e-steki Featured threads 1.0.1

[Lea Verou]

What does this do?
This hack lets mods/admins to choose some threads as featured, enter a description (if no description entered the first post will be used) and they will be displayed at forumdisplay, in the position that the admin selected. Refer to the Features section below for more information.

FeaturesAdmin Features
Absolutely NO template modifications and you even get to control where the table will be placed in Forumdisplay with a simple setting!
Fully phrased.
Ability to set a cutoff limit, so that if the featured threads are more than X, the rest will not show.
Ability to specify whether the featured threads will be ordered by the date they were featured, their last post date or their creation date.
Ability to specify whether html, bbcode, [img] tags or smilies will be shown in the description (or the first post if no description has been entered).
When featuring/un-featuring a thread, the action is logged in the moderator log.
A nice, usable and extensive manual instead of an ugly readme.txt ;-)End user / moderator Features
Moderators can enter a fully formatted description with bbcodes and everything (if allowed by the admin)
The table is collapsible, and if it has nothing to display it doesn't show.
Thread elements that are displayed: Thread icon, Title, Link to the thread, creation date and time, number of replies (clickable), thread poster.Don't forget to Mark as Installed!
Support will be provided only for a few days after each release.
Installation instructions and a FAQ are in the manual.

[Lea Verou]

First post reserved.

[MaestroX]

Hi Michelle,

Just wanted to say a great release. I was considering conding one myself a short while ago but didn't have the time on my hands.

Anychance of vbadvanced support?

[Lea Verou]

Hi Michelle,

Just wanted to say a great release. I was considering conding one myself a short while ago but didn't have the time on my hands.

Anychance of vbadvanced support?
Thanks :)
What do you mean as vbadvanced support?

[bobster65]

Thanks :)
What do you mean as vbadvanced support?

Im guessing that a vba module for this would be what is wanted... that would be a nice addition to this.. :cool:

[simunaqv]

He probably means a vbadvanced module for showing featured threads.

[Lea Verou]

But if he wants to show ALL featured threads in one module, he can do it already with the news module I think, he will just have to re-select them for it.
This was designed to be forum-specific, so I can't really understand the use of a vba module.

[Kaleem]

Installed good work :)

[Lea Verou]

Thanks :)
How did the installation go?

[Kalina]

Hi Michelle, this seems to be a great plugin but it gave me a database error, I installed it, set the options and when I went to view one of my forums I got a database error. I am running vbulletin 3.6.8.

Here's the error:

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /forumdisplay.php(987) : eval()'d code on line 87

Warning: implode() [function.implode]: Bad arguments. in /forumdisplay.php(987) : eval()'d code on line 95


Database error in vBulletin 3.6.8:

Invalid SQL:

SELECT
thread.threadid,
thread.title,
thread.postuserid as posterid,
thread.postusername as poster,
thread.dateline,
thread.replycount,
thread.isfeatured,
thread.fdesc,
thread.iconid,
post.pagetext
FROM thread as thread
LEFT JOIN post as post ON(post.postid = thread.firstpostid)
WHERE
thread.isfeatured = 1
AND thread.forumid IN ()
ORDER BY fdate DESC
LIMIT 3;

MySQL Error : You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near ')
ORDER BY fdate DESC
LIMIT 3' at line 16
Error Number : 1064
Date : Wednesday, August 15th 2007 @ 10:28:29 AM
Script : http://www.webtalkforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=53
Referrer : http://www.webtalkforums.com/
IP Address : xx.xxx.xxx.xxx
Username : Colleen
Classname : vb_database

[Kaleem]

Thanks :)
How did the installation go?

Smooth Flawless :)

I checked both with Description and without.

With Description it shows only the description and without description it shows the contents of the thread as a description.

Just featured one thread and working fine

http://www.friendskorner.com/forum/f15/

[Lea Verou]

Hi Michelle, this seems to be a great plugin but it gave me a database error, I installed it, set the options and when I went to view one of my forums I got a database error. I am running vbulletin 3.6.8.

