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.

[quasan]

i really love love this mod! thanks a lot

[Abe1]

Originally Posted by Total666

thanks

JUst tried that - but got this error ..

Your submission could not be processed because a security token was missing or mismatched.

If this occurred unexpectedly, please inform the administrator and describe the action you performed before you received this error.

I have no problems and i have vb3.7.0 rc4. This error can only be in the forum anyways. Not in the ACP.

[Second Skin Rep]

This hack is great but it is forcing some mebers to read the thread over and over again.
I thought that once they read the thread they were done.
These guys have to re read the threads every time they go to a new forum..

[Abe1]

Originally Posted by Second Skin Rep

This hack is great but it is forcing some mebers to read the thread over and over again.
I thought that once they read the thread they were done.
These guys have to re read the threads every time they go to a new forum..

Are they guests?

[MiahBeSmokin420]

yo i have had this installed for a long time now and i like it

but i would like to know one simple thing

i want to disable more then what the product already dose such as images and so on.

so i need the condition for the if tag in html you know see like this:

<if condition="What Goes Here????????">
see nothing <br /> basicaly
<else />
if they already read it then they will see this
</if>

so ya can i get what goes after <if condition"

Please and thanks

[MiahBeSmokin420]

**bump**

[Digital Jedi]

I'll be honest. I don't really know what your asking.

[MiahBeSmokin420]

Originally Posted by Digital Jedi

I'll be honest. I don't really know what your asking.

you got to be kidding my

you know what a <if condition="
tag dose in a template right??

you know something like

<if condition="ExampleNewPost">
click here to see your new posts
<else />
there are no new posts
</if>


Something like that but for this mod

i want to do the same type of thing just have things seen or hidden depending on if the person already read the tread

cant be too hard to understand

[sdavis2702]

Now this is a nice one. Thanks man, working like a charm on 3.6.8

[Elenna]

Originally Posted by MiahBeSmokin420

you got to be kidding my

you know what a <if condition="
tag dose in a template right??

you know something like

<if condition="ExampleNewPost">
click here to see your new posts
<else />
there are no new posts
</if>


Something like that but for this mod

i want to do the same type of thing just have things seen or hidden depending on if the person already read the tread

cant be too hard to understand

Firstly, rude tone not appreciated. Your first explanation was hard to understand without an example (given in your second post). Remember that we are here to try and help, so being nice gets you a lot further than insults.

I believe you're asking for something outside of the scope of this modification. Perhaps a few more examples of what you'd like it to accomplish would help us understand what you're getting at.

As it stands now, you choose the areas the person can view without being forced to read the thread. If they enter an area (or forum) of your choosing, they will be forced to read the thread to continue.

If I'm understanding it correctly, you want people to be able to access certain areas, but sections of templates will be hidden until they read the thread (i.e. they can enter their PM box, but not be able to view PM content until they read a thread)?

Depending on your implementation, it simply might be better to force people to read the thread upon entering the PM area (in the example above) instead of trying to get fancy by allowing limited access.