Forum Display Enhancements - Global Threads for VB4

This mod is based off a VB 3.6 mod by randominity here:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=129626
He gave me permission to further develop this mod.

This mod allows you to display "global threads" in your forums. Global Threads are threads that show up in every forum (or forums you specify) as opposed to just a single forum.

This is perfect for important site news, forum wide polls, and anything worthwhile to be displayed forum wide.

New Version: 2.02 - Fixed a conflict with the "Thread Links" mod.
New Version: 2.01 - 1 Bug Fix, +1 Extra Option (Choose to display above or below sticky divider if you have one.)

I know you could make an announcement but people ignore announcements, and you can't reply to them like threads. These are real threads and if you don't take away permission people can reply to it like any other thread. Replies in any forum show up in all forums.

Same thread in multiple forums: (VB3 Version)
http://www.juot.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=48
http://www.juot.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=43
http://www.juot.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=20
(It's under the sticky threads.)

This mod requires a little work on your side- you must first create a "global forum." I suggest calling it "Global Forum" and in the forum manager when creating it, choose to "Set Active" set to "No" so it won't show up in your forum lists but will be accessible directly by you to post new threads in.

I have greatly increased the number of options over the original mod and believe I have implemented all the good suggestions ever made for the original mod.

This version won't work on any vBulletin version less than 4.0.0.

I have marked this as BETA as there is 1 unresolved minor bug- it has been a bug since this mod came out but no one seems to have noticed or cared. When showing global threads the small arrow indicating if you had posts in the global thread won't snow.

See screenshots for a Global Thread example. The Global Thread globe icon is optional.

Full instructions in zip file.

Please Mark as Installed if you use this.

Note: See post #95 for info on how to fix this mod for VB 4.1.7.

See post #126 for an updated threadbit_global template for VB Versions 4.1.10 and above.

Note- I have released a new and better global thread mod and will no longer be supporting this version.

New Mod Link: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=279156

[BirdOPrey5]

Reserved

[sticky]

This has the potential to be epic...

[nacaruncr]

edit....

XD excuse me XD jajajajajaja I see now ...

thanks... I'm going to install it in my web XD

[dacho]

My friend
What happens to SEO, with all the double content?

[Taurus1]

Originally Posted by dacho

My friend
What happens to SEO, with all the double content?

Very good question. I would also like to know.

Looks like a great mod though!! :up:

[BirdOPrey5]

Originally Posted by dacho

My friend
What happens to SEO, with all the double content?

The URL to each specific global thread is the same no matter what forum you view it from so search engines shouldn't see it as duplicate content, only multiple links to the same content, which is normal for forums anyway. (For example any link in your header, navbar, or footer is the same on every page already.)

[UncoderMom]

Originally Posted by dacho

My friend
What happens to SEO, with all the double content?

Make your global thread forum private like I do!

This mod is epic. LOL I've been using it for years and seriously felt choked after updating and not having it. eew.

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

INSTALLED AND NOMINATED!!

[BirdOPrey5]

Thanks.

[COL NIL SATIS]

Awesome.....gonna add this now ,thanks man