Question Threads 2.1.2

[Loohney]

Is there a permission to prevent users creating question-threads in specific forums?
Would love to have only a help/questions section that has the question feature enabled.

 

[karnaf]

Yep, same thing. Need a way to remove the question option from all forums except the selected ones.

 

[Frode789]

Is there a permission to prevent users creating question-threads in specific forums?
Would love to have only a help/questions section that has the question feature enabled.

1) This please!

2) Can it be made possible to add an extra user group permission (meant for admins etc.) to override the "only for questions" forum permission? Because I have a forum that I have checked for "only for questions". However, I would have liked to post a few stickies in the that section (as an admin, for example a FAQ thread), but everyone else can only open Question threads.

 

[Frode789]

@CMTV ?

 

[CMTV]

Hi! Sorry for not awnswering for so long. I am making a new update right now including fixes for last bugs and an ability to prohibit questions in certain forums.

 

[3rd AnGle]

@CMTV

Hi...

1. just found out a thread which is marked for best answer from a Question Forum always stays on top in the XF New threads widget. Meaning even if there are so many new posts in other threads the thread which is marked for best answer occupies the top spot..
2. The best answer cannot be unmarked or changed... can you plz add that feature?
3. Please add an option not to use the colors and icons for questions thread as we dont want any special highlights.

Thank you for this awesome addon

 

[CMTV]

CMTV updated Question Threads with a new update entry:

Question Threads 2.0

The addon is rewritten from scratch. See the updated resource page for details.

UPGRADING FROM 1.2.5

1. Backup your forum (both database and files) Seriously!
2. Go to your forum root and remove these three folders: src/addons/QuestionThreads, js/questionthreads and styles/fonts/questionthreads...

Read the rest of this update entry...

 

[CMTV]

Phew! 12 days of coding!

Rewritten from scratch!

I hope you enjoy!

Let me know if you find any bugs!

 

[Frode789]

Great update!

I see there are now dedicated question mark node icons for "questions only" forums. As I have custom node images, I don't want this addon to change them. Is there an option to disable that?

 

[CMTV]

Is there an option to disable that?

Yes you can disable them in forum options. There is a section "Question Threads".

 

[Recep Baltaş]

Does it have "go to solution" button?

 

[CMTV]

Yes. Best answer mark is a link to the best answer post for question.


You can also create your own button somewhere. The link should look like this:

<a href="{{ link('threads/bestAnswer', $thread) }}..."

 

[Recep Baltaş]

OK, can I use it on the exisitng threads?

 

[CMTV]

You can use it for any thread just make sure it is a question and it has the best answer. This can be done with this code:

<xf:if is="{{ $thread.QT_question && $thread.QT_best_answer_id }}">
    <a href="{{ link('threads/bestAnswer', $thread) }}" class="my_button">Go to best answer!</a>
</xf:if>

The code above should work for all threads.

 

[Recep Baltaş]

Where to put the code?

 

[CMTV]

I am a bit confused.

Does it have "go to solution" button?

Yes it does. It is the main purpose of best answer mark in thread list and it is working already for all threads.


If you want to create your own custom button that links to best answer then you need to put the code below somewhere in the template you want the button to appear (of course you will need a variable that contains thread - $thread in my example):

<xf:if is="{{ $thread.QT_question && $thread.QT_best_answer_id }}">
    <a href="{{ link('threads/bestAnswer', $thread) }}" class="my_button">Go to best answer!</a>
</xf:if>

 

[Recep Baltaş]

OK. Got it working on existing threads. But could you be specific on how to add the button.

e.g I want to add a button to either of the places, marked blue:

 

[CMTV]

In template post_macros find this code:

<div class="message-attribution-opposite">

Past the code below after that line:

<xf:if is="{{ $post.isFirstPost() && $thread.QT_question && $thread.QT_best_answer_id }}">
    <a href="#post-{$thread.QT_best_answer_id}">Go to best answer!</a>
</xf:if>

For bottom one in the same template find this code:

<xf:if is="$hasActionBarMenu">
    <a class="actionBar-action actionBar-action--menuTrigger"
       data-xf-click="menu"
       title="{{ phrase('more_options')|for_attr }}"
       role="button"
       tabindex="0"
       aria-expanded="false"
       aria-haspopup="true">&#8226;&#8226;&#8226;</a>

    <div class="menu" data-menu="menu" aria-hidden="true" data-menu-builder="actionBar">
        <div class="menu-content">
            <h4 class="menu-header">{{ phrase('more_options') }}</h4>
            <div class="js-menuBuilderTarget"></div>
        </div>
    </div>
</xf:if>

Past the code below after that block (after </xf:if>:

<xf:if is="{{ $post.isFirstPost() && $thread.QT_question && $thread.QT_best_answer_id }}">
    <a href="#post-{$thread.QT_best_answer_id}" clas="actionBar-action">Go to best answer!</a>
</xf:if>

 

[Recep Baltaş]

Even the paid add-on makers don't provide that good support. How can I donate?

 

[danger@]

what happens if you use this for some time and then deinstall the mod? Do the "question" threads disappear completely, or they just stay there as regular threads?