Forum Home Enhancements - Latest X Posts on Forum Home

Latest X Posts on Forum Index
by: whitemike
Demo: Here

What this does?

This will add the latest x posts onto your forum index

What version does it work on?

This modification should work on any version 3.6.0 and up! Including the new 3.7

Features?

1. Enable/Disable - Master Switch to Turn Latest Posts on or off
2. Title - Change the title of the Site News
3. Posts to Show - Number of Last Posts to show
4. Cutoff Length - How many characters to show before the ... at the end
5. Exclude Forums - Choose what forums you do not want to be listed
6. Thread Title Width - Width of Title Table
7. User Title Width - Width of User Table
8. Forum Title Width - Width of Forum Table
9. Auto Location - Enable/Disable auto location
10. Location - Gives Options for Under navbar, above forum, or below forum

Added?

1. 2 Template
2. 3 Plugins
3. 10 Settings
4. 27 Phrases

Installation?

1. Import Product

Thats It!

Fixes?

2.3

1. Fixed the cutoff bug

2.2

1. Fixed Bug

2.1

1. Changed variables, so that you can see this, and latest X Threads on forumhome.

2.0

1. Feature Added: Time and Date
2. Added feature where if Cut Off is 0, then it will not display the row

1.9

1. XHTML and CSS Compliant

1.8

1. For some reason a phrase didn't save so I uploaded it with it.

1.7

1. Added option to enable/disable auto location
2. Added 3 automatic locations

1.6

1. Added Permissions based on forums

1.5

1. Fixed Look - Made Link Thread Title, with text under it

1.4

1. Fixed Bug - Was showing up hidden/moderated posts

1.3

1. Fixed Bug - Didn't display threads in excluded forums
2. Added Check Version

1.2

1. Cached Templates
2. Moved Plugin Location to allow global use of $latest

1.1

1. Added default value to excluded, which was causing an error if null
2. Made Collapsible

Please Click Install if you use

[Michael Biddle]

It is based on forum permissions. If the user can see that thread regularly, then he can see it, unless you add it to the exclude list.

[DieselMinded]

any word on the html posts messing this up ?

[Michael Biddle]

I have not really looking into it. Been really busy lately. Why do you even allow html to be posted on your website? A little unsafe do you not think?

[DieselMinded]

I dont allow html to be posted , and it dont pharse on the Threads , But it does in the latest posts Thing and really messes things up

[Habsy]

Love the mod.

THanks.

Installed.

[mc0676]

I, i need one information.
How i can modify the template to see the latests in a <div> box with the vertical scroll ?

Thanks !

[ChurchMedia]

Hi! I just updated this mod and now a bunch of identical posts are showing up (see screenshot). I've rebuilt thread and forum information. Any ideas on what would be causing this?

Thanks for the great mod, BTW!

Attachment 77085

[Michael Biddle]

What if you uninstall it completely and then reinstall it?

[theoz1]

Ive had a problem for awhile. Anytime I click on one of the posts it logs me off but still takes me to it. Figured the update might help but nothing.

[HaPpYfAcE]

i didn't read all 16 pages of this thread, but i was wondering if it were possible to edit the code to display the actual posts instead of threads...the thread title would be shown with the last post time and possibly the text of the last post, who made the post, etc.