Miscellaneous Hacks - Force Site Rules (Announcements) to be read

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Author: Ken 'LiveWire' Iovino
Site: www.initialz.com
Hack: Force Site Rules`
Version: 1.0.0
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Notes to me
rules_on_index_page.txt (9.4 KB, 21 views) Before update

Updates
Now have 2 methods of using this.

• For the rules to be forced on the index page please download rules_on_index_page.txt
• For the rules to be forced on the usercp page please download rules_on_usercp_page.txt

Update the users to 'not read'.

• The abilty to set all users back to "not read", so you can update the rules.

Important Notice To Existing Users
Update #1
If you are using the index.php method please do this important update. I found a bug in the hack that will show guest the rules and try to force them to agree with them, and if they did it still wouldn't allow them to see the fourms, it would just redirect them back to the rules page. Please do this update so you don't lose your guest viewing your site. All new users, i have updated the install file.

In Index.php find:

PHP Code:

if ($agree) 


Replace with

PHP Code:

if (!$bbuserinfo['userid'] or $agree) 


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Update #2
If you installed this hack before 10-03-2004, and are using the usercp.php method, please do this important update. This will delete one less query. All new users, the files have been updated.

Open forums/usercp.php and find:

PHP Code:

$globaltemplates = array(
        'USERCP_SHELL',
        'USERCP',
        'usercp_nav_folderbit', 


Under add:

PHP Code:

$globaltemplates = array(
        'USERCP_SHELL',
        'USERCP',
        'usercp_nav_folderbit',
        'forum_rules', 


What this does
This will force your members to read the site rules. When they try to go in the UserCp or the main forums (depending on the method you are using) they will be directed to the Site Rules. (which you make) and have to agree to them in order to use the usercp or forumshome.. Once they agree to the sites forum rules, they will be directed back to the user cp, or forumhome and not be forced to see that page again.

If you want this to force members on a difrrent page, please request it here and i will release how to do it on another page.


To do list...

• Time to install: 5 minutes
• Queries to run: 1
• New Files: 1
  • /forum/rules.php
• File Mods: 1
  • /forum/usercp.php
• Templates to add: 1
• New Phrases: 1

Please read carefully and make all the necessary changes as stated. This is will work if installed properly.
PLEASE REMEMBER TO BACKUP BEFORE YOU BEGIN! If you like this hack

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Help & Support
Before asking for support Please make sure you have done all necessary changes! If you still need support please post a reply here.

Please post bugs and errors here. Hope you like, feedback welcomed.

[Logikos]

Originally Posted by The Realist

Questions:
1) Whats the rules.php for?
2) I could not run:
Type: GLOBAL
Varname: $vbphrase[site_rules]
Text: Rules
So I left it out
3) installed on without the above and working fine.

Laters

opps that should be:
Type: GLOBAL
Varname: site_rules
Text: Rules

Updated text.

[Red Blaze]

Well, this is almost what I need, but I want one that will show up for someone that is posting for the first time, instead of seeing the UserCP for the first time.

[Logikos]

When i get home from work i will make this work for posting, and for the arcade. Been busy.

[ChurchMedia]

Perfect! We made some policy changes recently. I could have used this last week --- but thanks for it now!



*installs*

[Skyline_GT]

Originally Posted by Skyline_GT

can you make a agree rules before post?

any answers plz?

[vbIce]

I have been looking for something like this with a little DIFFERNT twist to it.

I do not know about you but I am TIRED of people NOT reading rules or important annoucements etc. What I would LOVE to have is a way to FORCE Everyone to read a certain message no matter what they are doing.

Users are logged in, I create a NEW Rule or Message that I want EVERYONE to read. As soon as I create the RULE etc I would like to be able to FORCE EVERYONE to read it before they can PROCEED viewing forums etc. So say a member is reading a POST, I create a NEW RULE and choose FORCE READ. When those members click anything else in the forum it auto POPS up NEW message with the NEW RULE etc I just made.

The ONLY way I thought this would work right is to FORCE CLEAR ALL cookies (FORECE LOGOUT) for the Forum so that the message would Appear as soon as they logged back in they would have to CLICK a button on message to continue, even possibly the ADMINS can set how LONG they must READ it BEFORE they can continue.

Can you do this? This would be of great benefit, it would allow Forums to KNOW that EVERYONE got the NEWS or NEW RULES. People would no longer have an excuse well I didn't know, I didn't see the new rules etc. I know for me this would be of GREAT help

[Reeve of shinra]

I'm thinking of something simliar only have it redirect the user to our index page. Alot of people link to the forum directly and I want to cut back on that.

[Logikos]

Force Site Rules is back, and will have updated instrutions later tonight for the forums index.php, and the arcade.php.

[lanc3lot]

So u will do it be shown before ppl see the index forum page?
SWEET, looking forward for it mate

[Logikos]

Yes when a member comes to your site, the first thing they will see is the rules, when they click i accept. it will record it in the database, and they will no be prompt the rules again. I'm also making it so you have updated rules. If you update your rules for w/e reason, then you add the new rules, and click on a update button, and it will make it so all user have not agreeded to the new rules, and they will be prompt the new rules again.