Post Counter & Direct Link

This is a small hack I have on my BB that I posted some 2 months ago in reply to a thread in the hacks request forum. Since then, a couple of people contacting me asking me this hack, so I'm posting it here in the release forum.

It numbers your posts in a thread - the first one has the number 1 written on it, the second 2 etc. This will accurately count the post number irrespective of the page you are on, and tt helps orientation on long threads (and our threads are long).

The post number on my BB is also a hyperlink, so people can copy the direct URL to that specific post.

Installation is simple:

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR VERSIONS BEFORE 2.0.3
scroll down for installation in version 2.0.3 and later

Open showthread.php

Find

PHP Code:

while ($post=$DB_site->fetch_array($posts) and $counter++<$perpage) { 


and ABOVE it put:

PHP Code:

$countposts = ($pagenumber-1)*$perpage; 


Find

PHP Code:

eval("\$postbits .= \"".gettemplate("postbit")."\";"); 


and ABOVE it put:

PHP Code:

$countposts = $countposts+1; 


save and upload.

Edit template postbit and place the variable $countposts where you want the post # to show.

For example, place <smallfont>Post #$countposts</smallfont> somewhere at the bottom or <a href="showthread.php?postid=$post[postid]#post$post[postid]"><smallfont>$countposts</smallfont></a> if you want the numebr to also be a hyperlink directly to that post.

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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTION FOR VERSIONS 2.0.3 AND UP

ok, how 'postbit' is parsed has changed since 2.0.3 so here's what you need to do to install this:

Originally posted by freddie
If you want a one file hack for this than do this:

find in showthread.php:

while ($post=$DB_site->fetch_array($posts) and $counter++<$perpage) {

Put this before it:

$postcount = ($pagenumber - 1 ) * $perpage;

Find in showthread.php:

$postbits .= getpostbit($post);

Put this before it:

$post[postcount] = ++$postcount;

Then put $post[postcount] in your postbit template.

save and upload.

Edit template postbit AND postbit_ignore and place the variable $countposts where you want the post # to show.

For example, place <smallfont>Post #$post[postcount]</smallfont> somewhere at the bottom or <a href="showthread.php?postid=$post[postid]#post$post[postid]"><smallfont>$post[postcount]</smallfont></a> if you want the numebr to also be a hyperlink directly to that post.

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You can see it on my BB, on any of the threads (near the date/time of the post, to the right of the small folder icon). Example: http://www.atlasf1.com/bb/showthread...threadid=24656

Cheers,

Bira

[N9ne]

Can someone please please please please! post step by step instructions for this hack to make it appear JUST like THIS board ON 2.2.5!

I'm a complete newbie so don't expect me to know anything, I tried a lot of fixes in this topic but I still don't get a number come up, but just Post # as a link to some phoney number like 32 and 28...

So I am asking this please please do this for me and many others who don't know much about hacking.

[N9ne]

bump, Please

[Boofo]

What is postbit_ignore and what does it do? I asked this question a while ago and I just got postbit_ignored on it. Is that what it is for?

[N9ne]

bump for all the unanwered questions here

[Knux]

Yeah I have the same prob I only get Post # and no number... my site is http://www.pbfreak.net/forums

[S0uL]

Originally posted by Crazy Mofo
how come i have the max posts per page 15 and when i goes too a another page the (post #) goes back too 1 helllp

im having the same probs

[Knux]

ugh someone PLZ PLZ PLZ help!

[Boofo]

Forget it, Knux, apparently there are too few of us having problems with this hack for them to bother supporting it anymore. We're not in the right "click" it seems.

[Knux]

that sucks cause now I have (post #) at the top of every post and I really wanted this hack too

[N9ne]

I'll request an updated version of the hack in the request forum...shall I