Default text to display in every first post

[donkspurs]

I'm trying to display some text which will show in every first post in every thread, but I also only want it to display in a specific forum section. The id of the forum is definitely 22 and I've already found some code which apparently should work.

Here is the code I am currently using in the template "ad_showthread_firstpost_start".

<vb:if condition="$forum[forumid] == 22">

This is the custom text.

</vb:if>

However for some reason this text doesn't display at all in the threads in the specified forum.

If I remove the if condition then the text displays fine, but it obviously then displays in every single thread on the site.

I am testing this on a dev forum so the forums are turned off. I can't see that being an issue but thought worth mentioning in case.

Any help would be much appreciated! Thanks.

[Paul M]

Have you tried using $thread rather than $forum ?

[donkspurs]

Originally Posted by Paul M

Have you tried using $thread rather than $forum ?

Thanks for the help.

I hadn't tried that until you just suggested it but sadly it didn't make any difference.

[donkspurs]

Has anyone on here ever tried to get default text into the first post of every threads in a specific forum?

Must be someone on here! Any help on how to do it would be greatly appreciated, thanks!

[Paul M]

Looking at the code, you cannot do this without a using a hook.

No variables other than the adsense details are registered for that template when its created, so you need to pre-register either $forum or $thread.

PHP Code:

vB_Template::preRegister('ad_showthread_firstpost_start',array('thread' => $thread)); 


The 'postbit_display_complete' hook should be ok to use.

[donkspurs]

Originally Posted by Paul M

Looking at the code, you cannot do this without a using a hook.

No variables other than the adsense details are registered for that template when its created, so you need to pre-register either $forum or $thread.

PHP Code:

vB_Template::preRegister('ad_showthread_firstpost_start',array('thread' => $thread)); 


The 'postbit_display_complete' hook should be ok to use.

Thanks once more for the help!

Unfortunately I haven't done any work with hooks before so not sure where to start!

Where would I find the 'postbit_display_complete' hook? Thanks again.

[Lynne]

Go to admincp > Plugins and Products > Add New Plugin and the hooks location is a dropdown and you will find it there.

[donkspurs]

Thank you guys! That worked brilliantly.

Excellent help. Really appreciate it!

[DannyITR]

Is there any way to adapt this so that the text is entered into the post box while the user is typing the post?

I want to have default text in my for sale sections so users will know what is expected in terms of info.

[Lynne]

Go search for the Stencil Mod. That should do what you want.