Forum Display Enhancements - Alternate Last Post Display

Alternate Last Post Display
By: Idan B.

1. Description & Usage:
Alternate Last Post hack will allow the forum admin to make the "Last Post" column on forum look different (have another/better layout):
Hack will make it with user avatar picture & instead of showing post date, it will show "time diff" since the post (for example: 4 Hours, 5 Minutes ago") - See pictures in attachment for better understanding. :up:
This Hack can be enabled on both Forum Home & forum Display or Forum Display Only.
The hack was develop for request of Theater (request was made here: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=214212 )
I assumed this request might be "handy" to other users of community, so developed it to be a fully working modification.

2. Installation:
Please click Mark as Installed.
Installation is pretty easy - just download & install:

• Extract zip for product xml & no-avatar picture.
• Goto: AdminCP->Plugin System->Manage Products : Choose "Add/Import Product" and import this product xml (product-alt_last_post.xml)
• Upload the "anonymous_avatar.gif" file onto /images/avatars/ directory. If testing it on your develop board, be sure to upload there as well.

3. Upgrade From Older Version:
1. uninstall previous version
2. Download new version xml & install as instructed in previous section.

4. Configuration:
Once installed, the "Vbulletin Options" under admincp will have extra section:
Section name: "Alternate Last Post Display"

• Enabled ? - Yes/No (default YES)
• Enable on Forum Home ? - Yes/No (default NO)
• Enable on Forum Display ? - Yes/No (default YES)
• Use "Last Post" text as title ? - Yes/No (default YES)
• Show differential time ? - Yes/No (default YES)
• Align "Never" to LEFT ? - Yes/No (default YES)
• Use profile picture instead of avatar ? - Yes/No (default NO)
• Picture width - INT (default: 40)
• Picture height - INT (default: 40)
  

5. Known Bugs:

• Forum Tabbbed modification has known competability with this mod - result it is not showing on forumhome. Currently debugging this one to allow fix on next version.
• v1.1.4 released. Since v.1.1.0 code was re-writeen completely from "scratch" and now it should support multi-languages (other than english) ! Note: Cyrillic & Latin chars reported to have some issues, still under check)
• See changelog below for full description of stuff fixed.

6. TO-DO's LIST (Next Versions):

• Allow thread view option on admincp.
• Other mods (such as Forum Tabbed Modification) conflict fixes - under checking !.
• [S]Admincp option to set avatar width/height.[/S] added in v.1.1.4
• [S]Admincp option to select between profile and avatar picture.[/S] added in v.1.1.4

NOTE: Currently supported format chars for date/time (v1.1.4) are :
Date: "j","d", "m", "n", "F", "M", "Y", "y","S"
Time: "h", "H", "g", "G", "i", "s", "a", "A".
Any other chars will result with Post Time: N/A displayed !

NOTE: i've left v1.1.3 and added in addition the v1.1.4, just in case anyone has problem, he can download old version & rollback.

Enjoy hack & dont forget to click Mark as Installed

[Erica1977]

Originally Posted by IdanB

Based on default skin colors ? or we are talking about custom color mod already installed on forum ?

Ok would be on default theme and any other custom theme meaning theres a hack color thread users cant remember name but example right now admins names are red , users green, supermod dark blue, now before i added it your hack on main forum you would see a post by a user or admin or super mod and would show there colors but by me adding this hack on main forum now and users and supermod has there name red color so there colors are gone with this mode.

[Erica1977]

I found what it's called it's Colors For Usergroup In Forum Last Post heres that link as well.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...me+HTML+Markup

now it use to show there colors but adding your hack now all members from admin and down just on main forum shows the default color to everyone so there names are all same color now instead of it using there user color.

[Charles_1]

Originally Posted by IdanB

yea, well, like said, it adds max of queries x2/3 per forumbit, meanining the more forums there are, the more queries it will "hog".
(so for "worst case" example, should there be 10 forums visible, it will add 10x3 = 30 more queries)
If you wish better performance, you can enable this on forum display only, and not on forum home.

Well, in our forum (34 forumbits) number of queries in forumhome jumped from 23 to 99, which is quite high :-). Is there some chance to improve this? Becouse idea is great, forum looks really more interesting with this.

[goxy63]

Anyone using this on vb4?

[I-TECH-INN]

really would like for this to work with tabbed forum home mod im counting on you man

[goshalim]

Very nice installed , the only problem is the time set up where is shown Post Time N/A

[goshalim]

Found it

2. Inside admincp go to "Vbulletin Options" -> "Vbulletin Options", edit the "Alternate Last Post Display" options, and set the "Show differential time ?" option to NO.

3. Adjust the date/time string on vbulletin "Date and Time Options" as you please.

[goshalim]

Hi its me again !!!

I have a question , is it possible instead of the wording Last Post , that it is written the name of the last post.

[marshal_ramdev]

thanks for this !

[grey_goose]

Any way to get "by username" on a 2nd line? the thread title and username is just too long on one line...