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

[unforsaken]

love the mod...anyway it would be possible to allow it to use the special mods like {username} so it actually shows the users name instead of the code? Otherwise it is progressing great...add a few graphix and this would easily surpass any others I've looked at

[Michael Biddle]

Originally Posted by unforsaken

love the mod...anyway it would be possible to allow it to use the special mods like {username} so it actually shows the users name instead of the code? Otherwise it is progressing great...add a few graphix and this would easily surpass any others I've looked at

Not quite sure what your asking to do. please explain better

[Michael Biddle]

After reading it 5 times through now, I think I know what you mean. Are you talking about like the /me, /you hack?

[unforsaken]

sry for the delay been out of town it actually goes to this hack that I am refering to Personalized Threads

[Capper5016]

I've tried everything I can think of, but this mod refuses to show up on my site......read every post in this thread, added the "$latest" under the navbar, nothing makes this mod show up

[STT]

Mike,

At the risk of repeating myself - is there a way to make the default action of the $latest box (which I've put under my main forum list) be collapsed?

Cheers,

STT

[Michael Biddle]

I will look into that one as default, But i know once you do close it, the cookies should save its closed and open status. Sorry for long reply. Host deleted my site, and I am frantically trying to get it where it was.

[STT]

Good luck with that Mike - I've had a few battles with my host over the years, I feel your pain.

BTW - you're right, the cookies do take care of it once you've taken the action.

[elmati]

hey!

nice hack!

clicks install!

[WhiteEagle]

Thanks, just what I was looking for!:biggrin: