Add-ons Auto Close + Thread Notice 1.1.0

Auto Close Thread Notice helps keep older discussions tidy without surprising your members. It can show a configurable inactivity notice on old threads, automatically close inactive threads by forum, and publish a simple Help page explaining your forum’s auto-close rules.

Features:

• Automatically closes inactive threads after a configurable number of days.
• Per-forum auto-close settings.
• Different auto-close day values per forum.
• Optional per-forum sticky thread handling.
• Choose whether thread age is based on last post date or thread creation date.
• Optional inactivity notice on open threads.
• Optional inactivity notice on closed threads.
• Friendly notice wording such as “more than 6 months” or “more than a year and 3 months.”
• Option to only show notices in forums where auto-close is enabled.
• Optional login requirement before showing notices.
• Exclude threads started by selected user groups.
• Built-in Help page showing members which forums auto-close and after how long.
• Help page respects forum permissions, so members only see forums they can access.
• Admin tools rebuild entry for processing existing inactive thread backlogs.
• Cron-based auto-closing for ongoing maintenance.

Useful for:

• Keeping support forums current.
• Reducing necroposting in old threads.
• Making forum rules clearer to members.
• Applying different inactivity rules across different forum sections.
• Closing old discussions automatically without manual moderator cleanup.