Miscellaneous Hacks - Mark Threads As "Solved"

My time is very limited these days, with my full time job. I have marked this mod as re-usable code, if any other coder wishes to continue work on it. I may still try to support this mod as time permits.



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What is this!?
This modification will allow you & your members (based on usergroup permissions) to mark a thread as "Solved". It will add the prefix "[SOLVED]" to the thread title, and if set in the admincp - it will also close the thread.

Current Version
2.0.1.

Features flagged for future version(s):

• Thread starter can choose to solve a thread, and input the username of who solved it - that user would receive rep. points. (admin-configurable amount of rep. points)
  
• Given the above - include count of threads a user has solved in postbit & profile
  
• Option to move the thread to a specific forum when a thread is "Solved"
  
• Possibly figure out a way to automate everything on install - so there are no template edits.

And anything else that is suggested

Will this work on x.x.x ??
Unless otherwise stated, this will work on all 4.0.x versions. This will not work on 3.x.

Sounds cool. How do I install?

1. Extract the zip, you should have the following directories/files:
   
   

   /
   |_ install.html
   |_ product-solvedthread.xml
   
   /upload/
   |_ solved.php
   
   	/upload/images/
   		/buttons/
   		|_ marksolved.gif
   
   	/upload/includes/
   		/xml/
   		|_ bitfield_solvedthread.xml

2. Upload: (in the below instructions 'yourforum' would be where you have vBulletin installed)
   • /upload/solved.php to /yourforum/solved.php
     
   • /upload/images/buttons/marksolved.gif to /yourforum/images/buttons/marksolved.gif (upload to each style folder, if you have more than one style)
     
   • /upload/includes/xml/bitfield_solvedthread.xml to /yourforum/includes/xml/bitfield_solvedthread.xml
3. Import the product, product-solvedthreads.xml by going to: AdminCP -> Plugins & Products -> Manage Products -> [Add/Import Product]
   
4. Make the following template edits to all of your installed styles:
   
   SHOWTHREAD
   
   Find:
   

   					<vb:if condition="$show['addpoll']">
   						<li><a href="poll.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=newpoll&amp;t={vb:raw threadid}">{vb:rawphrase add_a_poll_to_this_thread}&hellip;</a></li>
   					</vb:if>

   Add after:
   

   					<vb:if condition="$show['solvedthread']">
   						<li><a href="solved.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=marksolved&amp;t={vb:raw threadid}">{vb:rawphrase solvedthread_marksolved}&hellip;</a></li>
   					<vb:else />
   						<vb:if condition="$show['solvedthread_unsolve']">
   						<li><a href="solved.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=markunsolved&amp;t={vb:raw threadid}">{vb:rawphrase solvedthread_markunsolved}&hellip;</a></li>
   						</vb:if>
   					</vb:if>

5. Set options in AdminCP > Settings > Options > Solved Threads
   
6. Edit Solved Threads Permissions > Can Mark Threads as Solved for each usergroup.
   
7. To setup the forums it can be used in, follow the instructions in this post.

Upgrade

1. Re-import the product, product-solvedthreads.xml, with "Allow Overwrite" set to yes
2. Upload the files/folders in the "upload" folder, allowing it to overwrite the old files.

That's it! Enjoy!

Changelog
2.0.1 - July 30, 2010
- Changes to solved.php, to check for errors while saving thread, changed how threadinfo is pulled.
- Changes to bitfield_solvedthread.xml, removed the "install" attribute, doesn't seem to work anyway.
- Changes to product-solvedthread.xml, install process. Gave the install a small delay between rebuilding prefix datastore (after adding prefixset), and creating prefix.
- Changes to product-solvedthread.xml, plugin. Removed check for can_use_prefix function, as vB 3.8 + includes it, and this mod is for 4.0

2.0.0 - February 3, 2010
- Updated to vBulletin 4

1.1.2 - January 15, 2010
- Updated the product file, permissions, and phrases. This should, hopefully, resolve the blank page problems, along with the permission not showing up for usergroups.

1.1.1 - July 21, 2009
- Updated the product plugins and phrases, this should solve the blank page problem, and the problem of the option not showing in Admincp for ug permissions.

1.1.0 - April 14, 2009
- Small updates to xml file, no version # change. If it works for you, no need to do anything.
- If you have problems uninstalling, please see this post.

1.1.0 - April 12, 2009
- Updated for 3.7 & 3.8
- Now uses the built-in Thread Prefix system
- Instead of 'excluding' forums, since using the Thread Prefix system, you can choose which forums this will be shown in.

1.0.1 - July 12, 2007
- Added the ability to unsolve a thread.
- Added the ability to exclude this in certain forums
- Added the ability to change the prefix in that acp

1.0.0 - June 8, 2007
- Initial release.


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NOTE: This mod is marked "unsupported", but I'll try my best (as time permits) to help those who have marked as installed.

[Verionia]

I would like images instead of [solved]

[7thSENSE]

Nice mod! Which file and which line is to be edited to change the language of the output "mark thread as solved"?

Thanks!

[Boosted Panda]

Originally Posted by SecondV

Rebuild bitfields: yourforum.com/admincp/index.php?do=buildbitfields

And click on "Edit" in the prefix manager of the blank prefix, don't change anything, just hit Save.

I've never had this problem, but the above should fix it.

Great mod. I suggest you add this though to the install instructions, as I had the same issue.

[CFodder]

Great mod, used this on 3.8 too.

How can I change the colour of the solved text, or at least make it bold?

[CFodder]

Never mind, undumbed myself and figured it out

[LightFatality]

I am running 4.0.3 and it is not working. Can anyone confirm if they have it working on theirs?

[Bouncer222]

Hey SecondV, I love the mod idea, just that I was wondering if you could tweak it a bit or possibly create a new mod that...

When a thread is marked an [APPROVED] prefix, the thread starter gets moved to a different usergroup.

This feature is needed for our community because, we tell people to post applications on our forums, then someone [APPROVED]'s it and after our staff approves it, they have to contact us to tell us to change their usergroup. I don't want to give our staff access to change people's usergroups, because then they could do other stuff as well.

Could you possibly create this nice feature?
I would be very grateful, thanks.

[emath]

what about the other prefixes that belongs to the vbulletin it self, will it overwrite it ?

[LightFatality]

OK, randomly after looking through the thread options again it "mark as solved" showed up.

However, it isn't putting the tag/prefix in front after I mark it solved; although it does close it.

4.0.3

EDIT: And now it's gone again after doing nothing...

I give up xD Going to uninstall. Might look into it more later =)

[karel1985]

Just upgraded from vb3.8 on 4.0.4 and is working as it should !

Thanks SecondV, my donation was worth it...