Thread Starter Column
 

[high]Installation Instructions[/high]

Step 1: Download the attached file and follow the instructions
Step 2: Click Install

[high]vBulletin 3.0.7 Version:[/high] Click here

[high]Update[/high]
Version 1.1.0: This modification now requires a plugin to perform correctly :)

Satan

Thanks for sharing.

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

Yup - 2 secs ;)

Satan

screenshot please ;)

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

Satan

*plop* installed.
Way better:)

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.

And another one.

I'll post screenshots with it:

1) Search new posts
2) Deleted thread

Hope to see a fix soon :-)

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

Satan

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

thanks :)

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

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

How about adding Thread Start Date below the Thread Starter?

Bump!!! :D

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

Nice one hellsatan.

New bugs-fixed version come out soon?

trying this on RC3 :D

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

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.

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

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 :)

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

Satan

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

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

Thanks

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.

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

N'mind I found it :)

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

Couldn't get this to work on 3.5 Gold... Could you explain those changes more specific?

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:

For every instance of the following code that appears after the thread starter column alteration in your altered templates:
change that to:
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

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.

bump

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

Chris

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

2)

Now goto your vBulletin Options screen
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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

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

works fine with 3.5Gold btw :D

Yeah, I can't figure that out either.

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