Thread Starter Column

[Chris M]

Installation Instructions

Step 1: Download the attached file and follow the instructions
Step 2: Click Install (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/vborg_miscactions.php?do=installhack&threadid=90915)

vBulletin 3.0.7 Version: Click here (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=90917)

Update
Version 1.1.0: This modification now requires a plugin to perform correctly :)

Satan

[Marco van Herwaarden]

Thanks for sharing.

Would you please be so kind to upload it as a zip-file.

[Chris M]

Yup - 2 secs ;)

Satan

[Allan]

screenshot please ;)

[Chris M]

They're old one from vB 3.0.x, but they convey the picture well enough ;)

Satan

[flup]

*plop* installed.
Way better:)

[flup]

Found a little mistake:

If you use "New Posts" link on forum index.

You forgot to make the tables look right it now looks like:

Thread/Threadstarter - Lastest Reply - Reply's - Views - Forum - Nothing
Thread - Threadstarter - Latest Reply - Reply's - Views - Forum

As you can see, views are listed UNDER forum, Reply's under Views etc.

Little fix i think in a template.

[flup]

And another one.

I'll post screenshots with it:

1) Search new posts
2) Deleted thread

Hope to see a fix soon :-)

[Chris M]

Indeed - I'll have a look at the templates ;)

Satan

[flup]

When? I'm still waiting :(

[Chris M]

When? I'm still waiting :(
Hehe sorry - I began work on the deleted thread but got sidetracked ;)

I hope to have the complete code within the next couple of days :)

Satan

[flup]

thanks :)

[slank]

nice idea...would come in handy , good idea indeed

[Snake]

Thanks for the hack satan. It works pretty fine on 3.5 RC2 as well. There's just one little thing. The size of the thread starter's font text is way too small. It is supposed to have the same font size as the thread's title. Have a look at the screenshot below.

http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/774/screeny8mb.gif

[chikkoo]

How about adding Thread Start Date below the Thread Starter?

[Snake]

Thanks for the hack satan. It works pretty fine on 3.5 RC2 as well. There's just one little thing. The size of the thread starter's font text is way too small. It is supposed to have the same font size as the thread's title. Have a look at the screenshot below.

http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/774/screeny8mb.gif

Bump!!! :D

[tHe Rk]

Has a cleaner look overall, I like it, kind of a throwback to the old school.

[Valter]

Nice one hellsatan.

New bugs-fixed version come out soon?

[Mathiau]

trying this on RC3 :D

[WNxWakko]

How do I put the date and time they created the thread under the username?

[Brandon Sheley]

will this work with rc3 ? and i dl this and just see one file ? "Step 1: Download the attached file and follow the instructions"
what instructions

[goblues]

will this work with rc3 ? and i dl this and just see one file ? "Step 1: Download the attached file and follow the instructions"
what instructions

Upload and then run the file for the install process. I am guessing (haven't installed it) it has an installer?


EDIT:
Actually, it looks like you should just open the file in wordpad and follow the instructions as it reads.

[Chris M]

I will probably release the fixed version later today or tomorrow (I've perfected it I believe) but it will need a plugin modification to achieve total perfection :(

So when I document it I shall release it as a Plugin in the Plugins forum :)

Satan

[Chris M]

Yes - The ".php" file is an instruction document that should be opened in Wordpad or Notepad or any other form of text editor that can read .php files :)

Update
Version 1.1.0 has been released and is the corrected "Plugin" version of this modification :)

Satan

[john1744]

Is there a way to get this to work with users html markup?

[Bulent Tekcan]

How do I put the date and time they created the thread under the username?

Same question from me.....Can we do that ? Becasue very useful starting time an date.

Thanks

[neil b]

I'll probably install this when my board goes vB3.5. I'd also thumbs up the idea of displaying the thread creation date and time.

But, I think it would look a too cluttered if this was displayed below the username, maybe it would be better if it was displayed when you hover the mouse over the username instead.

[JohnBee]

Hi
Where does this take place? both my columns are the same colors I would like them to alternate instead.

Please note:
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For cosmetic reasons, you may wish to change the <td class=""> attributes manually, or use a conditional to do so:

i.e.

------------

<td class="alt2"
<td class="alt1"

------------

becomes :
------------

<td class="<if condition="$vboptions[showthreadstartercolumn]">alt1<else />alt2</if>"
<td class="<if condition="$vboptions[showthreadstartercolumn]">alt2<else />alt1</if>"

N'mind I found it :)

[JWalker05]

Im sure you may know about this, but the topic after its been softly deleted still shows thread starters name under thread title.

[Chris M]

Im sure you may know about this, but the topic after its been softly deleted still shows thread starters name under thread title.

It shouldn't do :confused:

I'll take another look and see what could be causing that...

Chris

[SecTa]

For cosmetic reasons, you may wish to change the <td class=""> attributes manually, or use a conditional to do so:
... Couldn't get this to work on 3.5 Gold... Could you explain those changes more specific?

[Snake]

Yes the hack is kinda bugged for 3.5.0 Gold. Please update it asap.

[Chris M]

Yes the hack is kinda bugged for 3.5.0 Gold. Please update it asap.

