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Global Threads · **Released**: 10-20-2006

Description
If your forums are split up in such a way where certain groups of users only visit a certain forum, then you know it's difficult to get all your users to read an announcement. This mod displays a certain amount of threads from a specified "source" forum, and places it on the Forum Display page right after the Stickied threads. These threads are labeled with a "Global: " tag.

This mod is in beta, so install at your own risk, but will be supported. Please let me know of any bugs, or suggestions that you may have!

Install / Upgrade
Download the attached XML file, and import it at
Admin Control Panel > Plugins & Products > Manage Products > Add/Import Product

Remember to "Allow Overwrite" if you are upgrading.

Usage

Create a new forum that will be your "source" forum; that is, this forum will contain your global threads. Get the forumid of this forum.
In your AdminCP --> vBulletin Options --> Global Threads make sure you:
- enable it
- enter in the forumid of your source forum
- set the number of threads from the source forum to display
Make a new thread in your "source" forum and it will be displayed globally in other forums.

Mod Info
1 - Query
1 - Phrase
1 - Template
3 - Plugins
0 - Template Edits

v1.0.1
Added the option to exclude certain forums.
v1.0.0b
Initial release.

Please click "Install" if you have installed this mod! Thanks!

|oR|Greg · #42 10-27-2006, 01:31 AM

Well, it has to be some kind of user error, but since I don't know on which piece, can you give me AdminCP access on your site and i'll check your code? Just PM me with a temporary username/pass and i'll see what I can do.

Slyfox1 · #43 10-27-2006, 02:51 AM

PM Sent

Slyfox1 · #44 10-27-2006, 03:32 AM

Fixed...

I just noticed I named the new template FORUMDISPLAY_Seperate_global

MY bad...

Sly

|oR|Greg · #45 10-27-2006, 12:21 PM

Ah, ok, then disregard my PM to you.

AzH · #46 10-28-2006, 10:06 PM

Installed. Thank you.

adwade · #47 11-08-2006, 11:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by randominity

Things I will include in the next version:
1) Forum Exclusion
2) Display Properties
2a) more locations of where you can place the Global threads
2b) changing the text of "Global Threads: " to something else
2c) setting the sorting of global threads (right now I have them set to the time of creation instead of lastpost)

Any idea as to when we might see the next version? I have it installed and it's working great, but need to exclude a few forums on my board.

farooqaaa · #48 11-08-2006, 01:16 PM

Nice one

.. thanks alot

Downloaded, will install now

|oR|Greg · #49 11-08-2006, 03:33 PM

I call mine Universal Threads... http://www.amacny.com/vb/forumdisplay.php?f=25

randominity · #50 11-09-2006, 03:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by adwade

Any idea as to when we might see the next version? I have it installed and it's working great, but need to exclude a few forums on my board.

Oops, I've had the exclude option for awhile now, but been pretty busy lately so haven't done the other things.

I have released a newer version with the option to exclude forums.

Frapegliko · #51 11-09-2006, 10:17 AM

is there any way to set only 5 posts universal?

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