Sort thread by Post Icon

[msimplay]

well i use my post icons as thread descriptions on what they contain
ie an 18 icon for posts that contain adult language / material

so some kind of hack to allow searching by post icon would be great

not sure about this one but i think post icons do have ids in the database maybe they can be used to create a hack of some sort

[noonespecial]

Originally Posted by msimplay

well i use my post icons as thread descriptions on what they contain
ie an 18 icon for posts that contain adult language / material

so some kind of hack to allow searching by post icon would be great

not sure about this one but i think post icons do have ids in the database maybe they can be used to create a hack of some sort

i keep trying to get it to work, so far, nothing.

[noonespecial]

Originally Posted by noonespecial

i keep trying to get it to work, so far, nothing.

anyone??? this needs to be revived. especially for vbadvanced./vbindex users.

[spence2]

While this may not be exactly what you need ... I used this hack to add transparent gifs to my posts ... you may want to use "regular" images.

On a per forum basis you assign images to category names.
like...
clear1.gif
Chapter 1
clear2.gif
Chapter 2
etc.

When you enter a thread you can select a category for it. Because I use transparent gifs, nothing shows on the thread ... no clutter.

But on the forum display there is select box with:
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
etc.

If I select Chapter 1, only the threads assigned to Chapter 1 appear.

This doesn't help with search, but it helps to sort your threads.
Your categories could be
Adult Language
Mature Content
etc.

I know it's not the solution you need, but it might get you closer than you are now. Cheers.

[CarCdr]

Originally Posted by Michael_Morris

They have one - display order. that still doesn't answer my question though - how to sort the threads by the display order of the post icons?

We added a few extra sorts for users to categorize threads, so I've had to do this sort of thing a couple of times. Hacing said that, I did not make an exhaustive check before posting this, nor did i test it.

If what you want to is to sort a list of threads by icon, you'll have to make a mod to a script and and a template.

1. In forumdisplay.php, find

     switch ($sortfield)
     {
          case 'title':

BEFORE the case 'title': add:

          case 'iconid':
               $sqlsortfield = 'thread.iconid';
               break;

2. In FORUMDISPLAY template

Find this line:

     <option value="title" $sort[title]>$vbphrase[thread_title]</option>

BEFORE or AFTER this line, or anywhere in that group of options, put this line:

     <option value="iconid" $sort[iconid]>$vbphrase[post_icons]</option>

This adds "Post Icons" to the list of sort options in the "Display Options" form at the bottom of the page.

I do not know what your sort order will be, as all this is supposed to do is use the internal iconid number to sort on.

What I have not addressed, is the code to add a column heding that one could click to sort on that column. If you need that, we can talk about it after you try this much. Cheers

[Michael Morris]

Well, my server's in the middle of Florida, and Charlie has just left town. I hear power will be out for a few days so I can't play with it just now.

[msimplay]

Any chance for this now ?

[Joey805]

I"m looking for this too. Can any coders please help?

[Marco van Herwaarden]

Are you looking for a vB3 or vB3.5 solution?

I think there is already a 3.5 version for this, not sure of there is also a vB3 version.

[Joey805]

I'm looking for a 3.5 solution. Ideally, I would just like to place a link in my navbar that when clicked will display all threads with a certain post icon. (example, my news items)

Is this possible?