vBPrivate Threads

vBPrivate Threads

This hack has been ported to vBulletin 3.5.4 from the vBulletin 3.0.0 version with permission granted by:

"You may modify, improve, upgrade, redistribute this hack, include it
in another hack or yours or translate it provided you do it free of
charge and you distribute it in www.vbulletin.org at least, there is no
need to pm me asking for permission"

in Kentaurus's post for its original release, found here

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This is my first major ported and released hack for vB.
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With this Code Modification you can add private threads to your forums. A private thread is:

• A thread that some users or usergroups can view. Others cannot.
• A thread that some users or usergroups cannot view. All others can.

Using this Modification, any user in a forum that has Private Threads turned on may create a private thread. It is useful for holding private moderator conversations, or for making a thread private when some users would like to see the discussion closed and others want it to continue.

Future Plans:

• Add Super Moderators and Moderators to override the standard permissions
• Admin Options for allowed private thread types
• Admin Options to define users with override-permissions privilages
• Admin Options for those who can make private threads
• Private Threads will NOT show in the lastpost column when user does not have access to thread
• Creator can view thread by default

Hack History:

Version 1.0.6

• Changed several file edits to plugins (Thank you waza)
• Some plugins were reverted back to file edits, no version change as it is going a bit backward

Version 1.0.5

• Updated queries for install
• Added queries for uninstall
• 1 Added Plugin
• Fixed copy/paste errors in file edits find/change
• Added missing printthread edit
• Fixed Search problem

Version 1.0.0

• Initial release

Hack Overview:

• Products: 1
  • 2 Queries
  • 1 Phrase
  • 13 Plugins
• File Edits: 5 files (7 edits)
• Template Edits: 3
• Estimated Install time: Under 10 minutes

If you liked this hack then please Install it!

[Eikinskjaldi]

The hack shouldnt have anything to do with the title field what so ever, thats something either one of your other scripts messed with or you messed up on installation. Maybe you accidently renamed the title field when making a template edit, seems kind of odd, but I don't know what else to offer you.

[COBRAws]

I've been looking for this one! Thanks for the port Eikinskjaldi! (where u from? weird nickname)

[paul41598]

lookin forward to the future plans. I could use this for the usergroups part of it. I.E --> the hack only being available to sepcific usergroups.

[Simplicity]

This is a great mod

However there are 2 question!

1. How could I enable extra usergroups to access this, or when will the functionality be available?

2. I want to only give my users the ability to make their thread private (only admin/moderators can view it) or public, thread is open to all.

Ideally a simple thread [ Private o or Public o ] button would be great without the other fields, this would hopefully reduce confusion for some members. Would this be a simple edit to the code or more complex?

The only way I can really do this now is make two forums, one for private threads where users can only view their own threads, and a open forum where all threads are open. This makes the forum a little more cluttered. Any suggestions wold be appreciated

[Eikinskjaldi]

I am a bit busy with upgrading and we are moving to a new version on the site I am primarily tech. for. I will give some suggestions really quickly though.

Allowing other usergroups to make private threads is as simple as editing the permissions function.

Making a special switch would be adding it to the form template and then pulling it and setting the two private thread variables with what you want if it is seclected as private. You might still need to edit permissions.

Sorry to be breif or make little sense but I am tired and I have been coding most of today and wont be stopping till I am done. what a dasy for 3.6 to release, what a day.

[bondjetta]

Any word on a port to 3.6?

[Tigerdude]

Originally Posted by bondjetta

Any word on a port to 3.6?

Ditto. Has anyone tried this on 3.6? Does it work?

I definitely need this.

[Eikinskjaldi]

I am going to release a version for 3.6 but it wont really be a port, i am finally going to release a version with all the bug fixes and such that this one never had. So yes it will be coming soon. It resembles less of the old version and more of my own code but at its heart it is still the same program, so port or new, its coming.

[wholemama]

Has anyone successfully had this working on 3.6?

[Tigerdude]

Originally Posted by Eikinskjaldi

I am going to release a version for 3.6 but it wont really be a port, i am finally going to release a version with all the bug fixes and such that this one never had. So yes it will be coming soon. It resembles less of the old version and more of my own code but at its heart it is still the same program, so port or new, its coming.

Thats great to hear! Looking forward to it and thanks for doing it. :up: