Forum Display Enhancements - Global Threads for VB4

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.

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.

New Version: 2.02 - Fixed a conflict with the "Thread Links" mod.
New Version: 2.01 - 1 Bug Fix, +1 Extra Option (Choose to display above or below sticky divider if you have one.)

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: (VB3 Version)
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 won't work on any vBulletin version less than 4.0.0.

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.

Please Mark as Installed if you use this.

Note: See post #95 for info on how to fix this mod for VB 4.1.7.

See post #126 for an updated threadbit_global template for VB Versions 4.1.10 and above.

Note- I have released a new and better global thread mod and will no longer be supporting this version.

New Mod Link: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=279156

[XShava]

i Upgrading vBulletin 4.1.4 -> 4.1.7 and now Global Threads show part of first post. Before Upgrading, its not show.

[BirdOPrey5]

Originally Posted by XShava

i Upgrading vBulletin 4.1.4 -> 4.1.7 and now Global Threads show part of first post. Before Upgrading, its not show.

I will have to take a look when I get around t upgrading to 4.1.7. Curious if anyone else who has upgraded to 4.1.7 has this issue?

[XShava]

Originally Posted by BirdOPrey5

I will have to take a look when I get around t upgrading to 4.1.7. Curious if anyone else who has upgraded to 4.1.7 has this issue?

Maybe this helps.

In this "Forum Display Options (forumdisplay)" obtions

Length of Thread Preview Text

This setting allows you to specify how many characters of the first post in a thread to display in the 'title' tag of the thread title on the forumdisplay page.

Set this value to 0 to disable thread previews.

Have 300 and if i but this 0, then Global Threads no show part of first post. But then mouse Preview is not work in threads.


Edit: And "go to last post" arrow move you Treads first post, not last post.

[theoutlawed]

Originally Posted by BirdOPrey5

I will have to take a look when I get around t upgrading to 4.1.7. Curious if anyone else who has upgraded to 4.1.7 has this issue?

Just upgraded from 4.1.5 to 4.1.7 and have the exact same issue.

[BirdOPrey5]

Originally Posted by theoutlawed

Just upgraded from 4.1.5 to 4.1.7 and have the exact same issue.

Please "Mark as Installed" if you use this.

The temporary fix for 4.1.7

Edit your threadbit_global template.

Find the line:

<p class="threaddesc">{vb:raw globalthread.preview}</p>

and simply delete it.

When I get a chance I will release an update to fix this and address the other issues brought up. :up:

[Scyther]

Good one...

thanks..marked installed.

[shahryar_neo]

When I get a chance I will release an update to fix this and address the other issues brought up.

Any Update sir ?

[Mysterious Ride]

Is there any way to stop it from showing some of what's written inside the thread, on the outside. I mean before you click on it. When your just looking at the thread before clicking on it.

[BirdOPrey5]

see post #95 for the fix.

[BlueCheri]

Hi friend.

Many thanx for creating such a wonderful Mod, it is my one of the most favorite Mod.

So far it was working very fine, but after up-gradation (to 4.1.9) it's not working

I don't know what went wrong.

Can you please help me?

Thanx in advance.