Sticky : - Important?

[Chris M]

Ive done half the work for you...

All that is left for you to do is:

edit the forumdisplay template and forumdisplay.php, and copying any reference to "sticky" (including queries) and changing it to "important"...



Untested, so backup

Open root/postings.php
Find:

// ############################### start stick / unstick thread ###############################
if ($HTTP_POST_VARS['action'] == 'stick' OR ($action == 'stick' AND $s == $session['dbsessionhash'])) {

  $threadid=verifyid("thread",$threadid);
  $threadinfo=getthreadinfo($threadid);

  if (!$threadinfo[visible]) {
    $idname="thread";
    eval("standarderror(\"".gettemplate("error_invalidid")."\");");
  }

  if (!ismoderator($threadinfo[forumid],"canmanagethreads")) {
      show_nopermission();
  }

  updateuserforum($threadinfo['forumid']);

  if ($threadinfo[sticky]) {
    $threadinfo[sticky]=0;
    $action="unstuck";
  } else {
    $threadinfo[sticky]=1;
    $action="stuck";
  }
  $threadinfo[notes]= "Thread $action by $bbuserinfo[username] on ".vbdate($dateformat." ".$timeformat,time()).". $threadinfo[notes]";
  $DB_site->query("UPDATE thread SET sticky=$threadinfo[sticky],notes='".addslashes($threadinfo[notes])."' WHERE threadid='$threadid'");

  eval("standardredirect(\"".gettemplate("redirect_sticky")."\",\"showthread.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&threadid=$threadid\");");

}

Add below:

// ############################### start important / unimportant thread ###############################
if ($HTTP_POST_VARS['action'] == 'important' OR ($action == 'important' AND $s == $session['dbsessionhash'])) {

  $threadid=verifyid("thread",$threadid);
  $threadinfo=getthreadinfo($threadid);

  if (!$threadinfo[visible]) {
    $idname="thread";
    eval("standarderror(\"".gettemplate("error_invalidid")."\");");
  }

  if (!ismoderator($threadinfo[forumid],"canmanagethreads")) {
      show_nopermission();
  }

  updateuserforum($threadinfo['forumid']);

  if ($threadinfo[important]) {
    $threadinfo[important]=0;
    $action="unimportant";
  } else {
    $threadinfo[important]=1;
    $action="important";
  }
  $threadinfo[notes]= "Thread was made $action by $bbuserinfo[username] on ".vbdate($dateformat." ".$timeformat,time()).". $threadinfo[notes]";
  $DB_site->query("UPDATE thread SET important=$threadinfo[important],notes='".addslashes($threadinfo[notes])."' WHERE threadid='$threadid'");

  eval("standardredirect(\"".gettemplate("redirect_important")."\",\"showthread.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&threadid=$threadid\");");

}

Save root/postings.php

Run this Query:
[sql]ALTER TABLE thread ADD important smallint(6) DEFAULT '0' NOT NULL[/sql]

Add this template: redirect_important

The thread has been successfully made $action. You are now being taken to the thread.

Edit this template: showthread_adminoptions
Find:

<option value="stick">Stick / Unstick Thread</option>

Replace with:

<option value="stick">Stick / Unstick Thread</option>
		<option value="important">Important / Unimportant Thread</option>

Satan

[Chris M]

Oh...

And you will need to add a vBulletin Options Setting for the "text to display" if the thread is Important

Satan

[Automated]

Originally posted by hellsatan
Oh...

And you will need to add a vBulletin Options Setting for the "text to display" if the thread is Important

Satan

Thanks a lot man

One small question before i get my hack installation hat on, how do i add the option setting for the "text to display"?

Thanks a lot!

Matthew

[Chris M]

Right...

Open up your admin/config.php file, and add:

$debug="1";

(remember to remove once you have finished!)

Upload it to your admin folder, then open up your Admin Control Panel...

On the Sidebar, there should be new options underneath "vBulletin Options"...

Click the "Edit Settings" button, and find where the "Sticky", "Moved" and "Poll" prefixes are...

Shift+Click on "edit", and then click on "add setting" on the first page (not the one you just opened)...Simply copy the data from the second window to the first, then change the Data to suit the "important" version

Then Add the new setting, close the second window, and then remove the "$debug" variable from admin/config.php

Satan

[Automated]

Thanks a lot for that hellsatan i will install in the morning

Matthew

[Chris M]

No problem

Satan

[Automated]

Quick Question: What would the variable name be? "importantthreadprefix" ?

Thanks
Matthew

[Automated]

I have done everything above but nothing comes up

[Chris M]

Have you made the changes to forumdisplay.php?

Satan

[Automated]

What changes need to be made?