About this hack:
This hack allows you to set a thread as 'must read' by your members. Right now, if you make a post and want all your members to read it, you have no way of enforcing it. This hack will give an error message similar to the one you get when you need to change you password, saying that the admins want you to read a certain thread before they continue using the forum.
Once a user reads a thread, they wont be bugged to read it again.
You can set all usergroups or just certain onces that must read a thread.
You can set to site wide or just some forums.
Option to Force Guests
This hack added one query to every page on your forum a member goes to.
Files edited: 0
Templates edited: 0
Files to upload: 2 (1 via ACP, 2 via FTP)
Time to install: 1 minute
Updates:
Version 2.0 (03/05/08):
First Release of this Hack for vb3.7
MAJOR update. Hack totally re-writen. You must uninstall old version before upgrading.
Fixed just about all bugs. (like if you delete a thread...)
No more template edit. Everything done in ACP.
Permissions for by who ever has ACP access with threads and posts
Force Guests to read a thread now.
Works for BOTH vb3.6 AND vb3.7
Please post your comments or suggestions for this hack. I read ALL posts.
MAKE SURE YOU CLICK INSTALL! You will get an email when a new version is released.
but i need only admin to force users to read, so if at least need something just to enable it and disable it.
Thank you again.
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Originally Posted by Foxtrotelite
Can this be used in different ways? By this I mean, lets say that I have a a forum with several boards on it such as "Join the Clan" and "lobby" Could it be set to make users read the forced topic only if they try to go into the "join the clan" area? and allow them not to have to read it if they just go to the "lobby" area?
Dont think I'll do it right now. Try my edit new thread button if you want them to use the form to create a new thread.
How would that help? Every time they went to create a new thread, it would take them to the form? That's overkill and would prevent users from creating normal threads.
In my case, this is a one-time form, soliciting their feedback for volunteer time shifts (for a charity.) If there was a way to "force" them to visit it, I wouldn't have to keep reminding them of our deadline.
What happens if we delete the thread that we forced the users to read? Will the affect of redirecting users to read that thread be uplifted? Will users who login later be directed to the homepage as usual? Cuz some users have reported they get the forceread message when they login but then when the thread is deleted it doesn't enable them to browse the forum and post. It's like their banned? :S
Had this installed and recently tested my registration procedure :-
When I register, the first thing I get is the pop up window with 'forced thread warning'.
When I click on it to read the thread it tells me that I do not have permission to read the thread, I have quite a few forums where members must make at least one post to view content, I tried to close the window and the only way I can close it it by using the 'x' on the top right. It then gives me another warning pop up with the same message because I had done a few forced readings for members.
It sure was a hassle to get into the forum itself that way. And this all happened before activation.
So if newly registered members encounter this before even activating their account????
This is greet hack I installed it,
But I want to make this option to Admins only not for mods. ,
Please tell me how to nake this?
Thanks a lot
George
Working on it.
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Originally Posted by MiahBeSmokin420
ya i had reports of people getting stuck at that message
not being able to go past it no matter what
and trust me they are not dumb kids either
is there a reason for that?
I would have to look at your forum.
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Originally Posted by Megatr0n
What happens if we delete the thread that we forced the users to read? Will the affect of redirecting users to read that thread be uplifted? Will users who login later be directed to the homepage as usual? Cuz some users have reported they get the forceread message when they login but then when the thread is deleted it doesn't enable them to browse the forum and post. It's like their banned? :S
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Originally Posted by TTG
Had this installed and recently tested my registration procedure :-
When I register, the first thing I get is the pop up window with 'forced thread warning'.
When I click on it to read the thread it tells me that I do not have permission to read the thread, I have quite a few forums where members must make at least one post to view content, I tried to close the window and the only way I can close it it by using the 'x' on the top right. It then gives me another warning pop up with the same message because I had done a few forced readings for members.
It sure was a hassle to get into the forum itself that way. And this all happened before activation.
So if newly registered members encounter this before even activating their account????
I'm going to try to make it that they need permission to view the thread for this error message to come up. For now, dont delete theads before removing this feature and dont force users to read a thread if they dont have permission.
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08-10-2007, 12:04 PM
