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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.

Mrdby · #**112** 05-29-2008, 12:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JAuthement

Thanks for the input Super Jinni .... But you're missing the point, when you install the product it mods the newthread template and adds a dropdown selection for the Chief First Post format. what I want to do is have the firs post st as Postbit Article and eliminate the dropdown selection box.

SAME HERE.

Super Jinni · #**113** 05-29-2008, 06:17 PM

I think I can make it for you, just give me some time because I'm busing with something right now..

MissKalunji · #**114** 05-29-2008, 06:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JAuthement

Because I like having the custom format for the starter topic plus I like having the topic to be visible on all concurrent pages of the thread.

Take a look at this : https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=93706

same but there' s no drop down or anything like that it applies it by default

Super Jinni · #**115** 05-29-2008, 07:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MissKalunji

Take a look at this : https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=93706

same but there' s no drop down or anything like that it applies it by default

yes

and you can copy the the postpit_article template content to the new template required for this one...

DraculaVN · #**116** 06-06-2008, 02:06 AM

If the first line of the post is in "quote", post will show up like this.
Anyone fixed it?

DraculaVN · #**117** 06-10-2008, 02:22 AM

4 day passed by, no one can help me?

mikkitine · #**118** 06-10-2008, 02:23 AM

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>
            $post[postdate]<if condition="!$show['detailedtime']">, $post[posttime]</if>
            $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>$post[postcount]</strong></a></if>
            <a href="#" onclick="return toggle_collapse('postbit_articles')">Expand/Collapse</a>
            <if condition="$show['inlinemod']">
                <input type="checkbox" name="plist[$postid]" id="plist_$postid" style="vertical-align:middle; padding:0px; margin:0px 0px 0px 5px" value="$post[checkbox_value]" />
            </if>
        </td>
    </tr>
<tbody id="collapseobj_postbit_articles" style="$vbcollapse{$collapseobj_postbit_articles}">
<tr valign="top">
<td class="alt1" id="td_post_$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>
</tbody>
<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 -->

What you see in red are the pieces of code I added on to the postbit article template from the Chief First Post mod.

With these little edits I'm able to collapse the first post of the thread in the forums where this mod is active if I'm using the article postbit. The collapsing works and I'm happy with that. The problem is, when I navigate to another page in the same thread, the first post is automatically expanded again. The first post is not remembering to stay collapsed.

Can anybody help me keep the first post stay collapsed? What am I missing from the edits?

Regards.

rapidphim · #**119** 06-11-2008, 04:56 AM

Can anyone help me to put back the border around when using postbit_article? Also, how to make postbit_article as a default for everyone (without any choice of selection)? thanks.

rapidphim · #**120** 06-12-2008, 12:41 AM

Can someone please help me with the above question? thanks.

rapidphim · #**121** 06-12-2008, 03:16 AM

Can someone please tell me how to add the collapse button for postbit_normal and stayed collapse when jumping page to page? Thanks!

Quote:

Originally Posted by mikkitine

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>
            $post[postdate]<if condition="!$show['detailedtime']">, $post[posttime]</if>
            $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>$post[postcount]</strong></a></if>
            <a href="#" onclick="return toggle_collapse('postbit_articles')">Expand/Collapse</a>
            <if condition="$show['inlinemod']">
                <input type="checkbox" name="plist[$postid]" id="plist_$postid" style="vertical-align:middle; padding:0px; margin:0px 0px 0px 5px" value="$post[checkbox_value]" />
            </if>
        </td>
    </tr>
<tbody id="collapseobj_postbit_articles" style="$vbcollapse{$collapseobj_postbit_articles}">
<tr valign="top">
<td class="alt1" id="td_post_$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>
</tbody>
<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 -->

What you see in red are the pieces of code I added on to the postbit article template from the Chief First Post mod.

With these little edits I'm able to collapse the first post of the thread in the forums where this mod is active if I'm using the article postbit. The collapsing works and I'm happy with that. The problem is, when I navigate to another page in the same thread, the first post is automatically expanded again. The first post is not remembering to stay collapsed.

Can anybody help me keep the first post stay collapsed? What am I missing from the edits?

Regards.

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