make threads have no post count

[Keyser S?ze]

i think this is neeeded for any forum

u get threads like "post ur desktop" or just a spam thread, and i would love to be able to disable post count for that thread ya know

not the whole forum, just a certain thread

possible?

thanks

[Keyser S?ze]

no one thinks this would be helpful?

we make forums have no post count, why not threads

[Andreas]

UPDATE thread SET replycount=0 WHERE threadid IN (...)

[Keyser S?ze]

well i ment more of a hack i dont want to do a query for each thread, just a "flip the switch" ya know

anyone? thanks in advance

[Michael Morris]

NOT TESTED - NOT TESTED - NOT TESTED!!!

This should work. Requires 1 file modification and 1 template mod.

In postings.php Find

PHP Code:

case 'removeredirect': 


Below it add

PHP Code:

case 'nopostcount': 


Next find

PHP Code:

// ############################### start do open / close thread ############################### 


Above it add

PHP Code:

// ############################### start No Post Count Suckers ###############################
if ($_POST['do'] == 'nopostcount')
{
    // permission check
    if (!can_moderate($threadinfo['forumid'], 'canopenclose'))
    {
                    print_no_permission();
    }

    // check if there is a forum password and if so, ensure the user has it set
    verify_forum_password($foruminfo['forumid'], $foruminfo['password']);
    
    $DB_site->query("UPDATE " . TABLE_PREFIX . "thread SET replycount=0 WHERE threadid = $threadid");

} 


And now for some template modifications

###################################################################
# Template modifications in SHOWTHREAD
###################################################################

-------------------------------------------------------------------
search for this:
-------------------------------------------------------------------

<option value="removeredirect">$vbphrase[remove_redirects]</option>

-------------------------------------------------------------------
Put this directly underneath it
-------------------------------------------------------------------

<option value="nopostcount">Turn off Post Count</option>

-------------------------------------------------------------------
search for this:
-------------------------------------------------------------------

<div><label for="ao_rrd"><input type="radio" name="do" id="ao_rrd" value="removeredirect" />$vbphrase[remove_redirects]</label></div>

-------------------------------------------------------------------
Put this directly underneath it
-------------------------------------------------------------------

<div><label for="ao_dbump"><input type="radio" name="do" id="ao_archive" value="nopostcount" />Turn Off Post Count</label></div>

Again - I haven't tested this but I'm pretty sure (80%) that it will work since it's very similar to hacks I've done before. Backup your template, file and database first just to be sure.

What it does is create a radio button in your admin tools for the thread that, if you select it, will turn the post count for that thread off.

NOTE: I didn't provide a means to turn it back on with this hack.

[Keyser S?ze]

installed but when i go to turn off the post count i get a white screen

any ideas?

[AN-net]

that is because no actual template or some type of redirect is called so nothing is printed

[Keyser S?ze]

still doesnt work tho, i did it to one thread then noted my post count and replied and my post count went up by one

[Keyser S?ze]

i could really use this hack if anyone could do it, it would be so appreciated

really

thanks

[dekel]

if you want to disable post-count on a spesific forum (for all posts in this forum) you can do this in forum options...
go to the forum manager --> edit forum --> go to bottom and you have there "Count Posts Made in this Forum Towards User Post Counts" just check the 'no' box.

hope this helped ya

Dekel