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Prevent bumping old Threads · **Released**: 09-24-2005

<font size="3">Prevent bumping old Threads</font>

Description
This Hack helps to prevent Users from (accidently) bumping old Threads by forcing them to tick a checkbox
when replying to a Thread older than x days.

Details
1 Product XML (3 Plugins, 6 Phrases, 1 Setting)
1 Image
2 Template Edits

History
1.0.0
Initial Version

1.0.1
Fixed a bad phrase (solves -> serves, which it should have always been)
Fixed a typo in the instructions

vBulletin Campatibility Note
This Modification is compatible with vBulletin 3.5, 3.6, 3.7 and 3.8

Black Tiger · #82 09-15-2009, 09:30 PM

OMG, a mod already 3 years old and still working? This is great, I really need this. Why did I not see this before?

You're the man Andreas. TMS was also such very needed hack which should also be standard build in.

Thank you!
*Marked installed*

Eric · #83 01-31-2010, 05:15 AM

I got this working for vB4 - if Andreas doesn't mind me posting...

In Template SHOWTHREAD

FIND

PHP Code:


			
        <vb:if condition="$bbuserinfo['signature']">
        <div class="blockrow">
            <ul class="checkradio group">
                <li><label for="cb_signature">
                    <input type="checkbox" name="signature" id="cb_signature" value="1" checked="checked" tabindex="1" />
                    {vb:rawphrase show_your_signature}
                </label></li>
            </ul>
        </div>
        </vb:if>

In Template newreply

FIND

PHP Code:


			
        {vb:raw posticons}

BELOW both locations ADD

PHP Code:


			
    <vb:if condition="$show['oldthreadwarning']">
    <h3 class="blocksubhead">{vb:rawphrase old_thread_warning}</h3>
    <div class="blockrow">
        <img src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_misc}/exclamation.gif" align="left" width="40" height="42" alt="" />{vb:rawphrase thread_x_days_old, {vb:raw threaddays}}
    </div>

    <div class="blockrow">
        <ul class="checkradio group">
            <li><label for="cb_forcepost">
                <input type="checkbox" name="forcepost" id="cb_forcepost" value="1" checked="checked" tabindex="1" />
                {vb:rawphrase thread_age_accepted}
            </label></li>
        </ul>
    </div>
   </vb:if>

Edit two plugins for this product.

1.) "Prevent old Thread bumping: Warning Display on Quickreply" - for hook showthread_start

Change it to:

PHP Code:


			
if (($threaddays = ceil((TIMENOW-$threadinfo['lastpost'])/86400)) > $vbulletin->options['oldthrdthres'])
{
    $show['oldthreadwarning'] = true;
    vB_Template::preRegister('SHOWTHREAD', array('threaddays' => $threaddays));
}

2.) "Prevent old Thread bumping: Warning Display on Newreply" - for hook newreply_form_start

PHP Code:


			
if (($threaddays = ceil((TIMENOW-$threadinfo['lastpost'])/86400)) > $vbulletin->options['oldthrdthres'])
{
    $show['oldthreadwarning'] = true;
    vB_Template::preRegister('SHOWTHREAD', array('threaddays' => $threaddays));
}

Extra PC · #84 01-31-2010, 01:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SecondV

I got this working for vB4 - if Andreas doesn't mind me posting...

In Template SHOWTHREAD

FIND

PHP Code:


			
        <vb:if condition="$bbuserinfo['signature']">

        <div class="blockrow">

            <ul class="checkradio group">

                <li><label for="cb_signature">

                    <input type="checkbox" name="signature" id="cb_signature" value="1" checked="checked" tabindex="1" />

                    {vb:rawphrase show_your_signature}

                </label></li>

            </ul>

        </div>

        </vb:if>

In Template newreply

FIND

PHP Code:


			
        {vb:raw posticons}

BELOW both locations ADD

PHP Code:


			
    <vb:if condition="$show['oldthreadwarning']">

    <h3 class="blocksubhead">{vb:rawphrase old_thread_warning}</h3>

    <div class="blockrow">

        <img src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_misc}/exclamation.gif" align="left" width="40" height="42" alt="" />{vb:rawphrase thread_x_days_old, {vb:raw threaddays}}

    </div>



    <div class="blockrow">

        <ul class="checkradio group">

            <li><label for="cb_forcepost">

                <input type="checkbox" name="forcepost" id="cb_forcepost" value="1" checked="checked" tabindex="1" />

                {vb:rawphrase thread_age_accepted}

            </label></li>

        </ul>

    </div>

   </vb:if>

Edit two plugins for this product.

1.) "Prevent old Thread bumping: Warning Display on Quickreply" - for hook showthread_start

Change it to:

PHP Code:


			
if (($threaddays = ceil((TIMENOW-$threadinfo['lastpost'])/86400)) > $vbulletin->options['oldthrdthres'])

{

    $show['oldthreadwarning'] = true;

    vB_Template::preRegister('SHOWTHREAD', array('threaddays' => $threaddays));

}

2.) "Prevent old Thread bumping: Warning Display on Newreply" - for hook newreply_form_start

PHP Code:


			
if (($threaddays = ceil((TIMENOW-$threadinfo['lastpost'])/86400)) > $vbulletin->options['oldthrdthres'])

{

    $show['oldthreadwarning'] = true;

    vB_Template::preRegister('SHOWTHREAD', array('threaddays' => $threaddays));

}

nice but we need this in xml to easy import

please Mr. Andreas we need your mod on vb 4:up:

Alecsmith · #85 02-03-2010, 07:38 AM

great just installed

CPB123 · #86 02-17-2010, 10:19 AM

Installed, loving it so far.. howevr, as mentioned by others, would be great to limit this to just certain forums.

jrap · #87 02-17-2010, 02:17 PM

Fantastic, installed. Thanks!

vithorius · #88 02-17-2010, 02:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CPB123

Installed, loving it so far.. howevr, as mentioned by others, would be great to limit this to just certain forums.

Yeah! :up: :up: I feel just the same! GREAT HACK, but...

On some forums, we should have the possibility to disable this hack...

Would that be difficult to do?

jrap · #89 03-20-2010, 06:35 PM

Any idea why instead of prompting the user to tick the checkbox, my users just see the error message "This Thread is more than XX days old, you can't reply to it." ?

Thanks

satlazone · #90 03-20-2010, 06:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jrap

Any idea why instead of prompting the user to tick the checkbox, my users just see the error message "This Thread is more than XX days old, you can't reply to it." ?

Thanks

did you modify the templates? this modfication doesn't call a template and you have to insert the code yourself.

jrap · #91 03-20-2010, 06:58 PM

Thanks satlazone, I clearly didn't RTFM

My bad.

Cheers!

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