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.

[bluej]

Originally Posted by bluej

i am having the same problem, do you mind sharing what you did to fix it?

ok, got it, only need to enter the thread ID number and not the whole link to it

[Dr.LoVe]

Does it work with 3.8.X Versions ??

[taffy056]

This hack works with 3.8.x and happily it works with 4.0 also

[Wired1]

Originally Posted by Total666

Any ideas what would cause this ??

Just figured out what it was and fixed it. It's an issue with the foreach loops that pulls the usergroup and location data. It doesn't clear out the temp array between loops, so it repeats the information from the preceding loops.

The database appears to be fine, although it was causing odd looping issues for me which I can't explain, but either way it works just fine for me now!

To fix it, you'll need to edit admincp\force_read_thread.php.

FIND:

print_cells_row($cell);

AFTER add:

		unset($usergroups);
		unset($forums);

[MikeWarner]

Am I missing something - a setting maybe? I've had this installed for a few months and used it for the first time today, but I'm having a problem with it.

It all appeared to work fine, but it keeps telling people to read the thread over and over, instead of only asking people once.

Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks

[Wired1]

Try my fix right above your post. Fixed the problem for me, although it really shouldn't have.

[Fungsten]

Originally Posted by SVTOA

Other suggestion- Instructions are not clear, I think some people may be taking an entire thread URL and pasting it into the thread ID box. What goes there is only the number of the thread, nothing else. That's why some of you do not see the thread. Try just he thread id number...

:up: Thank you!!

[Fungsten]

Any ideas?

[Leo Brazil]

Originally Posted by taffy056

This hack works with 3.8.x and happily it works with 4.0 also

I've been using this one from a long time and I can confirm it works perfectly on 3.8.4

But are you sure this one can work good on 4.0 ? That would be great !!

[absy]

was working tillthe upgrade 4.0.1