Here's the error:
Ah damn, if any of my hacks has a bug, there is a 90% chance that it is this exact error :p
Please provide:
1. A screenshot of your Featured threads settings
2. What the forumid of that forum was
3. Did that forum have any child forums?

[Lea Verou]

Smooth Flawless :)

I checked both with Description and without.

With Description it shows only the description and without description it shows the contents of the thread as a description.

Just featured one thread and working fine

http://www.friendskorner.com/forum/f15/
I am glad its working fine for you :) :)

[Lea Verou]

Btw this hack now works in harmony with v1.1.3 of e-steki User modlog, if you have it installed, it even displays a separate icon in the logs :)

[Kalina]

Michelle,

I can't recreate is cause it's a live forum but I just did a little test on a test forum, it happens when I disable "Show featured threads from subforums?"

And it happens whether or not a child has subforums.

All settings are left at default except I set "Position of the featured threads table" to "Above threads" and "Show featured threads from subforums?" to "No"

[NFLfbJunkie]

I was getting the statement "If the thread is featured, please add a description below:" flushing all the way to the left and not appearing in one line. I edited the following:



Code:
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Code is only visible to licensed users, and only when logged into the forums.
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to:



Code:
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Code is only visible to licensed users, and only when logged into the forums.
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And the statement appears on one line now.

[Lea Verou]

Kalina, I just realised what the error is, I will fix it shortly.
Junkie, wouldn't that mean that the rules table is too far away from the description? This is why I put the 1 there, but I forgot to test it with browsers other than firefox.

[NFLfbJunkie]

Not sure. I even removed the posting rules code and still had the same problem. But changing the '1' to '100%' fixed it for me. Maybe it is a browser problem.

[Lea Verou]

Version 1.0.1
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-Fixed bug when the setting "Show featured threads from subforums?" was set to No
-Fixed small template bug in Edit thread.

[cynthetiq]

awesome idea for a mod... I'm away for the moment but I must say, you doing these things is a great benefit. thank you again and I'll install tomorrow.

[Reeve of shinra]

I was looking for something like this to use on my front page (vbadvanced).
Would it be hard to adapt for my own use?

[Lea Verou]

I was looking for something like this to use on my front page (vbadvanced).
Would it be hard to adapt for my own use?
If you want something for your vba homepage why don't you use the built-in news module?

[Kaleem]

OK it was good and fine until i upgraded :)

In my forus when u post in the Parent forum the new thread button points to the sub forum and post the new thread there, disabling this hack solved the problem so i guesss this hack was the problem so i m uninstalling until i dont find the solution. :)

[Lea Verou]

OK it was good and fine until i upgraded :)

In my forus when u post in the Parent forum the new thread button points to the sub forum and post the new thread there, disabling this hack solved the problem so i guesss this hack was the problem so i m uninstalling until i dont find the solution. :)
That's really weird, as my hack has nothing to do with the New thread button :confused:
Does anyone else have this problem?

[cynthetiq]

thanks this will come in handy soon.

[thenetbox]

I am having this problem. I have a forum with ID 1 and when you look at the new thread link, it has forum id 100 (which is hidden and not open for posts). When users click on new thread, it sends them to the subforum to make a post.

This problem was resolved after disabling the mod.

edit: This happens with all forums with subforums. If there are two subforums, then the new thread buttons creates a thread in the lowest subforum.

That's really weird, as my hack has nothing to do with the New thread button :confused:
Does anyone else have this problem?

[Lea Verou]

I am having this problem. I have a forum with ID 1 and when you look at the new thread link, it has forum id 100 (which is hidden and not open for posts). When users click on new thread, it sends them to the subforum to make a post.

This problem was resolved after disabling the mod.

edit: This happens with all forums with subforums. If there are two subforums, then the new thread buttons creates a thread in the lowest subforum.
Does anyone else have this issue?

