clicks install also is there anything that can make the user column where they put avator smaller and all their info thinner

You didn't remove the manual template edits. Look for expand.gif in your threadbit template, and remove that line.

You can edit the vbpost_postbit template to look however you like.

Couple of points I have found on the new release which I hope are helpful. (I am now on automatic template edits)

1) I can't seem to make it go to the first unread post, it still does the first post in the thread for me.

2) Although excluding certain forums works in forumdisplay, it doesn't work in search_results.

3) Guests viewing thread lists that do not have rights to view posts still get the icon, but when they click the icon it just gives the "loading" gif permanently. With manual edits I was able to fix this using a simple template conditional, however with auto-edits it's going to need something in the plugin code. Again would be better if the icon was hidden.

[QUOTE=Mark.B;1236535]Couple of points I have found on the new release which I hope are helpful. (I am now on automatic template edits)

Are you sure there's a post in the thread marked as unread? It's weird that it would go to the first post because if you have 'First Unread Post' set and there is no unread posts, it defaults to the Last Post.

I'll look at it.

This is known, I'm trying to find a way to filter search results through the exclusion filter.

Never thought about that. Easy fix. I'll take care of it.

Yes, I've done quite extensive testing with it.

As it happens, I cannot make it do "last post" either, it always does first post no matter what the admin cp setting.

Aha...got it.

It works in forumdisplay but not in search_results.

In search_results it always goes to the first post regardless of the admin setting.

A small tweak that is really very minor but neatens things up a bit.....

Adding:
into the automatic template code for threadbit where the image is displayed will make the image line up neatly with any "view first unread" default vB images that may be next to it.

Yes, this is correct. By design, it will always return the first post in search_results. The information available in FORUMDISPLAY isn't necessarily availble in the search_results query. It's not that it can't be done, I'm just trying to keep the modification as evasive as possible when it comes to query manipulation.

I haven't written off the idea, I just won't release it until I know for certain it won't cause any future hiccups. :p

Good idea, thanks.