Moderators Functions - Force Users to Read a Thread

Force Users to Read a Thread 2.0

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.

Pictures:

• The error message.
• The universal options.
• Where you go to set the settings.
• The list of forums that have force read settings.
• The edit/add screen.

[corman420]

Originally Posted by massizero

i'm running 3.7.3 version
this hack doesn't work anymore. I can't insert new forced threads, it doesn't let me save them.
unistalled

I had this same issue with 3.7.1

[Gosef]

thanks a lot

[vietfancy]

Is there an option that redirect them to the thread right away without telling them to click here to go there?

Thanks

[Phoenixgal]

Just my luck!!! I get this message!!!

Database error in vBulletin 3.7.3:

Invalid SQL:

SELECT *
FROM thread AS thread
LEFT JOIN force_read_users AS force_read_users ON (thread.threadid = force_read_users.force_read_threadid AND force_read_users.force_read_userid = '1')
WHERE thread.force_read = '1' AND (thread.force_read_expire_date = '0' OR thread.force_read_expire_date > '1221449187') AND (force_read_usergroups = '' OR force_read_usergroups LIKE '%-6-%') AND (force_read_forums = '' OR force_read_forums LIKE '%-82-%' OR force_read_forums LIKE '%-113-%') AND force_read_users.force_read_userid IS NULL
ORDER BY force_read_order ASC;

MySQL Error : Table 'wivesbe_vBulletin.force_read_users' doesn't exist
Error Number : 1146
Request Date : Sunday, September 14th 2008 @ 11:26:27 PM
Error Date : Sunday, September 14th 2008 @ 11:26:27 PM
Script : http://www.wivesbehindthebadge.org/f...ad.php?t=39859
Referrer : http://www.wivesbehindthebadge.org/f...splay.php?f=82
IP Address : 69.108.153.220
Username : ^^^^^^^
Classname : vB_Database
MySQL Version : 4.1.22-standard

[Ov3rrun]

Originally Posted by steveheinsch

I am having this issue as well. I did a test for my Super Moderators. It worked for about 6 people, but not 2. They got the message, clicked the button and one got 404 errors and one got some sort of an error about displaythread.php not found or something like that. So Ive had to turn it off until this can hopefully be fixed, which I hope it can be because we really could use this. Everything else was fine...install...setup etc. Running on 3.7.1. This was a virgin install of this hack.

Same issue here, just some users have the problem, when click on HERE appear agian the same page, click HERE and again.

[Ov3rrun]

Originally Posted by Merriweather

My members report 404 errors when they try to read the thread I've specified. They have to log in and out and click around a while before it will actually let them read the thread. Does anyone else have this issue? I'm on 3.7.2

Some of my users have same issue, only can navigate on forum when they try 5 times.

[Reef Man]

All the installation was fine, but when I am selecting the threat, it says "Saved succesfully" and the configuration does not show the threat selected and it didn´t work. any idea on how to solve it?

[uReside.com]

Originally Posted by Reef Man

All the installation was fine, but when I am selecting the threat, it says "Saved succesfully" and the configuration does not show the threat selected and it didn?t work. any idea on how to solve it?

You're selecting the post #, go back to the thread and make sure you get the thread # (I have done the same thing, couple times)

[shrubs2000]

Originally Posted by Turbo&Auto

There needs to be better instructions man! It took quite awhile to figure out how to use this mod!!

Me too. By the time I got to your instructions, I just figured it our in a test forum. The mod works well though.

Update: found out this interferes with vBAdvanced 3.01. It causes a scripting error and the will not load. Bummer.

[Armee25]

How can i change the language (or what the sentence says). In other words, where it says: "the administrator want you to read this thread before going on..." (or something along those lines), how do i change that? So that i can put it in another language ?

Thank you. Great mod !