Mark Forum Read Hack

I, personally, think that ezboards best feature is the Mark Forum Read hack.

I don't especially like how vbulletin has a cookie timeout instead. I have a particularly active forum, and it's almost impossible to read every topic. Thus, I think implementing an alternative to the cookie timeout would be great.

Is there anyway someone could create this useful hack? Here is a basic breakdown of how it works:

Inside of every individual forum, there is a Mark Forum Read link. It marks every post in that individual forum read. On the ForumHome page, there is a Mark All Forums Read link. This would (obviously) mark every forum read.

I would certainly prefer this over the cookie timeout. Let me know if it can be done.

There have been a couple of topics about this in the past. You best look the up (I don't remember the outcome)

I've searched around, but all I've found is a few. They're all unresolved.

yes this would be nice in version 2.0

I've done that before.

Make a table called timestamps, fields userid and forumid.

Then just make a script that updates or adds the timestamp, and modify the main page so it looks to that instead of the cookie. Maybe if anyone really wants it I'll write up instructions...

I would love that on version too, I hate how vbb handles cookies, it's horrible, if you can't read all new threads at once then you'll have to browse one by one later on, since they all become checked as read!

Originally posted by JohnM
I've done that before.

Well then, maybe you can find the time to write up instuctions, if it's alright? If not you, anyone?

See, lots of people want this, and I think it'd be an excellent feature.

<a href="http://vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=4583" target="_blank">http://vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=4583</a>

Greetings all,

I was just wondering if anyone has managed to implement the instructions that JohnM speaks of?

I could really use the feature, and would appreciate any further updates on this matter.

Kind Regards

Onslo

Agreed,

Mark individual forum read needed. Or a hack to do such. Wish it could be a 2.0 funtion.