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Force Users to Read a Thread

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About this hack:
This hack allows you to set a thread as 'must read' by your members. Right now, if you make a post and want all your members to read it, you have no way of enforcing it. This hack will give an error message similar to the one you get when you need to change you password, saying that the admins want you to read a certain thread before they continue using the forum.

Once a user reads a thread, they wont be bugged to read it again.

You can set all usergroups or just certain onces that must read a thread.

You can set to site wide or just some forums.

Option to Force Guests

This hack added one query to every page on your forum a member goes to.

• Files edited: 0
• Templates edited: 0
• Files to upload: 3 (1 via ACP, 2 via FTP)
• Time to install: 1 minute

Updates:


Updates:
Version 2.10 (05/02/10):

• First release of this hack for vb 4.0.
• Added link in "Administrative" drop down on the showthread page to edit force read settings.

Please post your comments or suggestions for this hack. I read ALL posts.

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Pictures:

• The error message.
• The universal options.
• Where you go to set the settings.
• The list of forums that have force read settings.
• The edit/add screen.

[FTDave]

This has been a great help with users who need a little encouragement to read something.

[Dennis B]

Anybody using this mod and the default facebook app at the same time...?
Everything was fine until I recently activated the facebook app in my forum and database errors started popping with queries related to this mod.

[Hippy]

Originally Posted by DrSlump

I reply to myself ... I think I fixed it by adding an index to the thread table:

create force_read_idx ON thread (force_read);

this work out ??

thanks

[sticky]

Needs an update for 4.1.7

[TenaciousD]

Originally Posted by sticky

Needs an update for 4.1.7

Yes. As it now stands, it only returns a 404 error.

Anything similar to this out there?

[DAC]

this does not work for me.
i install it in 4.1.7 and nothing changes, ihave no option to force users to read a thread

[CharlieDelta]

Well considering the coder has not logged in since June 2010 I doubt this will be updated for 4.1.7.
Hopefully someone will take over or make something similar.

[Hippy]

works with 4.1.7

if there is a installing problem?

[DAC]

you can use it with 1.1.7?

[sticky]

Originally Posted by DAC

you can use it with 1.1.7?

I doubt it, been a long time since VB 1.