This hack was written for 3.5 - The only issue seems to be soft-deleted threads, however I cannot reproduce the error :ermm:

Couldn't get this to work on 3.5 Gold... Could you explain those changes more specific?
For every instance of the following code that appears after the thread starter column alteration in your altered templates:
<td class="alt1">
change that to:
<td class="<if condition="$vboptions[showthreadstartercolumn]">alt2<else />alt1</if>">
And the same for alt2's to alt1 etc - You will need to fiddle with it a few times to get it precisely right for your site ;)

Chris

[Quillz]

Just installed this great hack! I like how it can be switched on and off via the ACP. And I never knew about debug mode, either.

[n00belit3]

Thanks for the hack satan. It works pretty fine on 3.5 RC2 as well. There's just one little thing. The size of the thread starter's font text is way too small. It is supposed to have the same font size as the thread's title. Have a look at the screenshot below.

http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/774/screeny8mb.gifbump

[Chris M]

You can try and override it with your own <div> or <span> tags if you want but the size is defined in the thread_starter phrase :)

Chris

[clubfmradio]

You can try and override it with your own <div> or <span> tags if you want but the size is defined in the thread_starter phrase :)

Chris

Its not very clear on where do u make these changes?

2)

Now goto your vBulletin Options screen
---------------------------

Create a new setting in the "Forum Display Options (forumdisplay)" screen.

Use the following information:

Varname - showthreadstartercolumn
Title - Show 'Thread Starter' column
Description - Turns the thread starter column on and off for forumdisplay.
Option Code - yesno
Default - 1
Display Order - *this setting should be automatically filled in by vBulletin - do not change it*
vBulletin Default - No

[slank]

clubfmradio - i believe you make those changes in the phrase manager settings

works fine with 3.5Gold btw :D

[Sabrejeff]

Its not very clear on where do u make these changes?

2)

Now goto your vBulletin Options screen
---------------------------

Create a new setting in the "Forum Display Options (forumdisplay)" screen.

Use the following information:

Varname - showthreadstartercolumn
Title - Show 'Thread Starter' column
Description - Turns the thread starter column on and off for forumdisplay.
Option Code - yesno
Default - 1
Display Order - *this setting should be automatically filled in by vBulletin - do not change it*
vBulletin Default - NoYeah, I can't figure that out either.

[Snake]

Make sure you've enabled debug mode to on otherwise you won't have the ability to create new settings via the admincp.

[dastar]

Make sure you've enabled debug mode to on otherwise you won't have the ability to create new settings via the admincp.

Yup. I think quite a few people skip that step but doing so isn't an option.

[whelck]

Chris, you forgot to update the Subscriptions portion for the thread starter.

[Chris M]

Thank you for reminding me - I'll work on a 3.5.1 version as soon as my server stops playing up :)

Chris

[whelck]

Thank you for reminding me - I'll work on a 3.5.1 version as soon as my server stops playing up :)

Chris

excellent :) I was able to get it to look right by just comparing it to the rest of the hack. One of the simplest hacks, yet still one of my favorites. I love the look of the thread starter column.

[Snake]

http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=158756

Jake has just updated his tutorial so you might wanna check that out too. ;)

[sub_ubi]

http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=158756

Jake has just updated his tutorial so you might wanna check that out too. ;)

Nice!

I'm about to install the plugin, if it doesn't work I'll do the tutorial.

edit: the tutorial seems to be more thorough, but it takes a long time to go through all the templates. A plugin to simplify it would be nice.

[Snake]

I prefer the tutorial one because it is better coded but that's your call. ;)

[BrandiDup]

Thank you for reminding me - I'll work on a 3.5.1 version as soon as my server stops playing up :)

Chris


I can't wait! Yay :)

[Dsyn11]

any updates for 3.5.4? I really hate how the thread starter is under the title. It makes it very difficult to skim thread titles.

[Quillz]

I'm running 3.5.4, and having some issues that didn't occur before. I downloaded the latest version of the .zip file, so can I get some help here? Thanks.
http://img385.imageshack.us/img385/1318/threadstartercolumn14rz.gif (http://imageshack.us)
http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/2938/threadstartercolumn23gi.gif (http://imageshack.us)
How would I go about fixing these errors?

[Quillz]

On a somewhat related note...

I figured out how to fix the errors I was encountering, but the solution comes from a thread on vbulletin.com. Therefore, will this plug-in still work even if different instructions are used?

[Quillz]

On a somewhat related note...

I figured out how to fix the errors I was encountering, but the solution comes from a thread on vbulletin.com. Therefore, will this plug-in still work even if different instructions are used?Does anyone know?

[DaPro]

If your still having a problem with this plugin causing your search results table to look a little messed up. Please do the following to fix it.


