Moderators Functions - Force Users to Read a Thread

Force Users to Read a Thread

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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: 3 (1 via ACP, 2 via FTP)
• Time to install: 1 minute

Updates:


Updates:
Version 2.10 (05/02/10):

• First release of this hack for vb 4.0.
• Added link in "Administrative" drop down on the showthread page to edit force read settings.

Please post your comments or suggestions for this hack. I read ALL posts.

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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.

[max2008]

Installed , thanks for the MOD , working on VB 4.0.4

[surfer2124]

EDIT: Scratch this my zip file didn't extract correctly and I missed a file upload

This doesn't appear after the install



I do see the option in the thread under the Admin drop down though and once set it does work.

Any suggestions?

[X I Am Lethal X]

I am having a little trouble. I keep hitting save and it saves but does not show up. I am not exactly show what I am suppose to put in the thread ID column?

Also where do you get the thread ID from on your boards?

[Welshy2008]

Is this working on vBs 4.0.5 and 4.0.6 please?

[Sicilian]

Anyone able to confirm that this works with 4.06?

[DeathRS]

No answer where to find the thread ID?

I have 4.0.5 and it's not working!

[Falcon Capt]

Is there a way to get rid of the "Force Read Thread" text link on the editors? (it is appearing down by the "Show your signature" and "Close this thread" checkboxes on the Quick Reply Editor)

I don't think that it is really necessary to have this option all over the place. This hack will probably be used for an occassional message, at which time setting it up in the AdminCP is sufficient. Adding that extra phrase on every editor doesn't look good and takes away from an otherwise very nice hack.

[Falcon Capt]

Originally Posted by Falcon Capt

Is there a way to get rid of the "Force Read Thread" text link on the editors? (it is appearing down by the "Show your signature" and "Close this thread" checkboxes on the Quick Reply Editor)

I don't think that it is really necessary to have this option all over the place. This hack will probably be used for an occassional message, at which time setting it up in the AdminCP is sufficient. Adding that extra phrase on every editor doesn't look good and takes away from an otherwise very nice hack.

Figured it out, removed this code from the XML file and it seemed to do the trick.

			<phpcode><![CDATA[require_once(DIR . '/includes/adminfunctions.php');

if (can_administer('canadminthreads'))
{
	$vbulletin->templatecache['SHOWTHREAD'] = str_replace('if ($show[\'openclose\'])', '$final_rendered .= \'<li><a href="\' . $vbulletin->config[\'Misc\'][\'admincpdir\']  . \'/force_read_thread.php?\' . $session[\'sessionurl\'] . \'do=edit&amp;threadid=\' . $threadid . \'" target="_blank">\' . vB_Template_Runtime::parsePhrase("force_read_thread") . \'</a></li>\'; if ($show[\'openclose\'])', $vbulletin->templatecache['SHOWTHREAD']);
}]]></phpcode>

[thr45h3r]

Originally Posted by Sicilian

Anyone able to confirm that this works with 4.06?

Just installed it in 4.0.6 and yes it seems to be working just fine :up:

[Falcon Capt]

Originally Posted by Sicilian

Anyone able to confirm that this works with 4.06?

I am also using it sucessfully on vB 4.0.6. I did implement the mod I mentioned a couple posts earlier. The links it was installing just didn't format nicely and were really unnecessary.