vb.org Archive - Mini Mods - New Posts on Forum-Link

What does it do ?
It will show a new statusicon for forums created as a link when new posts inside.

How does it works ? (let me give an explanation)
First, create a new forum called testcategory as a category and then some others as a normal forum inside.
In your forum search for the forumid for the new category testcategory maybe (forumdisplay.php?f=34).

Back in AdminCP edit testcategory again. You now have two options:

set "displayorder" to 0
set "forum is active" if NO

testcategory doesn't appears on forumdisplay, now.
Next is to create another forum called link to testcategory. As link you enter:
forumdisplay.php?f=34

What happend, when a user creates a thread in one of the forums inside testcategory ?
Nothing !!! vBulletin ignore forums they are inactive or displayorder is 0.

Instructions now (there are NO hooks):
open "includes/function_forumlist.php".

search for:

PHP Code:


		
			
$forum['statusicon'] = fetch_forum_lightbulb($forumid, $lastpostinfo, $forum);

and add below:

PHP Code:


		
			
   if ($forum['statusicon'] == 'link')
   {
    $f = intval(substr(strstr($forum['link'], '='), 1));
    if ($f != 0 AND !empty($vbulletin->iforumcache["$f"]))
    {
     foreach($vbulletin->iforumcache["$f"] AS $link_forumid)
     {
      $new_forum = fetch_foruminfo($link_forumid);
      $lastpinfo = array('lastpost' => $new_forum['lastpost']);
      $linkicon = fetch_forum_lightbulb($link_forumid, $lastpinfo, $new_forum);
      if ($linkicon == 'new')
      {
       $linkicon = '_test';
       $forum['statusicon'] .= $linkicon;
       break;
      }
     }
    }
   }

See the code above. I use _test and not _new.
Next is to create a new statusicon for each style called:
forum_link_test.gif

Now, when users create a post the statusicon will shows you, that you will have new posts inside.

There is NO demo. Just test it and feel free to experience with it.

Regards
Coroner

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