Miscellaneous Hacks - Search For Unanswered Threads By Forum

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IMPORTANT NOTICE: This hack will not work (or install) with vBulletin versions below 4.0.4, see Frequently Asked Questions section below for more information.


What Does This Hack Do?[hr]Silver[/hr]
This is an update to my 3.8.x version of this hack, designed to work with vBulletin 4.0.4 and above.

This is an hack adds an extra option to the Search this Forum drop down list in forum display, that additionally allows you to search for unanswered threads by forum (including child forums if enabled). This can be useful for example, if you have some of your forums dedicated to support issues and want to filter by unanswered support threads, just in that forum (and child forums if enabled).

There have been a few threads that mentioned template edits for allowing to view all unanswered threads in all forums (not like this hack which is by forum, not the entire site), vb.org uses a variation of that template edit. This hack is different, but based on the idea, and allows more control over the results.

There are no file or template changes at all, and is phrased.

AdminCP settings for this hack available in vBulletin Options > Search For Unanswered Threads By Forum.
Settings that can be changed are:

1. Search child forums - enable/disable
2. Turn off cached results - enable/disable

vBulletin Version Compatibility[hr]Silver[/hr]
This hack can only be used with vBulletin 4.0.4 - 4.2.0, see Frequently Asked Questions section below for more information.

For the v3.8.x version of this hack, which will also work with v3.7.x and v3.6.x - check here.


Hack Support/Feature Requests[hr]Silver[/hr]
IMPORTANT: This hack is no longer supported.


Frequently Asked Questions[hr]Silver[/hr]
Question:

I get a "This product is not compatible with version 4.0.x of vBulletin. (Compatible starting with 4.0.4)" message. WTF does that mean?

Answer:

It means that this hack will not work with vBulletin versions below 4.0.4, as Internet Brands had removed some search functionality when they released vBulletin 4.0.0 that caused this hack to not function, they added back most of the functionality in vBulletin 4.0.4, see this bug report for more information - http://tracker.vbulletin.com/browse/VBIV-3652. Do not ask for it to be made compatible, you will have to upgrade to vBulletin 4.0.4 for it to work.

Install/Upgrade/Uninstall Instructions[hr]Silver[/hr]
The InstallInstructions.txt file is included in attached .zip file.


Version History[hr]Silver[/hr]
v4.0.001 - Saturday 19th June 2010
-- Initial v4.0.x Release
-- Changed: Screenshots
-- Changed: 1 plugin (refactored to streamline code and make vB4.0.x compatible)
-- Removed: 1 template (not needed anymore)
-- Removed: AdminCP auto template insert option
-- Removed: Some Install code
-- Added: InstallInstructions.txt file
-- Added: VersionHistory.txt file


Show Your Appreciation [hr]Silver[/hr]
Although not required, if you have enjoyed the benefits of this hack, and would like show your appreciation for my efforts, then please feel free to click on the Support Developer link and donate any amount you feel is appropriate.

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Does this play nice with the "Forum-Wide Unanswered Threads" plugin?