Add-On Releases - Feature Threads

Feature Threads
By Adrian at Dreamit.co.uk
Tested on 3.6.1.

Note: This modification is v0.10, It seems to be working fine.
To see why it's not V1, scroll down to the Q&A.

About:
Feature Threads allows you to "Feature a thread", and that thread will then appear on the forumhome.

It's a very useful mod' to get those important, special threads noticed.

Installation:

Download Feature_threads.zip.

• Upload feature.php and unfeature.php to your forums root folder.
• Import product_feature.xml.

Template Edits:
Open Forumhome Templates > FORUMHOME
Find:

<!-- main -->

Add after:

$feature_threads

Save.

Open Showthread Templates > SHOWTHREAD
Find:

	<tr>
		<td class="thead">$vbphrase[thread_tools]<a name="goto_threadtools"></a></td>
	</tr>

Add after:

<tr>
		<td class="vbmenu_option"><img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/subscribe.gif" 

alt="Feature Thread" /> $feature_status
<input type="hidden" value="$threadinfo[threadid]" name="tid"></td>
	</tr>

Save.

Done.

Easy to install.

Q&A
1. Why is it V0.10?
Well, when i started this mod', i had some good ideas with it, and i started to loose intrest after a while.

I got the "base" made, so i thought, "why not release it?"
So, i have. If i get enough installs, or a positive response to the mod', i will glady spend more time, adding the features i wanted.

2. Oooh...What new features?
Not too many features...things such as...

Featured Thread ordering

• Order by thread date
• Order by by date featured
• Order by amount of replies
• Custom ordering

The ability to show the featured threads on the forumhome, or on everypage.

Ability to show what information is displayed in the features thread box.

Yeh, these are pritty easy to do, i just don't have the dedication i need to make them, like i said, if i get a good response, expect to see them soon.

3. How many usergroups...?
The option, that allows you to choose certain usergroups to access this mod', is limited to 12 different usergroups.

Not because i'm being mean, i just did the usergroup permission, in my code useing explode and arrays.

Don't ask why, i just did. : /
That will be improved when/if V1 is released.

Changelog
0.10 - Release.

0.11 - Set default value on "Show x" option to 4, to stop confusion with mysql_errors

0.12 - Edited Enable/Disable option from Radio buttons, to a simple Yes / No boolean to avoid errors.

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If you installed this modification, please click install.

Thanks.

Adrian

[farooqaaa]

This is what i am looking for....

*UN-INSTALLING.......sorry..... INSTALLING

[MMORPGHell]

Where is FORUMHOME?

Edit: Sorry, I found it.

[MMORPGHell]

I keep getting "No input file specified" when I try to feature a thread.

[Magz]

I tried installing this a few days ago, couldnt get it to work. But, after uninstalling it, and re-adding it, its working like a charm. Just the thing i needed.

Thank you for releasing it.

[Smoothie]

Too bad the author has gone awol. This mod could use some fine tuning.

[blogtorank]

Great hack first off and installed!

Second, I would suggest an AJAX way of moving threads up and down in the order you would want them in... Doable?

Otherwise this is still an outstanding add to the forums!

[perfphysio]

I totally agree, being able to order them and also assign the smiley to each individually would be great

[blogtorank]

I'll PM the author for permission to have one of my guys edit the code per what I think would be good and share here once he gives me permission.

[Smoothie]

Originally Posted by blogtorank

I'll PM the author for permission to have one of my guys edit the code per what I think would be good and share here once he gives me permission.

Good idea because yo-adrian hasn't posted in this thread in ages.

[dutchbb]

This what I suggest:

1. The featured threads ordered by date of first post (thread creation date). New threads on top.

2. When a maximum of 10 threads is set, new threads should be added to the top of the list, and older ones make place for them (so the oldest in the list is removed when a new thread is added).

3. The thread creation date added above every thread like this:


4. I want to display these 10 latest featured threads on the right side of my board (this is a separate custom template) , you can see what I mean on the right side of my board here just under the thumbnails: http://forum.dutchbodybuilding.com/ So a possibility to place the variable in that template.

5. The latest featured thread (only one) showed like this on forumhome: