Description
This addon allows users to create questions, mark them solved/unsolved and select best answers.
This is an open source addon. You can visit GitHub repository for source code.
All my addons are free...
But if you want to
- Be informed of all news about developing new addons
- Suggest and vote for new addons
- Try beta versions
- Receive 24-hour early access to new addons
Question marks
Questions have a special mark before the title which signalize that it is a question and shows its state (solved/unsolved). There will be a best answer mark near question mark if question has best answer:
Question marks are fully customizable starting from three different types and ending with an ability to apply custom css. Take a look at some examples:
Question mark is showing everywhere before question title: threads list, thread view, search results and so on:
Forum types
Likely you will need to prohibit creating questions in some forums. Forum types were created exactly for that purpose.
There are three different types of forum:
- Threads only
- Threads and questions
- Questions only
Moreover in questions only forums some phrases and icons are changed to give users an understanding of current forum type:
Best answers
Some questions are getting solved through a big disscussion of many users.
But sometimes a user can give one, straight and very helpful correct answer. In such cases question author can mark such answer as "best answer":
Of course you can customize the look of best answer:
Options and Customization
You can disable some features if you experience problems with other addons/xenForo options:
- Disabling questions only forum custom node icon
- Disabling custom thread prompt for questions only forum
All settings are located in "Question Threads" section in "Style properties"
Permissions
Question Threads supports xenForo permissions system. The permissions are:
- Create new question
- Edit own thread type
- Mark own questions solved
- Mark own questions unsolved
- Select best answer in own threads
- Unselect best answer in own threads
- Edit any thread type
- Mark any questions solved
- Mark any questions unsolved
- Select best answer in any threads
- Unselect best answer in any threads
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Installation
- Download the addon
- Upload contents of upload folder to your forum root
- In admin control panel go to "Addons" section and install Question Threads
All my addons are free...
But if you want to
- Be informed of all news about developing new addons
- Suggest and vote for new addons
- Try beta versions
- Receive 24-hour early access to new addons