Forum Display Enhancements - Global Threads for VB3

This mod is based off a VB 3.6 mod by randominity here:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=129626
He gave me permission to further develop this mod.

It is ESSENTIAL if you upgrade to this version from the original 1.0.1 version you UNINSTALL the old one first. This isn't a suggestion, this is a REQUIREMENT.

This mod allows you to display "global threads" in your forums. Global Threads are threads that show up in every forum (or forums you specify) as opposed to just a single forum.

This is perfect for important site news, forum wide polls, and anything worthwhile to be displayed forum wide.

I know you could make an announcement but people ignore announcements, and you can't reply to them like threads. These are real threads and if you don't take away permission people can reply to it like any other thread. Replies in any forum show up in all forums.

Same thread in multiple forums:
http://www.juot.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=48
http://www.juot.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=43
http://www.juot.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=20
(It's under the sticky threads.)

This mod requires a little work on your side- you must first create a "global forum." I suggest calling it "Global Forum" and in the forum manager when creating it, choose to "Set Active" set to "No" so it won't show up in your forum lists but will be accessible directly by you to post new threads in.

I have greatly increased the number of options over the original mod and believe I have implemented all the good suggestions ever made for the original mod.

This version will work on vB 3.8.x and should work on 3.7.x too.

I have marked this as BETA as there is 1 unresolved minor bug- it has been a bug since this mod came out but no one seems to have noticed or cared. When showing global threads the small arrow indicating if you had posts in the global thread won't snow.

See screenshots for a Global Thread example. The Global Thread globe icon is optional.

Full instructions in zip file.

[BirdOPrey5]

I re-checked this mod and "displaygroupid" is never queried by this mod so I'm thinking there is probably a conflict with another mod you may be running.

There might be an easy fix...

If you go to your Admin CP -> Plugin Manager -> Edit the Plugin Query Global Threads

Find the code:

$hook_query_fields

and just delete it.

Let me know if you still get the error and if not does it look like everything is working- this change will only affect global threads.

[blackberry]

yep working fine now thanks

[home9000]

Dear BirdOPrey5

any one he in the coventry list will get database error

[BirdOPrey5]

Originally Posted by home9000

Dear BirdOPrey5

any one he in the coventry list will get database error

Indeed it does.

For a quick fix go to your Admin CP -> Plugin Manager find the plugin Query Global Threads and edit it.

Find the 3 instances of "replycount" (no quotes) and replace them all with "thread.replycount" (also no quotes.)

That will fix the database error. I will incorporate the fix into the next release. Thank you for letting me know. :up:

[home9000]

Originally Posted by BirdOPrey5

Indeed it does.

For a quick fix go to your Admin CP -> Plugin Manager find the plugin Query Global Threads and edit it.

Find the 3 instances of "replycount" (no quotes) and replace them all with "thread.replycount" (also no quotes.)

That will fix the database error. I will incorporate the fix into the next release. Thank you for letting me know. :up:

Your are the best
Thanks too much it's working fine now

[mastersat]

thanks a lot
i will test it

[home9000]

Can we have this option

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...ghlight=sticky

[BirdOPrey5]

That "Sticky" line does still work with Global Threads- This is a screenshot of it on my forum:



I use the setting to show the Global Threads "Below Stickies" in the mod options.

[home9000]

Originally Posted by BirdOPrey5

That "Sticky" line does still work with Global Threads- This is a screenshot of it on my forum:



I use the setting to show the Global Threads "Below Stickies" in the mod options.

You are right but I ask to have one between sticky and global

[BirdOPrey5]

I will see what I can do.