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Force Users to Read a Thread · **Released**: 03-04-2008

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.

Total666 · #**192** 10-12-2008, 05:14 PM

And you uploaded the product ?? If yes - log out of the admin control panel, then log back in .. see if it appears ..

macara · #**193** 10-12-2008, 05:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Total666

And you uploaded the product ?? If yes - log out of the admin control panel, then log back in .. see if it appears ..

No, it didn't appear.

macara · #**194** 10-12-2008, 05:47 PM

Sorry!

Total666 · #**195** 10-12-2008, 05:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by macara

Sorry!

ummm -- in your directory --- Should be forums or forum / includes / xml

and Should be forums or forum / admin / force bla bla ..

Not in the root directory ..

macara · #**196** 10-12-2008, 06:19 PM

Please!

Is this wrong track?

http://www.xxxxxxxxx.net/includes/xm...readthread.xml

<navgroups product="vbulletin" master="true">
−
<navgroup phrase="threads_and_posts" permissions="canadminthreads" displayorder="80">
−
<navoption displayorder="100">
<phrase>force_read_thread</phrase>
<link>force_read_thread.php</link>
</navoption>
</navgroup>
</navgroups>

macara · #**197** 10-13-2008, 03:52 AM

Please Is it a solution.
I have all these shows.

But this does not only show

Danny_HR · #**198** 10-13-2008, 08:34 AM

Very nice matey. Liking it. Usefull thing.

LeatherNeck · #**199** 10-13-2008, 09:10 AM

working like a charm on 3.8.0

macara · #**200** 10-13-2008, 01:42 PM

Am I the only where this problem?

Quote:

Possible assist in the selection of Force Read Thread that it did not appear in the list Threads & Post.

macara · #**201** 10-15-2008, 09:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by macara

Am I the only where this problem?

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