First Post on every pages

Fully tested on vb 3.0.3
Request by Johnny

Hacks Stats:
Install diffuculty: medium
File to edit: 4
File to add: none
Template to edit: 3
Template to add: 1
Query to run: 1
Install time: less than 5 min

Description:
This hack add an additional option to show FIRSTPOST of the thread on every pages after page#1. Can be considered useful for some competition or request or chat chitting threads that need to review the rules or some marked things showed on the firstpost.

Feature:
- Show option to enable show firstpost for mod only
- Show option to enable for old thread too
- Show firstpost (if enable for thread) on everypage and doesn't count for postcount
- Click edit or quote as normal
- postbit Template
- show username and avatar as default

Feature has not achieved yet:
- Attachment in firstpost
- postbit_legacy template support
- Lessen 1 query for showthread.php

Update:
- The update came with a preset for forum that automatically enable this hack when new thread is made and option to turn on or off this hack overal (see attachment)

Installing instruction:
attachment

If you find this hack useful and want to inform any update, plz click INSTALL. Have fun

EDIT: I've been gone and will be long from now, sorry if I can't support my hack as I specified before.

[Takamine334]

Originally Posted by AnhTuanCOol

Replace your postbit_firstpost with this

<!-- post #$post[postid] -->
<if condition="$show['spacer'] AND $pagenumber == 1">
$spacer_open
<div style="padding:0px 0px $stylevar[cellpadding]px 0px">
<if condition="!$post['islastshown']"><!-- this is not the last post shown on the page --></if>
</if>

<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center" style="border-bottom-width:0px">
  <tr> 
    <td class="tcat" width="100%"> 

<div align="center"> <if condition="$show['messageicon']"><img class="inlineimg" src="$post[iconpath]" alt="$post[icontitle]" border="0" /></if> 
          <if condition="$post['title']"><strong>$post[title]</strong></if> </div>

</td>
    <if condition="$show['search']"> </if> <if condition="$show['threadrating']"> 
    </if> <if condition="$vboptions['allowthreadedmode']"> </if> </tr>
</table>


  <table class="tborder" id="post$post[postid]" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
    <tr> 
      <td class="thead" $scrolltothis> <div class="normal" style="float:$stylevar[right]"> 
          &nbsp; <a href="showpost.php?$session[sessionurl]p=$post[postid]&amp;postcount=$post[postcount]" target="new"><strong>First 
          post of this thread</strong></a> &nbsp; <if condition="$show['reputationlink']"><a href="#" onclick="return reputation($post[postid])"><img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/reputation.gif"  alt="<phrase 1="$post[username]">$vbphrase[add_to_xs_reputation]</phrase>" 
          border="0" /></a> &nbsp;</if> <if condition="$show['reportlink']"><a href="report.php?$session[sessionurl]p=$post[postid]"><img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/report.gif"  alt="$vbphrase[report_bad_post]" border="0" /></a> 
          &nbsp;</if> $post[iplogged] </div>
        <div class="normal"> 
          <!-- status icon and date -->
          <a name="post$post[postid]"><img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/post_$post[statusicon].gif" alt="$post[statustitle]" border="0" /></a> 
          <if condition="!$show['announcement']"> $post[postdate]<if condition="!$show['detailedtime']">, 
          $post[posttime]</if> <else /> <phrase 1="$post[startdate]" 2="$post[enddate]">$vbphrase[x_until_y]</phrase> 
          </if> $post[firstnewinsert] 
          <!-- / status icon and date -->
        </div></td>
    </tr>
    <tr> 
      <td class="alt2" style="padding:0px"> 
        <!-- user info -->
        <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellpadding]" border="0" width="100%">
          <tr> <if condition="$show['avatar']">
            <td class="alt2"><a href="member.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$post[userid]"><img src="$avatarurl" alt="<phrase  1="$post[username]">$vbphrase[xs_avatar]</phrase>" 
              border="0" /></a></td>
            </if> 
            <td nowrap="nowrap"> <div id="postmenu_$post[postid]"> <if condition="$show['profile']"> 
                <a class="bigusername" href="member.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$post[userid]">$post[musername]<br>
                </a>$post[onlinestatus] 
                <script type="text/javascript"> vbmenu_register("postmenu_$post[postid]", true); </script>
                <else /> $post[musername]</if></div>
              <if condition="$post['usertitle']">
              <div class="smallfont">$post[usertitle]</div>
              </if> <if condition="$post['rank']">
              <div class="smallfont">$post[rank]</div>
              </if> </td>
            <td width="100%">&nbsp;</td>
            <td valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <div class="smallfont"> <if condition="$post['joindate']">
              <div>$vbphrase[join_date]: <strong>$post[joindate]</strong></div>
              </if> <if condition="$post['field2']">
              <div>$vbphrase[location_perm]: <strong>$post[field2]</strong></div>
              </if> <if condition="$post['age']">
              <div>$vbphrase[age]: <strong>$post[age]</strong></div>
              </if> <div> $vbphrase[posts]: <strong>$post[posts]</strong></div></td>
          </tr>
        </table>
        <!-- / user info -->
      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr> 
      <td class="alt1"> 
        <!-- message, attachments, sig -->
        <if condition="$show['messageicon'] OR $post['title']"> 
        <!-- icon and title -->
        <div class="smallfont"> <if condition="$show['messageicon']"><img class="inlineimg" src="$post[iconpath]" alt="$post[icontitle]" border="0" /></if> 
          <if condition="$post['title']"><strong>$post[title]</strong></if> </div>
        <hr size="1" style="color:$stylevar[tborder_bgcolor]" />
        <!-- / icon and title -->
        </if> 
        <!-- message -->
        <div>$post[message]</div>
        <!-- / message -->


