Automatic Discussion Thread

Automatic Discussion Thread

Description
This Hack allows you to automatically post a discussion Thread along with a new Thread (useful for announcements, news, etc.)
The destination can be defined in forum manager for each forum; link, title and first post text are customizable through vBulletin settings, there is also a usergroup permission for this feature.

Details
1 Product XML (11 Phrases, 3 Settings, 4 Plugins)

This Hack is unsupported! All support requests except proven bugs will be ignored

[bigcurt]

Would love to see an update for this.

[fta2k]

Just installed in 3.8.4 again and it's working like a charm

[jluerken]

I really love this hack and I want to know if there is a vb4 version available already?

[jluerken]

Hey Andreas, any plans to update this for vb4.x?

[jluerken]

bump

[jluerken]

Hey Andreas, it's a while ago now and I am still using and loving your addon.
Really would like to see a version for vB 4.2.

[jluerken]

Ok it works with vb4.2 also with a small change.

In the "newthread" template search for

					{vb:raw disablesmiliesoption}

and add above

                                        <vb:if condition="$show['autodiscuss']">
                                        <li>
                                                <label for="cb_autodiscuss"><input type="checkbox" name="autodiscuss" value="1" id="cb_autodiscuss" tabindex="1" $checked[autodiscuss] /> {vb:rawphrase post_assigned_discussion_thread}</label>
                                        </li>
                                        </vb:if>

The change in the readme file is for older vb version where phrases where called differently.
If the phrase does not show up, create a new one of type GLOBAL with the text you want and the name "post_assigned_discussion_thread"