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Chief First Post - Every Page 3.7 · **Released**: 05-05-2008

Chief First Post - Every Page
With this mod, you can convert the view of the thread in to 4 different type. Additionally you can change the view as you edit click the edit button. The 1st message of the thread will stay at top all the time even while you are checking other messages related to this subject.

Thread Type
Postbit Article
Postbit Flipped
Postbit Normal
Postbit Legacy

install

Go to your admin cp, then:
Plugin System -> Manage Products -> [Add/Import Product] -> Select 'product-chiefpost.xml' from your computer then press 'Import'

Modifications Info

Plugin : 12
Phrases : 3
Template : 3
Setting : 0

Versions:
v1.0 - 24 August 2007
-First release

v1.0.1 - 26 August 2007
-Rating Phrase fixed

v1.1.0 - 6 May 2008
-vBulletin 3.7 release
-Rating Phrase fixed

With this mod, you can convert the view of the thread in to 4 different type. Additionally you can change the view as you edit click the edit button. The 1st message of the thread will stay at top all the time even while you are checking other messages related to this subject.

Allan · #72 05-13-2008, 06:42 PM

French language

Translator: Sofia

queengoc · #73 05-15-2008, 03:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MissKalunji

I'm just going to copy paste what i've done and put on bold what you have to add and you can play around with it. I did it real fast but i've edited my template so much that i'm not even sure anymore how the originals are.

1. It was originally this : <a name="post$post[postid]">
Posted : $post[postdate]<if condition="!$show['detailedtime']">, $post[posttime]</if>
$post[firstnewinsert]

But i had to change it to

Post title or else when you collapse it you would only see the date

2. This is the image that shows collapse. You can probably edit the image itself to say collapse like on .org if you want. YOu can move it around to place it exactly where you want

3. Just add what i've put there and that's it.

Play around with it to make it look exactly the way you want.

Code:

$template_hook[postbit_start]
<table id="post$post[postid]" class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<tbody>  
<tr>
    <td class="thead" style="font-weight:normal; border: $stylevar[cellspacing]px solid $stylevar[tborder_bgcolor]; border-right: 0px" $post[scrolltothis]>		
			<!-- status icon and date -->
			<a name="post$post[postid]">
			$post[title]  
			<!-- / status icon and date -->				
		</td>
<td class="thead" style="font-weight:normal; border: $stylevar[cellspacing]px solid $stylevar[tborder_bgcolor]; border-left: 0px" align="$stylevar[right]">
			&nbsp;
			<if condition="$show['postcount']">#<a href="showpost.php?$session[sessionurl]p=$post[postid]&amp;postcount=$post[postcount]" target="new" rel="nofollow" id="postcount$post[postid]" name="$post[postcount]"><strong>$post[postcount]</strong></a>
</if>

			<if condition="$show['inlinemod']">
				<input type="checkbox" name="plist[$postid]" id="plist_$postid" style="vertical-align:middle; padding:0px; margin:0px 0px 0px 5px" value="$post[checkbox_value]" />
			</if>
<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('chiefpostbit')"><img id="collapseimg_chiefpostbit" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_thead$vbcollapse[collapseimg_chiefpostbit].gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
		</td>
	</tr>
</tbody>
<tbody id="collapseobj_chiefpostbit" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_chiefpostbit]">
<tr valign="top">

I would love to make my first post collapse but I don't understand where I need to go to do this. I installed this mod and it's pretty much split fifty/fifty on keeping the first post at the top and the ability to collapse the first post would keep everyone happy. Thanks!

MissKalunji · #74 05-15-2008, 05:56 PM

what you see in red is what i ADDED

queengoc · #75 05-15-2008, 06:37 PM

You are thinking I know more then I do, LOL. I have no idea where to make the change. I know what to change thanks to what you have but I don't know where in my template this code is. This is all new to me and it's over the past week or so that I've gotten brave enough to make changes but I pretty much need things spelled out for me. Thanks!

