New Posting Features - Thread Links / Redirect Thread to URL

Info

Enables thread linking to external locations
Similar to "Forum Link" option

Features

- Point thread titles to external URLs
- Allow users to manage their thread links
- Enable globally or for selected forums
- Assign Usergroup based permissions (New!)
- Set up direct linking or thread redirects
- Set the link target property
- Choose between two threadbit display styles (New!)
- View screenshots for more details

Installation

Import [phpdesk.com]-product-threadurl.xml via AdminCP > Plugin System > Manage Products > [Add/Import Product]

Settings

Go to: AdminCP > vBulletin Options > Thread Link Options

Mod Support

- Do not forget to mark as installed to qualify for further assistance
- A small donation would always be welcome to support further development of this hack (Support Developer)
- I'll do my best to listen to your comments and suggestions as long as time permits

Ghangelog

1.0.0 | 2010-09-22
- First Release
1.0.1 | 2010-09-23
- New: Usergroup Permissions filter
- New: Alternative threadbit style
1.0.2 | Planned
- Include a compatibility fix for Separate Sticky from Normal Threads hack
- Enable for selected users only
- Feel free to post your suggestions

Enjoy

[phpdesk]

Please be patient, I'll upload the files in the morning.
If you have any suggestions in the meantime, feel free to post them here.

[dartho]

This looks good, thanks.

Given it's a custom threadbit, it may be good if you could include the contents of the first post, within the threadbit as a description. Hiovering the mouse of teh title gives you a truncated version - this is probably enough ({vb:raw thread.preview}).

[DxSEO]

tagged for future use

[phpdesk]

Originally Posted by dartho

Given it's a custom threadbit, it may be good if you could include the contents of the first post, within the threadbit as a description.

Thanks for the suggestion, dartho. I've been thinking of a possible way to include this into the next release. What I could do, perhaps, is add an extra admin option to allow selection between a few available threadbit display styles, such as:

- Forum Style
- Directory Style

The Directory Style would contain the first post preview as a thread / listing description.

[thedvs]

awesome phpdesk I LUB U

Is this still so that only the Admin can do these links? otherwise users could use it to spam and send ppl to malicious urls!

Edit:
Direct link should open in a new window too, and redirect should not show the redirect url (hope you can do these options)

[quachvu]

after installation, "Normal Threads" and "Sticky Threads" area is no more seperate. i mean the seperate bar. i dont understand why you want to do that?

[Breakpoint]

Can you confirm that this will work with the existing data that we had for the same type of mod in vb 3.8?

Or would we need re-link the old threads?

I will try this out and let you know today or tomorrow.

THANK YOU!!!!!

[phpdesk]

Originally Posted by thedvs

Is this still so that only the Admin can do these links? otherwise users could use it to spam and send ppl to malicious urls!

Please be aware, this is Not an update to the Redirect Thread to URL mod from h2ojunkie that you must be referring to, unfortunately. So it doesn't specifically reproduce any feature from there other than the idea alone of a thread that acts as an external link.

And no, currently there is no usergroup permission control over the usage of this option, I will however consider it for the next version release, thanks for the suggestion.

Originally Posted by thedvs

Direct link should open in a new window too, and redirect should not show the redirect url (hope you can do these options)

You can choose to open custom thread links in a new window regardless if they are redirects or directly linking to external URLs.

Originally Posted by quachvu

after installation, "Normal Threads" and "Sticky Threads" area is no more seperate. i mean the seperate bar. i dont understand why you want to do that?

Not too sure I know what you mean. vBulletin 4.0 does not have a separation bar between featured and regular threads. Are you perhaps using a mod to add that feature?

Originally Posted by Breakpoint

Can you confirm that this will work with the existing data that we had for the same type of mod in vb 3.8? Or would we need re-link the old threads?

It won't work, but no need to panic, all you probably need to do is take a look at the "thread" table and rename the field containing thread url's to "link". Let me know if you need assistance with that, I'll give you a hand.

[Breakpoint]

In the next release can you make it so usergroups that can ca edit other peoples posts can only add links?

It is how h20junkie's was done. Makes it safe for everyone.