Show Thread Enhancements - ThreadNav: scrolling New Posts navigation bar for Showthread

ThreadNav(2.1) puts almost all the information in New Posts or Today's Posts in a compact scrolling navigation bar in the thread display page (showthread). The location in showthread depends on the user's thread viewing settings. Buttons on either end scroll the list of new posts right or left and additional information is available in a drop down box when you hover over the lower portion of the post cell. The list automatically refreshes using AJAX once a minute (default).

In Version 2.1 you can now place ThreadNav in any vBulletin page. A simple setting will put it in Forum Home (index) and it can be added to other pages with a simple template edit (See instuctions in ThreadNav settings in your AdminCP for edits).

Updated Version 2.1
I've updated this recently to make it fully compatible with updates to Thread & Forum Ignore System, if it is installed. I also got rid of the text jiggle in some browsers when you hover over a cell to display the drop box.

Features:

General:

• Searches for New Posts or Today's Posts
• List scrolls right or left with buttons at ends
• Automatically refreshes once a minute (default setting)
• Cell width adjusts automatically to fit available space
• Hovering over lower portion of partially exposed cell
  snaps the cell into full view
• Automatically integrates with Thread & Forum Ignore System
  if installed

In the cell for each thread:

• Go to first unread post button (New Posts only)
• Thread link goes to either first or last post depending
  on user settings for viewing threads
• Name of last poster
• Last post button

In the drop down box:

• Date/time
• Forum
• Thread starter
• Peplies
• Views
• Links for previewing first and last posts

User settings:

• Turn ThreadNav off
• Get New Posts
• Get Today's Posts

Admin Control Panel:

• On/off
• Other pages to show ThreadNav
• Set refresh interval
• Maximum minutes ThreadNav will continue refreshing
• Allow or disallow guests to see ThreadNav
• Maximum number of posts to show
• Minimum width of each post cell.
• Excluded forums

Upgrading to version 2.0

• Upload the new product xml file in Plugins & Products and overwrite the old file.
• Be sure to revert all threadnav templates, including threadnav.css.
• Some pages will require simple template edits. See the ThreadNav setting sin the Admin CP for more information.

Bugs Fixed:

• Now compatible with vBSEO
• All text in phrases
• More tips on styling in threadnav.css
• Resolved major incompatibilities with some styles
• Miscellaneous aesthetic changes
• Resolved misalignment of borders of cell and drop box in some styles
• Improved closing of drop boxes when you mouse out
• Fixed more incompatibility issues with some some styles
• Fixed incompatibility issue with IE (GRRRRRRRRRR....)
• Overhauled system for opening and closing drop boxes

Style is based on borders, font-color and background-colors of postbits. For styles with darker colors a note at the top of threadnav.css gives helpful styling tips. If you need to add space above or below ThreadNav see top of threadnav.css. Don't use line breaks.

Installation is simple: upload the XML file to Products and you're ready to go -- no external files or edits.

Version 2.0 was developed in vB4.2.2 but should work in any vB4 version.

[nerbert]

FReeSTER:

Did an earlier version work?

Do you mean nothing shows at all?

Do you have any other products that place something at the top of the page?

[FReeSTER]

yes mate none of the versions ever shows up

[nerbert]

Check your admin CP that you do have ThreadNav in settings > options, if you do, it is installed.

What about other products? If another product is using the same template hook and it isn't written correctly it will eliminate the other products.

[nerbert]

I've uploaded an improved file with a new system for opening and closing the drop boxes.

I think I've fixed all the problems. Thanks to all for your patience and feedback.

[warrior uw]

i just installed this but it is not even showing up on my forums, i am using 4.1.8

Any ideas?

[nerbert]

It won't show if there are no new threads to view, such as if you just clicked Mark Forums Read.

What I suspect though, is that you have another product that uses the same template hook and it's interfering with it.

Do you have any other products that place anything at the top of the showthread page? If so I can probably help you fix the problem.

But maybe there's something changed in vB4.1.8, I haven't upgraded to that yet.

[penmai.com]

Hi just installed the mod! may i know how to place it above "ad_location.global_below_navbar"

[nerbert]

It's doable but a little complicated as it will be a manual template placement. I'll be away until early next week but I can look into it.

By the way, what vB version are you using?

[FReeSTER]

this is adding a box on the post title one one of my custom styles

[penmai.com]

Let me know which template i have to edit. i am using vb4.1.5.