Miscellaneous Hacks - Thread & Forum Ignore System

New Version 2.0

I've completely overhauled this product. The earlier version cheated by marking ignored threads and forums as read before executing the get new query, so it worked only for New Posts set to get new. The way the new version works is still not elegant owing to lack of hook locations available but it gets the job done for New Posts, Today's Posts and in the Forum Home Page and Forum Display.

Other New Features:

• Users can set where the Ignore System is enabled in their User Settings. It can be enabled for New Posts, Today's posts and Forum Home & Forum Display.
  
  
• Ignored threads used to be listed in the User Settings by threadid, or the order in which the threads were first posted. All new additions to the ignore lists will show at the end of the list.
  
  
• No template edits in this version. If you have already edited SHOWTHREAD and FORUMDISPLAY you can just leave the changes in place, JavaScript will set them to display:none.
  
  
• When I developed the older version I had the database fields set with a character limit that limited how many threads could be ignored. In this version the number is unlimited.
  
  
• This version has its own setting group and doesn't require any restrictions on Thread/Forum Read Marking Type.

Using the Ignore System

You can set a thread to ignored in the Thread Tools menu and unignore it there later if you can navigate back to it. Similarly you can ignore forums in Forum Tools menu. Thread and forum ignore lists can be edited in UserSettings.


Installation:

Upload the product XML file in Product Manager. If you have the old version, set to overwrite existing files. No edits or files to upload.

[gobears20]

Couple of questions.

Is there a way to only slow certain user groups to use this feature?

Also is this hard on the sever?

[MarkFL]

Originally Posted by gobears20

Couple of questions.

Is there a way to only slow certain user groups to use this feature?

Also is this hard on the sever?

No, the only option is to enable/disable the product. It is coded efficiently to rely on existing query modifiers and I would say doesn't appreciably add to server strain at all.

[moonclamp]

Unfortunately not working on the tapatalk app, but I don't know if anyone could ever get around that.

Thank you.

[dany_danay]

Would be perfect a modification to ignore prefix

[gsk8]

Very handy feature! Would definitely donate to have the ability to apply this to select usergroups (paid subscribers) as an extra perk. I think someone mentioned the same above.

[MarkFL]

Originally Posted by gsk8

Very handy feature! Would definitely donate to have the ability to apply this to select usergroups (paid subscribers) as an extra perk. I think someone mentioned the same above.

I am attaching a modified version of this product that allows you to select which usergroups can use this product.

[gsk8]

This is awesome! Tested and works with 4.2.5!

[Irishnotsane]

Is anyone able to update this to include activity stream being included? As this currently only works for getnew and getdaily.