End-User Options - Classifieds: Mark Thread as "Sold"

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What is this!?
This modification will allow you & your members (based on usergroup permissions) to mark a thread as "Sold". It will add the prefix "SOLD" to the thread title, and if set in the admincp - it will also close the thread. If you run a classified forum for your members this will give you a way to let users add a Sold prefix when the item is gone. Admins and mods can using to make items sold as well.

This is a modification of code provided by Eric.

Current Version
1.2



Sounds cool. How do I install?

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

     

      /
      |_ install.html
      |_ product-soldthread.xml

      /upload/
      |_ sold.php

          /upload/images/
              /buttons/
              |_ marksold.gif

          /upload/includes/
              /xml/
              |_ bitfield_soldthread.xml

2. Upload: (in the below instructions 'yourforum' would be where you have vBulletin installed)
* /upload/sold.php to /yourforum/sold.php
* /upload/images/buttons/marksold.gif to /yourforum/images/buttons/marksold.gif (upload to each style folder, if you have more than one style)
* /upload/includes/xml/bitfield_soldthread.xml to /yourforum/includes/xml/bitfield_soldthread.xml

3. Import the product, product-soldthreads.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="$show['soldthread']">
                              <li><a href="sold.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=marksold&amp;t={vb:raw threadid}">{vb:rawphrase soldthread_marksold}&hellip;</a></li>
                          <vb:else />
                              <vb:if condition="$show['soldthread_unsold']">
                              <li><a href="sold.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=markunsold&amp;t={vb:raw threadid}">{vb:rawphrase soldthread_markunsold}&hellip;</a></li>
                              </vb:if>
                          </vb:if>

5. Set options in AdminCP > Settings > Options > Sold Threads

6. Edit Sold Threads Permissions > Can Mark Threads as Sold for each usergroup.

7. To setup the forums it can be used in, follow these instructions:

• After installing, go to: Thread Prefixes >> Thread Prefix Manager

• You'll see: Sold Thread on the left, [Add Prefix] [Edit] [Delete] on the righ

• Choose Edit.Then you'll see: Use Prefix Set in These Forums, select the forums you want this used in. (Hold the CTRL button to select more than one)

That's it! Enjoy!

Upgrade:

• Reupload files
• Import product file and select overwrite

Changelog:
V1.0- Initial Release
V1.1- Updated bitfield_soldthread file
V1.2- Fixed permission issue


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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.

[venom2124]

Originally Posted by innova

Hello all,

Is there a way to force a prefix in the forums used by soldthread ?

What kind of prefix are you trying to force. You can force a prefix by setting the option in the ACP if you go to edit the forum. Of course that will require a prefix to post a new thread.

I hope that helps to answer the question if not give more detail and I'm sure we can help you figure it out.

[Dennis B]

Originally Posted by venom2124

Of course the mod is made for the user to mark there stuff sold and once marked sold it closes the thread. So it might be more annoying if the autoPM did work. Just a thought on my part.

True if it's the user who closes their own thread, but if a mod closes it, it would be nice to keep the notification. Anyway thanks for the reply, and as I said before I just wanted to report the conflict, I might take a look at it myself as soon as I have some time, since I have both installed.

[innova]

Originally Posted by venom2124

What kind of prefix are you trying to force. You can force a prefix by setting the option in the ACP if you go to edit the forum. Of course that will require a prefix to post a new thread.

I hope that helps to answer the question if not give more detail and I'm sure we can help you figure it out.

Thanks a lot, I think forcing will do just fine =) . I'm currently reinstalling this, could you be so kind to remind me where to edit who can mark as unsold? I know its there, but struggling in these late hours to put my finger on it.

Regards,

innova

[venom2124]

Originally Posted by innova

Thanks a lot, I think forcing will do just find =) . I'm currently reinstalling this, could you be so kind to remind me where to edit who can mark as unsold? I know its there, but struggling in these late hours to put my finger on it.

Regards,

innova

ACP -> Thread Prefix Manager -> Edit Permissions

That will allow you to choose the user groups to give permissions to.

Then allow make sure that the mark sold is selected under the user groups.

ACP -> Usergroup Manager -> Edit user groups as required

Hope that helps. Let me know if you need anything else.

[innova]

I've got the prefixes all working great (using 5 of them) but I can't get "Mark as Sold" to show up in thread tools. I think perms all look ok, any suggestions?

[innova]

Originally Posted by innova

I've got the prefixes all working great (using 5 of them) but I can't get "Mark as Sold" to show up in thread tools. I think perms all look ok, any suggestions?

Found the cause, but still working on the fix. It's a new style I've installed, when I revert to the Default Style, Mark as Sold shows up again.

** In comparing the page sources, the difference is that the new styles are not showing the following;

<li><a href="sold.php?do=marksold&amp;t=84">Mark this thread as sold&hellip;</a></li>

What mechanism is in place to include this that wouldn't be happening in the other styles?

Thanks!

[innova]

Fixed, SHOWTHREAD wasn't updated in each style.

[ewebdesigner]

I was unable to install this mod. Can you help me at all?

The problem I am having is template modifications. I could not find it.

I am running the newest version of vb

[venom2124]

Originally Posted by ewebdesigner

I was unable to install this mod. Can you help me at all?

The problem I am having is template modifications. I could not find it.

I am running the newest version of vb

Which version are you running? If you are running 4.1.4 I'll have to do some research since I have not tried to install on 4.1.4 at this point.

[venom2124]

Originally Posted by innova

Now that I have it working on all styles, I'd like to change SOLD to DONE, as we have multiple prefixes that SOLD doesn't apply to. So I'd like to just use DONE, and have one prefix for closing. I see you've done this in the past for some undisclosed donation, interested in what amount this was to see if it would be cost effective.

Thanks.

Let me look at the code but I should be able to do it fairly simply as for price all I ask if for a donation I don't set an amount. So what ever you think is fair. I'll look at it early next week and see should be able to convert it in a couple hours tops.