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.

[Hornstar]

great, as soon as i upgrade to 3.7 i'll be installing this again, and hopefully this time it wont have a conflict with vbplaza and expired items.

[Barakat]

Warning: require_once() [function.require-once]: Unable to access ./includes/vba_global_error.php in /includes/functions.php(2713) : eval()'d code on line 2

Warning: require_once(./includes/vba_global_error.php) [function.require-once]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /includes/functions.php(2713) : eval()'d code on line 2

Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required './includes/vba_global_error.php' (include_path='.:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/spideiui/public_html/forums/includes/functions.php(2713) : eval()'d code on line 2

even the vba_cmps_error.php file name is not located as vba_global_error.php


its works good on most of my groups ....

but the unlogin visitors .... when i choose it it gives me this error

[Barakat]

the error was when u choose the wide location.....

coz i have the vbadvanced .. so it seems not working on it ?!

[Abe1]

Originally Posted by Barakat

the error was when u choose the wide location.....

coz i have the vbadvanced .. so it seems not working on it ?!

Go to your the force read thread settings and add vbadvaced to the list there.

[KURTZ]

it would be great if you improve your hack with something like the daily crons ... so everyday a user must be forced to read a thread for "x" days ... it's possible?

[maidos]

is it possible to make the hack notify how many threads left to force read, since many of my members thought they got lockedout because i force read the more than one thread

[djr]

Subscribed for future use. Nice mod!

[odonel]

that thing has some issues. It worked fine yesterday and stop working today. new thread are created, can't force... what's the deal here ?? i got the saved successfully message, but nothing saved. It did yesterday and I changed nothing since...

[FOMSCU Forum]

<font color="Red">it is a good mod

but some admins over use this mod that it makes forum Boring

anyway thanks for updating this mod</font>

[Abe1]

Originally Posted by odonel

that thing has some issues. It worked fine yesterday and stop working today. new thread are created, can't force... what's the deal here ?? i got the saved successfully message, but nothing saved. It did yesterday and I changed nothing since...

Anyway to check your ACP?