Mini Mods - AutoBump Threads Periodically For 12 Hours Without Replies.

A new version has been released for vBulletin 3.7. It still works with vB 3.6 and vB 3.5
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=181305

This modification will simply bump all threads which have no replies after 12 hours.

Every 30 minutes a cron script will run and check for threads with no replies that were posted in the last 12 hours. It will then bump all of those threads by modifying the Last Post time to the current time. It will not modify the "thread creation time" so threads will only be "auto-bumped" once. No "bumping" will occur for any threads with 1 or more replies.

This helps ensure that topics that have gone without replies get a second chance before they are forever lost to the abyss of the 2nd page of the thread listing.

Requested by dutchbb here: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=130560

If you wish to customize just modify the file autobump_cron.php and change the line:

$time=time()-43200;

Simply modify the number 43200 to whatever time period to want the "cutoff" for bumping old threads to be.

You can also change the times when the Cron runs by going into vBulletin Scheduled Tasks and changing the crontimes for autobump_cron.

Enjoy, and click install if you want. (Such a small mod... but still)

[dutchbb]

Now that I'm using it, i think these are essential functions that need to be added:

- exclude (or better include) a list of forum ID's
- exclude closed and soft-deleted topics

Hopefully these can be added some time

[Hornstar]

A very useful thing to keep threads alive. nice work.

[Eagle Creek]

Is is possible to use this in only one forum?
And when a thread has only one post, how can the last-post date be different then the make-post date?

[dutchbb]

Originally Posted by dutchbb

Now that I'm using it, i think these are essential functions that need to be added:

- exclude (or better include) a list of forum ID's
- exclude closed and soft-deleted topics

Hopefully these can be added some time

Can you still do this Attilitus? Can't really use it without those options because mods complain about old topic reports being bumped.

[ahmednadir]

this is an excellent mod
thanks alot for this

[Deadly Assassin]

i have installed - thanks.

Just sit back and wait for it to do its thing now i suppose!

[dbirosel]

That would be great if we can:


- turn off/on the mod
- Set the forums we want it active in
- have a field in the admincp, to edit the time to be bumped.


Couple suggestions. Thank you. Installed.

[Eagle Creek]

I do like it but.. I only want to use it at a single forum. Any suggestions?

[alrasm]

<font color="Green">thanks alot
it's an exellant topic</font>
i'm going to try it
best regards

[Shinou]

I was just wondering, when it starts "bumping" does the New Post icon come up or does it stay as No new reply?