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Latest Blogs on Home Page · **Released**: 08-29-2007

This will display the last 5 blogs on the home page blow the What's Going On box. See screenshot for example.

Installation is easy, just import the product and make the template edit.

Update 9/2/07: Removed the template edit from the What's going on box and added it below. With the table structure it makes more sense in this modification. If you have already installed it, apply the template edit again.

RSS_Instructions
This is an alternative method to the above that will display the last 10, this was taken from one of the admins over at vbulletin.com that originally wrote it for the latest threads and modified for this. It's display is not as clean but it will not show blogs that are hidden and I have yet to work that out for the above method.

RaceJunkie · #22 08-31-2007, 10:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ericgtr

Hmm.. When I collapse the "Upcoming Events for the Next 7 Day(s)" everything displays fine. Where exactly are you pasting it in your FORUMHOME template? We may need to find a different location due to that style.

Make sure you choose the Development skin, when I collapse it, it does not change. My sidebar is at the bottom of the site instead of the side.

FORUMHOME

Code:

$stylevar[htmldoctype]
<html dir="$stylevar[textdirection]" lang="$stylevar[languagecode]">
<head>
	<!-- no cache headers -->
	<meta http-equiv="Pragma" content="no-cache" />
	<meta http-equiv="Expires" content="-1" />
	<meta http-equiv="Cache-Control" content="no-cache" />
	<!-- end no cache headers -->
	$headinclude
	<title><phrase 1="$vboptions[bbtitle]">$vbphrase[x_powered_by_vbulletin]</phrase></title>
</head>
<body>
$header
$navbar
<!-- USC header edit start -->
<table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0">
<tr>
$usc_left
<td valign="top">
<!-- USC header edit end -->
<!-- main -->
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<thead>
	<tr align="center">
	  <td class="thead">&nbsp;</td>
	  <td class="thead" width="100%" align="$stylevar[left]">$vbphrase[forum]</td>
	  <td class="thead" width="175">$vbphrase[last_post]</td>
	  <td class="thead">$vbphrase[threads]</td>
	  <td class="thead">$vbphrase[posts]</td>
	  <if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">
	  <td class="thead">$vbphrase[moderator]</td>
	  </if>
	</tr>
</thead>
$forumbits
<tbody>
	<tr>
		<td class="tfoot" align="center" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">6<else />5</if>"><div class="smallfont"><strong>
			<a href="forumdisplay.php?$session[sessionurl]do=markread" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[mark_forums_read]</a>
			<if condition="$vboptions['forumleaders']">&nbsp; &nbsp;
			<a href="showgroups.php$session[sessionurl_q]" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[view_forum_leaders]</a></if>
		</strong></div></td>
	</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
$forumhome_markread_script
<!-- /main -->

