Show Thread Enhancements - Bump or de-bump thread w/ usergroup permissions

DESCRIPTION
This is a slightly modified version of "Bump thread and make thread older" by Kentaurus, and "Bump Threads/Make Threads older" by Andreas, who both provided the basis for this work.
It allows the administrator to set which usergroups can use this feature, and can limit the number of times it can be used on a single thread by anyone using a thread bump limit.

Be kind - it's my first attempt at making one of these, and the documentation for each version of vbulletin is confusing.

OPTIONS INCLUDED:
An option called "Bump thread" allows a user with the correct permissions set to make the last post in a thread equivalen to the current time.

An option called "make thread older" or "debump" allows a user with permissions set to make the last post in a
thread one day older.

Details
1 Product XML (1 Plugin, 12 Phrases (+admin help topics), 1 template re-write if you have Andreas' Template Modification System installed (ignored if not))

Only single Thread bumping/de-bumping is supported.
I do not intend to upgrade this product, but may do if I find the time.

INSTALLATION:
Unzip BumpThreads.zip
1. Upload bitfield_bumpthreads.xml to your ./includes/xml folder
2. Import the product-bumpthreads.xml
3. If you do not have Andreas' Template Modification System installed, you must do template edits by hand. These are found in the templateedits.txt file.
4. Upload bump.gif and debump.gif to your images/buttons folder.
5. Set Usergroup permissions for the product.

UNINSTALLATION:
1. Uninstall the product.

USAGE:
1. Set individual usergroup permissions to turn on the ability to Bump/De-bump a thread for each usergroup (default is no ability to access this function).
2. Limit the number of times a thread can be bumped/de-bumped by each usergroup (in case you want normal users to be able to bump a thread only once, but for moderators it can be many times).

Database alterations carried out:
1. Adds columns 'bump' and 'debump' to your 'thread' table to count the number of times a thread has been bumped.
2. Adds columns 'bumpthreadspermissions' and 'bumpthreadslimit' to the 'usergroup' table to track who has permission to use the feature, and how many times per thread.

Contributors:
Buttons courtesy of the excellent talents of dutchbb.

[ringleader]

Originally Posted by nyunyu

This is a very useful hack. However what i had in mind was, if people wanted to bump, they had a button to bump the thread, but then the moderators will have to click ok to approve the thread bump so that way it wouldn't get abused. Anyway this can be done?

Yeah, that is entirely possible.

But if you're limiting the number of bumps a thread can get in total (not the number of times a particular person can bump it) as this does then the feature can't be abused the way this is written.
It's only a bump anyway, there's no reason for it to be moderated I think.

[RFViet]

thanks, installed.

[inspector]

I'm having the same problem as PoetJA-1975. I'm getting the Invalid Action Specified error when I try to bump a thread. I checked and made sure the plugin was active.

I'm not sure where to place that bit of code above.

[inspector]

Can anyone help me with this? Please?

[inspector]

Please offer some help.

[inspector]

I guess there is no support for this plugin. Uninstalled.

[mrsbuzzy]

I am getting this error:

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '<' in C:\domains\parent-2-parent.com\wwwroot\forum\postings.php(149) : eval()'d code on line 11


and a VBulletin message which states:
Invalid Action Specified

[koby411]

I installed this and tried using it.
It bumps the thread on thread view.
But on the forum index, it doesn't update the last post info with the bumped thread..

How do I make it do that?

[CoryNickerson]

Is it possible to incorporate a timer for this? Admin can set bump times for each specific forum. This will limit people from repeat bumping on high traffic forums like mine.

I've seen other sites have timers at the top above post if your author. Counts down by Hours: Minutes until your next bump time is available.

[ringleader]

Originally Posted by koby411

I installed this and tried using it.
It bumps the thread on thread view.
But on the forum index, it doesn't update the last post info with the bumped thread..

How do I make it do that?

Presumably your forum index is cached, since it updates on Showthread.php
Clear the forum index cache and that should do it.

Originally Posted by CoryNickerson

Is it possible to incorporate a timer for this? Admin can set bump times for each specific forum. This will limit people from repeat bumping on high traffic forums like mine.

Ooh nice idea, but a little too complex for me to implement just right now.

This hack limits the number of bumps that can be done in a threads lifetime, if that's any help.
i.e. if you set the limit to 5, then the thread can be bumped OR debumped only five times no matter who does it.

There's a hack out there that limits the bumping to the thread author, however, if you'd prefer that. Still no timer though!


Anyone who's interested: it says above that this is not supported. I come back in here only when I can, so be patient or don't bother.