Flagging "Important" Posts/Threads (clone of Recent Threads)

[ponzinomics]

Hi,

I would like to apply for a very useful plugin, IMHO. It should not be difficult to implement as it is already created and probably just requires a repackaging.

The idea is allowing users tagging a post/thread as "important". A post would be marked as "important" by a button next to close or edit buttons in the post (for example).

"Important" posts would be listed as "Recent Threads" does. Admin should be able to remove an entry from the listing as currently is possible to do removing entries from Recent Threads listing. So, nothing new here.

The meaning of "important" can be left up to the admin, with an String in the settings side, where he would be allowed to enter the name of the button. E.g. important new, flagged posts (by something), best posts (of the day), relevant post....

Applications of this generic plugin are multiple, just as many as meanings the admin provides for "important".

I see 2 differences with Recent Threads plugin:
* an entry is added when clicking the "important" button in a post, instead of the automatically for last posts.
* it should allow multiple instances of the plugin on a forum (e.g. with different meanings for "important")

Would this be possible? Is there anything like that already available?

Thanks

[ponzinomics]

Is this the same thing? monmonmoney

support.proboards.com/thread/529138/top-threads-plugin

[ponzinomics]

As an application of this plugin requested, for example, here, in the support forum, I would like someone flagging posts containing new plugins or useful solutions discovered.

For example this is something that I find difficult to locate: what are the new functionalities created for other users that I could also potentially add to my forum? I would like to see them compiled in a list everyday instead visiting every updated thread.

[Todge]

This should be a bit simpler than the Recent Threads plugin, and it will need a Super Forum key.

I'll see what I can come up with.

[ponzinomics]

Thanks, looks to me that it can cover multiple cases

[Todge]

I have a working plugin that will list the important thread titles linked to them. What other information are you wanting to display.

Also, you cannot have more than one instance of a plugin on a forum without them clashing, so threads can be flagged as important or not, you can't have several threads marked as important with 'different meanings' of being important, unless you put that in the thread title.

[ponzinomics]

Hi Todge, I think a comment (why this thread is important) would be interesting and a priority level (1 to 10). Is this possible?

Regarding multiplicity, hopefully is something to be extended in future, even if you have to buy another super key.... for the moment is a good start.

In my case, I am trying to create something like this (first post), where every entry in the table is a link to a thread, adding a comment an a indicator of severity (1-10). Maybe embedded in the first post of a thread (preferably), so can be possible to add comments after, or maybe in a custom page.

Thanks for your time Todge.

[Todge]

Yikes....

That is so much more than just flagging threads as important, and pretty much negates the plugin I am currently working on.

What you are asking is theoretically possible, but there are some not-so-small problems, not least of which is storage.

A Super Forum key can hold a maximum of 32,000 bytes, which sounds a lot, but really isn't, and will seriously restrict what you can do with it.. I'd go as far as to say that you'd not get anywhere near the depth of information in that first post.

[ponzinomics]

well, i suppose you are referring to the presentation layout. I am aware that keeping this presentation layout would require associating meta params per thread to order and consider them when rendering the table and this is too much customized.... I know

So, I am aware I will lose some styling in presentation, but is impossible to maintain the current table. I read in support about a wiki-post proposal but I think was not carried forward. So for the moment, I think is a fair step just having a list. I assume it.

The titles are just the thread title. Regarding the comments I will shrink the size to just a few words.

There are a few other places where I could use the plugin but this is the main priority I think (as only one instance is available).