Moderators Functions - Force Users to Read a Thread

Force Users to Read a Thread 2.0

About this hack:
This hack allows you to set a thread as 'must read' by your members. Right now, if you make a post and want all your members to read it, you have no way of enforcing it. This hack will give an error message similar to the one you get when you need to change you password, saying that the admins want you to read a certain thread before they continue using the forum.

Once a user reads a thread, they wont be bugged to read it again.

You can set all usergroups or just certain onces that must read a thread.

You can set to site wide or just some forums.

Option to Force Guests

This hack added one query to every page on your forum a member goes to.

• Files edited: 0
• Templates edited: 0
• Files to upload: 2 (1 via ACP, 2 via FTP)
• Time to install: 1 minute

Updates:

Version 2.0 (03/05/08):

• First Release of this Hack for vb3.7
• MAJOR update. Hack totally re-writen. You must uninstall old version before upgrading.
• Fixed just about all bugs. (like if you delete a thread...)
• No more template edit. Everything done in ACP.
• Permissions for by who ever has ACP access with threads and posts
• Force Guests to read a thread now.
• Works for BOTH vb3.6 AND vb3.7

Please post your comments or suggestions for this hack. I read ALL posts.

MAKE SURE YOU CLICK INSTALL!
You will get an email when a new version is released.

Pictures:

• The error message.
• The universal options.
• Where you go to set the settings.
• The list of forums that have force read settings.
• The edit/add screen.

[nikki712]

I had the 3.6 version installed. I disabled all of my plugins before updating from 3.6.10 to 3.7 gold. The Force read wasn't working. So I uninstalled and then installed the latest version. I can get it to work, but what about the old threads that I had made force-read with the 3.6.x version? I'm getting vb db errors in my email due to those threads. It seems I have no way to manage the previous force-read threads now that I've upgraded the plugin. And even before I upgraded, I still couldn't manage them because the link in "thread tools" was gone. How can I fix this?

[oz_girl]

Reserved

[Abe1]

Originally Posted by nikki712

I had the 3.6 version installed. I disabled all of my plugins before updating from 3.6.10 to 3.7 gold. The Force read wasn't working. So I uninstalled and then installed the latest version. I can get it to work, but what about the old threads that I had made force-read with the 3.6.x version? I'm getting vb db errors in my email due to those threads. It seems I have no way to manage the previous force-read threads now that I've upgraded the plugin. And even before I upgraded, I still couldn't manage them because the link in "thread tools" was gone. How can I fix this?

It had to uninstalled before you upgraded versions. You have to uninstall this version, reinstall the old version then uninstall it so it clears out all old things. After, you can re-install this version.

[calonterrence]

Great mod

Can I just ask, does this mod work if a user is logged in already as "remember me"?

Cheers

[FASherman]

Originally Posted by Abe1

Go to your the force read thread settings and add vbadvaced to the list there.

Wouldn't it just be easier to fully qualify the URL in the code instead of using a relative URL?

[EcoForumZ]

Very nice! Installed! Excellent work!

[Cloverfield]

Brilliant hack, thank you. One question though, how do you force guests? I cannot see that option. Is it in the usergroup box? Because in there is no guests usergroup.

[CDNR]

Cloverfield, when you force a thread on the users, you can choose user groups. I just tested it with guests and it works fine.

Great hack, Abe1. Works great on 3.6.x. Thanks bunches!

[LoRdGd]

When im adding a new thread to force, there is nothing on list when i click 'save'
Im using vb3.7.0
http://img146.imageshack.us/my.php?i...e5db8c3vv8.png -> save -> http://img341.imageshack.us/my.php?i...e5e94fahu7.jpg

Can you help me Abe1 ?

[Abe1]

Originally Posted by calonterrence

Great mod

Can I just ask, does this mod work if a user is logged in already as "remember me"?

Cheers

Sure.