Forum Display Enhancements - Global Threads for VB4

This mod is based off a VB 3.6 mod by randominity here:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=129626
He gave me permission to further develop this mod.

This mod allows you to display "global threads" in your forums. Global Threads are threads that show up in every forum (or forums you specify) as opposed to just a single forum.

This is perfect for important site news, forum wide polls, and anything worthwhile to be displayed forum wide.

New Version: 2.02 - Fixed a conflict with the "Thread Links" mod.
New Version: 2.01 - 1 Bug Fix, +1 Extra Option (Choose to display above or below sticky divider if you have one.)

I know you could make an announcement but people ignore announcements, and you can't reply to them like threads. These are real threads and if you don't take away permission people can reply to it like any other thread. Replies in any forum show up in all forums.

Same thread in multiple forums: (VB3 Version)
http://www.juot.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=48
http://www.juot.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=43
http://www.juot.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=20
(It's under the sticky threads.)

This mod requires a little work on your side- you must first create a "global forum." I suggest calling it "Global Forum" and in the forum manager when creating it, choose to "Set Active" set to "No" so it won't show up in your forum lists but will be accessible directly by you to post new threads in.

I have greatly increased the number of options over the original mod and believe I have implemented all the good suggestions ever made for the original mod.

This version won't work on any vBulletin version less than 4.0.0.

I have marked this as BETA as there is 1 unresolved minor bug- it has been a bug since this mod came out but no one seems to have noticed or cared. When showing global threads the small arrow indicating if you had posts in the global thread won't snow.

See screenshots for a Global Thread example. The Global Thread globe icon is optional.

Full instructions in zip file.

Please Mark as Installed if you use this.

Note: See post #95 for info on how to fix this mod for VB 4.1.7.

See post #126 for an updated threadbit_global template for VB Versions 4.1.10 and above.

Note- I have released a new and better global thread mod and will no longer be supporting this version.

New Mod Link: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=279156

[BirdOPrey5]

Originally Posted by BadgerDog

Thanks ...

Sent you a PM ....

Also, sent you a PayPal donation for this, as well as other mods and work you've done that we've started using. Been meaning to do that for a while now ...

Regards,
Doug

Thanks. :up:

Apparently the "Thread Links" mod is interfering with this mod. I'm going to work on getting them to work together now.

Will update soon.

Originally Posted by TheLastSuperman

Awesome Joe, I like how you updated this quite handy imo!

Thanks.

[BirdOPrey5]

2.02 released- fixes conflict with the "Thread Links" mod.

Edited to fix execution order.

[Aaron873]

I love this modification, I've edited a couple of things to my likings.
I'm glad you got it working for VB4~

[Taurus1]

Is there a way I can change the global threads text color please? I changed my sticky's color to red, but I am not sure how to do it for this.

Thanks.

[BirdOPrey5]

I'm not really sure what you have to do, probably something with CSS but what you need is in your threadbit_global template...


find the code:

<a class="title<vb:if condition="$show['gotonewpost']"> threadtitle_unread</vb:if>" href="{vb:link thread, {vb:raw globalthread}, {vb:raw pageinfo}, 'threadid', 'threadtitle'}" id="thread_title_{vb:raw globalthread.realthreadid}">{vb:raw globalthread.threadtitle}</a>

That is the code for the link... So you have a link to the Sticky code to change colors? Maybe I can translate it for Global thread use.

[Taurus1]

This is what I added in the additional.css template for the sticky color:

.sticky a.title {color: red;}

[BirdOPrey5]

OK, simple fix... edit the threadbit_global template and change the code I quoted above to:

<a style="color:green;" class="title<vb:if condition="$show['gotonewpost']"> threadtitle_unread</vb:if>" href="{vb:link thread, {vb:raw globalthread}, {vb:raw pageinfo}, 'threadid', 'threadtitle'}" id="thread_title_{vb:raw globalthread.realthreadid}">{vb:raw globalthread.threadtitle}</a>

I set it to "green" you can use any color you want or hex color code.

[BadgerDog]

Originally Posted by Taurus1

This is what I added in the additional.css template for the sticky color:

.sticky a.title {color: red;}

That's interesting ...

Do I just tack this on the very end of the additional.css template that exists for each of my styles, so the Global Threads ONLY appear with this background color?

Thanks ...

Regards,
Doug

[BirdOPrey5]

That doesn't do the background color, just the link color... and that code is for stickies... for global threads you must edit the template I explained above.

[BadgerDog]

Originally Posted by BirdOPrey5

That doesn't do the background color, just the link color... and that code is for stickies... for global threads you must edit the template I explained above.

Roger that ... :up:

Regards,
Doug