
• Fully documented
• Fully supported

Compatibility

• Fully compatible with vBulletin 3.6.8 through vBulletin 3.8.x
• PHP 5.X or later is recommended.

Mac OS X users - Please Read
Information on downloading and decompressing product packages

Installation & Configuration for vB 3.6.x through vb 3.8.x

1. Prior to installation/upgrade we recommend that you perform a back up of your site's database and files.
2. After unzipping the attached package open readme.html in your browser.
3. Click on the ?Documentation & installation instructions? to view the complete documentation for Thread Move Notification.
   
   Alternatively, you can also access documentation by visiting our web site under the Support tab.

Copyright & Licensing

• DTO Thread Move Notification is copyright protected by Drive Thru Online, Inc.
• You are free to download and install this plugin on any vBulletin forum for which you hold a valid vB license.
• Unauthorized distribution of any code and/or documentation, whole or in part, included here is strictly prohibited.
• In addition, any supplied copyright notice must be maintained.

Other Drive Thru Online Products

• DTO Garage ? free garage features for all your members
• DTO Garage and Garage Plus vBadvanced Modules ? free vBadvanced modules for Garage and Garage Plus
• DTO Clubs, Garage Plus, ShowCase, and Vendor Tools - paid products designed to grow your membership and create revenue from your site

Support

We will provide support in this thread on an as-needed basis to members that have marked this modification as Installed. Additional support resources can be found on our site under the Support tab.

Release and Version History
1.0.3 - October 29, 2009
Bug fix release

Fixes

• Corrected documentation linking in help.

1.0.2 - October 27, 2009
Enhancement and Bug fix release

Enhancements and Fixes

• Updated Thread Move help template to be XHTML compliant.
• Added additional check to insure that thread copy does not trigger thread move notification functions.

1.0.1 - October 26, 2009
Enhancement and Bug fix release

Enhancements and Fixes

• Removed cache_templates plugin as no templates are being delivered that required dynamic loading via plugin.
• Removed init_startup plugins as phrasing is now loaded directly by thread move function.
• Resolved phrasing conflict with AddonChat plugin reported by customer.

1.0.0 - October 20, 2009
Initial release

Question...

It states above:

Before I download can you verify if this modifies the footer on every single page like the DTO Garage modification does? I never saw the point in that but it's your mod however in my opinion and strictly IMO a simple mod for notifying member of moved threads by an admin modifies the entire footer of the forum I will not be using. Did not mean it to sound like I was raining on your parade curious is all and thanks for the reply and your time.

S-MAN

Since it has no navbar entry or other end-user visible elements that appear on all pages there is no copyright information in the footer. Enjoy!

Mark

Like I said your mod your prerogative HOWEVER that's nice to hear and downloading now ;) plus marking as installed as it will be tonight!

Thanks Mark!

Mike

Edit: Ok look for my install in the 3.8 thread too many tabs open earlier I had them both open lol.

Thanks Mike! Let me know how this tool works on your site.

Mark

Just installed it on a 3.8 setup and it doesn't appear to be doing anything. On the positive side, I'm not seeing any error messages or anything that seems to be broken after installing this... everything still works 100% flawlessly, so it's as if I never installed it (but I did!).

EDIT: Just to clarify, the DTO Thread Move options is showing up in my admin CP (implying it successfully installed).

Tommy,

Check your Sent PM area after moving a thread. Assuming you auto-save on send. You should see messages you have sent. The author should have a PM the thread was moved.

My PMs autosave, and I saw no changes in the sent folder. I've also spoken with a few members of the threads I have moved and none of them say they have received a PM. I also checked the database PM tables (via phpmyadmin) and saw that no new PMs were created.

Tommy,
If you'll mark this as Installed and PM me with your contact info I'll work with you to figure out what is going on. Thanks!

Mark

Love the idea, but have a couple questions:

1. What happens if the entire thread isn't moved, but rather specific posts in a thread?

2. Regarding the second scenario:

If the thread is moved from a forum that the author can see to another that he/she cannot see, the moderator performing the move will receive a private message notification reminder to contact the author and let them know why it was removed from the publicly visible forum.

It would be nice if it would send a default PM to the author instead of the moderator. 99% of moved posts can be covered by a default PM.

3. Can you specify one username that all PMs come from? This would be nice to have them come from the Admin account so members don't get in arguments with moderators over posts that are moved/removed.

Thanks!!