      </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td class="alt1">

        <if condition="$show['attachments']"> 
        <!-- attachments -->
        <div style="padding:$stylevar[cellpadding]px"> <if condition="$show['thumbnailattachment']"> 
          <fieldset class="fieldset">
          <legend>$vbphrase[attached_thumbnails]</legend>
          <div style="padding:$stylevar[formspacer]px"> $post[thumbnailattachments] 
          </div>
          </fieldset>
          </if> <if condition="$show['imageattachment']"> 
          <fieldset class="fieldset">
          <legend>$vbphrase[attached_images]</legend>
          <div style="padding:$stylevar[formspacer]px"> $post[imageattachments] 
          </div>
          </fieldset>
          </if> <if condition="$show['imageattachmentlink']"> 
          <fieldset class="fieldset">
          <legend>$vbphrase[attached_images]</legend>
          <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="$stylevar[formspacer]" border="0">
            $post[imageattachmentlinks] 
          </table>
          </fieldset>
          </if> <if condition="$show['otherattachment']"> 
          <fieldset class="fieldset">
          <legend>$vbphrase[attached_files]</legend>
          <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="$stylevar[formspacer]" border="0">
            $post[otherattachments] 
          </table>
          </fieldset>
          </if> <if condition="$show['moderatedattachment']"> 
          <fieldset class="fieldset">
          <legend>$vbphrase[attachments_pending_approval]</legend>
          <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="$stylevar[formspacer]" border="0">
            $post[moderatedattachments] 
          </table>
          </fieldset>
          </if> </div>
        <!-- / attachments -->


</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td class="alt1">

        </if> <if condition="$post['signature']"> 
        <!-- sig -->
        <div> __________________<br />
          $post[signature] </div>
        <!-- / sig -->


