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Support Forums · **Released**: 10-22-2006

Description
This little number will take any specified forums (subforums optional) and modify them to seperate "open issues" from "closed issues". It's great for tracking which support issues are actually resolved.

The key here is letting users close their own threads. Under forum permissions, make sure you let users do this or it loses most of its usefulness.

I suggest having a sticky thread letting users know they CAN close their own threads. However, this is mostly covered by a SHOWTHREAD edit which will tell one of three messages to the viewer:

Staff - "This issue has been resolved! The thread starter may re-open it if he wishes."

Thread Starter - "This issue has been resolved! You may re-open it if you are still having problems."

Other Users - "This issue has been resolved! If you have a similar issue, please create a new thread." (link)

Screenshot
-http://www.vblogetin.com/images/scre...ed_threads.jpg

Planned Updates
-Button to open/close thread
-$colspan option for modified threadbits
-Phrased
-Forum Chooser instead of using ForumIDs

akanevsky · #72 11-22-2006, 06:14 PM

Well, I removed the strpos bit on my installation because I want it to sort by open/closed first regardless of secondary sort order.

If you can make it work with subforums automatically, it would be nice. But to make it flexible (e.g. enable subforum inheritance in some forums but not others) you'll need to make a bitfield-based forum setting...

Been Told · #73 11-25-2006, 01:56 PM

Very, very usefull mod. Just installed it and works like a charm!

krazycivik · #74 12-07-2006, 12:31 AM

ok i have a question i have installed this hack but i dont see how it works i might be blind but if you can tell me how would be great ive installed it etc i ahve a forum for support ok now what? im at a losss

im runing vb 3.6.2

sinisterpain · #75 12-19-2006, 11:25 PM

Made template edits as instructed but do not get the open /Closed in the forum I created for suport. Am I missing something in the options as I only have a field for entering the forum ID which I did. And I edited the correct template for the style I am using. Running 3.6.4

Adrian Schneider · #76 12-28-2006, 09:07 PM

Sorry about the delayed update... been super busy.

krazycivik / sinisterpain, are you still having troubles?

sinisterpain · #77 12-28-2006, 09:21 PM

No, I am fine thanks

aquariumpros · #78 12-31-2006, 01:19 AM

Any news on the possibility of the "-Button to open/close thread" addition that was mentioned in the initial post?

Thanks again for an awesome hack!!

Adrian Schneider · #79 12-31-2006, 04:56 AM

It should be released within a day or so.

aquariumpros · #80 12-31-2006, 12:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SirAdrian

It should be released within a day or so.

Sounds great to me!!

Thanks again!

(lol - I'm AJ - you can't be AJ)...

Adrian Schneider · #81 01-02-2007, 12:32 AM

I'll upload it in a few hours...

I won't update the original post with it though, because the changes haven't been thoroughly tested. I'll be out of town for a few days afterwards, so after a good trial run and some possible fixes I will release it officially.

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