Go into your admincp.
Open up "Style Manager".
Find the "Search Templates" group and open it.
Find the "search_results" template and open it.
Locate this bit of code by using the search function. last_post
Next, locate the column for the last_post phrase and you will notice TWO of them. Delete the second instance of this code. <td class="thead" width="150" align="center" nowrap="nowrap">$vbphrase[last_post]</td>
Saved your template and check to see if that fixed it.
All done.If you still have issues, let me know, maybe I can help! :bunny:

[csidlernet]

thanks buddy

[DaPro]

thanks buddy

If that is directed to me, no problem at all :-)

[JohnBee]

Is there a 3.5.4 version out yet?
I would really love to have this MOD on my forum :D

[JohnBee]

I decided to take a shot at this on 3.5.4 anyways.
Something I found interesting right off the get go is when I tried to create the new setting I receied this message.

There is already a setting named 'showthreadstartercolumn'. You may not create duplicate settings.

Any ideas what might cause this, I never installed this mod before :(

[Valter]

Chris M,

Would you go to fix bugs and make this hack compatible with 3.5.4? ;)

[DaPro]

Had no problems installing this for 3.5.4, no idea what bugs you guys are hitting.

[GrendelKhan{TSU]

now I'm confused...

does this work with 3.5.4 or not?

[sensimilla]

It does work with 3.5.4

But i still have the problem with deleted threads as previously reported..

Any ideas how to solve it ?

[Spacefreak]

Has anyone tried this add-on with vBulletin 3.6?

[JohnBee]

I love this modification!
Someone pointed out today that the Subscription List was messed up from this.
Has anyone noticed this problem also?
I went through the install steps again and could not find anywheres to edit the Subscription Listing with...

[Nissart]

does it work with 3.6 ?

[furst]

does it work with 3.6 ?
Anyone?

[home9000]

does it work with 3.6 ?

any new in this issue

[Cheerpipe]

It does work with 3.5.4

But i still have the problem with deleted threads as previously reported..

Any ideas how to solve it ?

to fix it do this



replace threadbit_deleted template with


<tr>
<td class="alt1"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/thread$thread[statusicon].gif" alt="" /></td>

<if condition="$show['threadicons']">
<td class="alt2"><if condition="$show['threadicon']"><img src="$thread[threadiconpath]" alt="$thread[threadicontitle]" border="0" /><else />&nbsp;</if></td>
</if>

<td class="alt1">

<div>
<if condition="$show['moderated']"><span style="float:$stylevar[right]">&nbsp;<img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/moderated_small.gif" alt="<phrase 1="$thread[hiddencount]">$vbphrase[x_moderated_posts]</phrase>" /></span></if>
<span style="float:$stylevar[right]">&nbsp;<img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/trashcan_small.gif" alt="<phrase 1="$thread[deletedcount]">$vbphrase[x_deleted_posts]</phrase>" /></span>
<if condition="$show['viewthread']"><span style="float:$stylevar[right]" class="smallfont"><a href="showthread.php?$session[sessionurl]t=$thread[threadid]">$vbphrase[view]</a></span></if>
$thread[typeprefix]
<if condition="$show['threadtitle']"><em>$thread[threadtitle]</em></if>
</div>
</td>

<td class="alt2">
<span class="smallfont">
<if condition="$show['guestuser']">
<div align="center">$thread[postusername]</div>
<else />
<div align="center"><a href="member.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$thread[postuserid]">$thread[postusername]</a></div>
</if></span>
</td>

<td class="alt1" align="center" colspan="3">
<div class="smallfont"><phrase 1="member.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$thread[del_userid]" 2="$thread[del_username]">$vbphrase[thread_deleted_by_x]</phrase></div>
<if condition="$show['deletereason']">
<div class="smallfont">$vbphrase[reason]: <em>$thread[del_reason]</em></div>
</if>
</td>



<if condition="$show['forumlink']">
<td class="alt2"><a href="forumdisplay.php?$session[sessionurl]f=$thread[forumid]">$thread[forumtitle]</a></td>
</if>

<if condition="$show['inlinemod']">
<td class="alt1">
<input type="checkbox" name="tlist[$thread[threadid]]" id="tlist_$thread[threadid]" value="$thread[checkbox_value]" <if condition="$show['disabled']">disabled="disabled"</if> />
</td>
</if>
</tr>





it work well in vb 3.6 with some minor modifications

PD: this html is from 3.6.5

[nofat.co.nz]

Any chance you could do one just the same but for thread creation date?

[GrendelKhan{TSU]

man....
what I wouldn't do for a 3.7.x version!!

any chance for that?

[JeffreySmith]

They got one for 3.7 at their main site:

http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=197265

[KrisP]

Setting is already there for the old mod to 3.6. Sould I edit it for 3.7.4 and how ?

EDIT: Found it. I placed $config['Misc']['debug'] = true; in the top of config.php - and the setting was under vbulletin options

I placed the $debug = '1'; in my config.php - but I dont see any changes in neither vbulletin options screen or phrase manager?

Where should I look for:

Now goto your vBulletin Options screen
---------------------------

Create a new setting in the "Forum Display Options (forumdisplay)" screen.

Use the following information:

Varname - showthreadstartercolumn
Title - Show 'Thread Starter' column
Description - Turns the thread starter column on and off for forumdisplay.
Option Code - yesno
Default - 1
Display Order - *this setting should be automatically filled in by vBulletin - do not change it*
vBulletin Default - No