New Posting Features - Thread Thumbnails

Thread Thumbnails
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Created By: Null Parameter

This mod is officially tested with 3.8.1, but has been reported to work with many other versions.

Please leave any comments, suggestions or bugs.

Description

This mod allows a user, when creating or editing a thread, to specify a Thumbnail image to be used for display next to the thread in the Thread Listing.

With this mod you can define a set of forums that have thumbnails enabled, then in those forums whenever a user creates or edits their thread they can change their thumbnail, based on the method that you choose to allow.

This image is then shown in the Forum Display, in place of the Thread Icon.
The image also appears in Search & Tag Search, and I can add it to the regular Search if somebody requests it. And possibly have options for displaying in each area.

Forum Display:
Forum.jpg

Search:
Search.jpg

ACP Options:
ACP Options.jpg

Installation

Install the Product XML File. That's it!

All Template Edits Are Now Automatic.

If you are Upgrading from the older version, see directions in the README file on how to undo the template edits.

Demo

Possible Future Features (With Request)

• Additional column instead of replacing Thread Icon
• Displaying Thumbnail within thread
• Edit thumbnail through Thread Edit
• Thumbnail Preview in Edit Window

Fixes

• Version 2.2
  • Fix Attachment + Default Thumbnail Option Combo
• Version 2.1
  • Fix DB Error when using First Attachment option
  • Fix issue with New threads not saving thumbnail
• Version 2
  • Added Features:
    • Automatic Template Edits
    • Thumbnails in Search
    • Thumbnails from First Image/First Attachment
    • Thumbnails on Sticky Threads
  • Fixes:
    • Miscellaneous Fixes

[mrthe]

when i edit the post the thumbnails disappeare i use the version 3.6.8 of vb and don0t save the url if i edit the post,why?

[Cerbero1000]

Is there a way to thumbs working in showthread template?

[Lietha]

Is there any way to set this to show the last attachment rather than the first?

[Canadians360]

Originally Posted by Cerbero1000

Is there a way to thumbs working in showthread template?

Yes the Image URL is still acessable in the showthread template. Use $thread[thumbnailurl]

Originally Posted by Lietha

Is there any way to set this to show the last attachment rather than the first?

It does not show attatchments, not yet anyway acording to the developer.

[dai-kun]

You can get the full image to show when your hover over it by:

Edit MAIN CSS of style, at the bottom ADDITIONAL CSS DEFINITIONS (1st or 2nd box depending on how you use it), add in (or edit to your preference)

.thumbnail{
position: relative;
z-index: 0;
}

.thumbnail:hover{
background-color: transparent;
z-index: 50;
}

.thumbnail span{ /*CSS for enlarged image*/
position:absolute;
left:-1000px;
background-color: black;
padding: 5px;
border: 1px dashed gray;
visibility: hidden;
color: black;
text-decoration: none;
}

.thumbnail span img{ /*CSS for enlarged image*/
border-width: 0;
padding: 2px;
}

.thumbnail:hover span{ /*CSS for enlarged image on hover*/
visibility: visible;
top: -200px;
left: 200%; /*position where enlarged image should offset horizontally */
}

Do the following template edits:
threadbit
Find

PHP Code:

<a href="showthread.php?$session[sessionurl]t=$thread[threadid]"> 


Replace with

PHP Code:

<a class="thumbnail" href="showthread.php?$session[sessionurl]t=$thread[threadid]"> 


[Null Parameter]

Originally Posted by mrthe

when i edit the post the thumbnails disappeare i use the version 3.6.8 of vb and don0t save the url if i edit the post,why?

I'm pretty sure I have a fix in for this when the newest version is released.

Originally Posted by Cerbero1000

Is there a way to thumbs working in showthread template?

Right now, there isn't a way to do that, but I could definitely add in a way to at least access the variable from the template.

Originally Posted by Lietha

Is there any way to set this to show the last attachment rather than the first?

That isn't the in the plan at the moment, but I can definitely see the merit in having such a feature. I'll add it to the To Do List.

Originally Posted by dai-kun

You can get the full image to show when your hover over it by:
....

Very nice addition! I'll see about possibly adding this into future versions, if you don't mind?

[Null Parameter]

Version 2 is Now Available!

New Features Include:

• Automatic Template Edits
• Search Integration
• Get Thumbnail from First Image in Post
• Get Thumbnail from First Attachment
• Thumbnails on Sticky Threads
• Use Status Icon if No Thumbnail is found

[Lulubelle]

installed this and for some reason when enabled it now only shows the first thread posted in the forum, all other threads disappear.

I'm using the 'Get thumbnail from first attachment' option.

If there is more than one page, it shows the first thread on that page. So I am getting a lot of pages with only one thread showing, and the other threads just aren't showing.

I'd love to use this is it isn't slowing my forum down like another thumbnail mod I tried, so please help

Thanks

On a side note, the thumbnail on that one thread looks great!

[Null Parameter]

Originally Posted by Lulubelle

installed this and for some reason when enabled it now only shows the first thread posted in the forum, all other threads disappear.

I'm using the 'Get thumbnail from first attachment' option.

If there is more than one page, it shows the first thread on that page. So I am getting a lot of pages with only one thread showing, and the other threads just aren't showing.

I'd love to use this is it isn't slowing my forum down like another thumbnail mod I tried, so please help

Thanks

On a side note, the thumbnail on that one thread looks great!

Yep, I knew that there might be some bugs in that option, because I asked for testers for that feature and nobody took me up on the offer. But that bug I definitely didn't expect, it's a very interesting one.

I'll look into it and hopefully get a fix out very soon. Thanks for your patience.

[TheLastSuperman]

I simply overlooked this one! Huh lol I have been using the 3.6 version of this but downloading the new one thanks

Mike

Edit: NM apparently I'm just out of it today lol I looked up before DL'ing and saw "Mark as Uninstalled" so it must be this version I swear there was 3.6 or I found the info how to in a 3.6 area... ohh well it works and I love it, currently using on a gaming tournament forum, it shows animated .gif's of custom maps for BF2142 so you can view them and comes in handy for the Generals and Command staff of the armies to do map picks for the following week after the battle each sunday is over

Thanks for the update!