--- a/gpp/forums/urls.py	Wed Mar 09 01:50:13 2011 +0000
+++ b/gpp/forums/urls.py	Wed Mar 09 02:39:24 2011 +0000
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 urlpatterns = patterns('forums.views.main',
     url(r'^$', 'index', name='forums-index'),
+    url(r'^catchup/$', 'catchup_all', name='forums-catchup_all'),
     url(r'^new-topic-success/(?P<tid>\d+)$', 'new_topic_thanks', name='forums-new_topic_thanks'),
     url(r'^topic/(?P<id>\d+)/$', 'topic_index', name='forums-topic_index'),
     url(r'^topic/(?P<id>\d+)/unread/$', 'topic_unread', name='forums-topic_unread'),

--- a/gpp/forums/views/main.py	Wed Mar 09 01:50:13 2011 +0000
+++ b/gpp/forums/views/main.py	Wed Mar 09 02:39:24 2011 +0000
@@ -740,6 +740,37 @@
 
 @login_required
 @require_POST
+def catchup_all(request):
+    """
+    This view marks all forums as being read.
+    """
+    forums = Forum.objects.forums_for_user(request.user)
+    forum_dict = dict((forum.id, forum) for forum in forums)
+    forum_ids = forum_dict.keys()
+
+    tlvs = TopicLastVisit.objects.filter(user=request.user,
+            topic__forum__id__in=forum_ids).delete()
+
+    flvs = ForumLastVisit.objects.filter(user=request.user,
+            forum__id__in=forum_ids).select_related('forum')
+
+    flv_dict = dict((flv.forum.id, flv) for flv in flvs)
+
+    now = datetime.datetime.now()
+    for forum in forums:
+        flv = flv_dict.get(forum.id)
+        if flv is None:
+            flv = ForumLastVisit(user=request.user, forum=forum)
+
+        flv.begin_date = now
+        flv.end_date = now
+        flv.save()
+
+    return HttpResponseRedirect(reverse('forums-index'))
+
+
+@login_required
+@require_POST
 def forum_catchup(request, slug):
     """
     This view marks all the topics in the forum as being read.

--- a/gpp/templates/forums/index.html	Wed Mar 09 01:50:13 2011 +0000
+++ b/gpp/templates/forums/index.html	Wed Mar 09 02:39:24 2011 +0000
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {% extends 'base.html' %}
+{% load url from future %}
 {% load cache %}
 {% load forum_tags %}
 {% load core_tags %}
@@ -44,6 +45,10 @@
       </tbody>
    </table>
 {% endfor %}
+<form action="{% url 'forums-catchup_all' %}" method="post">{% csrf_token %}
+   <input type="submit" value="Mark All Forums Read" />
+</form>
+<br />
 {% cache 900 forum-stats-block %}
 {% forum_stats %}
 {% endcache %}