Moderators Functions - Archive Thread v1.2

Archive Thread v1.2
by Snake
http://www.vbulletin.org
Author: Snake
Compatibility: vBulletin 3.6.x and 3.5.x
Mod Version: v1.2
Release: 26. Jan 2006
Last Updated: 22. Dec 2006
Category: Moderation View Panel
Demo: Metal Gear Forums
Support: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=106327
Description: This will add an option under Thread Tools (see screenshot) to archive a thread to a designated forum. Main advantage of this it does not require for someone to have access to the forum. It also logs the action (both moderator log and thread log).

Bug fixes for this release

Please note that these bug fixes are only relevant to update from the last release.

• Hooray, there are no bugs to fix at this moment!

Support

If you have any problems, questions or trouble installing my mod that are not covered in this file, please post them at the official support thread located at here in the appropriate forum. I will be more than happy to help in any way we can if the request for help is made there. Anyone trying to contact me via e-mail, private message, or any other means will be ignored.

Requirements

The exact requirements will depend on many factors, your estimated board traffic being one.

- vBulletin v3.5.x (or higher)
- PHP 4.0.3 (or higher)
- MySQL 3.22 (or higher)

Server Requirements
You must have a web server that has PHP 4.1.0 (or better) and mySQL 3.23 (or better) installed. If you are unsure whether your server has these programs installed, please check with your web host now. If you are capable, you can always download PHP and download mySQL and install it yourself. If your web host does not support PHP or mySQL, consider hosting your entire web site or forums with Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd services. vBulletin works best on an Apache server, and is Apache 1 and Apache 2 savvy.

General Requirements
You do not need a new SQL database as vBulletin supports table prefixes to prevent tables being overwritten. You will also need the SQL username and SQL password for a SQL user that has permission to "CREATE", "DROP" and "ALTER" tables. You will need about 2MB of free web space and roughly 3MB of SQL database space to allow installation and a moderate sized community. If you are unsure on any of these points, please ask your web host before proceeding.

Modification History

Current Version: 1.2

• 1.2
  • Fixed a couple of bugs and added the ability of archiving threads in inline moderation (such as forumdisplay, moderation_threads, search_results, etc).

• 1.1
  • Switched to a product file.

• 1.0
  • First initial release of modification.

Donations

All donations great or small are appreciated to the greatest extent, whether it's for the modification itself or just a little incentive for myself. If you would like to donate then you can do so via PayPal.

My email to send to is: paypal@metalgearforums.com.

Thanks and enjoy,
-Snake
www.metalgearforums.com

[peterska2]

So, if I wanted to replace my delete thread with this so that it moved to a designated forum, would it work?

Also, does it work with inline moderation?

[Snake]

Yes, that is correct, peter. Actually that's how the hack is designed so instead of deleting threads and decrease your forum stats to look like a dead forum, this should help.

And yes, should work with inline moderation as well almost everywhere on the forums. This has been implemented in v1.2 version in case you haven't noticed already.

[peterska2]

Cheers

I'll install it later today then as it will make my life a lot easier



Update: Installed and with a few tweaks to my template edits you wouldn't know anything different was happening apart from the fact that the delete options don't appear and the thread is moved. Perfect!

[Snake]

Actually, this hack doesn't remove the delete thread options in the Moderation Tools because I'm pretty sure some people would still like to have this option on and use this archive hack altogether so if you wanna remove the delete options, then all you have to do is remove them in the template bits via the Admin CP.

Thanks for the install though!

[peterska2]

Exactly, so I just tweaked it to my specifications

[TheSh@rk]

incredeble hack
many thankes
/me clicked install

[SportsZone]

This is a great hack, but why does it make all my threads in a forum become centered instead of left aligned? I use vB3.6 btw

eg

[Snake]

Originally Posted by TheSh@rk

incredeble hack
many thankes
[high]* TheSh@rk clicked install[/high]

Thanks there, glad you like it!

Originally Posted by SportsZone

This is a great hack, but why does it make all my threads in a forum become centered instead of left aligned? I use vB3.6 btw

eg

Thanks for the install again. I'm pretty sure it has nothing to do with this hack. Try to disable the archive thread hack via the Admin CP and lemme know what do you see or get. If the problem still continues, then some other hack is causing this issue or you've done something wrong while you were installing other hacks.

[SportsZone]

Originally Posted by Snake

Thanks for the install again. I'm pretty sure it has nothing to do with this hack. Try to disable the archive thread hack via the Admin CP and lemme know what do you see or get. If the problem still continues, then some other hack is causing this issue or you've done something wrong while you were installing other hacks.

I agree that this hack shouldn't cause my problem, but after spending hours of disabling plugins and refreshing a page, this plugin is the cause. All I did was upload the xml file and do the template edits. *weird*

[Snake]

Send me your FTP and Admin CP login info via the PM please. I'll check what's wrong.