Show Thread Enhancements - Show latest threads on showthread

Do you ever wanted to show latest threads on showthread ? You can do that without products. All you need is to use build-in RSS feed. Here you will be presented all topics within actual forum and all subforums. It's working great!

1. admincp > vbulletin options > External Data Provider > set yes all
2. Place this code into template ad_showthread_beforeqr
   

   <!-- show latest active threads -->
   <br />
   <table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" 
   align="center">
   <tbody><tr><td class="tcat">
   <a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumhome_external')"><img 
   id="collapseimg_forumhome_external" 
   src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_tcat$vbcollapse[collapseimg_forumhome_external].gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
   <a href="forumdisplay.php?f=$foruminfo[forumid]">New topics in $foruminfo[title]</a>
   </td></tr></tbody>
   
   <tbody id="collapseobj_forumhome_external" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_forumhome_external]">
   
   <tr><td class="alt1" width="100%" valign="top">
    
   <div class="smallfont">
   
   <script type="text/javascript" src="external.php?forumids=$foruminfo[childlist]&type=js"></script>
   <script language="" type="text/javascript">
   <!--
   for (var x in threads)
   {
   document.writeln("<a href=\"showthread.php?t="+threads[x].threadid+"&goto=newpost\"><img class=\"inlineimg\" src=\"$stylevar[imgdir_button]/firstnew.gif\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" /></a> <a href=\"showthread.php?t="+threads[x].threadid+"\">"+threads[x].title+"</a> <br />");
   }
   //-->
   </script>
   
   </div>
    
   </td>
   
   </tr></tbody>
   </table>
   
   <!-- / show latest active threads -->

3. Done

Optional
If you want to change time frame of your refreshing threads, go to
AdminCP > vBulletin Settings > External Data Provider
Change the value of Cache Lifespan to for example "1 Minute"

Hope that works great for you, too. I'd be glad to hear from you via pm.


9.2.2008 Fixed an error. Upgrade instruction: Please just copy this new code here into the template. Done.

[ThorstenA]

Originally Posted by vwdforum

Although it works I get the following error message

The conditional on line 33 appears to be missing its beginning tag (<if>). This may cause unexpected behavior. I deleted the </if> and it still works and has no errors.

Is it possible to get it vbseo link friendly? Will the search engines be able to read these posts?

Unfortunately it's not going to be vbseo friendly as it is working via javascript now, and there is no javascript > vbseo integration possible until now. Search engines will not read javascript, so I think it will not be seen by them. The only workaround to make it vbseo friendly is to write a "real" product using plugins. If I have time, maybe I'll do it. If you or someone else like to do it, I'd be very glad

Thank you for mentioning the</if> error, I have updated the code and sent out a message for all members who clicked "installed" for this modification.

[jim6763nva]

Any way to get this to work on top of showthread? I tried copying it to ad_showthread_firstpost but nothing happened.

Thanks for this mod though - it works great as described!

Jim

[Baldilocks]

It also works in the HEADER template. I use it on my left side column that is coded into my header.

www.euphoricarythmia.com

[Allan]

Thanks for this hack, work perfectly on vB 3.7 Gold

Click Install *

[ThorstenA]

Thank you all. Please rate this mod, if you like

[Baldilocks]

You think you can make a mod like this, but for NEWEST POSTS instead??

[Super Jinni]

I just noticed something

it doesn't work with [you] hack..

it shows the name of member which is supposed to be the member's name [you]

I mean instead of showing the member's name as if you calling him, it shows the word [you]

so I had to remove the code till you fix this issue if you can

BTW, it's a great one, and I like it.. and I replace it as soon as the issue with [you] hack gone

thank...

[Super Jinni]

I have two more suggestions if possible

if you can limit the number of new threads which be shown as new topic because it shows more than the desired number

and if you can make it show all the new topics of all forum instead of only in one part of the forum

thanks for the nice job

[Super Jinni]

not supported or what?

[Allan]

Originally Posted by Super Jinni

not supported or what?

Not Supported

on the top ^^