Add-On Releases - Mark Threads As 'Solved'

My time is very limited these days, with my full time job. I have marked this mod as re-usable code, if any other coder wishes to continue work on it. I may still try to support this mod as time permits.



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What is this!?
This modification will allow you & your members (based on usergroup permissions) to mark a thread as "Solved". It will add the prefix "[SOLVED]" to the thread title, and if set in the admincp - it will also close the thread.

Current Version
1.1.2 - You can find the 3.6.x version, here.

Features flagged for future version(s):

• Thread starter can choose to solve a thread, and input the username of who solved it - that user would recieve rep. points. (admin-configurable amount of rep. points)
  
• Given the above - include count of threads a user has solved in postbit & profile
  
• Possibly figure out a way to automate everything on install - so there are no template edits.

And anything else that is suggested

Will this work on x.x.x ??
Unless otherwise stated, this will work on all 3.7 - 3.8 versions. This will not work on 4.0. If you are looking for a vB4 version, you can find it here.

Sounds cool. How do I install?

1. Extract the zip, you should have the following directories/files:
   
   

   /
   |_ install.html
   |_ product-solvedthread.xml
   
   /upload/
   |_ solved.php
   
   	/upload/images/
   		/buttons/
   		|_ marksolved.gif
   
   	/upload/includes/
   		/xml/
   		|_ bitfield_solvedthread.xml

2. Upload: (in the below instructions 'yourforum' would be where you have vBulletin installed)
   • /upload/solved.php to /yourforum/solved.php
     
   • /upload/images/buttons/marksolved.gif to /yourforum/images/buttons/marksolved.gif (upload to each style folder, if you have more than one style)
     
   • /upload/includes/xml/bitfield_solvedthread.xml to /yourforum/includes/xml/bitfield_solvedthread.xml
3. Import the product, product-solvedthreads.xml by going to: AdminCP -> Plugins & Products -> Manage Products -> [Add/Import Product]
   
4. Make the following template edits to all of your installed styles:
   
   SHOWTHREAD
   
   Find:
   

   		<if condition="$show['addpoll']">
   			<div><img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/addpoll.gif" alt="$vbphrase[add_a_poll]" vspace="1" /> <a href="poll.php?$session[sessionurl]do=newpoll&amp;t=$threadinfo[threadid]">$vbphrase[add_a_poll_to_this_thread]</a></div>
   		</if>
   	</div>
   	<!-- / thread tools -->

   Replace with:
   

   		<if condition="$show['addpoll']">
   			<div><img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/addpoll.gif" alt="$vbphrase[add_a_poll]" vspace="1" /> <a href="poll.php?$session[sessionurl]do=newpoll&amp;t=$threadinfo[threadid]">$vbphrase[add_a_poll_to_this_thread]</a></div>
   		</if>
   		<if condition="$show['solvedthread']">
   			<div><img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/marksolved.gif" alt="$vbphrase[solvedthread_marksolved]" vspace="1" /> <a href="solved.php?$session[sessionurl]do=marksolved&amp;t=$threadinfo[threadid]">$vbphrase[solvedthread_marksolved]</a></div>
   		<else />
   			<if condition="$show['solvedthread_unsolve']">
   			<div><img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/marksolved.gif" alt="$vbphrase[solvedthread_markunsolved]" vspace="1" /> <a href="solved.php?$session[sessionurl]do=markunsolved&amp;t=$threadinfo[threadid]">$vbphrase[solvedthread_markunsolved]</a></div>
   			</if>
   		</if>
   	</div>
   	<!-- / thread tools -->

   Find:
   

   	<if condition="$show['addpoll']">
   	<tr>
   		<td class="vbmenu_option"><img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/addpoll.gif" alt="$vbphrase[add_a_poll]" /> <a href="poll.php?$session[sessionurl]do=newpoll&amp;t=$threadinfo[threadid]">$vbphrase[add_a_poll_to_this_thread]</a></td>
   	</tr>
   	</if>
   	<if condition="$show['adminoptions']">

   Replace with:
   

   	<if condition="$show['addpoll']">
   	<tr>
   		<td class="vbmenu_option"><img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/addpoll.gif" alt="$vbphrase[add_a_poll]" /> <a href="poll.php?$session[sessionurl]do=newpoll&amp;t=$threadinfo[threadid]">$vbphrase[add_a_poll_to_this_thread]</a></td>
   	</tr>
   	</if>
   	<if condition="$show['solvedthread']">
   	<tr>
   		<td class="vbmenu_option"><img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/marksolved.gif" alt="$vbphrase[solvedthread_marksolved]" /> <a href="solved.php?$session[sessionurl]do=marksolved&amp;t=$threadinfo[threadid]">$vbphrase[solvedthread_marksolved]</a></td>
   	</tr>
   	<else />
   		<if condition="$show['solvedthread_unsolve']">
   	<tr>
   		<td class="vbmenu_option"><img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/marksolved.gif" alt="$vbphrase[solvedthread_markunsolved]" /> <a href="solved.php?$session[sessionurl]do=markunsolved&amp;t=$threadinfo[threadid]">$vbphrase[solvedthread_markunsolved]</a></td>
   	</tr>
   		</if>
   	</if>
   	<if condition="$show['adminoptions']">

5. Set options in AdminCP > vBulletin Options > Solved Threads
   
6. Edit Solved Threads Permissions > Can Mark Threads as Solved for each usergroup.
   
7. To setup the forums it can be used in, follow the instructions in this post.

Upgrade
To 1.1.2 from 1.1.0/1.1.1

1. Re-import the product, product-solvedthreads.xml, with "Allow Overwrite" set to yes
2. Upload the files/folders in the "upload" folder, allowing it to overwrite the old files.

