DEFAULT VIEW: Memberlist -- Top Posters

[Xube]

I'm guessing/hoping that this hack has probably already been requested and created but I haven't been able to find it while looking so far:

Right now the default view for the memberlist is to show members alphabetically. Is there a hack existing that changes the default view (the view you get when you first click on the memberlist button) so that it shows the members listed by the highest number of posts to lowest number of posts?

Thanks if anyone has this or knows where I can find it.

[EvilLS1]

In memberlist.php find:

  if ($what=="topposters") {
    $orderby="posts";
    $direction="DESC";
  }

Above it add:

  if ($what=="username") {
    $orderby="username";
    $direction="ASC";
  }

Find:

  if ($orderby=="" or ($orderby!="username" and $orderby!="posts" and $orderby!="joindate" and $orderby!="lastpost")) {
    $what = 'username';
    $orderby="username";
  }

Replace it with:

  if ($orderby=="" or ($orderby!="username" and $orderby!="posts" and $orderby!="joindate" and $orderby!="lastpost")) {
    $what = 'topposters';
    $orderby="posts";
    $direction="DESC";
  }

In your memberlist template find:

	<td bgcolor="{secondaltcolor}"><smallfont><a href="memberlist.php?s=$session[sessionhash]"><b>List Alphabetically</b></a></smallfont></td>

Replace it with:

	<td bgcolor="{secondaltcolor}"><smallfont><a href="memberlist.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&what=username"><b>List Alphabetically</b></a></smallfont></td>

[Gary King]

The better way would be to do the following:

open memberlist.php and find

PHP Code:

require("./global.php"); 


below it, add:

PHP Code:

$what="topposters"; 


Simple as that

[EvilLS1]

If you do it that way the List Alphabetically and List by Date Joined links will no longer work b/c $what will always be defined as topposters.

The easiest way to do it would be to simply replace the memberlist link with this:
<a href="memberlist.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&what=topposters">

But I figured the guy has already considered that and didn't wanna do it that way for whatever reason. *shrugs*

[Gary King]

Originally Posted by EvilLS1

If you do it that way the List Alphabetically and List by Date Joined links will no longer work b/c $what will always be defined as topposters.

The easiest way to do it would be to simply replace the memberlist link with this:
<a href="memberlist.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&what=topposters">

But I figured the guy has already considered that and didn't wanna do it that way for whatever reason. *shrugs*

True, true. Yes, replacing the link with that would be best.

[Xube]

Originally Posted by EvilLS1

If you do it that way the List Alphabetically and List by Date Joined links will no longer work b/c $what will always be defined as topposters.

The easiest way to do it would be to simply replace the memberlist link with this:
<a href="memberlist.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&what=topposters">

But I figured the guy has already considered that and didn't wanna do it that way for whatever reason. *shrugs*

:squareeyed: Thanks for some great advice and for the codings! So, if I replace the memberlist link with that new link, then clicking on it would take me to the list of top posting users, but... would members still be able to later change the order of how the memberlist appears. (change the list into ordering by date joined, etc).

[EvilLS1]

Originally Posted by Xube

So, if I replace the memberlist link with that new link, then clicking on it would take me to the list of top posting users, but... would members still be able to later change the order of how the memberlist appears. (change the list into ordering by date joined, etc).

Yep.

[Xube]

Originally Posted by EvilLS1

Yep.

Many thanx!! It worked like a charm! :banana: