New Posting Features - Thread Thumbnails

Thread Thumbnails
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Created By: Null Parameter

This mod is officially tested with 3.8.1, but has been reported to work with many other versions.

Please leave any comments, suggestions or bugs.

Description

This mod allows a user, when creating or editing a thread, to specify a Thumbnail image to be used for display next to the thread in the Thread Listing.

With this mod you can define a set of forums that have thumbnails enabled, then in those forums whenever a user creates or edits their thread they can change their thumbnail, based on the method that you choose to allow.

This image is then shown in the Forum Display, in place of the Thread Icon.
The image also appears in Search & Tag Search, and I can add it to the regular Search if somebody requests it. And possibly have options for displaying in each area.

Forum Display:
Forum.jpg

Search:
Search.jpg

ACP Options:
ACP Options.jpg

Installation

Install the Product XML File. That's it!

All Template Edits Are Now Automatic.

If you are Upgrading from the older version, see directions in the README file on how to undo the template edits.

Demo

Possible Future Features (With Request)

• Additional column instead of replacing Thread Icon
• Displaying Thumbnail within thread
• Edit thumbnail through Thread Edit
• Thumbnail Preview in Edit Window

Fixes

• Version 2.2
  • Fix Attachment + Default Thumbnail Option Combo
• Version 2.1
  • Fix DB Error when using First Attachment option
  • Fix issue with New threads not saving thumbnail
• Version 2
  • Added Features:
    • Automatic Template Edits
    • Thumbnails in Search
    • Thumbnails from First Image/First Attachment
    • Thumbnails on Sticky Threads
  • Fixes:
    • Miscellaneous Fixes

[Lietha]

Sorry - just realised that should be "First attachment in post". Sorry about that.

[Ghostt]

Originally Posted by Null Parameter

Actually, I think I just figured out the issue people are seeing with the First Image Setting.

The issue is that, to save on processing, I only update the thumbnail when a thread is edited or created, therefore if you have a forum full of threads, none of them will have the thumbnail saved. So, if you go back and edit the first post of a thread, the thumbnail should update and work.

Obviously, this is a bad workaround, because if you have 5k threads, you'll have to edit 5k posts to get all of the thumbnails to work, but it should still work while I think of a good way to automatically update threads when a forum is added/removed from the list.

Yes how i told. this first image option is useless without a fix because to open a post and then have to edit them everytime is just stupid and no user know/understand that...
you are right we have 40k Topics and cant edit them manuell. I very hope you can fix it!
but still good work and good support !!

[Null Parameter]

Originally Posted by Lietha

Sorry - just realised that should be "First attachment in post". Sorry about that.

Yep, I was going to say that the SQL was for the attachment. Hmmm..... Must be a different version of SQL that doesn't allow like named items, I'll look into changing that as well.

Originally Posted by Ghostt

Yes how i told. this first image option is useless without a fix because to open a post and then have to edit them everytime is just stupid and no user know/understand that...
you are right we have 40k Topics and cant edit them manuell. I very hope you can fix it!
but still good work and good support !!

I'm looking into a way to do an update to all of the threads in a forum when a forum is added to the list.

[christian8a]

Tried it and Didn't work :down:

[Ghostt]

Originally Posted by Null Parameter

I'm looking into a way to do an update to all of the threads in a forum when a forum is added to the list.

Thats good , but it should not make mutch load. it looks like it would do :/

why it isnt showing imdiatly ? it is a direct link parse to the image , or not . like $thumburl or so....

[Lulubelle]

Hey

Any luck working out why all the threads disappear apart from the first one when using the 'first attachment in post' option?

Really want to get this working on my forum.

Thanks

[Ghostt]

Originally Posted by dai-kun

You can get the full image to show when your hover over it by:

Edit MAIN CSS of style, at the bottom ADDITIONAL CSS DEFINITIONS (1st or 2nd box depending on how you use it), add in (or edit to your preference)


Do the following template edits:
threadbit
Find

PHP Code:

<a href="showthread.php?$session[sessionurl]t=$thread[threadid]"> 


Replace with

PHP Code:

<a class="thumbnail" href="showthread.php?$session[sessionurl]t=$thread[threadid]"> 


very good idea! but isnt working for me .
nothing is changing also after style cache deletion.

[elenh]

Great thank you!

[Voonyx]

Is it possible, to show the Thumbnail URL Input field for admins only ?

[ToniKa]

Thx, Null Parameter!
That would be fantastic :up:

Will be released Thread Thumbnails version for Vbulletin 4?