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[high]Installation Instructions[/high]

Step 1: Upload the .xml file to the Product Manager
Step 2: Modify the [high]FORUMHOME[/high] template
Find:

<td class="alt1" width="100%"><div class="smallfont">$upcomingevents</div></td>
	</tr>
</tbody>
</if>

Add below:

<!-- latest threads -->
<if condition="$show['latestthreads']">
<tbody>
	<tr>
		<td class="thead" colspan="2">
			<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumhome_latestthreads')"><img id="collapseimg_forumhome_latestthreads" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_thead$vbcollapse[collapseimg_forumhome_latestthreads].gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
			$vbphrase[latest_threads]
		</td>
	</tr>
</tbody>
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumhome_latestthreads" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_forumhome_latestthreads]">
	<tr>
		<td class="alt2"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/forum_new.gif" alt="$vbphrase[latest_threads]" /></td>
		<td class="alt1"><div class="smallfont">$threadbits</div></td>
	</tr>
</tbody>
</if>
<!-- /latest threads -->

Step 3: Click [high]INSTALL[/high]

[high]Credits[/high]
NTLDR - For allowing me to port his vB3 hack of this

[high]Updates[/high]
Version 1.1.0: Simple update to make this work with vBulletin 3.5.0 Beta 2 - If you are installing for the first time, follow the installation instructions - If you are upgrading, please delete the previous plugin, and upload the new one - This new plugin also has the uncached template fix

Version 1.1.1: Simple update to fix a permissions bug - Wasn't showing on my board because I had already fixed it and forgot about it lol - To upgrade, simply replace the plugin with the one attached

Version 1.1.2: Simple update to fix a permissions bug again - To upgrade, simply replace the plugin with the one attached

Chris

[Lowfyr]

hey Chris M,

is it possible to add this mod on 3.5.1 in the header template instead of the forumhome template?

[Vierie]

Originally Posted by Lowfyr

hey Chris M,

is it possible to add this mod on 3.5.1 in the header template instead of the forumhome template?

Add

PHP Code:

 require_once('./includes/functions_forumlist.php'); 


at the beginning of your php code in the xml-file and change your hook position to global_start.

[Lowfyr]

thank you vierie, works fine

[sbryan]

Hi guys, just installed this onto my newly upgraded 3.5.1 forum

Just a few questions..

Can you confirm that visitors will only be able to see the forums that they have permission to?

Secondly, is there a way to edit the display a bit? Please see this pic..

What i want to do is increase it to 10 (or give users the ability to edit it to display as many as they each want) and expand the number of characters from the thread title as you can see i have a bit of extra screen space available.

Cheers!
Shane

[southernlady]

sbryan, I don't know about you but I use a different browser to verify that info. I typically use FF for all my browsing so I bring up my web site in IE and I'm usually not logged in...I see it as a guest there. That way I see it as a guest would see it. If IE doesn't work that way for you, try opera. Liz

[sbryan]

Originally Posted by southernlady

sbryan, I don't know about you but I use a different browser to verify that info. I typically use FF for all my browsing so I bring up my web site in IE and I'm usually not logged in...I see it as a guest there. That way I see it as a guest would see it. If IE doesn't work that way for you, try opera. Liz

cool, i actually just created a test user account with no admin/mod rights and none of the hidden forums appear, thanks

any way to edit how the latest threads bit displays though?

[Chris M]

Edit the forumhome_complete part of the product (via Plugin Manager)
Change:

PHP Code:

DESC LIMIT 5"); 


to

PHP Code:

DESC LIMIT 10"); 


Change [high]10[/high] to whatever value you want to display that many results
Now change:

PHP Code:

$thread['title'] = fetch_censored_text(fetch_trimmed_title(unhtmlspecialchars($thread['title']), 22)); 


to:

PHP Code:

$thread['title'] = fetch_censored_text(fetch_trimmed_title(unhtmlspecialchars($thread['title']), 35)); 


Change [high]35[/high] to whatever value you want your thread title length to be before it's trimmed


Chris

[sbryan]

thanks Chris M, worked an absolute treat

[wrang]

Originally Posted by Vierie

You have to create a template forumhome_latestthreadbit.

Put

<div class="smallfont">  	
<if condition="$show['firstnew']">  		
<a href="showthread.php?t=$thread[threadid]&amp;goto=newpost"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/firstnew.gif" alt="$vbphrase[go_to_first_new_post]" border="0" /></a> 
 	</if>
  	<if condition="$show['icon'] && !$show['firstnew']">
  		<img src="$vboptions[bburl]/$thread[threadiconpath]" border="0" alt="$thread[threadicontitle]" title="$thread[threadicontitle]" style="vertical-align: text-middle" />
   	</if>  	
<a href="showthread.php?t=$thread[threadid]" title="$thread[preview]"><strong>$thread[title]</strong></a>  	
<em>$vbphrase[last_post]:</em> $thread[date] <if condition="$vboptions['yestoday'] != 2"><span class="time">$thread[time]</span></if> <phrase 1="member.php?find=lastposter&amp;t=$thread[threadid]" 2="$thread[lastposter]">$vbphrase[by_x]</phrase>  	
&raquo; $vbphrase[replies]: $thread[replycount]  
	&raquo; $vbphrase[views]: $thread[views]  
</div>

into it.

I haved tried to this great plugin but it doesent work for me at all.
www.saltvattensguiden.se/forumet

I run 3.5.1 in my forum Installed the XML file change in the forumhome template but it still dosentwork. What do i do wrong

Can some one help me!?

best regards

ps I have another today but this one isnt so good so i want to change to this one!

[MPDev]

Thanks, Chris! Worked like a charm first time.