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Force Users to Read a Thread · **Released**: 05-02-2010

Force Users to Read a Thread

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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: 3 (1 via ACP, 2 via FTP)
Time to install: 1 minute

Updates:

Updates:
Version 2.10 (05/02/10):

First release of this hack for vb 4.0.
Added link in "Administrative" drop down on the showthread page to edit force read settings.

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

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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.

My Dark Tower · #82 10-04-2010, 12:27 PM

Works good here too on 4.0.7

Trevor Matthews · #83 10-23-2010, 11:23 AM

Excellent, just what I needed.

reSh · #84 11-06-2010, 07:37 PM

Yeah,

it works fine in 4.0.6PL1

thx reSh

literatestylish · #85 11-19-2010, 02:39 AM

Anyone else's threads getting messed up when you turn the plugin on?

ramta · #86 12-03-2010, 05:09 PM

dont works on 4.1.0 :down:

ShadeDL · #87 12-10-2010, 02:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ramta

dont works on 4.1.0 :down:

Works just fine on 4.1. Maybe you should uninstall and reinstall it.

bulldog51981 · #88 12-25-2010, 02:53 AM

Not working here

4.1.0PL2

Installed, set force read thread, shows on list just fine, no force read msg on forum. Not in the thread when I create the "force read". Anyone?

Mist Viper · #89 12-27-2010, 02:47 AM

Hi, I have VB 4.1 PL2 installed, and have no idea where to set which thread users need to read.

mitch84 · #90 12-27-2010, 04:35 AM

work fine on vb4.1.0pl2, thx

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mist Viper

Hi, I have VB 4.1 PL2 installed, and have no idea where to set which thread users need to read.

1- you create a topic, post it and after look the adress and the number 'http://www.XXX/showthread.php?23763

now goto acp> threads & posts=> force read thread
create a new thread and in Thread ID insert 23763
set others fills

el-Turki · #91 01-03-2011, 06:18 AM

It works fine technically, but it shows as if the archive was active and not the default template. After clicking on "here" to see the thread the template is normal again. On occasion the "bug" does not appear and i see the message "The administrators want you to view a thread before you continue to browse the forum. You can view the thread here.." in my normal template. But mostly it looks like this (see attachment):

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