Thread Description Hack v2.0.1

[eXtremeTim]

Thread Description Hack v2.0.1

Priority Support: http://www.extremewebtech.com/forums/f272-free-vbulletin-hacks/t243972-thread-description-hack-v2-0-1-a (http://www.extremechatforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=171460)

What this hack does:
This hack allows your users to add descriptions to their threads that show up on the threadlist. This allows people to read what the thread is about before they enter the thread.


Planned:
Add showing of thread description to search results.
Option to turn off thread descriptions on a per forum basis
Option to turn off thread descriptsion showing up on search results.
ajax support for editing thread description from forumdisplay.


Whats new in v2?

Well in version 2.0 I fixed many bugs that existed on later version of vbulletin with the ajax features removing the thread description. Plus I made the code cleaner overall and also made it easier for everybody install and use this system.

Fixed in version 2.0.1
fixed two bugs with the query manipulation for forumdisplay that could cuase a conflict.

If you use this mod please click install.

Priority Support: here= (http://www.extremewebtech.com/forums/f272-free-vbulletin-hacks/t243972-thread-description-hack-v2-0-1-a)

[eXtremeTim]

Reserved

[soletrader]

Can you tell me what I need to do in order to upgrade? Thank you

[eXtremeTim]

install the new product file remove the template edits from editpost and newthread and undo the file edit in forumdisplay.php and you should be good.

[eNforce]

Simple install and works good. Thanks!

Example: http://www.areyouserios.com/forumdisplay.php?f=5

[eXtremeTim]

And an example on my baby: http://www.extremechatforums.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=2 ;)

[eXtremeTim]

Hack updated to resolve two bugs.

[DementedMindz]

Simple install and works good. Thanks!

Example: http://www.areyouserios.com/forumdisplay.php?f=5

lol looks like you have a error.

Fatal error: Call to a member function parse_bbcode() on a non-object in /home/enforcer/public_html/includes/functions_forumdisplay.php on line 162

[eNforce]

lol looks like you have a error.

Fatal error: Call to a member function parse_bbcode() on a non-object in /home/enforcer/public_html/includes/functions_forumdisplay.php on line 162

Wasn't because of this hack :D I was installing another hack while still live lol. Once I uploaded the product for that hack it was good. :rambo:

[thedvs]

does anyone know if this has any conflicts with mystics thread prefixs hack?

[eXtremeTim]

This hack should not have any conflicts with that hack.

[FleaBag]

Thanks Tim; I've used this since vb2! Installed and working nicely. You mention new features coming soon... I'd love to be able to see the thread description on showthread as well. :D

[maidos]

its nice but i would really like if you made the title descriptions under the thread, i dont wanna make user to point their mouse to that thread just to view the thread title i wanna have it visiable so please cant you make it?

[rmxs]

You use diferent table and if someone upgrade from this

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=116410

All the old descriptions GONE :(

Also in EDIT thread the is no edit BOX!(easy to add byt...)

[eXtremeTim]

My hack doesnt use the edit thread options it uses the standard edit post to be able to update the thread description. Same as my version always has. I will also take a look at the other one and see about an importer.

[Hornstar]

for anyone with VBseo, this is already default in that. but thanks for sharing it with everyone else.

[Snake]

Thanks. Will install it soon. :)

[eXtremeTim]

So any problems found yet?

[iran.gs]

Installed Very very handy and usefull my forum is about computer this can be real usefull for new softwares and tools.. thanks so much :X best hack for this month.....

Version 3.61 its worked fine

[eXtremeTim]

Priority Support Will Be Given Here (http://extremewebtech.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6) From Now On. I will try to support this hack in this thread but there are no promises.

[Neo_Angelo]

only problem i've encountered is when i do all the template changes it adds two boxes instead of one so i get:

Thread title:
[ ]
Description:
[ ]
:
[ ]

underneith the description box theres just : and another box underneith it....

upon removing the template edit from New thread....it worked fine.

one suggestion is to make the description underneith the title of the thread as mine does this:

Test titel - test description

i want it to be

Test title
Test description

[eXtremeTim]

You only have to do the template edits for newthread and edit post if you dont see the box showing up from the automated template edits. ;)

[emtee]

Thread description showing only on forumdisplay but not on showthread? Thread description should be displayed on showthread also, shouldn't it?

I just need to add the value to showthread and it should work. I'll see how it goes. Thanks for the nice hack!

[eXtremeTim]

Ill add it into showthread shortly.

[CrystaStarLight]

Is there anyway for the description to be searchable on the search page? It all works wonderfully BTW!

[JohnGBSA]

Looks like one of the most useful hacks yet!

Does it work with vB 3.6.3?

/John

[Dermo-MIO]

thanks i had 1.0 installed but the box disappeared when i did template edits that vb said needed done urgh

[kafi]

This hack sounds great, I will wait for planned features:

- Add showing of thread description to search results.
- Option to turn off thread descriptions on a per forum basis
Option to turn off thread descriptsion showing up on search results.
ajax support for editing thread description from forumdisplay.

good job, good idea .-)

[Zizou_SCD]

The Priority Help Link Takes Me A Thread About Porn! WTF!?

Hope you can help me here.

I have tried adding this product and the result has been that in the thread editting view, I can add a description. However, these descriptions do not appear anywhere else on the forums after the thread is posted.

Note, I have done the addition edits.

However, the addition edits were not done in the editpost.php or newthread.php files because the code wasn't there. I found the code in a fill called /install/vbulletin-style.xml. Weird, I know.

Not being a retard on this one, I searched all the source code for '$vbphrase[title]' and all the results bar one were in the vbulletin-style.xml.

I am using vB Ver.3.6.4. Do you think this is the problem?

[eXtremeTim]

Yea sorry I recently merged all my sites into a network. So all the links have changed.

Make sure you made the threadbit change.

[johnrizz]

NICE install!!

[leenster]

It would be nice if this would also show in the recent thread block....

[leenster]

I got it to show up in the recent thread block by adding

<if condition="$thread['threaddesc']"><span class="smallfont">- $thread[threaddesc]</span></if>

in the adv_portal_latesttopicbits template but also had to add thread.threaddesc to the query in latesttopics.php in the modules folder.

I thought i post this just in case others wanted to add it.

[eXtremeTim]

Im looking right now to see just how I can expand this hack to make it even more useful.

[leenster]

adding it to the search for new threads ..... add the query to the search.php, thats handy too..... its nice when it shows up anywhere where a thread title might show.,....

[CrystaStarLight]

Hows it going? I'm really looking forward to them being added to search results! It would really help my fanfiction forum.

[eXtremeTim]

I will update this soon with new features.

[CrystaStarLight]

Thank you so much! This will be so helpful! :)

[eXtremeTim]

Any feature requests?

[Brew]

Installed in vB 3.6.8 without a hitch :)

[eXtremeTim]

Updates are coming!!!!

[yahoooh]

i suggest :

1.description of the thread appears insted of the the 50 characters that appear in the forum display when the mouse put on the link of the thread @optional@

2. use ajax to bring description data of thread instead of dfault show , so this will make the page o forumdisplay loading more quickly