Mini Mods - vB_Cement

This is a mod based on a PHPBB mod.

It allows you to 'weigh' threads, give them precedence over others. If you have a lot of stickies, this is very useful. Through edit thread you can set the weight. This has two simple plugins and one template mod to install.

The way it works is simple. By default, all threads are weighted at 0, anything above that will take precedence over the rest that don't have a higher weight.

This is my first modification that I've made, so any feedback is appreciated.

This is compatible with VB 3.6.4 and 3.6.5, it has not been tested on any other versions at this point. It is very simple, so I don't see any issues with other versions being likely.


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[Koroku]

Very interesting hack... looking forward to using it

[nymyth]

so the thread starter, mod and admins can weigh the thread, how can we make it so only mods and admins have the ability to weigh a thread

[Hornstar]

so is 100 max? or is it on a 1-10 scale?

sounds useful, but wont it confuse members it some threads are below others, even when they are newer?

[gtsch]

Originally Posted by nymyth

so the thread starter, mod and admins can weigh the thread, how can we make it so only mods and admins have the ability to weigh a thread

Only admins and mods who can go to the editthread page can use this, no normal members.

Originally Posted by hornstar1337

so is 100 max? or is it on a 1-10 scale?

sounds useful, but wont it confuse members it some threads are below others, even when they are newer?

The max is pretty dang high, I think I set the SQL field for up to ten figures, doesn't really matter as long as you know what you want to set each thread at.

As far as the second question, that's why you would use discretion with this hack. Only weigh threads that need it, and use it on stickies as you want them ordered, regardless of most recent post.

[projectego]

Sounds interesting... thanks very much!

[4x4 Mecca]

So what does weight do? Keep them at top longer even if other threads are replied to? So if I weighted it say 5, it would stay above threads that have a rating of 1... but when would it start moving down?

[SBlueman]

It would start moving down when you either changed the weight or gave another thread a higher weight.

[o0Hubba0o]

Originally Posted by hornstar1337

so is 100 max? or is it on a 1-10 scale?

sounds useful, but wont it confuse members it some threads are below others, even when they are newer?

There was another hack like this somewhere, it's best use is for stickies. For example you can have a sticky that has the forums rules stay at the top all the time instead of getting buried by others. Or you may have a FAQ for a something specific, you have it remain at the top so users can see it first instead of getting buried and not getting seen.

I'll probably putting this in real soon too. Though I think the "weight" concept is kind of funny. It should work like forum order, 0 would be first, then 1, then 2 etc, but that's how the other one worked so maybe it's best to leave it different?

[gtsch]

I would say that the best use would be for stickies and not regular threads. However if you have several threads that you'd like to stay towards the top without having to be stuck, you could use this as well. It's definitely not something for all threads.

[gsipromotions]

This was the perfect mod for my business and works like a charm.

Much appreciated