To 1.1.x from 1.0.0

1. ATM, it is not advised to do an upgrade from previous versions to this one if you already have 1.0.0 installed. Fresh installs should be fine.

That's it! Enjoy!

Changelog
1.1.2 - January 15, 2010
- Updated the product file, permissions, and phrases. This should, hopefully, resolve the blank page problems, along with the permission not showing up for usergroups.

1.1.1 - July 21, 2009
- Updated the product plugins and phrases, this should solve the blank page problem, and the problem of the option not showing in Admincp for ug permissions.

1.1.0 - April 14, 2009
- Small updates to xml file, no version # change. If it works for you, no need to do anything.
- If you have problems uninstalling, please see this post.

1.1.0 - April 12, 2009
- Updated for 3.7 & 3.8
- Now uses the built-in Thread Prefix system
- Instead of 'excluding' forums, since using the Thread Prefix system, you can choose which forums this will be shown in.

1.0.1 - July 12, 2007
- Added the ability to unsolve a thread.
- Added the ability to exclude this in certain forums
- Added the ability to change the prefix in that acp

1.0.0 - June 8, 2007
- Initial release.


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NOTE: This mod is marked "unsupported", but I'll try my best (as time permits) to help those who have marked as installed.

[hurricane_sh]

Originally Posted by kpmedia

I would like to have [SOLVED] as a suffix. My URL would be messed up if the thread name changes to solved, as Zoints uses the thread name to make the URL. If it were a suffix, it is not likely to change the URL, since most titles are longer than then 3-word max I've set.

I looked at the code, and I'm no dummy, but I'm not seeing exactly what could be altered.

Use an image to display the prefix, the title won't be changed.

[JohnBee]

Using the MOD, been a fan of resolved hacks for years now btw.
Love the simplification this MOD brings to the entire ordeal.

Couple of suggestions(if I may be so bold):

• Would it be possible to toggle the option at the showthread level.

This way we could tag or select multiple threads at once.

• Also, would it be possible to get the MOD to kick us out following the MARK AS SOLVED... function?

This way, the process could be better streamlined, as we looked in... determined the status, tag and move to the next one...

Great MOD!
thx

[hurricane_sh]

I would say the planned features are more useful. It makes no sense to batch mark threads as solved.

# Thread starter can choose to solve a thread, and input the username of who solved it - that user would recieve rep. points. (admin-configurable amount of rep. points)
# Given the above - include count of threads a user has solved in postbit & profile

[chikkoo]

Hi..

If this Mod is using a Prefix, what happens with my Existing Prefixes?

[Eric]

A new version is in the works, but can not give an ETA at this time.

Originally Posted by chikkoo

Hi..

If this Mod is using a Prefix, what happens with my Existing Prefixes?

Your existing prefixes will be fine. This prefix will only be applied to a thread if you choose to mark it as solved.

[The Realist]

Installed but received errors.

Tried to remove the plugin but getting more errors so all I can do is disable it for now.

[migowebdesign]

Hi,

thanks for this nice mod, i'm just a short step away from implementing this into my board.

But is there an option to activate this URL here? https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/misc.php?...rsion&t=211020 If a add this in the plugin properties in the admincp, it tells me after i click on version check -> Error while reading version.

If you can watch the source of the output, you see that there is an attribut in the xml tag. maybe this should not be there?

THanks

Cheers

[Maxus]

Hello. I think it is very useful hack.

But i have a problem: after choosing the forum in prefix menu, i've just the blank page instead of thread pages.

When i suitch off the product, i can see the posts in a threads. Suitch product on - showthread.php shows me a blank page.

I'm trying the product on a clear bord without any hack.

Any suggestion?

[1F42]

Could you not just add instructions on how to change "solved" to anything else then it will fit all, or can we just edit the phrase?

Edit
Yup a straight forward text edit in phrases worked so I clicked installed

Erm what's the add prefixes option? no instructions but maybe to do the above lol?

Could you tell me where I could specify a color in the script for the prefix please. off to have a look but nominated it anyways as it was just what I was looking for. Here somewhere; $action = $vbphrase['solvedthread_marked']; ?


Never mind I just used "<span style="color:#FF0000">yourtext</span>" in the following phrases well sorted now. Much better in red for me..

These are the post phrases you need to alter for either the colour or prefix text

prefix_solvedthread_solved_title_plain
prefix_solvedthread_solved_title_rich

Of course there are more to edit like redirect and the thread tools drop down etc for completion but just search the phrases for solved and common sense will tell you what to edit.

[migowebdesign]

Hi,

this mod creates a new topic-prefix in the admincp, you can edit this there and fill in your html input. much easier than search the phrases...

Cheers
Mike