<br />
<br />

<!-- what's going on box -->
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<thead>
	<tr>
		<td class="tcat" colspan="2">$vbphrase[whats_going_on]</td>
	</tr>
</thead>
<if condition="$show['loggedinusers']">
<!-- logged-in users -->
<tbody>
	<tr>
		<td class="thead" colspan="2">
			<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumhome_activeusers')"><img id="collapseimg_forumhome_activeusers" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_thead$vbcollapse[collapseimg_forumhome_activeusers].gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
			<a href="online.php$session[sessionurl_q]" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[currently_active_users]</a>: $totalonline (<phrase 1="$numberregistered" 2="$numberguest">$vbphrase[x_members_and_y_guests]</phrase>)
		</td>
	</tr>
</tbody>
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumhome_activeusers" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_forumhome_activeusers]">
	<tr>
		<td class="alt2"><a href="online.php$session[sessionurl_q]" rel="nofollow"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/whos_online.gif" alt="$vbphrase[view_whos_online]" border="0" /></a></td>
		<td class="alt1" width="100%">
			<div class="smallfont">
				<div style="white-space: nowrap"><phrase 1="$recordusers" 2="$recorddate" 3="$recordtime">$vbphrase[most_users_ever_online_was_x_y_at_z]</phrase></div>
				<div>$activeusers</div>
			</div>
		</td>
	</tr>
</tbody>
<!-- end logged-in users -->
</if>
<tbody>
	<tr>
		<td class="thead" colspan="2">
			<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumhome_stats')"><img id="collapseimg_forumhome_stats" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_thead$vbcollapse[collapseimg_forumhome_stats].gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
			<phrase 1="$vboptions[bbtitle]">$vbphrase[x_statistics]</phrase>
		</td>
	</tr>
</tbody>
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumhome_stats" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_forumhome_stats]">
	<tr>
		<td class="alt2"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/stats.gif" alt="<phrase 1="$vboptions[bbtitle]">$vbphrase[x_statistics]</phrase>" border="0" /></td>
		<td class="alt1" width="100%">
		<div class="smallfont">
			<div>
				$vbphrase[threads]: $totalthreads,
				$vbphrase[posts]: $totalposts,
				$vbphrase[members]: $numbermembers<if condition="$show['activemembers']">,
					<span title="<phrase 1="$vboptions[activememberdays]">$vbphrase[within_the_last_x_days]</phrase>">$vbphrase[active_members]: $activemembers</span>
				</if>
			</div>
			<div><phrase 1="member.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$newuserid" 2="$newusername">$vbphrase[welcome_to_our_newest_member_x]</phrase></div>
		</div>
		</td>
	</tr>
</tbody>
<!-- Latest Blogs -->
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<thead>
	<tr>
		<td class="tcat">
			<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('latest_blogs')"><img id="collapseimg_latest_blogs" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_tcat$vbcollapse[collapseimg_latest_blogs].gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
			<a href="blog.php">Latest Blogs</a>
		</td>
	</tr>
</thead>
<tbody id="collapseobj_latest_blogs" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_latest_blogs]">
	<tr>
		<td class="alt1">
			<table border="0" width="100%">
	<tr>
		<td class="thead">Author</td>
		<td class="thead">Title</td>
		<td class="thead">Views</td>
		<td class="thead">Date</td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
		<td class="smallfont">$spitblogs_username</a></td>
		<td class="smallfont">$spitblogs_title</a></td>
		<td class="smallfont">$spitblogs_views</a></td>
		<td class="smallfont">$spitblogs_date</a></td>
	</tr>
</table>
		</td>
	</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<!-- Latest Blogs -->
<if condition="$show['birthdays']">
<!-- today's birthdays -->
<tbody>
	<tr>
		<td class="thead" colspan="2">
			<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumhome_birthdays')"><img id="collapseimg_forumhome_birthdays" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_thead$vbcollapse[collapseimg_forumhome_birthdays].gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
			$vbphrase[todays_birthdays]
		</td>
	</tr>
</tbody>
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumhome_birthdays" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_forumhome_birthdays]">
	<tr>
		<td class="alt2"><a href="calendar.php?$session[sessionurl]do=getday&amp;day=$today&amp;sb=1"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/birthday.gif" alt="$vbphrase[view_birthdays]" border="0" /></a></td>
		<td class="alt1" width="100%"><div class="smallfont">$birthdays</div></td>
	</tr>
</tbody>
<!-- end today's birthdays -->
</if>
<if condition="$show['upcomingevents']">
<tbody>
	<tr>
		<td class="thead" colspan="2">
			<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumhome_events')"><img id="collapseimg_forumhome_events" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_thead$vbcollapse[collapseimg_forumhome_events].gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
			<if condition="$show['todaysevents']">$vbphrase[todays_events]<else /><phrase 1="$vboptions[showevents]">$vbphrase[upcoming_events_for_the_next_x_days]</phrase></if>
		</td>
	</tr>
</tbody>
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumhome_events" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_forumhome_events]">
	<tr>
		<td class="alt2"><a href="calendar.php$session[sessionurl_q]"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/calendar.gif" alt="$vbphrase[calendar]" border="0" /></a></td>
		<td class="alt1" width="100%"><div class="smallfont">$upcomingevents</div></td>
	</tr>
</tbody>
</if>
</table>
<br />
<!-- end what's going on box -->

