Moderators Functions - Force Users to Read a Thread

vB 3.7 version of this hack here: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=172155

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.

[2impulsiv]

Nice mod....


Cheers..

[Abe1]

Version 1.1 (7/15/07):

• [NEW] Reset Who Has Viewed a Thread
• [NEW] Expire Option.
• [FIXED] 'All Usergroups' is now a phrase.
• [UPDATED] Navbits fixed up a little.

(More features on the way)

[Abe1]

Originally Posted by ForYou

Hello ,

If there is the option to just let admin to do this , Not all Users can make theard to let users read it before continue ,!!

I mean the permsions just for Admin or another group !!

Regard

Will be added in the future.

[Abe1]

Originally Posted by Invalid ID

It doesn't produce any result

What version of vb do you have?

[PoetJA-1975]

Thanx for the update!

Jacquii.

[klaush]

Great stuff, Abe! Thanks...!

Just to inform, that it is usable also unter 3.5.x; remove the "executionorder=5" in the product and install.

[Invalid ID]

Originally Posted by Abe1

What version of vb do you have?

3.6.5

[Abe1]

Originally Posted by Invalid ID

3.6.5

I guess you don't know how to read then! All info you need is in the release post. Just look above.

[alessai]

abe1 great update but we will need the option to manage force members to read a thred alone (in usergroups) cuze i dont want my mods to use it.

[ragtek]

hello,

is it possible to set a minimum amount of time the user has to "read" the thread?
for example, that the thread-window has to be open for 2 minutes before the user can continue?