Miscellaneous Hacks - Prevent bumping old Threads

<font size="3">Prevent bumping old Threads</font>

Description
This Hack helps to prevent Users from (accidently) bumping old Threads by forcing them to tick a checkbox
when replying to a Thread older than x days.

Details
1 Product XML (3 Plugins, 6 Phrases, 1 Setting)
1 Image
2 Template Edits

History
1.0.0
Initial Version

1.0.1
Fixed a bad phrase (solves -> serves, which it should have always been)
Fixed a typo in the instructions

vBulletin Campatibility Note
This Modification is compatible with vBulletin 3.5, 3.6, 3.7 and 3.8

[SorentoUltimate]

Work Perfect in 3.8.4

[ZomgStuff]

Thank you so much! This is perfect!

[Goomzee]

I done but it's not working see here

[marshal_ramdev]

thanks ..

[BirdOPrey5]

cool mod. :up:

I've got it working on 3.8.6 without issue... I changed it a bit to only show a message at the top of the thread instead of requiring a box to be clicked before replying- I feel the warning on top is more important.

Follow the install instructions but the only template edit to make is in showthread.

Add:

<!-- Old Thread Warning -->
<if condition="$show['oldthreadwarning']">
<table bgcolor="#FFC0C0" border="1" width="100%" cellpadding="3"><tr><td>
<div align="center">
<img src="/forums/images/buttons/report.gif" align="top" alt="Exclamation" /><phrase 1="$threaddays">$vbphrase[thread_x_days_old]</phrase>
</div>
</td></tr></table>
</if>
<!-- End Old Thread Warning -->

Above:

<!-- / controls above postbits -->

Edit the Phrase and Image to your needs.

Also disable all plugins related to this mod except "Prevent old Thread bumping: Warning Display on Quickreply."

[MarceloS]

Does it work on vb4?

[BirdOPrey5]

Originally Posted by MarceloS

Does it work on vb4?

See post #82 in this thread for VB4 instructions.

[orok]

Originally Posted by Eric

I got this working for vB4 - if Andreas doesn't mind me posting...

In Template SHOWTHREAD

FIND

PHP Code:

        <vb:if condition="$bbuserinfo['signature']">
        <div class="blockrow">
            <ul class="checkradio group">
                <li><label for="cb_signature">
                    <input type="checkbox" name="signature" id="cb_signature" value="1" checked="checked" tabindex="1" />
                    {vb:rawphrase show_your_signature}
                </label></li>
            </ul>
        </div>
        </vb:if> 


In Template newreply

FIND

PHP Code:

        {vb:raw posticons} 


BELOW both locations ADD

PHP Code:

    <vb:if condition="$show['oldthreadwarning']">
    <h3 class="blocksubhead">{vb:rawphrase old_thread_warning}</h3>
    <div class="blockrow">
        <img src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_misc}/exclamation.gif" align="left" width="40" height="42" alt="" />{vb:rawphrase thread_x_days_old, {vb:raw threaddays}}
    </div>

    <div class="blockrow">
        <ul class="checkradio group">
            <li><label for="cb_forcepost">
                <input type="checkbox" name="forcepost" id="cb_forcepost" value="1" checked="checked" tabindex="1" />
                {vb:rawphrase thread_age_accepted}
            </label></li>
        </ul>
    </div>
   </vb:if> 


Edit two plugins for this product.

1.) "Prevent old Thread bumping: Warning Display on Quickreply" - for hook showthread_start

Change it to:

PHP Code:

if (($threaddays = ceil((TIMENOW-$threadinfo['lastpost'])/86400)) > $vbulletin->options['oldthrdthres'])
{
    $show['oldthreadwarning'] = true;
    vB_Template::preRegister('SHOWTHREAD', array('threaddays' => $threaddays));
} 


2.) "Prevent old Thread bumping: Warning Display on Newreply" - for hook newreply_form_start

PHP Code:

if (($threaddays = ceil((TIMENOW-$threadinfo['lastpost'])/86400)) > $vbulletin->options['oldthrdthres'])
{
    $show['oldthreadwarning'] = true;
    vB_Template::preRegister('SHOWTHREAD', array('threaddays' => $threaddays));
} 


not working with the new editor ...

[vBNinja]

Can anyone getthis to work with vb 4.1.10?

[Abdullah SZ]

Perfect with V 3.8.7 :up:

I have combined the mod with "BirdOPrey5" mod.

This is what I got