Moderators Functions - Force Users to Read a Thread

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.

[Abe1]

Originally Posted by LoRdGd

When im adding a new thread to force, there is nothing on list when i click 'save'
Im using vb3.7.0
http://img146.imageshack.us/my.php?i...e5db8c3vv8.png -> save -> http://img341.imageshack.us/my.php?i...e5e94fahu7.jpg

Can you help me Abe1 ?

Are you putting the postID or the threadID?

[LoRdGd]

Are you putting the postID or the threadID?

ups You have right.. THX :-)

[xlegends]

Sometimes a hack comes out SO easy to install yet so extremely useful and works perfect on first install. The settings are robust and simple. Thank You abe! This will save me many mass emails..

[VB-STYLE]

Thank you Abe1,

Is there any chance to add the threadID from Thread Tools so the Moderators
can use this mod allso for the importint thread.

[riverplate.com]

hi!

i've got this mod installed fine, but i need to add a <br> beetween my header and the table where the force read message it's displayed.

any ideas?
thanks in advance

[donal]

I have installed and didnt get any error.

But I am not able to add any thread in acp.

[Robbey]

Fixed.

[pushedx]

Is it possible to make Announcements force read as well?

I've installed this and cannot see the option yet, I'm trying to double check everything to make sure I did not miss anything.

All files uploaded, product installed, this was the first time I'm installing it. Using 3.7.0 gold.

Accessing "/admincp/force_read_thread.php" works as seen in this post, but I cannot get to that page anywhere else.

Also once adding via that page nothing is saved. I guess I will uninstall for now and wait for an update. Thanks though, I've used the 3.6.X before with no problems (aside from multiple read requests)

[nt180692]

Very nice
Good Job

[pushedx]

Originally Posted by pushedx

I've installed this and cannot see the option yet, I'm trying to double check everything to make sure I did not miss anything.

I found my problem - for some reason Firefox had just about everything cached, so only after I closed the browser and relogged in was the admin setting there. I havn't had that before so not sure why it happened now.

5 stars still though