Miscellaneous Hacks - Mark Threads As "Solved"

My time is very limited these days, with my full time job. I have marked this mod as re-usable code, if any other coder wishes to continue work on it. I may still try to support this mod as time permits.



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What is this!?
This modification will allow you & your members (based on usergroup permissions) to mark a thread as "Solved". It will add the prefix "[SOLVED]" to the thread title, and if set in the admincp - it will also close the thread.

Current Version
2.0.1.

Features flagged for future version(s):

• Thread starter can choose to solve a thread, and input the username of who solved it - that user would receive rep. points. (admin-configurable amount of rep. points)
  
• Given the above - include count of threads a user has solved in postbit & profile
  
• Option to move the thread to a specific forum when a thread is "Solved"
  
• Possibly figure out a way to automate everything on install - so there are no template edits.

And anything else that is suggested

Will this work on x.x.x ??
Unless otherwise stated, this will work on all 4.0.x versions. This will not work on 3.x.

Sounds cool. How do I install?

1. Extract the zip, you should have the following directories/files:
   
   

   /
   |_ install.html
   |_ product-solvedthread.xml
   
   /upload/
   |_ solved.php
   
   	/upload/images/
   		/buttons/
   		|_ marksolved.gif
   
   	/upload/includes/
   		/xml/
   		|_ bitfield_solvedthread.xml

2. Upload: (in the below instructions 'yourforum' would be where you have vBulletin installed)
   • /upload/solved.php to /yourforum/solved.php
     
   • /upload/images/buttons/marksolved.gif to /yourforum/images/buttons/marksolved.gif (upload to each style folder, if you have more than one style)
     
   • /upload/includes/xml/bitfield_solvedthread.xml to /yourforum/includes/xml/bitfield_solvedthread.xml
3. Import the product, product-solvedthreads.xml by going to: AdminCP -> Plugins & Products -> Manage Products -> [Add/Import Product]
   
4. Make the following template edits to all of your installed styles:
   
   SHOWTHREAD
   
   Find:
   

   					<vb:if condition="$show['addpoll']">
   						<li><a href="poll.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=newpoll&amp;t={vb:raw threadid}">{vb:rawphrase add_a_poll_to_this_thread}&hellip;</a></li>
   					</vb:if>

   Add after:
   

   					<vb:if condition="$show['solvedthread']">
   						<li><a href="solved.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=marksolved&amp;t={vb:raw threadid}">{vb:rawphrase solvedthread_marksolved}&hellip;</a></li>
   					<vb:else />
   						<vb:if condition="$show['solvedthread_unsolve']">
   						<li><a href="solved.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=markunsolved&amp;t={vb:raw threadid}">{vb:rawphrase solvedthread_markunsolved}&hellip;</a></li>
   						</vb:if>
   					</vb:if>

5. Set options in AdminCP > Settings > Options > Solved Threads
   
6. Edit Solved Threads Permissions > Can Mark Threads as Solved for each usergroup.
   
7. To setup the forums it can be used in, follow the instructions in this post.

Upgrade

1. Re-import the product, product-solvedthreads.xml, with "Allow Overwrite" set to yes
2. Upload the files/folders in the "upload" folder, allowing it to overwrite the old files.

That's it! Enjoy!

Changelog
2.0.1 - July 30, 2010
- Changes to solved.php, to check for errors while saving thread, changed how threadinfo is pulled.
- Changes to bitfield_solvedthread.xml, removed the "install" attribute, doesn't seem to work anyway.
- Changes to product-solvedthread.xml, install process. Gave the install a small delay between rebuilding prefix datastore (after adding prefixset), and creating prefix.
- Changes to product-solvedthread.xml, plugin. Removed check for can_use_prefix function, as vB 3.8 + includes it, and this mod is for 4.0

2.0.0 - February 3, 2010
- Updated to vBulletin 4

1.1.2 - January 15, 2010
- Updated the product file, permissions, and phrases. This should, hopefully, resolve the blank page problems, along with the permission not showing up for usergroups.

1.1.1 - July 21, 2009
- Updated the product plugins and phrases, this should solve the blank page problem, and the problem of the option not showing in Admincp for ug permissions.

