New Posting Features - Global Threads: The Next Generation for VB4 by BOP5

Brought to you by BirdOPrey5
www.Qapla.com

Version 1.0 - Initial Release
Version: 1.01 - Permissions for Administrators and Super-Mods now work with primary or secondary usergroups.
Version: 1.02 - Added logging actions to moderator logs.
Version: 1.03 - Documentation update only, to be consistent with Gold version.
Version 1.1 - Bug-fix for mod log. Added new option to disable checkbox on new posts.

This mod was inspired by an earlier Global Thread mod I received permission from randominity to update. It is free and is still available here.

That mod however was a port from a VB 3.6 version and was not optimized for VB 4.x. It included a somewhat complicated system of having to make a separate hidden forum for holding the global threads.

My solution was to create a new Global Threads mod, coded from scratch, designed especially for vBulletin 4.x. Therefore I have named this mod, Global Threads: The Next Generation.

This mod is NOT an upgrade from the old mod. You should uninstall the old mod if you will be using this one.

The purpose of this mod is to let an Admin or Super-Mod designate a thread to be a "Global Thread." Global Threads become listed in every forum. A sticky global thread will be sticky in all forums. Non-sticky global threads behave like any other thread, simply visible in every forum.

Clicking on a global thread will open the thread in the forum it is "native" to. An optional message will be displayed in the thread to alert users they are in a global thread.

There is an optional "globe" icon and thread prefix ( Global: ) that can be turned on and off as well as further ways to distinguish global threads from normal threads.

See a Live Demo:

Here is a Global Thread at Qapla.com
You will see it listed in the Demo forum.
But it's also visible in the News & Announcements forum
And in the Talk forum.

In fact it is in a number of Qapla.com forums if you care to look.

This is the free version. The Gold version is available at Qapla.com.

The GOLD version has all the features of the FREE version but 2 additional options:
1) You may choose specific users (by userid) to give Make Global Thread permissions.
2) You may select or restrict Global Threads to specific forums.


This mod is fully phrased for easy translation.

This mod was designed to run on VB 4.1.10 and above. Older versions may require some manual template edits (instructions included.) I have not tested this mod on any version below 4.0.8.

Instructions:

If you want to convert an existing thread to a "Global Thread" open the thread in your browser.

Go to the "Administrative" drop down menu at the top of the thresd.

Click on the option to "Make Thread Global" and click on "Proceed.:"

The thread will be made global and you will be returned to the thread.

To undo a global thread go to the same menu and choose the option "Undo Global Thread."


If you are creating a new thread or replying to an existing thread (using Advanced Reply) then you can make the thread global in one step.

Before submitting your message scroll down to "After you submit your message..." and the top option should be "Make Thread Global"

Check this box before submitting the message to make the thread a Global Thread.

If it's already a Global Thread then simply uncheck the box "Keep Threas Global" to undo the global status after submitting the message.

Note: This option is available only to Admins and Super-mods. Normal users never see the "Moderation Options" menu.

Please Mark as Installed if you use this.
Donations Always Appreciated. :up:

[John Lester]

Yea I've been toying with it on the test site and I'll get it how I want it sooner or later

[ericwirtanen]

Database error in 4.20

Database error in vBulletin 4.2.0:

Invalid SQL:

SELECT COUNT(*) AS threads

FROM thread AS thread

/*
WHERE thread.forumid = 2
AND sticky = 0

AND visible IN (0,1,2)


AND lastpost >= 1338912865
*/ WHERE forumid IN (2) AND sticky = 0 AND visible IN (0,1,2) AND lastpost >= 1338912865OR bop_global = 1
/* AND sticky = 0 */

AND visible IN (0,1,2)


AND lastpost >= 1338912865;

MySQL Error : You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'bop_global = 1
/* AND sticky = 0 */

AND visible IN (0,1,2)
' at line 13
Error Number : 1064
Request Date : Thursday, July 5th 2012 @ 04:14:25 PM
Error Date : Thursday, July 5th 2012 @ 04:14:26 PM
Script : http://www.nohomers.net/forumdisplay.php?2
Referrer : http://www.nohomers.net/forum.php
IP Address : 75.67.142.68
Username : eric
Classname : vB_Database
MySQL Version : 5.5.20-55

[BirdOPrey5]

Do you get that error repeatedly or just once?

I see the problem is there is no space between the number and the "OR" :

1338912865OR bop_global = 1

But it works with everyone else's...

In any case please go to the Admin CP -> Plugins & Products -> Plugin Manager

Edit the plugin: Get Global Threads Count [OK]

Find the line:

    $hook_query_where .= "OR bop_global = 1

and change it to:

    $hook_query_where .= "  OR bop_global = 1

I will put this fix into the next version, but I have a number of people using the free and paid versions and both have this exact code without errors. Weird.

[wilford brimley]

when replying from a normal forum while using the simple postbit mod in the target forum it still shows the avatar. probably a postbit edit i made.

[BirdOPrey5]

I'm not sure how that is possible... Once you click on a thread title you are brought into the thread- the thread is always in its native forum.

[Crimdog]

Installed this mod after migrating from VB3 to VB4 for a test site. Only thing we noticed was that the global threads we used were no longer "stuck" at the top as a global thread. They were still tagged as a global thread, but somewhere within each section.

I had to make the global thread a "sticky" in order for it to be the top thread in each section.

In addition, it broke my administration section where I have three sub-forums. Broke, meaning none of the threads will display in an administration section. You can however click on the latest thread link in the forum section and be taken directly to the thread.

Any ideas where I need to look? This mod is absolutely a requirement.

[BirdOPrey5]

This mod is not an upgrade from the VB3 version, it is a new mod- they work differently. The VB3 version requires a separate forum for Global Threads, this mod doesn't.

As for how any section "broke" I can only guess the issue is with the automatic template edits- I would suggest you try it of the default style and see if it works. If it does try disabling use of the icon and/or prefix in the mod options.

[Crimdog]

Thanks.

[Igor.Gabrielan]

Possible with your mod to place a thread in several, but not all forums?


This is described for example here.

[Alan_SP]

As it is described in first post (it's a good thing to read at least first post of a thread. I see you're quite new here, this is your first post):

The GOLD version has all the features of the FREE version but 2 additional options:
1) You may choose specific users (by userid) to give Make Global Thread permissions.
2) You may select or restrict Global Threads to specific forums.

So yes, with paid version you can define in which forums thread appears.