Show all posts on one page

Did you ever want to display all posts of a certain thread on just one page?

So here you go:

In showthread.php FIND

PHP Code:

// ********************************************************************************  *
// set post order 


ABOVE that ADD

PHP Code:

if ($_REQUEST['showall'] == 1) {
  $perpage = 2147483648;
} 


Then call the thread as showthread.php?t=ID&showall=1

If you want to have a link, put the this in template SHOWTHREAD (Thx to AshEbed!)

<if condition="$show['pagenav']"><a href="showthread.php?$session[sessionurl]t=$threadid&amp;&showall=1">View All</a></if> 

[Sebastian]

it will produce the same amout of queries, but it will just select more posts, the array will be bigger = more memory usage, bandwidth, etc..

i don't suggest anyone use this unless you are certain you aren't going to have large threads.. eg, 100+ replies

say you have a thread with a 1000 replies.
1) the viewers' browser will take a year to load because of all the content and will probably bog down their system (browser would use more cpu to process)
2) server bandwidth usage will skyrocket because of the large pages.
3) waste of server resources

[Cibox.de]

thx for this mod

[Lumina]

Mike Sullivan says it is a potential DoS:
http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showpost.php?p=822044

[underESTIMATED]

It's useful on most occasions.

Thank you for this...

[coffee]

Very nice hack KirbyDE : )

Originally Posted by KirbyDE

If you want to have a link, put the this in template SHOWTHREAD (Thx to AshEbed!)

<if condition="$show['pagenav']"><a href="showthread.php?$session[sessionurl]t=$threadid&amp;&showall=1">View All</a></if> 

I guess it will look better when doing the above this way (Don't edit template "SHOWTHREAD"):

Note: My version is vB 3.0.7

1. Open the file "/includes/adminfunctions_template.php" and find this line:

PHP Code:

'array',                 // used for checking 


Below that add:

PHP Code:

'strpos',                // used for checking 


2. Go to template "pagenav" and find this:

</tr>
</table>
</div>

Above that add:

<if condition="strpos($address, 't=')"><td class="alt1"><a class="smallfont" href="$address&amp;showall=1" title="View all posts in a single page">Show All</a></td></if>

[Gutspiller]

Actually... From the looks of it, this code only shows 2.1 trillion posts per page, not "all".

[coffee]

Waiting for version 2.00