MissKalunji · #76 05-15-2008, 06:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by queengoc

You are thinking I know more then I do, LOL. I have no idea where to make the change. I know what to change thanks to what you have but I don't know where in my template this code is. This is all new to me and it's over the past week or so that I've gotten brave enough to make changes but I pretty much need things spelled out for me. Thanks!

oh sorry i didn't know

In your admincp / style template / edit your template choose / postbit template

you will find postbit_review
Postbit_select etc etc

I tested this in Postbit_review edit

and compare your template with mine

i hope i was clear enough?

Mrdby · #77 05-15-2008, 06:53 PM

installed!

queengoc · #78 05-15-2008, 08:05 PM

Not apology necessary MissKalunji, unfortunately I feel like a big dummy because I don't have Postbit_review or can't find it.

Here is what I have:

postbit
postbit-articles
postbit-attachment
postbit-attachmentimage
postbit-attachmentmoderated
postbit-attachmentthumbnail
postbit-deleted
postbit-externl
postbit-flipped
postbit-ignore
postbit-ignore-global
postbit-ip
postbit-legacy
postbit-onlnestatus
postbit-quickedit
postbit-reputation
postbit-select
postbit-wrapper

I tried it in articles and flipped but it didn't work. Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.

MissKalunji · #79 05-15-2008, 08:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by queengoc

Not apology necessary MissKalunji, unfortunately I feel like a big dummy because I don't have Postbit_review or can't find it.

Here is what I have:

postbit
postbit-articles
postbit-attachment
postbit-attachmentimage
postbit-attachmentmoderated
postbit-attachmentthumbnail
postbit-deleted
postbit-externl
postbit-flipped
postbit-ignore
postbit-ignore-global
postbit-ip
postbit-legacy
postbit-onlnestatus
postbit-quickedit
postbit-reputation
postbit-select
postbit-wrapper

I tried it in articles and flipped but it didn't work. Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.

oops i added an extra one myself

let me do one and paste my template

MissKalunji · #80 05-15-2008, 08:31 PM

here's the complete postbit_articles

Code:

$template_hook[postbit_start]
<table id="post$post[postid]" class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
  <tbody>
  <tr>
    <td class="thead" style="font-weight:normal; border: $stylevar[cellspacing]px solid $stylevar[tborder_bgcolor]; border-right: 0px" $post[scrolltothis]>		
			<!-- status icon and date -->
			<a name="post$post[postid]"><img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/post_$post[statusicon].gif" alt="$post[statustitle]" border="0" /></a>

$post[title] 
			$post[firstnewinsert]
			<!-- / status icon and date -->				
		</td>
		<td class="thead" style="font-weight:normal; border: $stylevar[cellspacing]px solid $stylevar[tborder_bgcolor]; border-left: 0px" align="$stylevar[right]">
			&nbsp;
			<if condition="$show['postcount']">#<a href="showpost.php?$session[sessionurl]p=$post[postid]&amp;postcount=$post[postcount]" target="new" rel="nofollow" id="postcount$post[postid]" name="$post[postcount]"><strong>$post[postcount]</strong></a></if>

