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[CMS] Use original thread for comments · **Released**: 12-16-2009

As of 4.1.11 this functionality is included in vbulletin. So you no longer need this mod.

What does this do?
This is a really simple hack that sets the thread for article comments to be the original thread for any thread that is promoted to an article.

What can I use it for?
This mod has two major uses:

1. If you have a wealth of information in your forums and you want to promote it into articles, this mod allows you to retain the rest of the thread as comments in the cms while adding any new comments as replies to the thread; essentially allowing it to function as both a forum thread and a CMS article.

2. If you want to use multiple fourms for CMS comments. This is a fairly none obvious use case, but probably a popular one. If you have three sections in your cms (for example) and want each section to feed into its own forum, the current cms dosn't allow you to do this. With this mod installed, you can. Instead of creating your new article directly in the cms create it in the forum you wish to use for comments. Write your article as the first post of the thread and promote it to a cms article. Fill out the extra information needed (eg publish date) and save. Comments will be saved into the original thread, in the forum you created it in.

Installation Vb 4.0.1 and later
1. Import product

Uninstallation
1. Disable the plugin "set thread id"

Full uninstallation
1. Move threads that have been promoted to articles into the vbcms comments forum.
2. COPY the threads back to their original forums
3. Remove product

Steps 1 and 2 are needed to retain cache functions on the comments threads. Without them new comments will not appear on the article.

Changelog

4.0-0.1 a2
- Fixed bug causing original thread to be delete when the article was deleted
4.0-0.1 a1
- Initial release

Notes

I believe this is the first mod for the CMS (not including addon widgets/content types)
Removing this product entirly will cause issues with the cache on any articles using the original thread. Follow the uninstall steps to remove functionallity while retaining the ability to comment on these articles this mod has altered.
[S] Although its compatible with vbulletin 4.0 Rc 4, a bug in RC 4 and 4.0.0 Gold prevents it from acctually working. I have provided a replacement hooks_vbcms.xml file which corrects the issue in the interim.[/S] (fixed in vb4.0.1)
[s]Deleting an article will remove the associated original thread This is considered a bug in this product and will hopefully be fixed with the next release. [/s] (fixed)
The above bug has been fixed, however pending this request: http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/proje...?issueid=34188 Thread tags for the original thread will still be removed. There is /nothing/ I can do about that until the issue listed is resolved. (this has been marked as fixed in 4.0.2; will update further when i've tested that its fixed.)
[S]If you hard delete the original thread without first removing the article you will be affected by this bug: http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/proje...?issueid=34187 the fix I posted to that issue needs to be applied BEFORE deleting the original thread. After more research, this only becomes an issue if you promote a thread more than once. If you've done this, you can fix the error by clearing the CMS cache.[/S] (fixed in 4.0.1)

As of 4.1.11 this functionality is included in vbulletin. So you no longer need this mod.

carrlos · #**152** 06-18-2010, 10:00 PM

Will there be 4.0.4 support on this mod?

wcguy · #**153** 06-19-2010, 12:48 PM

well, I ignored the error and re-enabled, so far everything seems fine.

swiftor · #**154** 06-19-2010, 04:16 PM

You can vote for this to be fixed by the vbulletin guys here: http://tracker.vbulletin.com/browse/VBIV-952

Issue has been open for a while. I appreciate the effort the mod creator put into this, but it really should be something that's there by default.

Please vote.

carrlos · #**155** 06-19-2010, 04:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by swiftor

You can vote for this to be fixed by the vbulletin guys here: http://tracker.vbulletin.com/browse/VBIV-952

Issue has been open for a while. I appreciate the effort the mod creator put into this, but it really should be something that's there by default.

Please vote.

I voted and think that everyone with this mod installed should vote too. I'm surprised that there are comments there in support of having this built into vB but none of the authors of the comments have voted.

Sooooo.........

Can anyone confirm 4.0.4?

KURTZ · #**156** 06-19-2010, 05:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by swiftor

You can vote for this to be fixed by the vbulletin guys here: http://tracker.vbulletin.com/browse/VBIV-952

Issue has been open for a while. I appreciate the effort the mod creator put into this, but it really should be something that's there by default.

Please vote.

just voted, but need improvements ...

wcguy · #**157** 06-19-2010, 11:07 PM

Since the "bug" has been labeled scrubbed, I doubt voting on it will help. A new bug report as a major item, then voted on, would be better.

Videx · #**158** 06-19-2010, 11:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wcguy

Since the "bug" has been labeled scrubbed, I doubt voting on it will help. A new bug report as a major item, then voted on, would be better.

It says 'scrubbed' simply means 'verified', not 'fixed' or 'forgotten'.

I admit I thought I was voting for a feature, not a bugfix. All bugs should be fixed, regardless of votes.

carrlos · #**159** 06-20-2010, 12:41 AM

4.0.4 compatibility confirmed. No need to disable the hack. Just run the normal upgrade process. As usual, make a db backup first to be on the safe side.

Carnage · #**160** 06-21-2010, 11:36 AM

Sorry, I've been away this weekend.

@wcguy: it requires the CMS to work, thats fairly obvious, if you are sure its enabled (they probably did something annoying like changing the productid in 4.0.4) you can remove the dependancy by editing the original thread mod. Then it'll re-enable just fine.

EDIT: added my own support to the bug report

naisho · #**161** 06-23-2010, 02:46 PM

A new bug has appeared since the release of version 4.0.4
When we reply to a topic we get this kind of error before being redirected:

Code:

Warning: array_key_exists() [function.array-key-exists]: The second argument should be either an array or an object in [path]/packages/vbdbsearch/indexer.php on line 69

Warning: array_key_exists() [function.array-key-exists]: The second argument should be either an array or an object in [path]/packages/vbdbsearch/indexer.php on line 75

If I disable this mod only, no more bug.

This appears only if we reply in advanced mode, not in quick reply.

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