</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td class="alt1">

        </if> <if condition="$show['postedited']"> 
        <!-- edit note -->
        <div class="smallfont">
          <hr size="1" style="color:$stylevar[tborder_bgcolor]" />
          <em> <phrase 1="$post[edit_username]" 2="$post[edit_date]" 3="$post[edit_time]">$vbphrase[last_edited_by_x_on_y_at_z]</phrase>. 
          <if condition="$post['edit_reason']">$vbphrase[reason]: $post[edit_reason]</if> 
          </em> </div>
        <!-- / edit note -->
        </if> <div align="$stylevar[right]"> 
          <!-- controls -->
          <if condition="$post['editlink']"> <a href="$post[editlink]"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/edit.gif" alt="$vbphrase[edit_delete_message]" border="0" /></a> 
          </if> <if condition="$post['forwardlink']"> <a href="$post[forwardlink]"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/forward.gif" alt="$vbphrase[forward_message]" border="0" /></a> 
          </if> <if condition="$post['replylink']"> <a href="$post[replylink]"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/<if condition="$post['forwardlink']">reply_small<else />quote</if>.gif" 
          alt="$vbphrase[reply_with_quote]" border="0" /></a> </if> <if condition="$SHOWQUICKREPLY AND !$show['threadedmode']"> 
          <a href="$post[replylink]" onclick="return qr($post[postid]);"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/quickreply.gif" alt="$vbphrase[quick_reply_to_this_message]" border="0"  /></a> 
          </if> 
          <!-- / controls -->
        </div>
        <!-- message, attachments, sig -->


</td>
    </tr>
  </table>

<!-- post $post[postid] popup menu -->
<div class="vbmenu_popup" id="postmenu_$post[postid]_menu" style="display:none">
<table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="1" border="0">
<tr>
<td class="thead">$post[username]</td>
</tr>
<if condition="$show['profile']">
<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="member.php?$session[sessionurl]userid=$post[userid]">$vbphrase[view_public_profile]</a></td></tr>
</if>
<if condition="$show['pmlink']">
<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="private.php?$session[sessionurl]do=newpm&amp;userid=$post[userid]"><phrase  1="$post[username]">$vbphrase[send_private_message_to_x]</phrase></a></td></tr>
</if>
<if condition="$show['emaillink']">
<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="sendmessage.php?$session[sessionurl]do=mailmember&amp;u=$post[userid]"><phrase  1="$post[username]">$vbphrase[send_email_to_x]</phrase></a></td></tr>
</if>
<if condition="$show['homepage']">
<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="$post[homepage]"><phrase 1="$post[username]">$vbphrase[visit_xs_homepage]</phrase></a></td></tr>
</if>
<if condition="$show['search']">
<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="search.php?$session[sessionurl]do=finduser&amp;userid=$post[userid]"><phrase  1="$post[username]">$vbphrase[find_all_posts_by_x]</phrase></a></td></tr>
</if>
<if condition="$post['userid']">
<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="profile.php?$session[sessionurl]do=addlist&amp;userlist=buddy&amp;u=$post[userid]"><phrase  1="$post[username]">$vbphrase[add_x_to_buddy_list]</phrase></a></td></tr>
</if>
</table>
</div>
<!-- / post $post[postid] popup menu -->



<if condition="$show['spacer'] AND $pagenumber == 1">
</div>
$spacer_close
</if>

<!-- / post #$post[postid] -->

Done man

That doesn't seem to work. Page 1 is messed up, but page 2,3,4,etc are fine. How can we fix this?

[Takamine334]

anyone? Is the hacker still giving support on this?

[Aros]

Originally Posted by Takamine334

anyone? Is the hacker still giving support on this?

It works fine for me, can you link me to your page where it messes up?

[ericgtr]

Thanks, nice hack! Just a question though, the "update showfirstpost preset.txt" says:

Show First Post On every pages of Thread Preset for Forum
This update adds an option to enable this hack overal and one to specify the forum that automatically enabled this hack when new thread is made.

Where do we set (specifiy) this on a per forum basis?

[Osterling]

will you be tell what forum you want this on and what forums you do not..

[Reaktor7]

I havent installed it wrong but when i use the legacy_postbits (ie the vertical column for the user info, the top post still shows as a normal postbit and im unsure how to change it.

[AnhTuanCool]

Originally Posted by ericgtr

Thanks, nice hack! Just a question though, the "update showfirstpost preset.txt" says:

Where do we set (specifiy) this on a per forum basis?

It's in the vbulletin option.

[Hellspire]

Nice hack, made my life easier (was going to code this myself) although still a few kinks to work out. I will investigate these kinks later today when I get home from work and report my findings.

[almqdad]

has any body tried it on 3.06

[index]

Hi there

I want to know if I can change the look of the firts post without showing it in the all pages if theres a way

Thanks a lot

index