			<if condition="$show['inlinemod']">
				<input type="checkbox" name="plist[$postid]" id="plist_$postid" style="vertical-align:middle; padding:0px; margin:0px 0px 0px 5px" value="$post[checkbox_value]" />
			</if>
<a href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('chiefpostbit')"><img id="collapseimg_chiefpostbit" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_thead$vbcollapse[collapseimg_chiefpostbit].gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
		</td>
	</tr>
</tbody>
<tbody id="collapseobj_chiefpostbit" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_chiefpostbit]">
<tr valign="top">
<tr valign="top">
<td class="alt1" id="td_post_$post[postid]" align="left" colspan="2">
<div> <strong class="bigusername">$post[title]</strong> </div>
<div style="float: right; width: 180px;">
<div class="alt2" style="border: $stylevar[cellspacing]px solid $stylevar[tborder_bgcolor]; margin: 4px; padding: 5px;">
<if condition="$show['avatar']">
<div style="padding: 5px;" align="center">
&nbsp;<br /><a href="member.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$post[userid]"><img src="$post[avatarurl]" $post[avwidth] $post[avheight] alt="<phrase 1="$post[username]">$vbphrase[xs_avatar]</phrase>" border="0" /></a>
</div>
</if>
<div>$post[musername]</div>
<if condition="$post['usertitle']"><div class="smallfont">$post[usertitle]</div></if>
<if condition="$post['rank']"><div class="smallfont">$post[rank]</div></if>
$template_hook[postbit_userinfo_left]
<if condition="$post['joindate']"><div>$vbphrase[join_date]: $post[joindate]</div></if>
<if condition="$post['field2']"><div>$vbphrase[location_perm]: $post[field2]</div></if>
<if condition="$post['age']"><div>$vbphrase[age]: $post[age]</div></if>
<div>
$vbphrase[posts]: $post[posts]
</div>
<br />
$template_hook[postbit_userinfo_right_after_posts]
<div class="smallfont">
<if condition="$show['reportlink']"><a href="report.php?$session[sessionurl]p=$post[postid]" rel="nofollow"><img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/report.gif" alt="$vbphrase[report_bad_post]" border="0" /></a></if>
<if condition="$show['reputationlink']">
            <span id="reputationmenu_$post[postid]"><a href="reputation.php?$session[sessionurl]p=$post[postid]" rel="nofollow" id="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></span>
            <if condition="$show['popups']"><script type="text/javascript"> vbrep_register("$post[postid]")</script></if></if>
<if condition="$show['member']"><a href="subscription.php?$session[sessionurl]do=addsubscription&amp;t=$thread[threadid]" rel="nofollow"><img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/subscribe.gif" alt="$vbphrase[subscription]" border="0" /></a></if>
<a href="printthread.php?$session[sessionurl]t=$thread[threadid]" accesskey="3" rel="nofollow"><img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/printer.gif" alt="$vbphrase[show_printable_version]" border="0" /></a>
<a href="sendmessage.php?$session[sessionurl]do=sendtofriend&amp;t=$thread[threadid]" rel="nofollow"><img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/sendtofriend.gif" alt="$vbphrase[email_this_page]" border="0" /></a>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div><span id="postmenu_$post[postid]">
<if condition="$show['profile']">
				<a href="member.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$post[userid]">$post[musername]</a>
				<script type="text/javascript"> vbmenu_register("postmenu_$post[postid]", true); </script>
				<else />
				$post[musername]
				</if>
        </span> $post[onlinestatus] $post[postdate]<if condition="!$show['detailedtime']">, $post[posttime]</if>
</div>
<div><strong>$vbphrase[rating]:</strong> 
<if condition="$thread['rating']"><img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_rating]/rating_$thread[rating].gif" alt="" /> <span class="smallfont">(<phrase 1="$thread[votenum]" 2="$thread[voteavg]">$vbphrase[cfp_x_votes_y_average]</phrase>)</span><else /><img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_rating]/rating_0.gif" alt="" /> <span class="smallfont">(<phrase 1="$thread[votenum]" 2="$thread[voteavg]">$vbphrase[cfp_x_votes_y_average]</phrase>)</span></if>
</div> 

<hr />
$template_hook[postbit_messagearea_start]
<!-- message -->
<div id="post_message_$post[postid]">$post[message]</div>
<!-- / message -->
		<if condition="$show['attachments']">
		<br />
		<!-- attachments -->
			<div style="padding:$stylevar[cellpadding]px">
			
			<if condition="$show['thumbnailattachment']">
					<div class="bigusername" style="border-bottom: 2px solid $stylevar[tborder_bgcolor];">$vbphrase[attached_thumbnails]</div>
					<div style="padding:$stylevar[formspacer]px">
					$post[thumbnailattachments]
					</div>
					<br />
			</if>
		
			<if condition="$show['imageattachment']">
				
					<div class="bigusername" style="border-bottom: 2px solid $stylevar[tborder_bgcolor];">$vbphrase[attached_images]</div>
					<div style="padding:$stylevar[formspacer]px">
					$post[imageattachments]
					</div>
				  <br />
			</if>
			
			<if condition="$show['imageattachmentlink']">
					<div class="bigusername" style="border-bottom: 2px solid $stylevar[tborder_bgcolor];">$vbphrase[attached_images]</div>
					<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="$stylevar[formspacer]" border="0">
					$post[imageattachmentlinks]
					</table>
					<br />
			</if>
			