1.1.0 - April 14, 2009
- Small updates to xml file, no version # change. If it works for you, no need to do anything.
- If you have problems uninstalling, please see this post.

1.1.0 - April 12, 2009
- Updated for 3.7 & 3.8
- Now uses the built-in Thread Prefix system
- Instead of 'excluding' forums, since using the Thread Prefix system, you can choose which forums this will be shown in.

1.0.1 - July 12, 2007
- Added the ability to unsolve a thread.
- Added the ability to exclude this in certain forums
- Added the ability to change the prefix in that acp

1.0.0 - June 8, 2007
- Initial release.


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NOTE: This mod is marked "unsupported", but I'll try my best (as time permits) to help those who have marked as installed.

[Terminator1138]

I'm looking for something similar to this but user defined w/ dropdown on forum posts....3.X used to have a mod for this.

User defined phrase set in admin area, so instead of solved, it could be another phrase

for instance

[HELP]
[SOLVED]
[RESOLVED]

etc...user could then select any of those or a moderator....on an edit

[iguano]

I have a little problem:
i use this mod for vbookie and the prefix for my forum is Payed
but in the rest of forum i see Solved. how i change this?

( sorry for my bad english :-P )

[demonfatal]

Please rebuild all and create a new update for vb 4.0.2

[CCV_Pinto]

I think Ive found a little "cache" problem:

if my user creates an thread with a prefix "Problem", for example

then, I go there, and I mark the thread as solved

the prefix change fine, but, if I go back to the forum home, in the "last post" column, the name of the thread is still with the prefix "Problem"

I think thats because you cant only update the thread itself, but, if the thread is also the last thread of the forum, you have to update the forum too (because, if I am not wrong, the table "forum" of vbulletin stores some last thread infos, like title and prefix, probably)

anyway, great mod

thanks!

[Terminator1138]

so let me get this right as a few have pointed me here...

You can only create one usable prefix like solved and unsolved?

How can one create a multiple list like I mentioned above...I've added another prefix but it does not show up..

also is it possible when you create a thread for users to select thread prefixes? What I'm looking for is similar to what vbulletin.com has....any thoughts?

Update: I got this to work, what does the prefix add do , I see the solved one, but there is a setting to create another category like ?

[Eric]

Originally Posted by CCV_Pinto

I think Ive found a little "cache" problem:

if my user creates an thread with a prefix "Problem", for example

then, I go there, and I mark the thread as solved

the prefix change fine, but, if I go back to the forum home, in the "last post" column, the name of the thread is still with the prefix "Problem"

I think thats because you cant only update the thread itself, but, if the thread is also the last thread of the forum, you have to update the forum too (because, if I am not wrong, the table "forum" of vbulletin stores some last thread infos, like title and prefix, probably)

anyway, great mod

thanks!

This is a vBulletin thing, not necessarily this mod. I may be able to add in a way to rebuild forum info though if it's really needed ...

Originally Posted by Terminator1138

so let me get this right as a few have pointed me here...

You can only create one usable prefix like solved and unsolved?

How can one create a multiple list like I mentioned above...I've added another prefix but it does not show up..

also is it possible when you create a thread for users to select thread prefixes? What I'm looking for is similar to what vbulletin.com has....any thoughts?


Update: I got this to work, what does the prefix add do , I see the solved one, but there is a setting to create another category like ?

This is simply for marking threads as "Solved", it doesn't support multiple prefixes. For what you're wanting to do, that's already a vBulletin feature.

[karel1985]

SecondV,

You made my day, we were waiting for your release for vb4 and i was a disapounted to hear if you would drop it, but i hope you will still continuiing this mod, special the future version would be soooooo nice to have.

I'll send you some support ;-)

Best regards,
Karel

[Eric]

Originally Posted by karel1985

SecondV,

You made my day, we were waiting for your release for vb4 and i was a disapounted to hear if you would drop it, but i hope you will still continuiing this mod, special the future version would be soooooo nice to have.

I'll send you some support ;-)

Best regards,
Karel

I'm working on a new release atm - not sure when it'll be ready, though.


Thank you for your generous donation Karel I appreciate it.

[wolfyman]

I can't change the forums this applies to since I updated to 4.0.2.. it was working in 4.0.1

This is what I get when I try to edit the prefix:

[badawidollah]

not work for vb402