Thread Time Variables

[ShadowTech]

I have tried searching this forum for the answer.. but have come up empty.. so I am sorry if this has already been asked.

I am trying to get the date and time to show under the "Thread Starter" column in the threads listing.. but I cannot figure out the right variable to display the thread creation date and the creation time. Would this be pulled from the original post in the thread or what?

I have tried looking thru all the vB templates and cannot seem to find anything like $thread[postdate] $thread[posttime] .. I hope someone understands what I am trying to do and can help me.

Thanks.

[fury]

I'd like to know this too.

[Admin]

In forumdisplay.php add this code:
$thread[startdate]=vbdate($dateformat,$thread[dateline]);
$thread[starttime]=vbdate($timeformat,$thread[dateline]);
right before
$thread[lastreplydate]=vbdate($dateformat,$thread[lastpost]);
$thread[lastreplytime]=vbdate($timeformat,$thread[lastpost]);
Now you should be able to use $thread[startdate] and $thread[starttime] in the templates.

[fury]

There are two instances of the code you said to find. Add before both instances?

[fury]

Nevermind, I added it before both instances and it works great

Thanks :)

[Admin]

Sorry about that. :o One is for the open threads, and the second is for the closed.

[hacker]

Originally posted by FireFly
In forumdisplay.php add this code:
$thread[startdate]=vbdate($dateformat,$thread[dateline]);
$thread[starttime]=vbdate($timeformat,$thread[dateline]);
right before
$thread[lastreplydate]=vbdate($dateformat,$thread[lastpost]);
$thread[lastreplytime]=vbdate($timeformat,$thread[lastpost]);
Now you should be able to use $thread[startdate] and $thread[starttime] in the templates.

Could you show me which template and where to place the code?

[Admin]

In the forumdisplaybit template, or any of the templates used inside it.

[ShadowTech]

hate to bring this back up.. but this doesn't appear to work on 2.2.4 .. what would need changed in order for it to work on the new build?

[Muellmann]

I tried all but cannot make it. I have 3.60. I found in the forumdisplay.php not this code mentioned above. Maybe any other File is needed to be edited with 3.60? Any Help would be much appreciated!

[Snatch]

First, jo must creat a new "Plugin"

Plugin Attitudes:
Produkt - vBulletin
(Hook) - threadbit_process
Titel - your choise
PHP-Code:
if ($thread['dateline'])
{
$thread['creationdate'] = vbdate($vbulletin->options['dateformat'], $thread['dateline'], true);
$thread['creationtime'] = vbdate($vbulletin->options['timeformat'], $thread['dateline']);
}
else
{
$thread['creationdate'] = '';
$thread['creationtime'] = '';
}

Than save the Plugin.

Now search in template "threadbit":

<if condition="$show['guestuser']">
$thread[postusername]
<else />

Below add:

<span style="cursor:pointer" onclick="window.open('member.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$thread[postuserid]', '_self')">Von $thread[postusername] : $thread[creationdate] um $thread[creationtime] Uhr</span>
</if>
</div>


GreeTz
Snatch

[chetcarson]

Snatch thats great.

Big Thanks!

Using 3.6.0

I added the plugin as you indicated, however in the threadbit template I found this code already exists:

<span style="cursor:pointer" onclick="window.open('member.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$thread[postuserid]', '_self')">$thread[postusername]</span>

Adding $thread[creationdate] and $thread[creationtime] after the closing span is all that was needed there.

It looks like this:

<span style="cursor:pointer" onclick="window.open('member.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$thread[postuserid]', '_self')">$thread[postusername]</span> $thread[creationdate] $thread[creationtime]