<!-- icons and login code -->
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="2" border="0" width="100%">
<tr valign="bottom">
	<td>
		<table cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" border="0">
		<tr>
			<td><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/forum_new.gif" alt="$vbphrase[contains_new_posts]" border="0" /></td>
			<td class="smallfont">&nbsp; $vbphrase[forum_contains_new_posts]</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/forum_old.gif" alt="$vbphrase[contains_no_new_posts]" border="0" /></td>
			<td class="smallfont">&nbsp; $vbphrase[forum_contains_no_new_posts]</td>
		</tr>
		<if condition="$vboptions['showlocks']">
		<tr>
			<td><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/forum_old_lock.gif" alt="$vbphrase[a_closed_forum]" border="0" /></td>
			<td class="smallfont">&nbsp; $vbphrase[forum_is_closed_for_posting]</td>
		</tr>
		</if>
		</table>
	</td>
	<if condition="!$show['guest']">
		<!-- member logout -->
		<td align="$stylevar[right]"><a href="login.php?$session[sessionurl]do=logout&amp;logouthash=$bbuserinfo[logouthash]"  onclick="return log_out('$vbphrase[sure_you_want_to_log_out]')"><phrase 1="$bbuserinfo[username]">$vbphrase[log_out_x]</phrase></a></td>
		<!-- end member logout -->
	</if>
</tr>
</table>
<!-- / icons and login code -->
<!-- USC footer edit start -->
</td>
$usc_right
</tr>
</table>
<!-- USC footer edit end -->
$footer
</body>
</html>

ericgtr · #23 08-31-2007, 02:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Junkie

Can you take a look at the two attached pictures? Is the 'after' picture the correct layout? I don't like how the "Mark Forums Read" & "View Forum Leaders" are now outside of a table and flushed to the left, and can the cell spacing for the author, title, views and date be fixed to have no spacing and the columns to have a border?

Are you placing the template code above this?

Code:

<if condition="$show['birthdays']">

NFLfbJunkie · #24 08-31-2007, 02:55 PM

Yes, just like the instructions state.

ericgtr · #25 08-31-2007, 04:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Junkie

Yes, just like the instructions state.

It's hard to say without testing with that specific style, not sure where the code is not meshing with it. Basically, it's just a table at 100%.

ThreeD · #26 08-31-2007, 04:07 PM

hmmm I've got everything working eric, two questions though

Is there any way we can make the usernames appear with the colors of their usergroup legend?

I tried to add the time the blog was posted to the existing date, but I couldn't find the correct sql column. Do you know what the time column is called in the database?

Thanks

NFLfbJunkie · #27 08-31-2007, 04:13 PM

Quote:

It's hard to say without testing with that specific style, not sure where the code is not meshing with it. Basically, it's just a table at 100%.

I use the vBulletin default style, and so I don't understand why it's not working for me.

ericgtr · #28 08-31-2007, 09:11 PM

Okay guys, how about this? Let me know and if it appears to work for you I will update the first post.

HTML Code:

<!-- Latest Blogs -->
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<thead>
	<tr>
		<td class="thead" colspan="2">
			<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('latest_blogs')"><img id="collapseimg_latest_blogs" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_tcat$vbcollapse[collapseimg_latest_blogs].gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
      <a href="blog.php">Latest Blogs</a>
		</td>
	</tr>
</thead>
<tbody id="collapseobj_latest_blogs" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_latest_blogs]">
	<tr>
		<td class="alt1">
			<table border="0" width="100%">
	<tr>
		<td class="thead">Author</td>
		<td class="thead">Title</td>
		<td class="thead">Views</td>
		<td class="thead">Date</td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
		<td>$spitblogs_username</td>
		<td>$spitblogs_title</td>
		<td>$spitblogs_views</td>
		<td>$spitblogs_date</td>
	</tr>
</table>
		</td>
	</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<!-- Latest Blogs -->

RaceJunkie · #29 08-31-2007, 09:29 PM

Sorry does not work for me.. Maybe vB will come out with something soon, thanks for your work..

ericgtr · #30 08-31-2007, 09:33 PM

I tested and it works both in the default and custom themes I have. Sorry about that, not sure what it is about that style.

Fearlessninja · #31 08-31-2007, 09:55 PM

Can you make something like this for vbadvanced?

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