Forum Home Enhancements - My Recent Posts on Forumhome

This is my first released hack, so if you have any constructive suggestions or feedback, it'd be greatly appreciated. This is still a beta version of the hack, it doesnt support phrases or have any admin options yet, and needs a bit of optimization, I will add those in a later version.

DESCRIPTION

This adds a table onto your forumhome that shows information the last 5 threads the user has posted in, including the thread title, thread starter, last post date, last post username, replies, views, and what forum it is in.


INSTALL

1) Upload product-recentposts.xml
2) Add the following code to FORUMHOME:

Find:

<!-- what's going on box -->

Replace With:

<!-- recent posts -->
<if condition="$show['recentposts']">
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center"><tbody>
 <tr>
  <td class="tcat" colspan="6">
   <a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumhome_recentposts')"><img id="collapseimg_forumhome_recentposts" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_tcat$vbcollapse[collapseimg_forumhome_recentposts].gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
   My Recent Posts
  </td>
 </tr>
</tbody>
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumhome_recentposts" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_forumhome_recentposts]">
<tr class="thead">
            <td width="20"></td>
            <td class="thead" width="40%"><b>Thread</b></td>
            <td class="thead"><b>Last Post</b></td>
            <td class="thead" align="center"><b>Replies</b></td>
            <td class="thead" align="center"><b>Views</b></td>
            <td class="thead" align="right"><b>Forum</b></td>
</tr>
 $recentpostbits
</tbody>
</table>
<!-- /recent posts-->
<br />
</if>
<!-- what's going on box -->

This will place it above the What's Going On? box, you can put this anywhere you like really.

This has only been tested on vb 3.6.4

DEMO / EXAMPLE

http://forums.ffextreme.com/
You will have to register and post to actually see it working unfortunately hehe.


MODIFY NUMBER OF THREADS SHOWN (TEMP)

I will add admin cp options in the next update, but if you want to modify how many threads are shown on the list:

1) Goto the Plugin Manager
2) Click [Edit] for the Recent Posts by You on ForumHome plugin
3) In the text box, find where it says:

PHP Code:

$getposts = $db->query_read("SELECT distinct threadid FROM post WHERE userid = $userid ORDER BY postid DESC LIMIT 5"); 


4) Change the end where it says DESC LIMIT 5, to whatever number you want to show (DESC LIMIT 10 etc)


BUGS / FIXES

0.14 --> Fixed font issues, issues involving deleted threads showing up.
0.13 --> Change font size to smallfont
0.12 --> Changed userid variable to proper variable, added alternating column colours.
0.11 --> Added TABLE_PREFIX to the queries

[Tom_S]

How about an update release with all fixes to include the font fix so the xml can overwrite the exisiting one please?

[Tom_S]

Nothing yet?

The font issue is an easy one. In the XML
Find all instances of:

<smallfont>

Replace with:

<div class="smallfont">

Find all instances of:

</smallfont>

Replace with:

</div>

Reinstall and allow overwrite

[Mistah Roth]

I will get those two fixes done, sorry I've been distracted trying to fix another bug that randomly doesn't show posts in really old threads. Trying to get some help with that in a seperate thread.

I'll get those two things fixed up and update it.

[Tom_S]

kewl beans my friend

[Cedric_FP]

Going to subscribe to this thread

[harlita]

how's this one coming along? i'll install once completed ^_^

edit: installed and it works fine. love it *clicks installed with an excellent*

[nautiqeman]

for the pepole that don't want to sign up for the site and make some posts, I'll provide a screen shot tonight

[harlita]

Installed AGAIN after I had to reinstall forums (unrelated issue).

And I'll tell ya, we REALLY dig this hack.

Most people have been relying on subscribed threads for the sole purpose of reading responses to their posts. But the "latest posts" hack is REALLY REALLY convenient.


I love it. Thanks a bunch!

OH - if anyone wants to see a raw forum screenshot of what the hack looks like (i see the person above stated they'd upload one) you can view a screenshot here:

http://www.mangacult.net/recentposts.jpg


(we're just reinstalling tonight, so don't mind the lack of forum-ness ^_^)

[sunrise2006]

It's very nice, but i think if you change the below code in 'forumhome_recentpostbits':

<a href="showthread.php?t=$rpthread[threadid]">

to

<a href="showthread.php?goto=newpost&t=$rpthread[threadid]">

will be more better, however I know that this is only a Beta version and I think you will add more features in next versions.

* Clicks Install *

[sebbo]

I would like to allow this mod to only one usergroup. How can I do it?