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Global "New Thread" Button in Navbar · **Released**: 07-01-2008

This mod adds a New Thread button or link to the navbar so that your users can start a new thread with two clicks from anywhere on the forums. First they click New Thread, then they click on the forum they want to post in. The hierarchical list of forums should respect all forum permissions, and forums where the user can post are shown as a link.

Features:

Show/hide large New Thread button (Settings in the Global New Thread Button Options group)
Show large New Thread button as Text or the default vB New Thread button () (added v1.1)
Show/hide navbar New Thread link
Show/hide forum descriptions on the listing of forums
All HTML is in templates (scroll down to the temlates that start with gntb_)
All language is in phrases (they all start with gntb_)
The product can be enabled/disabled in the Product Manager, rather than adding the extra overhead of an on/off switch in the options
Easy installation: Import the products XML file

brasolino · #12 07-02-2008, 12:17 PM

can i use this mod on 3.6.10 pl2 ?

Lea Verou · #13 07-02-2008, 12:57 PM

Nice! Tagged.

Hasann · #14 07-02-2008, 01:15 PM

Nice! Installed.

dvbusuario · #15 07-02-2008, 02:04 PM

Nice Thank you!

Installed!

PaulSonny · #16 07-02-2008, 02:48 PM

This isn't really any use for me but what an excellent idea and definately a time saver.

I haven't clicked installed but i've nominated for mod of the month.

Congrats, Paul.

Brandon Sheley · #17 07-02-2008, 02:54 PM

nice mod, I'll check it out later

sockwater · #18 07-02-2008, 04:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheInsaneManiac

Can you make a nicer New Thread button?

My original intention was to have the current "button" as an example, and you can edit the gntb_newthreadbutton template and make it look any way you want.

Bluidkiti PMed me with a suggestion and what they did on their board, which is to use the default vB New Thread image (

). I have now included this as an option in the product. Just download and reinstall.

sockwater · #19 07-02-2008, 05:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ssslippy

The new thread button needs to be a drop down menu that automatically check vs forum permisions otherwise u arnt saving any queries and minor bandwith.

You could have a dropdown menu, just like the forum jump menu, but if you wanted to check permissions and display a selective list of forums, you'd be adding at least one query (I think) to *every* pageview on your site.

The way it is currently set up does save clicks. The process to post is alway 2 clicks whereas currently, you have to go to the forumhome, click on a forum, then click new post (minimum 3 clicks, or more if the forum you want to post in is a sub-forum).

Also, the point isn't to save queries, it's to make a more logical user interface.

I'm going to look into the option of making it a popup menu as well. If it doesn't add a lot of overhead to all pageviews, it's a good idea.

macc · #20 07-02-2008, 05:45 PM

hello!

i updated hack and can not get this image (newthread.gif) to display on navbar ...

some help

regards

macc

Jase2 · #21 07-02-2008, 06:59 PM

Installed! Thanks!

Any chance you could add a line break between each forum name ?

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