Administrative and Maintenance Tools - Automatically Close Old Threads After X Days

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.

[echamberlain]

vBulletin needs to be able to write the close_old_threads.php file to the includes/cron directory.

[ymy]

if I change cron permission directory.

There is any problem with Vb secure?

thanks

[transitbus]

This is a great mod.

I would suggest to include in the documentation the need to chmod the cron folder to 777 before installation and back (755) after. This will avoid confusion.

I would also like to suggest a listing like what radarhunter suggested. Certain CMPS modules have this for example. You have a list of forums and can ctrl click to select multiple ones. Would make it a lot easier than having to find forum id's.

[ymy]

Originally Posted by transitbus

This is a great mod.

I would suggest to include in the documentation the need to chmod the cron folder to 777 before installation and back (755) after. This will avoid confusion.

Thanks transitbus :knockedout:

[Greek Wizard]

Strange not to see this as a feature already built into vB.

The RSS function allows for those posts to be locked after a time set by an Admin so i can't understand why it was not expanded to regular posts.

I will try this out later I guess.

thanks.

[radarhunter]

thanks a lot man

[Capper5016]

Working on 3.6.3

[aquariumpros]

Installed and working great on security patched 3.6.2

Thanks - really needed this!!

[redstaing.net]

working with 3.6.3.
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[eclectica]

Maybe you should add a feature where people can reopen those closed threads in case the admin changes his/her mind about the settings.