vBPrivate Threads

vBPrivate Threads

This hack has been ported to vBulletin 3.5.4 from the vBulletin 3.0.0 version with permission granted by:

"You may modify, improve, upgrade, redistribute this hack, include it
in another hack or yours or translate it provided you do it free of
charge and you distribute it in www.vbulletin.org at least, there is no
need to pm me asking for permission"

in Kentaurus's post for its original release, found here

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This is my first major ported and released hack for vB.
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With this Code Modification you can add private threads to your forums. A private thread is:

• A thread that some users or usergroups can view. Others cannot.
• A thread that some users or usergroups cannot view. All others can.

Using this Modification, any user in a forum that has Private Threads turned on may create a private thread. It is useful for holding private moderator conversations, or for making a thread private when some users would like to see the discussion closed and others want it to continue.

Future Plans:

• Add Super Moderators and Moderators to override the standard permissions
• Admin Options for allowed private thread types
• Admin Options to define users with override-permissions privilages
• Admin Options for those who can make private threads
• Private Threads will NOT show in the lastpost column when user does not have access to thread
• Creator can view thread by default

Hack History:

Version 1.0.6

• Changed several file edits to plugins (Thank you waza)
• Some plugins were reverted back to file edits, no version change as it is going a bit backward

Version 1.0.5

• Updated queries for install
• Added queries for uninstall
• 1 Added Plugin
• Fixed copy/paste errors in file edits find/change
• Added missing printthread edit
• Fixed Search problem

Version 1.0.0

• Initial release

Hack Overview:

• Products: 1
  • 2 Queries
  • 1 Phrase
  • 13 Plugins
• File Edits: 5 files (7 edits)
• Template Edits: 3
• Estimated Install time: Under 10 minutes

If you liked this hack then please Install it!

[???`S?LV?R???`]

Thanks, I appreciate the reply and useful details you provided, those 2 bugs don't sound too bad, but as always, would be nice to have those issues taken care of. I can understand that you are busy with other projects, I thank you for the work you've put in to provide this. Hopefully you'll get to the 2 bugs when you have time though, I'm sure we'll all appreciate it, and if not, I Will (lol).

[Eikinskjaldi]

I fixed one of the issues, but the way to do it some might not like. So i'll make shure to note that in the install file. However I want to solve both before I upload a new version.

[???`S?LV?R???`]

good to hear that one of the issues has been knocked out, i'll be lookin forward to the next release that has the bugs fixed. I'll probly wait to install until that one is ready.

[SimCityForum]

Wonderful mod. You have made for some very happy people at one of my forums. So far everything works great. It has taken a little time to figure it out but I'll give it two thumbs up. :tup:

[ozmazdaclub]

does this work in 3.5.0

I installed it but can not see anything in the threads? is there something i need to do?

[Eikinskjaldi]

I do not have an active version of 3.5.0 to test it with, it works well with 3.5.4 as it was written for and some others with versions lower then 3.5.4 have reported no issues, It could be a number of things two, a misplaced code snippet or the likes. I can't be shure without a testing environment.

[SimCityForum]

Originally Posted by ozmazdaclub

does this work in 3.5.0

I installed it but can not see anything in the threads? is there something i need to do?

I would assume it works in v3.5.0 as I am using it in v3.5.3 on one of my forums and am quite happy with it.

[susie_in_texas]

I am running 3.5.4. I have installed it but nothing shows up in the advanced editing options. I have rechecked all of my codes and template edits to make sure I didn't miss anything.

Also there is nothing showing in ACP (under VB Options) for configeration..should there be? It shows as installed under products....

Any ideas why it is not working?

ETA****

Never mind.. It installed fine.. I didn't realize I had to go in to the forum permissions of each forum and turn it on. It is working great!

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[Eikinskjaldi]

This was ported before i understand making vBOptions pages, but to be fully honest there isnt many options to go with it, its more per forum like you pointed out. I might eventually add an options page if I get the time to look into that last error.

[xfaethorx]

when i try to edit a thread now to add an extra user i get the following error.

"Please complete the title field for this thread."

however its already there. I believe everything has been installed correctly.