			<if condition="$show['otherattachment']">
				<div class="bigusername" style="border-bottom: 2px solid $stylevar[tborder_bgcolor];">$vbphrase[attached_files]</div>
					<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="$stylevar[formspacer]" border="0">
					$post[otherattachments]
					</table>
				<br />
			</if>
			
			<if condition="$show['moderatedattachment']">
					<div class="bigusername" style="border-bottom: 2px solid $stylevar[tborder_bgcolor];">$vbphrase[attachments_pending_approval]</div>
					<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="$stylevar[formspacer]" border="0">
					$post[moderatedattachments]
					</table>
				<br />		
			</if>
			
			</div>
		<!-- / attachments -->
		</if>
		
		$template_hook[postbit_signature_start]
		
		<if condition="$post['signature']">
		<!-- sig -->
			<div>
				__________________<br />
				$post[signature]
			</div>
		<!-- / sig -->
		</if>
		
		$template_hook[postbit_signature_end]
		
		<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>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="alt2">
<td align="right" colspan="2">
<div style="float: left;"> $vbphrase[views]: $thread[views] </div>
<div>
		<!-- controls -->
		<if condition="$post['editlink']">
			<img style="display: none" id="progress_$postid" src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/progress.gif" alt="$vbphrase[loading_editor_please_wait]" />
			<a href="$post[editlink]" name="vB::QuickEdit::$post[postid]"><img src="$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="$post[replylink]" rel="nofollow"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/<if condition="$post['forwardlink']">reply_small<else />quote</if>.gif" alt="$vbphrase[reply_with_quote]" border="0" /></a>
		</if>
		<if condition="$show['multiquote_post']">
			<a href="$post[replylink]" rel="nofollow" onclick="return false"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/multiquote_<if condition="$show['multiquote_selected']">on<else />off</if>.gif" alt="$vbphrase[multi_quote_this_message]" border="0" id="mq_$post[postid]" /></a>
		</if>
		<if condition="$show['quickreply'] AND !$show['threadedmode']">
			<a href="$post[replylink]" rel="nofollow" id="qr_$post[postid]" onclick="return false"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/quickreply.gif" alt="$vbphrase[quick_reply_to_this_message]" border="0" /></a>
		</if>
		<if condition="$show['moderated']">
			<img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/moderated.gif" alt="$vbphrase[moderated_post]" border="0" />
		</if>
		<if condition="$show['deletedpost']">
			<img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/trashcan.gif" alt="$vbphrase[deleted_post]" border="0" />
		</if>
		<if condition="$show['redcard']">
			<a href="infraction.php?$session[sessionurl]do=view&amp;p=$post[postid]"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/redcard.gif" alt="$vbphrase[received_infraction]" border="0" /></a>
		<else />
			<if condition="$show['yellowcard']">
				<a href="infraction.php?$session[sessionurl]do=view&amp;p=$post[postid]"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/yellowcard.gif" alt="$vbphrase[received_warning]" border="0" /></a>
			</if>
		</if>
		$template_hook[postbit_controls]
		<!-- / controls -->
</div>		
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
$template_hook[postbit_end]

<!-- 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?$session[sessionurl]u=$post[userid]">$vbphrase[view_public_profile]</a></td></tr>
	</if>
	<if condition="$show['pmlink']">
		<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="private.php?$session[sessionurl]do=newpm&amp;u=$post[userid]" rel="nofollow"><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=$post[userid]" rel="nofollow"><phrase 1="$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?$session[sessionurl]do=finduser&amp;u=$post[userid]" rel="nofollow"><phrase 1="$post[username]">$vbphrase[find_more_posts_by_x]</phrase></a></td></tr>
	</if>
	<if condition="$post['userid'] AND $show['member']">
	<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="profile.php?$session[sessionurl]do=addlist&amp;userlist=buddy&amp;u=$post[userid]"><phrase 1="$post[username]">$vbphrase[add_x_to_contacts]</phrase></a></td></tr>
	</if>
	$template_hook[postbit_user_popup]
	</table>
</div>
<!-- / post $post[postid] popup menu -->

queengoc · #81 05-16-2008, 01:24 PM

Was I supposed to replace my postbit article with yours? I tried that and it didn't work

. Thanks for all of your help in trying though.

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