Forum Home Enhancements - Latest X Posts on Forum Home

Latest X Posts on Forum Index
by: whitemike
Demo: Here

What this does?

This will add the latest x posts onto your forum index

What version does it work on?

This modification should work on any version 3.6.0 and up! Including the new 3.7

Features?

1. Enable/Disable - Master Switch to Turn Latest Posts on or off
2. Title - Change the title of the Site News
3. Posts to Show - Number of Last Posts to show
4. Cutoff Length - How many characters to show before the ... at the end
5. Exclude Forums - Choose what forums you do not want to be listed
6. Thread Title Width - Width of Title Table
7. User Title Width - Width of User Table
8. Forum Title Width - Width of Forum Table
9. Auto Location - Enable/Disable auto location
10. Location - Gives Options for Under navbar, above forum, or below forum

Added?

1. 2 Template
2. 3 Plugins
3. 10 Settings
4. 27 Phrases

Installation?

1. Import Product

Thats It!

Fixes?

2.3

1. Fixed the cutoff bug

2.2

1. Fixed Bug

2.1

1. Changed variables, so that you can see this, and latest X Threads on forumhome.

2.0

1. Feature Added: Time and Date
2. Added feature where if Cut Off is 0, then it will not display the row

1.9

1. XHTML and CSS Compliant

1.8

1. For some reason a phrase didn't save so I uploaded it with it.

1.7

1. Added option to enable/disable auto location
2. Added 3 automatic locations

1.6

1. Added Permissions based on forums

1.5

1. Fixed Look - Made Link Thread Title, with text under it

1.4

1. Fixed Bug - Was showing up hidden/moderated posts

1.3

1. Fixed Bug - Didn't display threads in excluded forums
2. Added Check Version

1.2

1. Cached Templates
2. Moved Plugin Location to allow global use of $latest

1.1

1. Added default value to excluded, which was causing an error if null
2. Made Collapsible

Please Click Install if you use

[dbirosel]

Before i install, i got a few questions...

When idling on forum home, everytime someone make sa new thread/post it will automatically update?

Is there on/off switch to show Number of post and threads?

Is i don't want guests to see this, is there a way to disable it for them?

[Michael Biddle]

yes their is an on off switch and an if in the plugin would allow certain usergroups to see it

[sebbo]

Originally Posted by whitemike

just add a condition to the if is_member_of($user, 6); for admins only

Where should i add it?

[Michael Biddle]

in the main coding plugin

[ninjamaster]

thanks m8

[bryandailey]

Great piece of software.

Anyone know what template to edit to remove the space between the "Latest X Posts on Forum Home" and the navbar above it? I want to use this feature but the space is taking up valuable real estate. See the photo.

[Michael Biddle]

Well right now it adds it directly under the navbar. Read through this thread, I show how to remove the auto ad, and how to add to a custom location

Please click install if you use

I only offer support to people who installed

[Michael Biddle]

Originally Posted by sebbo

Where should i add it?

Change the IF in the main code page to this

if ($vbulletin->options['latest_enabled'] and is_member_of($vbulletin->userinfo, 6))

[Michael Biddle]

Originally Posted by dbirosel

Before i install, i got a few questions...


When idling on forum home, everytime someone make sa new thread/post it will automatically update?

Is there on/off switch to show Number of post and threads?

Is i don't want guests to see this, is there a way to disable it for them?

No, their is no ajax in this. it will update on page refresh

Yes their is an on off switch

In the main script change the top if to this:

if ($vbulletin->options['latest_enabled'] and !is_member_of($vbulletin->userinfo, 1))

That means guests cannot view it

[Iskib]

Would it be possible to display the thread title instead of the contents of thread for $pagetext ?

how would i change this ?