Extra Threadfields Lite(Add Text, Radio, Drop Down, & Checkbox Fields To Threads!)

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Premium Version:
http://www.giologist.com/vb/index.ph...fo&productid=1
Premium Admin Demo:
http://www.giologist.com/vb/demo/ext...ields_demo.php
Premium Demo:
http://www.giologist.com/vb/forumdisplay.php?f=33


**Before Making An Add on **
Please consult with me before making an add on to this hack. As it is my work and such, the add ons that you are trying to make for it may be in the next release and/or premium version.

What does this do?
This hack allows you to add more fields to your threads besides just the title and message. This is extremely usefull in order to specify certain things in a thread in a way that people are more aware of it and such. There are several types of fields you can add and several features for the hack.

What features does this hack provide?

• Add extra fields to threads. These include:
  • Text fields
  • Select Drop Down Fields
  • Radio Fields
  • Checkbox Fields
• Enhanced extra threadfields manager - Premium Only *new
• Search through fields within forums (forumdisplay.php) - Premium Only *new
• Search through fields in search.php - Premium Only
• Control order in which fields are displayed
• Edit thread fields via the "edit thread" page
• Edit thread fields via the "edit post" page - Premium Only *new
• Set the forums in which you want fields to appear in - Premium Only (light version may set forumid's, but are a tad more limited as to how many)
  
• Show fields automatically in thread
• Show fields automatically in forumdisplay
• Make a field required - Premium Only
• Control what forums the field is shown in
• Enable/Disable system
• Enable/Disable automatic showing fields in thread
• Enable/Disable automatic showing fields in forum
• Make the field only editable by staff - Premium Only
• Control what usergroups can edit staff-only editable fields - Premium Only
• Show extra fields in subscriptions - Premium Only
• Show extra fields in forum index - Premium Only
• Show extra fields in search results - Premium Only
• Control what fields are searchable - Premium Only
• Enable/Disable automatic showing fields in forum index - Premium Only
• Enable/Disable automatic showing fields in search results - Premium Only
• Style how your extra fields appear in threads (using html) directly from your admincp! - Premium Only *new
• No template edits required! - Premium Only *new

What does this hack require?
Template Edits: 4
Products Imported: 1

5 Easy Steps
Step 1. Import the following product: product-extra_threadfields.xml
Step 2. Upload the files in the upload folder.
Step 3. Do the edits located below
Step 4. Edit the newly added options in admincp as you please
Step 5. Enjoy the hack.

F.A.Q
Q. How do i get extra fields to show in the "edit post" page?
A. This is only available in the premium version.

Q. If i do not want the fields to be shown automatically, can i do it manually?
A. You can manually show fields in threads or posts by using $thread[fieldx] in the postbit or showthread template. Replace x with the ID of the field you want. To find the ID of the field go to admincp >> Extra Threadfields >> Extra Fields Manager, and hover over a field. The number after fieldid = will be the id of your field.

Q. I updated all of the options, i installed it perfectly, i did all edits, and still the options are not showing when i go to add a new thread. What do i do?
A. It is believed that you have a hack interfering with this one. Take away the edit that you did for putting $extrathreadfields inside the newthread template, and do this instead:

Search for:

        <!-- / subject field -->

Add below:

        <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" class="fieldset">$extrathreadfields</table>

Enjoy the hack.

[high]Credits:[/high]
CMX_CMGSCCC - Big thanks! Could not have done it without you!

Don't forget to click INSTALL

[Garrylawton]

Originally Posted by yellowbird

I'd like to be able to sort by the category field I created so users could for example click on the extra threadfield, ie: New York, and it would only show what is labelled as New York. How would I accomplish that?

I'd like to know that also but Id like to filter it for " New York " in example

[KPalicz]

Originally Posted by KPalicz

Heh, I have the opposite problem. I want it to show up in the actual thread but not the forum display.

Ah, I figured out what I did wrong. I didn't catch the "postbit or postbit_legacy" part. I needed to change the postbit_legacy template, not the postbit one.

All working now. Awesome :up:

[rogersnm]

Is there anyway to make the threadfields show up in the show thread template?

[johnstires]

Has anyone heard about the premium version of this add-on. This is a great add-on yet I am looking for something that is searchable.

[Gio~Logist]

Please resort to www.siteresort.com for premium matters

[birdcat]

I attempted to edit the threadbit_extra_fields template, in order to make the thread fields line up horiziontally on the same line, rather than vertically with each on their own line, in the forum.

However once I did, the thread field dissappeared leaving only the colon and the field value. Also, the thread fields are now on the same line as the thread link/title.

This is what I have in that template:

<b>$threadfield[title]:</b> $thread[fieldvalue]

What can I do to fix this? TIA, and looking forward to upgrading to the premium version.

[Logikos]

Birdcat, $threadfield[title] should be $field[title].

[birdcat]

Awesome, the field titles are back! Thank you. For what ever reason though, they're still on the same line as the thread title. How do I move them down on a line of their own?

[R.Solutions]

where would i put so that the tiles and what not are in smallfont?

[Logikos]

Originally Posted by Birdcat

Awesome, the field titles are back! Thank you. For what ever reason though, they're still on the same line as the thread title. How do I move them down on a line of their own?

A <br /> at the end of the code should fix that, though I havn't installed this hack before so I'm not exacly sure where the edit would need to take place. I'll have to ask Gio the next time I speak with him.

Originally Posted by R.Solutions

where would i put so that the tiles and what not are in smallfont?

To create a smallfont effect, you could wrap you text with:

<div class="smallfont">My Text Here</div>

Notice the BOLD code. Thats the class atribute you need to use to create a smalller text size.