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.

[Hasann]

wuhuuuuuuuuu thanks canimm benim :up:

[KURTZ]

TAGGED MOD, for future use

nice job Abe

[ry215]

*Installed*, thanks a lot Abe1!

[maidos]

great hack but would stilll love to see a count down feature like 30 seconds before u can move on becaude my members will just click the thread and move on

[Abe1]

Originally Posted by maidos

great hack but would stilll love to see a count down feature like 30 seconds before u can move on becaude my members will just click the thread and move on

Would be hard to implement.

[maidos]

if ucan make apoll and ask ppl what they think if u get positive feedback im sure its well worth to implement it

[Abe1]

Zip file updated. admincp/force_read_thread.php file updated to fix error for vb3.6.x users.

[projectego]

Great idea for a hack. Cheers!

[mc0676]

Originally Posted by Abe1

Zip file updated. admincp/force_read_thread.php file updated to fix error for vb3.6.x users.

Now i don't receive the admin panel error, but if i try to insert new thread force from admin panel and i save, after i can see it.
And the force read don't work.
If i try to manage the read from thread directly (like 1.2 versione) i see this, a blank field.