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Answers Forum
Ever wanted to enable the ability to specify a certain forum as an "answer" forum, where members can post questions and select the best answer given by the community? This is similar to yahoo answers, a very effective website where users can post questions and seek answers from registered users. Answering questions can get to be a mess, keep it organized and save yourself a bit of hassle when dealing with Q&A's. As a webmaster, you already have enough on your hands to have to worry about answering questions sometimes, and need an effective way to do this! Or maybe, you just want to let your community do it for you


Difference Between Answer Forum Light & Answer Forums Premium

* Enable a questions forum Lite/Premium
* Allow users to choose best answer Lite/Premium
* Question Statistics on forumdisplay Premium Only
* Top Helpers on forumdisplay Premium Only
* Recently Answered on forumdisplay Premium Only
* View Answered Topics Premium Only
* View Unanswered Topics Premium Only
* Answered Topics in postbit Premium Only
* Private Message user who's answer was chosen Premium Only
* Private Message answer provider if the answer is reset Premium Only
* Control user's ability to reset their own topic's answer Premium Only
* Allow usergroups to reset any topic's answer Premium Only
* Allow usergroups to select any topic's answer Premium Only *new
* Integrates with vbplaza (reward answer providers) Lite/Premium
* Integrates with vbcredits (reward answer providers) Premium Only

[fitaholic]

Originally Posted by 4x4 Mecca

I edited the .xml and found the part that places "answered" or "unanswered" in the thread title, and replaced it with the path to the red or green flag

Then I found the template for the answer under the first post, and tweaked it to my liking. If the original mod creater doesn't care, I'll upload the file here, but you'll need to get your own green and red flag, because I might move mine soon.

Gio-ologist Please approve this! or show us the code on how to add an icon under the answered post

[Hannan]

It's look interesting, I'll try out!

[kevinfx]

yeah why not integrate it with vbcredit? or make it so that it can be integrated with any cash system

[Gio~Logist]

Originally Posted by Pirat3

Can you tell me how you got your thing to show up " Accepted Solution " ? I really like it like that

The "answered" and "unanswered" text is phrased

Originally Posted by 4x4 Mecca

I've customized this a little bit for my forums http://www.4x4mecca.com/forum/4x4-te...89-blazer.html

If you view the forum display for the tech forum http://www.4x4mecca.com/forum/4x4-tech-talk red flag = not solved, green flag = solved, and I made a better (in my opinion) postbit for the solution post.

I'm looking forward to the premium version to see what it has. I'd like only admin and the thread starter to be able to choose solution.

I'm going to include this in the light version to allow you guys to get more of an impact of the script Will be added in the next release, already made the fix. The premium solution will be made available once i see you all here are completely satisfied with the effect of existing features. After this, an update will be made to the light version and the premium will be released on the same day!

For those looking to integrate this themselves till the next release, here's the simple fix:

Edit the following plugin: Answer Forums - Is question answered?

Search for:

PHP Code:

$thread['postuserid'] = $this->registry->userinfo['userid'] 


Replace it with:

PHP Code:

$thread['postuserid'] == $this->registry->userinfo['userid'] 


Originally Posted by kevinfx

yeah why not integrate it with vbcredit? or make it so that it can be integrated with any cash system

Already planned for future versions. Still up in the air as to whether it will be available in the light or not. However, i will try my best to provide it in the upcoming version of the light.

Originally Posted by Hannan

It's look interesting, I'll try out!

:up:

[Gio~Logist]

Originally Posted by fitaholic

Gio-ologist Please approve this! or show us the code on how to add an icon under the answered post

This should do the trick within postbit templates :up:

<if condition="$thread[g_answer_forum_answer] == $post[postid]">
Icons/html you'd like to show in the answer post
</if>

[Gio~Logist]

I'm seeking feedback on the ideal solution for giving credit for members who have provided answers (via vbplaza).

My idea is to simply make it so that user's can't change the best marked answer once they've selected it. Or should i just make it so that they can, but it'd take back the points given to the last user? This would be in attempt to prevent abuse of course. Admins will also always be able to change the answer however.

Ideas/comments/suggestions on this feature?

[fitaholic]

Originally Posted by gio~logist

This should do the trick within postbit templates :up:

<if condition="$thread[g_answer_forum_answer] == $post[postid]">
Icons/html you'd like to show in the answer post
</if>

Sorry I am a nube.

Please tell me exaclty where to place the code and if the code should look like this:

PHP Code:

<if condition="$thread[g_answer_forum_answer] == $post[postid]"><a href"
http://www.fitaholic.com/forum/images/misc/answer1.gif " /></a>
</if> 


[inciarco]

One Question: How can the Best Answers be Removed?

I don't see an Option to do that, and is Very Important to Provide one so that if by Mistake Chosing a Post the User can Take that Back and leave the Thread as Unanswered.

[TimberFloorAu]

hmm.

all we get after importing is:

vbulletin options>answers

Show Question Status on Forumdisplay?
This will enable the question's status to show right before the title.

yes or no

thats it?

docs are light.. have i missed something

STRIKE THAT
found it at very bottom

[Gio~Logist]

Originally Posted by fitaholic

Sorry I am a nube.

Please tell me exaclty where to place the code and if the code should look like this:

PHP Code:

<if condition="$thread[g_answer_forum_answer] == $post[postid]"><a href"
http://www.fitaholic.com/forum/images/misc/answer1.gif " /></a>
</if> 


In postbit or postbit_legacy next to $post[title]

Originally Posted by inciarco

One Question: How can the Best Answers be Removed?

I don't see an Option to do that, and is Very Important to Provide one so that if by Mistake Chosing a Post the User can Take that Back and leave the Thread as Unanswered.

This feature has been added to the next release which will be done once the other additional features are complete (will be done before you know it!)

Originally Posted by TimberFloorAu

STRIKE THAT
found it at very bottom

:up: