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.

i like that idea... i was planning to build something similar, so it's good !

[Amavisca]

NOt sure gonna use yet but seem nice to me. Thnx

[Johnny]

this is one awsome mod for my site, AnhTuanCOol im gonna call you the god of vb3 hacking, you been making some awsome mods these few days. i been looking and trying to figure out how to create this mod for months and now its finally made. this is going to go perfect for my site when its done.

but is their anyway to have the option so the check box is already checked on certain forums already.

[HiDeo]

Nice job, thanks

[AnhTuanCool]

Originally Posted by Johnny

this is one awsome mod for my site, AnhTuanCOol im gonna call you the god of vb3 hacking, you been making some awsome mods these few days. i been looking and trying to figure out how to create this mod for months and now its finally made. this is going to go perfect for my site when its done.

but is their anyway to have the option so the check box is already checked on certain forums already.

You can use this script (in attachment) put in under yor admincp directory and run http://yourdomain/admincp/firstpostreset.php?do=edit or contact me invidually. Have fun

PS: thank everyone

[Johnny]

it works perfect just not able to view what forum ids i used.

[AN-net]

so this is thread specific?

[AnhTuanCool]

Originally Posted by AN-net

so this is thread specific?

Thread that has option to show. Just like close or open.

[James T Brock]

Can I use this to set it to automatically show the first post of a thread(on every page) on any subforum I want, or would I or th thread starter have to do it manually to every thread? or can this be made into a preset only in a certain subforum?