Rules per Forum

vBHacker file attached.

What it does: instead of (or in addition to) just having global rules, rules can be defined per forum. For example, in a "Support" forum, the rules can be "No random threads, general chatter should be in [link to forum].". Only admins can edit the rules, and only people who have access to view the forum can view the rules as well.

Upload showrules.php to your forums' root directory.

[XFLBret]

I'm sorry...I know you meant well, but this hack simply does not work.

there are no instructions on how to integrate it, and when I rename it as a hack, vbhacker just doesnt know what to do with it...

[XFLBret]

on my god, what a mess....

first off, i took the text file posted here, and renamed that to xxx.hack.php, and got that to work, but there were three things that needed to be edited manually. the problem is that it was looking in showthread.php when it should have been looking in forumdisplay.php for two of the things it couldn't do. the third thing was in the admin/forum.php file.

I made a couple adjustments in the forumhome template, so it didn't take up as much room, and it looks good now.

here's what I can't figure out...

how do i make the custom rules link work so that the rules open up in a separate browser window rather than the same window?

[XFLBret]

OK, I found another problem with the hack that exists when you try to create a new forum, a missing apostrophe in the admin/forum.php file...

daysprune','".addslashes($newpostemail)."','".adds lashes($newthreademail)."',
'$moderatenew','$aallowhtmlcode','$aallowbbcode',' $aallowimgcode','$aallowsmilie s','$aallowicons',
'$styleoverride','$allowratings','$countposts','$m oderateattach','".addslashes($ rulestext).")");

See it, it should end like:

'".addslashes($rulestext)."')");

[spaceb]

i have a problem i just cant find this
$templatesused.=\'forumdisplay_loggedinuser,.....
the only thing i found is this
$templatesused = 'showthread_ratingdisplay,......
well i aded there the string but i cant see the link to the rules in the forum
can someone tell me what to do please i'm using vbb 2.2.7

[spaceb]

I solved the problems and its working perfect for me now i maked txt file how to install without the vbhacker with the good code
hope its fine with you filburt1

[filburt1]

Thanks

[Dean C]

This hack seems pretty useful

Any chance we could have a tick pox in the forum.php when we goto edit a file which would show the set of rules before you post a new thread?

- miSt

[VAN]

Thanks to filburt for the hack, and to spaceb for building the .txt file.

Works great on 2.2.9

[spaceb]

no problem

[Xyphen]

ITs a very nice hack filburt honestly!