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[high]Installation Instructions[/high]

Step 1: Upload the .xml file to the Product Manager
Step 2: Modify the [high]FORUMHOME[/high] template
Find:

<td class="alt1" width="100%"><div class="smallfont">$upcomingevents</div></td>
	</tr>
</tbody>
</if>

Add below:

<!-- latest threads -->
<if condition="$show['latestthreads']">
<tbody>
	<tr>
		<td class="thead" colspan="2">
			<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumhome_latestthreads')"><img id="collapseimg_forumhome_latestthreads" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_thead$vbcollapse[collapseimg_forumhome_latestthreads].gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
			$vbphrase[latest_threads]
		</td>
	</tr>
</tbody>
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumhome_latestthreads" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_forumhome_latestthreads]">
	<tr>
		<td class="alt2"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/forum_new.gif" alt="$vbphrase[latest_threads]" /></td>
		<td class="alt1"><div class="smallfont">$threadbits</div></td>
	</tr>
</tbody>
</if>
<!-- /latest threads -->

Step 3: Click [high]INSTALL[/high]

[high]Credits[/high]
NTLDR - For allowing me to port his vB3 hack of this

[high]Updates[/high]
Version 1.1.0: Simple update to make this work with vBulletin 3.5.0 Beta 2 - If you are installing for the first time, follow the installation instructions - If you are upgrading, please delete the previous plugin, and upload the new one - This new plugin also has the uncached template fix

Version 1.1.1: Simple update to fix a permissions bug - Wasn't showing on my board because I had already fixed it and forgot about it lol - To upgrade, simply replace the plugin with the one attached

Version 1.1.2: Simple update to fix a permissions bug again - To upgrade, simply replace the plugin with the one attached

Chris

[dodjer42]

Bit of a noob question, but my latest threads appears at the bottom of my forum. Shouldnt it appear at the top? I searched in FORUMHOME and put it in according to the install instructions, but its still at the bottom.

Regards,
D

[Snake]

Awesome! How can I never notice about this great hack.

[dodjer42]

Originally Posted by dodjer42

Bit of a noob question, but my latest threads appears at the bottom of my forum. Shouldnt it appear at the top? I searched in FORUMHOME and put it in according to the install instructions, but its still at the bottom.

Regards,
D

Sorted.

I found also that using the default syntax, the latest threads popped up without a border table. I modded the FORUMHOME insert code to this which seems to be a bit cleaner.

PHP Code:

<!-- latest threads -->
<if condition="$show['latestthreads']">
<tbody>

<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
    <tr>
        <td class="thead" colspan="2">
            <a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumhome_latestthreads')"><img id="collapseimg_forumhome_latestthreads" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_thead$vbcollapse[collapseimg_forumhome_latestthreads].gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
            $vbphrase[latest_threads]
        </td>
    </tr>
</tbody>

<tbody id="collapseobj_forumhome_latestthreads" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_forumhome_latestthreads]">
    <tr>

        <td class="alt1"><div class="smallfont">$threadbits</div></td>
    </tr>
</tbody>
</table>

</if>
<!-- /latest threads --> 


Is there anyway to modify the text so that forum thread title is truncated less? At the moment it seems to truncate around 10-15 chars along (even though I have hundreds of pixels whitespace on the right of the latest threads table.

[Techno05]

Anyone know how to make it display on any page?

[hnjco]

Hi Chirs:

I have following questions for you

1) Is it possible to move latest thread box to the top on forum home? underneath usercp menu?

2) Is it possible to display the thread in a column format like

[Thead] | [Posts] | [Poster]

3) Can we increase the size of the name of the thread ? we want to show the full name of the thread not cut it?

Please give us quote to make these changes?

thanks
hnj

[criscokid]

Originally Posted by dodjer42

Is there anyway to modify the text so that forum thread title is truncated less?

Play around with the settings in the XML file... edit the file then upload it again. Sorry I can't be more specific than that... I had to use a bit of common sense (and tial and error when I made changes for my site).

[shaynehammy]

Originally Posted by shaynehammy

I have two requests. How and where do i exclude certain sections from the latest posts and i would appreciate it if anyone could show me how to have the latest posts scrolling down vertically?

BUMP! Please help!!. Looking for a way to add a scolling marquee to this vertically displaying about 10 - 15 latest posts. Options for admin could be up or down, speed etc...

Please, I'd really appreciate it.

Thank you.

Shayne

[SiriusBlack22]

Good hack but it's messy. You should make it more organized.

[SiriusBlack22]

Originally Posted by shaynehammy

BUMP! Please help!!. Looking for a way to add a scolling marquee to this vertically displaying about 10 - 15 latest posts. Options for admin could be up or down, speed etc...

Please, I'd really appreciate it.

Thank you.

Shayne

I don't know how to implement this, but it the things you mentioned were easy. All of the aspects of the marquee are HTML codes.

[thenetbox]

hello

Do you know why it doesn't work on a side bar? I installed https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=117989 but it doesn't show anything in side the side bar.

How can I pass the values to the sidebar that exist in forumhome?