Version: 1.0.3c, by Kaelon
Developer Last Online: Jan 2023
Category: End-User Options -
Version: 3.7.2
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Released: 08-28-2008
Last Update: 08-28-2008
Installs: 86
DB Changes Uses Plugins Template Edits
Code Changes Additional Files
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What are "Personal Sticky Threads"?
Personal Sticky Threads (aka "Personal Stickies") is an Add-on for vBulletin that will allow your users to sticky threads that only they will see as stickied; these "personal stickies" will appear beneath normal sticky threads. This Hack was originally designed by Mephisteus for vBulletin 3.5, and re-released (with his permission) for vBulletin 3.7.x. This hack requires a couple of File Edits, and should be attempted by those who are comfortable editing vBulletin source files. That said, I have included modified detailed instructions that should make installation straight-forward and easy.
Special thanks are owed to Mephisteus, for allowing an updated re-release for vBulletin 3.7, and to john1744 and zendive for improving upon the query alterations. As I typically disclaim with my other Add-ons, I am generally a neophyte at this sort of stuff and I tend to modify hacks and tinker with pre-existing code to get the results that I want. That said, please use this discussion thread as a community-support and mutual learning opportunity.
Finally, if you like this hack and install it, please:
Installation is straight-forward. Simply download the attached archive, decompress on your local hard drive, and review the Installation.txt file for the specific steps. There are, broadly, four steps:
Import product-personalsticky.xml
Upload the two images into their respective folders
Sadly, I don't really go with file edits... It just makes more work when upgrading.
other than that, nice hack!
Absolutely. Unfortunately, there's no way around them for this sort of functionality; I couldn't find any hooks that existed that allowed me to modify the pre-existing queries, and I didn't want to add any new queries. As it stands, the two (minor) file edits to a (single) file enable this hack to keep overhead low/non-existent. That said, you are totally right -- these file edits would have to be something that would be maintained while upgrading.
This thread is worth it....even for the file edits!
Glad that you like it! Some great work by coders far better than I went into this add-on; be sure to Mark this Add-on as Installed if you go with it. Thanks!
but like Fresh Froot said .. editing templates is a pain specaily when upgrading
so maybe you can do something about it
I'm totally open to suggestions! Like I said, I'm still pretty new at this, so if anyone knows of better hooks that accomplish the same thing as these two minor file edits (less than a few characters each) without adding any queries, like the file edits accomplish, please let me know! I'd love to learn.
I think what is really needed is a bookmark feature so people can tag threads of interest and then be able to find them. Having those thread stuck to the top means that they are always in your face. I suppose its the right answer for some applications, but not the general case, IMO.
yeah nice work and thanks for sharing. I might hold off on this. I have a feeling some members might think it is global and will go crazy with it until they realize it is only showing for them lol.
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08-29-2008, 03:14 AM
Thanks!
