detecting number of posts in a thread

[dethfire]

Is there an easy way to detect the number of posts in a thread? I want the reply button to be a quote button if there are no posts in the thread. Thus making sure people quote the original thread post for the first reply. Is there a variable already assigned in vB with this info? Maybe for show thread template? what do you think?

[kh99]

I think this should work:

<if condition="$GLOBALS['counter'] == 1 && $GLOBALS['limitlower'] == 0">
only one post
<else />
more than one post
</if>

ETA: added the check for $limitlower because I realized $counter is per page, so any page with one post would have triggered the "only one post" code.

[dethfire]

thanks kh99! I will go and try this!

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sadly it doesn't work. added to my show thread template

[kh99]

I guess it needs a space between the <else and the />, which I added above. I tried it in my SHOWTHREAD and it seems to work. What happens for you?

[dethfire]

yes it works, thanks so much!