Moderators Functions - Force Users to Read a Thread

Force Users to Read a Thread 2.0

About this hack:
This hack allows you to set a thread as 'must read' by your members. Right now, if you make a post and want all your members to read it, you have no way of enforcing it. This hack will give an error message similar to the one you get when you need to change you password, saying that the admins want you to read a certain thread before they continue using the forum.

Once a user reads a thread, they wont be bugged to read it again.

You can set all usergroups or just certain onces that must read a thread.

You can set to site wide or just some forums.

Option to Force Guests

This hack added one query to every page on your forum a member goes to.

• Files edited: 0
• Templates edited: 0
• Files to upload: 2 (1 via ACP, 2 via FTP)
• Time to install: 1 minute

Updates:

Version 2.0 (03/05/08):

• First Release of this Hack for vb3.7
• MAJOR update. Hack totally re-writen. You must uninstall old version before upgrading.
• Fixed just about all bugs. (like if you delete a thread...)
• No more template edit. Everything done in ACP.
• Permissions for by who ever has ACP access with threads and posts
• Force Guests to read a thread now.
• Works for BOTH vb3.6 AND vb3.7

Please post your comments or suggestions for this hack. I read ALL posts.

MAKE SURE YOU CLICK INSTALL!
You will get an email when a new version is released.

Pictures:

• The error message.
• The universal options.
• Where you go to set the settings.
• The list of forums that have force read settings.
• The edit/add screen.

[jammiedodger546]

Ah, sorry. It works perfectly on 3.8! Didn't put correct thread id!!

DOH!

Great mod!

[Merriweather]

Many of my users reported not being able to ever get past the message that I've asked them to read. Ideas as to why?

[mangus580]

Originally Posted by Merriweather

Many of my users reported not being able to ever get past the message that I've asked them to read. Ideas as to why?

I run into that alot... I think they use their 'back' button. I also suspect its worse if you have multiple threads required... Hence the reason for my request above.

[effeff70]

Thanks a lot.....

[chikkoo]

The old version was having an option at the Thread Tool, now I don't get it? Is it by default, or only I am having the problem.

[SatSeeker]

Thank you, Abe1... This hack works great. Although, I've struggled a bit at first due to my ignorance. So, I went back to the Force users template and re-assigned the force with proper thread ID and forum location that makes the hack worked as designed.

However, I have 1 question:

How do I change or add additional message to the default message ".... administrator want...." with unicode (utf-8) language (vietnamese)? Any suggestion would be appreciated!

Thanks again!

Regards,

SS
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[cbiweb]

Originally Posted by KURTZ

TAGGED MOD, for future use

nice job Abe

How do I tag a mod? I don't see any buttons or menu options.

[juanpablo]

Forceme to read over and over... and no ones anwer the question....

uninstall

[Chevy II]

I've just installed in on version 3.7.0 and it installed without a problem and works, but works to good.

The info screen opens, and I read the thread, then I go back to the forum and it wants me to read again and again. There is no way to go into the forum, until I disable this mod for the forum.

Can anyone help?

[Alfa1]

Originally Posted by Alfa1

Since I want my members to see the forum and its threads, but not post, I excluded forumdisplay.php and showthread.php

Originally Posted by Alfa1

OK, since I excluded showthread.php, I guess this is the reason why it now does not register when members look at the thread in question. So they keep getting bugged about it and can not use the forum.

Any ideas?

Abe1, could you be so kind to respond to this?