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.

[creative-friend]

Originally Posted by fr3akstar

Its in the AdminCP at the bottom of the threads section like this:

yeah i know i did everything but when i made any thread for force nothing happend
check the Screenshot

[Kobra Khan]

gr8 stuff but most of the time this doesn't work right for my members or my self
getting 404 error msg , using v 3.8.0
anyone know how to fix this, plz let me know.....thanks

[geni57]

clicking uninstall. . does not work

[StuRed]

Not working here on 3.8.1.

I did have it running on an older version.

[Vitaly]

Abe1, lack of indexes seriously f@#kup mysql server when you have "forced" threads.

ALTER TABLE `thread` ADD INDEX `force_read` ( `force_read` , `force_read_expire_date` )

Test your mods with slow queries log option "log_queries_not_using_indexes"


It's also possible to optimize queries. Instead of checking forced threads at each page loads, status can be cached in sessions table. For example, to check only once per hour.

[HossMon]

Originally Posted by Vitaly

Abe1, lack of indexes seriously f@#kup mysql server when you have "forced" threads.

ALTER TABLE `thread` ADD INDEX `force_read` ( `force_read` , `force_read_expire_date` )

Test your mods with slow queries log option "log_queries_not_using_indexes"


It's also possible to optimize queries. Instead of checking forced threads at each page loads, status can be cached in sessions table. For example, to check only once per hour.

I believe this is exactly what I pointed out in this post.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=261

Question is why does it seem to only affect some of us?

[Vitaly]

Originally Posted by HossMon

Question is why does it seem to only affect some of us?

I guess, that affects everybody . There are no reasons to guess - just make your sql-server log queries without indexes, and you will see almost all suspitious hacks.

Add that index and you'll be very surprised with server load. Don't forget to compare results

I like Abe1's modifications and his coding style. But I'm very surprised with DB design "holes". Have published fixes for Thanks & Groan hacks in apropriate threads.

[mtlcore]

does this work on the latest?

[lille L]

Originally Posted by c.oper

Installed! Working fine in 3.8.1 PL1

How?
I've innstalled it, and can make messages, but It dosent work out in the forum. No one is forced to anything...

[BlueNinjaGo]

Did you go to the Admin CP -> Threads and post -> Force read ...?