Version: 4.0-0.1 a2, by Carnage
Developer Last Online: Sep 2014
Category: Miscellaneous Hacks -
Version: 4.0.1
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Released: 12-16-2009
Last Update: 12-17-2009
Installs: 306
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As of 4.1.11 this functionality is included in vbulletin. So you no longer need this mod.
What does this do?
This is a really simple hack that sets the thread for article comments to be the original thread for any thread that is promoted to an article.
What can I use it for?
This mod has two major uses:
1. If you have a wealth of information in your forums and you want to promote it into articles, this mod allows you to retain the rest of the thread as comments in the cms while adding any new comments as replies to the thread; essentially allowing it to function as both a forum thread and a CMS article.
2. If you want to use multiple fourms for CMS comments. This is a fairly none obvious use case, but probably a popular one. If you have three sections in your cms (for example) and want each section to feed into its own forum, the current cms dosn't allow you to do this. With this mod installed, you can. Instead of creating your new article directly in the cms create it in the forum you wish to use for comments. Write your article as the first post of the thread and promote it to a cms article. Fill out the extra information needed (eg publish date) and save. Comments will be saved into the original thread, in the forum you created it in.
Installation Vb 4.0.1 and later
1. Import product
Uninstallation
1. Disable the plugin "set thread id"
Full uninstallation
1. Move threads that have been promoted to articles into the vbcms comments forum.
2. COPY the threads back to their original forums
3. Remove product
Steps 1 and 2 are needed to retain cache functions on the comments threads. Without them new comments will not appear on the article.
Changelog
4.0-0.1 a2
Fixed bug causing original thread to be delete when the article was deleted
4.0-0.1 a1
Initial release
Notes
I believe this is the firstmod for the CMS (not including addon widgets/content types)
Removing this product entirly will cause issues with the cache on any articles using the original thread. Follow the uninstall steps to remove functionallity while retaining the ability to comment on these articles this mod has altered.
[S] Although its compatible with vbulletin 4.0 Rc 4, a bug in RC 4 and 4.0.0 Gold prevents it from acctually working. I have provided a replacement hooks_vbcms.xml file which corrects the issue in the interim.[/S] (fixed in vb4.0.1)
[s]Deleting an article will remove the associated original thread This is considered a bug in this product and will hopefully be fixed with the next release. [/s] (fixed)
The above bug has been fixed, however pending this request: http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/proje...?issueid=34188 Thread tags for the original thread will still be removed. There is /nothing/ I can do about that until the issue listed is resolved. (this has been marked as fixed in 4.0.2; will update further when i've tested that its fixed.)
[S]If you hard delete the original thread without first removing the article you will be affected by this bug: http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/proje...?issueid=34187 the fix I posted to that issue needs to be applied BEFORE deleting the original thread. After more research, this only becomes an issue if you promote a thread more than once. If you've done this, you can fix the error by clearing the CMS cache.[/S] (fixed in 4.0.1)
As of 4.1.11 this functionality is included in vbulletin. So you no longer need this mod.
Did you install it on 4.0.0 and then upgrade to 4.0.1?
Yes, I installed with 4.0.0 then upgraded to 4.0.1. There was only one thread promoted and it wasn't working. I deleted it, then repromoted it and it started working.
Yes, I installed with 4.0.0 then upgraded to 4.0.1. There was only one thread promoted and it wasn't working. I deleted it, then repromoted it and it started working.
Love it! :up:
It would probably have been sufficient to disable and reimport the product; I think its an issue to do with the fact that vb finially fixed the hooks.xml issue, rather than something thats likely to happen every upgrade.
If you do have issues, the first debugging step I'd suggest is clearing the CMS cache, that seems to fix 99% of problems.
I can't imagine why this isn't included as standard with the vB product, I mean why seriously would you have a CMS article with comments, and a thread with comments ... that is like having two conversations about one topic in two different rooms. From a UI perspective, it makes no sense and this product bridges that gap. Thank you for such a great mod!!
why seriously would you have a CMS article with comments, and a thread with comments ... that is like having two conversations about one topic in two different rooms.
Actually, I just thought of a practical use for two versions. We want a thread about Snow Removal Services that local plow people can post to with their phone numbers. But already after the first post people have started chattering. I can see where, in order to make the article useful, we would delete all the chatter, leaving only the advertisers.
But in the forum, we expect people to chatter away.
Is there any way to make it so the link to the "Read More" will go to the thread instead of the CMS? I promoted a thread to CMS that had a poll in the thread - I promoted it to an article to announce that voting has begun. If they click Read More, it takes them to the comments but they then obviously don't see the poll.
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