Moderators Functions - Force Users to Read a Thread

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.

[Zaiaku]

This will definitely be useful for me later on, will keep an eye on this.

[Abe1]

Originally Posted by mc0676

Now i don't receive the admin panel error, but if i try to insert new thread force from admin panel and i save, after i can see it.
And the force read don't work.
If i try to manage the read from thread directly (like 1.2 versione) i see this, a blank field.

You should have removed the template edit. You can't use that way right now.

As for the adding via the ACP, can you explain to me what happens?

[mc0676]

Originally Posted by Abe1

You should have removed the template edit. You can't use that way right now.

As for the adding via the ACP, can you explain to me what happens?

Which template edit, excume me ?

For the ACP, i attach some file.

I add a new force thread, i insert thread id, i save but after i can see this force thread.

[Abe1]

Zip file updated (again). admincp/force_read_thread.php file updated to fix error of not adding the force read.

[Abe1]

Originally Posted by mc0676

Which template edit, excume me ?

For the ACP, i attach some file.

I add a new force thread, i insert thread id, i save but after i can see this force thread.

Fixed. Search "force read" and removed the edit around it.

[mc0676]

FINE, now it works.

Can u tell me which template edit to toggle that blank field ? Thanks.

[mc0676]

OK a find it sorry:

Is only this ?

<!-- Start Abe1 Force Users to Read a Thread -->
<div><label for="ao_mfr"><input type="radio" name="do" id="ao_mfr" value="forceread" />$vbphrase[manage_force_thread_reading]</label></div>
<!-- End Abe1 Force Users to Read a Thread -->

[AndyJensen]

Installed, thanks!

[mystic10]

i have a question...like ur previous verison we can force thread from the thread itself...i believe u took that option away...as now we do it from acp..if i still want to put that option in should i put back the template edit u gave us to put in showthread in the last version

[Abe1]

Originally Posted by mystic10

i have a question...like ur previous verison we can force thread from the thread itself...i believe u took that option away...as now we do it from acp..if i still want to put that option in should i put back the template edit u gave us to put in showthread in the last version

Sorry, there is only the option from the ACP. No way to do it from the thread. The location of the settings is just not there any more. I totally re-wrote the who settings and did it in a way that you can see all in one place. I may make a link from the thread again, but just not now.