Moderators Functions - Force Users to Read a Thread

vB 3.7 version of this hack here: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=172155

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.

[Mecho]

is it possible that just Admins can see this ? maybe that would be great if u make it as a Xml file with : enable or disable option / Thread ID(s) / Usergroup setting / and a Phrase for the vb message error

thanks anyway for this great hack ..

[chatzworld]

love this script so much!

great if you have important info / rule updates you need all members to read

[Abe1]

Originally Posted by Mecho

is it possible that just Admins can see this ? maybe that would be great if u make it as a Xml file with : enable or disable option / Thread ID(s) / Usergroup setting / and a Phrase for the vb message error

thanks anyway for this great hack ..

Plans for in a future release. I just wanted to get this out there already so I didn't make it's own permissions. It uses the permission of someone who can manage the thread.

[imk]

any ideas why it isnt working for me man?

im on aim again

[Triky]

Really great idea!
Installed.

[NovemberRain]

this will be useful thanks!

but is it possible to make it do the template edits automatically? I don't prefer mods with template edits i have a lot of skins and uprades are a pain

[Abe1]

Originally Posted by NovemberRain

this will be useful thanks!

but is it possible to make it do the template edits automatically? I don't prefer mods with template edits i have a lot of skins and uprades are a pain

If there was a way, I would have dont it. There are no $template_hook variables in these locations yet.

[radarhunter]

Originally Posted by Abe1

If you go back to the thread, click to manage it, and remove all checkboxes, then save, no-one must see this thread again.

If you have more then one set, a user get info to read one, after he reads this one, he will get info to read the next one.

Sorry if i`m sounding like a no0b but could you please explain what u said in another words cause i am not able to understand wat u jus` said

[Smoothie]

Originally Posted by radarhunter

Sorry if i`m sounding like a no0b but could you please explain what u said in another words cause i am not able to understand wat u jus` said

Simple, Abe says that if you no longer require users to read a thread you simply go back to the thread, use the tools drop down and remove all the check boxes from the usergroups you specified when first requiring users to read that thread. In other words, just the opposite of what you did when setting up that thread to require users to read it.

[Rickeo]

Am liking this a lot

Thank you

~Rick~