Show Thread Enhancements - Mark Threads Unread (vB4)

This product undoes thread read marking so the thread will show in New Posts in case you want to come back to it later. Open the Thread Tools menu and click the button at the bottom. Enable/disable is in General Settings.

Improved version now handles both database and cookie methods of marking threads read. The link now shows only for threads younger than the read marking limit.

Bug fixed The improved version had a bug, which I have fixed.

Installation: Import the product file in Product Manager

[edgeless]

Okay, some further information here...

-There are no AJAX or other scripting errors shown in the error log relevant to my clicking the 'Mark Unread' menu item.

-Absence of intended function occurs on both of the browser's I'm using for testing: Firefox and Chrome.

-Absence of intended function occurs with either the cookie-based or the database-based thread marking option enabled.

And by the way, this is the first vB add-on I've installed that doesn't seem to work. I'd sure like to understand why it's not working because we have a real need for what it's supposed to do.

EDIT: I've just realized that when I enable 'database' thread marking, each thread listing vanishes from the list once it's been read - that didn't happen with cookie thread marking enabled. Once a thread vanishes from the list, clicking on 'Mark Unread' does indeed make the thread listing return to the list. But the listing that returns is not in boldface (as it should be to indicate that it in fact holds unread status). And the Thread Tools menu still doesn't cancel once 'Mark Unread' has been clicked upon. So are these bugs? Or are these behaviors isolated to me? It's hard to know since there aren't many comments for this add-on.

[nerbert]

Originally Posted by edgeless

Will someone please take a guess on what I'm missing here or what's wrong? I've imported this mod and it installed correctly. It shows as being enabled by default in the AdminCP General Settings panel. However, when I go into a thread and click on the 'Mark Unread' menu item, it changes to a bright red highlight and the menu remains visible (i.e., it doesn't go away). The particular thread then does not appear to be marked as unread (no boldface subject text, etc). Am I missing something obvious? Thanks in advance.

As far as I know everything is working correctly. When you open one of the drop down menus you have to click outside the menu to close it. That's the way it is for any other link in the menu.

It's supposed to turn red shortly after you click it to indicate that the AJAX request has been processed.

I just tested it by right clicking a link on the forum display page and opening the thread on a new page, marking that thread unread and then refreshing the forum display page and the font for that thread link is bold again as it should be.

[edgeless]

Thanks for the reply, nerbert.

Is it supposed to also make threads that have been marked as unread show in bold text within the subscribed threads list on the UserCP page?

[edgeless]

No reply. Okay then. I felt that would be a fairly simple question to answer. Bolding the subject font for threads marked as unread within the subscribed threads list is precisely what I was hoping this mod would do - and, really, what I needed. But it's not doing that for me and no one has replied to indicate whether or not it's doing that for them. As such, it appears the answer may be that this mod simply won't do that.

It was worth a try.

[cellarius]

Originally Posted by edgeless

No reply. Okay then.

Now really, so this nerbert guy who coded this for free does not offer 24 hours support and answers within the hour? Shame on him.

[edgeless]

cellarius: you are correct. I apologize for my impatience.

[Rabso]

can we have this mod for VB5?

[ozzy47]

The hook and plugin system this mod uses to do this is not available in vB5.