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Automatically Close Old Threads After X Days · **Released**: 11-03-2006

This product will automatically close threads. Administrators have the option of setting the number of days until a thread closes, including or excluding sticky threads, and including or excluding forums by ID.

Threads can be closed X days after the thread was created or X days after the last post.

See this product in action on the Voxilla Forums.

Installation

Close Old Threads installs from a single XML file, no other file uploads are necessary.

The installation process automatically creates a php file in the cron folder, therefor the cron folder must be writeable by vBulletin.

You may need to chmod the includes/cron folder to 777 before installation and back (note your settings) after installation is complete.

The installer then creates a daily cron job.

Close Old Threads is inactive upon installation and must be configured and enabled from the vBulletin Options menu. See the attached screen shot for a sample.

Update

1.1 Administrators can now select all forums, or a subset of forums for inclusion or exclusion. The previous version only had options for all forums and an exclusion list.

DannyITR · #**132** 06-16-2010, 12:25 AM

Simply stopped working for me on 3.8.4 patch level 2. Uninstalled then re-installed and stillnothing. Any ideas?

gutelaune · #**133** 06-16-2010, 11:36 PM

works on 4.0.3
thanks!

RedPoint · #**134** 07-11-2010, 11:52 AM

vBulletin 4.0.4 Patch Level 1 : Error opening file to writing

georgedd · #**135** 10-15-2010, 05:18 PM

I'm also getting the problem of the plugin not closing old threads if I specify just a particular forum in which the plugin to act upon. I have the following settings:

Code:

Filter Forums: Only include the forums listed below
Forum List: 64

For the forum list value, I've entered the forum id of a parent forum, and assume the setting will be applied to all the child forum categories. Is this correct, or do I have to actually enter the forum ids of each child category individually?

thanks,

echamberlain · #**136** 10-15-2010, 05:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by georgedd

I'm also getting the problem of the plugin not closing old threads if I specify just a particular forum in which the plugin to act upon. I have the following settings:

Code:

Filter Forums: Only include the forums listed below
Forum List: 64

For the forum list value, I've entered the forum id of a parent forum, and assume the setting will be applied to all the child forum categories. Is this correct, or do I have to actually enter the forum ids of each child category individually?

thanks,

You have to enter the id of each forum individually.

the_ace · #**137** 11-06-2010, 12:29 PM

works perfectly on 3.8.6 PL 1.
Thanks for the great mod.

mgurain · #**138** 11-17-2010, 01:49 PM

Can we have this useful mod in 4.0.x ?
Thanks,,

kh99 · #**139** 07-29-2011, 01:49 PM

FWIW, I tried this briefly with vb4.1.4 and it seems to work.

trifive · #**140** 08-20-2011, 04:11 AM

I installed on vb 3.7

After instalation I added the forum that I want threads to close.

I then went to run cron job to see if it works and the cron job will only run if the
Close all threads is set to no.

So shouldn't this be set to yes for the code to work if I turn it to yes the cron job gives me error.

when i set it to no and ran the cron it closed threads, but I want the script to work automatically.

Close Old Threads Active?
Turn Close Old Threads on or off. Yes No

Thanks

otis

whitey92lx · #**141** 01-24-2012, 05:53 PM

This is awesome! Thanks for the plugin!

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