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.
No my idiot of a friend did them! I tried deleting them and it made no difference, also tried disabling all plugins and still nothing.
I know a bit of php and im only using 3.6.1 as i dont really want to update for now. And from looking at this plugin i dont think it works on my version!? He has now gone offline due to shame and im left to pick up the pieces
well it looks like a tag issue, if you have a backup of files it might be worth redoing the edits altho l cannot see how one could mess up adding two lines..
l myself use 3.6.8 PLI2 (well not l, lm just the addition to access the members area as l update and install on his site as lm pretty much the server guy ) and l know it works pretty well, however this mod doesnt seem to like working and gives an mysql error on the portal, altho lm assuming thats because its defaulting to looking within the portals plugin directory, lm sure adding something like a defining varible (my friend has the code somewhere) that points to the missing file might sort out the situation but theres more pressing issues to deal with elsewhere to worry (and well we are not using the mod yet anyways, was useful for future things like forum rules etc)
Hallo, i've a problem.
I've for error delete a post after that i inset the force read and now many users have to click in the link but can't navigate after in the forum.
Where is the table in the db where i need to clean the force read ?
Thanks.
Hallo, i've a problem.
I've for error delete a post after that i inset the force read and now many users have to click in the link but can't navigate after in the forum.
Where is the table in the db where i need to clean the force read ?
Thanks.
I've only used this a couple of times, but so far so good. I made a thread in the moderator forums warning everyone with deletion permissions not to delete Force Read threads. Then I forced them all to read the thread. Is that irony? I keep forgetting.
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01-18-2008, 10:51 PM
) and l know it works pretty well, however this mod doesnt seem to like working and gives an mysql error on the portal, altho lm assuming thats because its defaulting to looking within the portals plugin directory, lm sure adding something like a defining varible (my friend has the code somewhere) that points to the missing file might sort out the situation but theres more pressing issues to deal with elsewhere to worry (and well we are not using the mod yet anyways, was useful for future things like forum rules etc)
thanks