[Kaleem]

Does anyone else have this issue?
I already told u that i have this problem too :)

[ForYou]

Hello ,

I was installed the hack , but i can't see any thing, how can i give permisions for mod , if i don't need any one use this hack without Admin how can i do that , from where can i put the futured theard ,

Regards

[Marys242]

Hello ,

I was installed the hack , but i can't see any thing, how can i give permisions for mod , if i don't need any one use this hack without Admin how can i do that , from where can i put the futured theard ,

Regards

me too i'm having the same problem

[xandizitxu]

Hi Michelle,

I installed the mod but, no options appeared I read the faq and yes, there are the comments on my Template :/ do I have to change some conditions to see it working on board managment?

[Lea Verou]

Nothing appears or just some parts?

[xandizitxu]

nothing appear :/

[xandizitxu]

Maybe I'm wrong, but how can I make a feature thread?

I have a lot of products installed maybe this is the problem? A conflict?

[yoyoyoyo]

Hi Michelle,

I installed the mod but, no options appeared I read the faq and yes, there are the comments on my Template :/ do I have to change some conditions to see it working on board managment?same here - no options to feature the thread appear when posting a thread as pictured in:

http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=68530&d=1187184547

I checked that all of the necessary code that is mentioned in the manual exists in my forum, and it does, yet nothing new related to this mod appears when creating a thread.

[Lea Verou]

It isn't supposed to appear when creating a thread, but when editing a thread via the admin/mod options (Thread tools -> Edit thread).
This is because when making this hack, I pictured featured threads as already active threads with many replies, and not newly created ones.

[yoyoyoyo]

It isn't supposed to appear when creating a thread, but when editing a thread via the admin/mod options (Thread tools -> Edit thread).
This is because when making this hack, I pictured featured threads as already active threads with many replies, and not newly created ones.

Ok - I understand now - thanks for the explanation. sorry for not understanding earlier.

[Lea Verou]

Ok - I understand now - thanks for the explanation. sorry for not understainding earlier.
Its ok but I don't have the time at the moment (I'm a few hundred km away from home these days). When I find time I'll inform you.

[yoyoyoyo]

Its ok but I don't have the time at the moment (I'm a few hundred km away from home these days). When I find time I'll inform you.
I think I was editing my post and you were posting at the same time - LOL

all is well now - thanks.

[Lea Verou]

I think I was editing my post and you were posting at the same time - LOL

all is well now - thanks.
LOL yes I didn't even look at the quote.

[mishb68]

I like this mod. :)

I've installed it but I'm not using it just yet because I'm wondering if there us a way to restrict the amount of text characters that show up. If the first post of the featured thread is a page long, it kinda kills the whole forum. Can the text be limited to a few hundred characters, or just the thread titles shown?

Thanks.

[yoyoyoyo]

I like this mod. :)

I've installed it but I'm not using it just yet because I'm wondering if there us a way to restrict the amount of text characters that show up. If the first post of the featured thread is a page long, it kinda kills the whole forum. Can the text be limited to a few hundred characters, or just the thread titles shown?

Thanks.use thread description - simply copy the part of the thread you want listed in the "featured" section. You can even add a "Continued..." at the bottom to let people know that there is more to read.

[mishb68]

use thread description - simply copy the part of the thread you want listed in the "featured" section. You can even add a "Continued..." at the bottom to let people know that there is more to read.

Thanks! I don't know why I didn't think of that.

I'll give it a go :)

EDIT:

That solved it. TY!!

[periphrastic]

installed & thank you

[Pocket Aces]

Good hack. But it would be great if the featured thread will automatically be un-featured after a given date/time.

Random featured threads on selected forums is also a good option.

[mmmender]

Great hack. Works with 3.6.5.

[brandondrury]

I installed this yesterday on 3.6.8. When I checked the forum this morning, I realized that the "New Thread" button is creating threads for the wrong forum category. Strange!

