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Force Users to Read a Thread · **Released**: 05-02-2010

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.

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.

optimus.prime · #**252** 05-19-2013, 04:16 PM

Any suggestion?

CharlieDelta · #**253** 05-19-2013, 05:03 PM

I am not having any trouble with 4.2
You have to ensure you use the proper thread ID.

Nirjonadda · #**254** 05-19-2013, 05:28 PM

Anyone know how to remove "Force Read Thread" from the bottom of the Quick Reply box?

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dandanch · #**255** 05-20-2013, 04:56 PM

I just now installed on 4.2.0 P L 3 works great

If your having problems with it working just make sure your using the right thread numbers ID, after making a thread it will give you two set of numbers log out of the thread and then back in and it should be one set of numbers, those would be the numbers you need enter.

optimus.prime · #**256** 05-26-2013, 02:20 PM

Will trym thx

MoveOver.cc · #**257** 06-27-2013, 07:49 AM

Hi,

This works just fine on 4.2.1 when you are already on the site but if someone puts your webaddress into their browser, a blank screen comes up.

I.E

www.webaddress/forums/index.php - blank screen
www.webaddress/forums/arcade.php - force thread view comes up.

I am using vbadvanced.

Any ideas

thanks

Bubble #5 · #**258** 08-27-2013, 08:05 PM

We were forced to delete this hack because it completely messed up the entire site formatting when we used it.

Everything looked left aligned, text only. Sad, because we could have used a hack like this.

4.2.1

Merjawy · #**259** 10-26-2013, 01:12 AM

Works fine here on 4.2.2... Maybe other fixes have a lot to do with that.

paradoxx109 · #**260** 05-10-2014, 05:16 PM

I just had an issue with this mod today, it permitted an exploit injection, probably with SQL.

It completely blocked the forum with a grayed out background and requesting to click a button to get a Flash Player Update. Happened on the forum homepage and admin panel.

After replacing original files for the admin panel from a backup, to access it, I managed to disable this mod and the forum return to normality.

An exploit from Singapur.

Macgiber · #**261** 05-24-2014, 03:04 AM

thanks works perfect in version 4.2.2
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