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.

[Abe1]

Originally Posted by 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?

They only have to read it once.

[Abe1]

Originally Posted by 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.

Will be in a future update.

[ragtek]

Originally Posted by Abe1

They only have to read it once.

what i mean is, the duration how long he have to be in the thread befor he can go away
because many go into the thread and then they go away without reading

[adonfun]

Great hack! Clicked installed!

I agree with Ragtek.. would be great if members have to stay for at least a period before they can continue... I look forward to any future updates of this hack.

[ragtek]

Originally Posted by adonfun

Great hack! Clicked installed!

I agree with Ragtek.. would be great if members have to stay for at least a period before they can continue... I look forward to any future updates of this hack.

for some members it would help, but if someone don't want to read it, he will still not read it^^

i don't read this things too, but the other admins of my board want that future

[2impulsiv]

Thanks for the update...

[Atwal]

is there a way to edit this so it appears only in the first post?

[Abe1]

Originally Posted by Atwal

is there a way to edit this so it appears only in the first post?

What appears in the first post?

[TCattitude]

In the previous version, no problem at all.
Then, "invalid input specified" was appear if i try to go to manage force redirects.

I realize that Andreas's "bump/make older a thread" hack was not working too.

If i disable your modification, then "bump/make older thread" works again.
That behavior do not happen with your previous version of this mod.


(By the way, why you don't use the same techniche to do an on-the-fly edit for the template to add the new option, just like Andreas's hack?)

[Invalid ID]

Just noticed and edited both the files.

It's working now, but as I am using vbadvanced, instead of http://www.mysite.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7293

Its link shows http://www.mysite.com/showthread.php?t=7293

That means it misses "/forum"

How to fix that?

Thanks