I disabled this mod and the problem is fixed. Very strange. Not a big deal, but I just wanted this issue documented.

Brandon

[soniceffect]

I had the same problem as stated above. It seems to bo when there is a subforum. It changes the forum id on the 'New Thread' Button to one of the subforum rather than of the forum your in (hope that makes sense).

[alexgeek]

been looking for one of these.

[PixelsandBits]

That's really weird, as my hack has nothing to do with the New thread button :confused:
Does anyone else have this problem?

Heya,

Just wanted to chime in that yes, I did experience the same problem with my NEW THREAD button in the main forum causing a new thread to be created in the last subforum that is listed rather than in the main forum.

I found the solution after I came across this thread, which is from another person who was experiencing the same problem.

http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=254571

This is such a cool add-on, but this bug is a deal-breaker at the moment. I'm looking forward to an update :)

[Lea Verou]

Is there anyone that doesn't have this issue (apart from me)?

[Boofo]

Michelle, please forgive me if this has already been asked, but how many queries does this use on the forumhome?

[CameronLow]

Is there anyone that doesn't have this issue (apart from me)?

Hey Michelle, great mod you have here. Just wondering if you have located or found the problem with the New Thread thing?

[Rs06 Ant]

Hi, i dont have the problem the other guys are describing.

[CameronLow]

Does this addon work in 3.7.2? If it doesn't, anyone can point me to alternatives? I would even consider paying for this mod to made to work with 3.7.2.

[speedway]

Brilliant addition to my site, instaleed with no probs on my 3.9 test site. One questin if I may...

How would I move this to another area of the site, say the front page to display Featured Threads from all areas of the site?

Thanks again for a great mod.

Cheers
Bruce

[speedway]

Whoops, spoke too soon. I too have the New Thread bug where trying to create a new thread in a parent forum actually opens the new thread window for the first subforum! Hoping a fix is available soon as this is a fantastic mod and very much worth having...

[barcena]

I did installed mine but is not working.

PS. Sorry I haven't read that has some problems. I will love to have it so I'll check back in the future.

[speedway]

No action on this at all? That a shame, it would be a brilliant addition but is currently unusable due to the sub-forum bug.

[petacat]

It isn't supposed to appear when creating a thread, but when editing a thread via the admin/mod options (Thread tools -> Edit thread).
This is because when making this hack, I pictured featured threads as already active threads with many replies, and not newly created ones.
Hmmm ... I dont seem to be able to find an Thread tools menu in Admin or mod ... maybe I just do not understand what you mean or where to look...

[haytham]

One question before I install. Does this show on the main forum home or inside the forums? I need one that shows outside on the main forum home not that if your mod doesn't would that mean it's not a good mod. It's just what I need at the moment. Thanks.

[Spinball]

Couple of questions.
How do you mark a thread as being featured? If it's a change to the thread table then might it not be better to add an additional table? Not a good idea to alter main tables IMO.
Also how difficult would it be to make it so that members can make a paypal payment to feature their thread for a certain period of time or when the thread is moved to a different forum?

[Akademiks]

update for 3.8 please

[gedsta]

I too have suffered from this issue, however, if you disable it it goes away. But if you uninstall it, you get database errors.

Any ideas on how to solve the database errors?



Code:
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Code is only visible to licensed users, and only when logged into the forums.
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[Fergal C]

For VB 3.8.2 - I added "Featured Threads" to my forum using the Notices Feature (Admin CP - Notices).

You can change the title from "Notices" to "Featured Threads" in the Phrase Manager (Admin CP - Language & Phrases - Phrase Manager - Phrase Type - Global - Notices).

Simply Add New Notice when you want to feature a thread.

Works for me on my business forum (http://www.businessadviceforum.com) !

[StrangeMusicInc]

4.0 or 4.1?

[brandon515]

Same here. Anything like this for VB 4 ?

[bilal.ahmed]

any hack for vb 3.8.4 or 4 ?

[angeljs]

Would love to see this for vB4! :)