Admins creates threads which are actually links

Ok this is a really neat idea requested by e_dove here:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...threadid=36862

New version![/b]
Now includes links to Delete Thread as well as Stick/Unstick Thread.
If you already installed the hack, open forumdisplay.php and replace this:

    if (empty($thread['link'])) {
        $thread['link'] = "showthread.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&threadid=$thread[threadid]";
    }

with this:

	$thread['deletelink'] = '';
	if (empty($thread['link'])) {
		$thread['link'] = "showthread.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&threadid=$thread[threadid]";
	} else {
		$thread['link'] = $thread['link'];
		if ($bbuserinfo['usergroupid'] == 6) {
			$thread['deletelink'] = "(<a href=\"postings.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&action=deletethread&threadid=$thread[threadid]\">delete</a> | <a href=\"postings.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&action=stick&threadid=$thread[threadid]\">stick / unstick</a>)";
		}
	}

And in your forumdisplaybit template add $thread[deletelink] after $thread[pagenav].

It gives admins the option to create threads, in any forum, which are actually links to someplace else.
Really basic, when admins create a new thread they have a box to enter URL. If the box isn't empty, whenever the thread is accessed the user will be redirected to that URL.

Using vbHacker as always, edits newthread.php, showthread.php and forumdisplay.php. Adds a field to thread table, creates a new template and edits 2 existing templates.

Have fun.

[amykhar]

Chen,
Could a template be created that consists of two frames. The top frame would be a frame for a link back to our board. The bottom frame would be the external page that we linked to. Then, instead of calling the refresh to the new page, your hack would refresh to a script that took the link as a parameter, and then displayed the framed page template?

Sorry if that is confusing.
Amy

[TECK]

this is a great idea. specially for a VB powered frontpage. you could use an invisible forum and grab the list of threads with a query.
thanks firefly for this cool hack.

[-=dm=-]

FireFly you da king!!

thanx

[amykhar]

Never mind, Chen. I got it.

Amy

[Smoothie]

Great hack this is. I'm using it together with c-prOmpt's excellent hack
Thanks again FireFly.

[Parker Clack]

Chen:

I added the ability to Edit the Title of the link too using

$thread['deletelink'] = "<br>( <a href=\"postings.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&action=deletethread&threadid=$thread[threadid]\"> Delete</a> | <a href=\"postings.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&action=stick&threadid=$thread[threadid]\">Stick | Unstick</a> | <a href=\"postings.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&action=editthread&threadid=$thread[threadid]\"> Edit Title</a> )";

Is there anyway to write this so that when you do post a new thread and use the title to go to a different url where it goes back to the original thread (when you first post it) instead of going to the new link?

Parker

[kippesp]

Originally posted by Parker Clack
Is there anyway to write this so that when you do post a new thread and use the title to go to a different url where it goes back to the original thread (when you first post it) instead of going to the new link?

In file newthread.php, find:
} elseif ($visible) {
and replace with:
} elseif ($visible and $link=='') {

[Parker Clack]

kippesp:

Thanks. I tried that before but I guess I put it in wrong. It is working great now.

Parker

[Ghostsuit]

The ability to make the link a stick would be great. Is that planed?

[!!!cyr0n_k0r]

you have horriable install instructions for n00bs.

a readme laying out the steps would really be nice.