vBPrivate Threads

vBPrivate Threads

This hack has been ported to vBulletin 3.5.4 from the vBulletin 3.0.0 version with permission granted by:

"You may modify, improve, upgrade, redistribute this hack, include it
in another hack or yours or translate it provided you do it free of
charge and you distribute it in www.vbulletin.org at least, there is no
need to pm me asking for permission"

in Kentaurus's post for its original release, found here

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This is my first major ported and released hack for vB.
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With this Code Modification you can add private threads to your forums. A private thread is:

• A thread that some users or usergroups can view. Others cannot.
• A thread that some users or usergroups cannot view. All others can.

Using this Modification, any user in a forum that has Private Threads turned on may create a private thread. It is useful for holding private moderator conversations, or for making a thread private when some users would like to see the discussion closed and others want it to continue.

Future Plans:

• Add Super Moderators and Moderators to override the standard permissions
• Admin Options for allowed private thread types
• Admin Options to define users with override-permissions privilages
• Admin Options for those who can make private threads
• Private Threads will NOT show in the lastpost column when user does not have access to thread
• Creator can view thread by default

Hack History:

Version 1.0.6

• Changed several file edits to plugins (Thank you waza)
• Some plugins were reverted back to file edits, no version change as it is going a bit backward

Version 1.0.5

• Updated queries for install
• Added queries for uninstall
• 1 Added Plugin
• Fixed copy/paste errors in file edits find/change
• Added missing printthread edit
• Fixed Search problem

Version 1.0.0

• Initial release

Hack Overview:

• Products: 1
  • 2 Queries
  • 1 Phrase
  • 13 Plugins
• File Edits: 5 files (7 edits)
• Template Edits: 3
• Estimated Install time: Under 10 minutes

If you liked this hack then please Install it!

[Eikinskjaldi]

Try changing the order of the plugins, as I'm certain this is causing the problem. I, too, have thread prefixes running alongside Private Threads.

[Ohiosweetheart]

isn't this something that vBulletin already does? I know i have private password protected forums..

[Eikinskjaldi]

This is not password protected, this allows the poster of a thread, in this case a mod and up the ability to restrict who can post and read said thread.

[bondjetta]

Originally Posted by Eikinskjaldi

Try changing the order of the plugins, as I'm certain this is causing the problem. I, too, have thread prefixes running alongside Private Threads.

pardon my ignorance but how do I change the order of the plugins? i don't see a place in here for reordering? :\

[Eikinskjaldi]

Well aside from removing it and putting it back the only other method is to find the file the edit is in and then add the code you want directly before it, saddly it lacks a plugins less code dits feature, but it is not a standard vB feature to change the order of plugins as far as I can recall.

Possibly a future vB update?

[bondjetta]

Originally Posted by Eikinskjaldi

Well aside from removing it and putting it back the only other method is to find the file the edit is in and then add the code you want directly before it, saddly it lacks a plugins less code dits feature, but it is not a standard vB feature to change the order of plugins as far as I can recall.

Possibly a future vB update?

i tried the delete it, reinstall it technique with no luck...so i disabled Thread Prefixes for now. Your hack is far more useful

Also, will it ever be possible to change a thread that's already been created into a private thread? right now i make the changes under Edit Thread but they won't stick. Or is this a bug and I've screwed up again?

[Eikinskjaldi]

hmm... I am not getting this error either. Is your system heavily hacked, because if it is you may have to end up moving the plugins into file edits to make it the most compatible. If you'd ever like help with that just drop me a PM and I can figure it into my sced.

[Hornstar]

this will come in handy, thanks.

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How is this currently working for 3.5.4?

[Eikinskjaldi]

It is working well, We have noticed few to no errors.

I have been busy with new endevors and have but this on the side burner a bit, anyone watching our forums will know we have been busy in many other places and facets. However I have not forgotten about this and I will be making updates in the near future. Really th only two cruxxes are,

• It shows the thread in newest post on forumhome/display
• They take up room on the forumdisplay even though the user can't see them.

The first issue is not so serious in my opinion and is a small change. The bigger issue is the second point which would involve making the query skip private threads a user can't see. This would mean an advanced query and I havn't had time to play with such. However I am shure it is possible by all means.

Once those two issues are solved it is prestine and ready to go as a full hack. However if those two things don't bother you much then it is a non-issue and your set to install!

-Eikin.-