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Force Users to Read a Thread

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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: 3 (1 via ACP, 2 via FTP)
• Time to install: 1 minute

Updates:


Updates:
Version 2.10 (05/02/10):

• First release of this hack for vb 4.0.
• Added link in "Administrative" drop down on the showthread page to edit force read settings.

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.

[killerford]

I've added this and uploaded the folders, gone onto the settings and clicked enabled but still no settings on what message to put and where? Have I done something wrong

[kylek]

Just did a fresh install of this on vb 4.1.1, works great.

[Mickie D]

This Add's 0.3 of a second to all pages nearly.

I cannot say for 100% its 0.3 of a second (infact I know that would be different for all sites) but that is what it does on my site!

My Main Page loads at around 0.3 - 0.4

with this on it loads at around 0.6 - 0.7

Turn it off and its back to 0.3

Such a great hack too... but I cannot justify a 50% php load increase.

Regards
Mick

[howarde]

Anyone know how to remove "Force Read Thread" from the bottom of the Quick Reply box?

Edit: Nevermind. Found it.

[poita]

Have installed this on vbulletin 4.1.10 but have had to disable it immediately.

The hack ruins all the formatting of the website and stops tapatalk access to my site.

I will post up pictures to show you what I mean

[poita]

Before and after the hack is applied

[JetLee]

I get database errors with the hack enabled on vb4.2.0 along with slower page load times.

[JetLee]

I get the following error:

Database error in vBulletin 4.2.0:

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 = '6867')
			WHERE thread.force_read = '1' AND (thread.force_read_expire_date = '0' OR thread.force_read_expire_date > '1339088689') AND (force_read_usergroups = '' OR force_read_usergroups LIKE '%-2-%') AND (force_read_forums = '' OR force_read_forums LIKE '%-10-%' OR force_read_forums LIKE '%-36-%') AND force_read_users.force_read_userid IS NULL
			ORDER BY force_read_order ASC;

MySQL Error   : MySQL server has gone away
Error Number  : 2006
Request Date  : Thursday, June 7th 2012 @ 11:04:49 AM
Error Date    : Thursday, June 7th 2012 @ 11:06:53 AM
Script        : http://buellridersonline.com/forum/blast/
Referrer      : http://buellridersonline.com/forum/modifications/index5.html
IP Address    : xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
Username      : xxxxxxxx
Classname     : vB_Database
MySQL Version :

.

Help please?

I don't have the formatting issues that others are having, but this error generates with every new user.

[carloscuevas]

any update to 4.2.0??

[Hippy]

abe1 has not been here for 2 years
there will be no updates .. but this is working
if it will not install change the min max version in the xml