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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.

[tomshawk]

Tagged for future use.

This sounds awesome, Can't wait to check it out

[TimberFloorAu]

This hack added one query to every page on your forum a member goes to.

Is this the case, AFTER they have read the thread also ???

[Abe1]

Yes. It checks always if there is a thread that must be read.

[Khan_]

dosent works on 4.0.3.. i added the thread ID but it dosent works for any usergroups..

[Abe1]

What does it show? Are you sure you put in the write thread id? Maybe use the link in the thread.

[Khan_]

Nothing shows up ..no reaction and Link dosent works, nothing shows up after saving ( if i add link instead of ID )..

[Abe1]

Originally Posted by Khan_

Nothing shows up ..no reaction and Link dosent works, nothing shows up after saving ( if i add link instead of ID )..

Can you PM me your ACP login details?

[Khan_]

Sent ..

[Abe1]

Originally Posted by Khan_

Sent ..

I just PMed you that I found this hack working just as it should. You must have been on the thread and refreshed that page after you set the force read. Since you were on that page, it just got marked as viewed and never gave you the error screen.