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.

[creative-friend]

Originally Posted by HossMon

mariocaz, did you read this https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=293 and enter only the thread ID number after creating/posting the desired thread on your board?

creative-friend, I'd be happy to help with what I can. But your going to need to give us some more detailed information regarding what your issues are?

When I select some thread it dont come like this


its just like that nothing happens what ever i do...

[masterme]

Same here, added only forum ID, for testing chosen the admingroup only and forumwide, did the hookup adding as writen in the instructions txt, but same as above. I run 3.6.5

[mariocaz]

Help us please!!!!

[speedway]

Same here. Was working fine on 3.7.5, upgrade to 3.8.2 an nothing. Even uninstalled and reinstalled with no luck. Help would be appreciated.

[GSeybold]

Hello
We tried this but still not working. No threads are saved. Says "Saved Successfully" but no threads apear.

Originally Posted by HossMon

lille, one thing that is not explained very well...
When you create/add a new thread to be force read, in the box for thread ID, do not enter the complete link to the thread, enter only it's ID number.

For example, if you were going to 'force' this thread. You would enter ID number 172155
As for working in v3.8x, I cannot speak to that as I am running an older version.

[speedway]

Originally Posted by creative-friend

When I select some thread it dont come like this


its just like that nothing happens what ever i do...

Originally Posted by speedway

Same here. Was working fine on 3.7.5, upgrade to 3.8.2 an nothing. Even uninstalled and reinstalled with no luck. Help would be appreciated.

Ok, all you guys having the same problem as me, a question...

Are you putting in the Thread ID or the Post ID? I am running VBSEO on my site and inadvertently put the POST id from the url and it didn't work (as above). Found the THREAD id and it DID WORK.

Moral of the story is make sure you are entering the Thread ID, not the Post ID.

Cheers

[mariocaz]

I am entering the thread ID I am very sure, because this mod was working perfectly a few time ago, but now nothing.

Please help us!!

[creative-friend]

Its Working Now...thanks

[mariocaz]

But how ??

[The Realist]

This does work.

Just add the thread ID and you then need to highlight what group has permission to view the forced thread and also highlight the post in questions section.

Once this has been done the hack works.

Regards