Moderators Functions - Force Users to Read a Thread

vB 3.7 version of this hack here: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=172155

Force Users to Read a Thread 2.0

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: 2 (1 via ACP, 2 via FTP)
• Time to install: 1 minute

Updates:

Version 2.0 (03/05/08):

• First Release of this Hack for vb3.7
• MAJOR update. Hack totally re-writen. You must uninstall old version before upgrading.
• Fixed just about all bugs. (like if you delete a thread...)
• No more template edit. Everything done in ACP.
• Permissions for by who ever has ACP access with threads and posts
• Force Guests to read a thread now.
• Works for BOTH vb3.6 AND vb3.7

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

MAKE SURE YOU CLICK INSTALL!
You will get an email when a new version is released.

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.

[Scooterpig]

Originally Posted by badboyz

reserved
1st one!!

Dunna what you've reserved a reply to as you ain't the coder!

Nice hack Abe and very useful I reckon and almost makes ya think if it should be standard in vb....thanks..

[testebr]

veryyyy nice and useful mod, thanks a lot

[projectego]

Perfect!

/me clicks install

[imk]

this is great for a site like mine for league sign ups etc...thanks man

[thenewuser]

nice!

[imk]

hm it's not working for me, i just did it on one of my threads, and asked my mate to log in and he didnt see anything...also i log'd back in as a normal member and sore nothing.....is there anything i missed doing? i uploaded the xml and did the template edits....

[imk]

does this work for everyone else?

[Abe1]

Originally Posted by imk

does this work for everyone else?

Works on my forum. You set the settings on a thread but it didn;t ask all users to read it? Go check the settings again. I would need 2 user accounts on your forum to test it out. One of couse an admin one. If you still have trouble, send me a PM.

[radarhunter]

will this come everytime the users log in or jus` for one time......

I mean if the user has not read the rules and regulations of the forum(watever they might be) he is directed to that forum thread and when he reads the whole Rules and Thread thing and check the box below then only he/she gets access to the site........

[Abe1]

Originally Posted by radarhunter

will this come everytime the users log in or jus` for one time......


I mean if the user has not read the rules and regulations of the forum(watever they might be) he is directed to that forum thread and when he reads the whole Rules and Thread thing and check the box below then only he/she gets access to the site........

This will only tell a user once to read the thread. Once they read it, it wont bother them again. Also, they can't do ANYTHING on your forum unless they go and read the thread.