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.

[Lovinmysailor]

Originally Posted by Sigilosa

Hi it's me again




I did it from ACP, but now, nobody is forced to read this thread. What am I doing wrong now??

Having the same problem as above poster but I have mine marked to have the location marked for the whole site. I dont have VBSEO. I do have VB advanced. Does it not work with VB advanced? Any help would be appreciated. Thank you!

[Lovinmysailor]

Wanted to add when I disabled VBa it still did not work.

Also I deleted the first thread I had (not the actual thread just delete it fro the force thread option) and tried to do a different thread to see if it would work and now the new thread wont show up on the list of forced threads even though it says saved when I do it.

[Basit]

Hello,

I installed it on www.hallagulla.com/urdu but after installation I found user get bit annoyed with a forced thread and majority of users requesting to have this feature a little enhanced if possible. What users on my forum suggesting is:

- Show little bit description of the thread (say 200 or 500 character) and allow users to click on click here to read with an option to [b]read later[b].

This will give some flexibility to users.

Just wondering if this is possible to have such a feature in future release if possible. If not, is it possible for you to give me some guidance/directions to work it out myself ?

[SirDrahcir]

My Guess is, we all have our own reasons why we want everyone forced to read something. In my case I want to know that every member reads the "Rules of the Forum". If all of our member follow the rules of the forum, we don't really have many problems with our membership. It's currently the only thing we are using it for and in my mind, if they are not willing to read the rules, then I am more than likely going to have cooperation problems with that member in the future.

[Digital Jedi]

It just seems to me that if there's an option to read the thread at their leisure, that it kind of defeats the purpose of the modification. The one thing I do know is that this mod should be used sparingly. Save it for the can't miss and priority announcements, and not for every multiple threads multiple times a day.

I could imagine, though, where this mod expanded, that one day it would encompass some notification features. Low priority reads for example, could just put a notification in the user bar, kind of like the Private Messages do with the little flashing letter. But until then, it should really be used judiciously.

[LordDB]

Originally Posted by buurman

I always had 1.2 on my 3.6.4 forum and worked fine.
Uninstalled that one from templates and plugins, and installed 2.0.
Also editted the global.php and XML file.

I dont have the option to select "force this post" in the forum, the option isnt there!
It is in admincp and plugins.

Any idea?

Yes, it's in your ACP under:

Threads & Posts, then click Force Read Thread, then click Add New Thread > then get the ID of the thread (numbers) you've created, and type it into the ThreadID box, and save!

Hope that helps!

[Lovinmysailor]

Anyone?

[bigevil]

Could anyone tell me the name of the phrase that this mod uses when it redirects you to the point "Admins would like you to view this thread...... Blah, blah, blah?" I would like to edit it to help with some users that cant read and understand what this hack is trying to do.

EDIT: Nevermind I found it.

[bada_bing]

Is there anyway this have be altered to work with VB 3.5.x please

[ronnie2112]

Hi, what does the "Force Read Order" mean or do exactly?

ANd also, I want to set it to be SIte wide on my forum, but I want it to show the "YOu must read this thread first message" ALL the time and EVRYTIME a user signs in to my forum. Right now it works, but only the first a user logs in do they see the message. After they log out and back in they dont see the message anymore and I would like them to, and also for this to happen to ALL usergroups....

hope that question makes sense@!

Tahnks in advance for any info@! I luv this mod....installed clicked!