Latest XX Threads on Forumhome Page

This hack will add your latest xx threads to your forum home page.
The good part is that you can do all this with only 1 query.

The following options are available:
- number of threads displayed
- alternating background color (same like the showthread view)
- thread's title (with link)
- thread's title lenght (just in case you use it in a small table)
- thread's icon
- thread's date and time
- thread's starter (with link)
- thread's no. of views
- thread's no. of replies

[high]The hack uses each forum's permissions.[/high]
In other words, if you have a private forum, your private threads will not show unless you have permissions to view them.

ESTIMATED INSTALL TIME: 5 minutes
REQUESTED BY: Nobody
TESTED IN VERSION: 2.2.7

To download the latest version of this hack, click below:

[K.Michael]

how I can get it to show :
- last ÕÕ threads in forum's 1,2,3,4
- last ÕÕ threads in all forum's excluding 6,7,8
- last XX threads in forum 9 and all subforum's

:bored: ?

[TECK]

hello Michael, you can use something like that:

$firstgrouparray = array(2, 3, 4);
$secondgrouparray = array(5 ,9);
if (in_array($thread['forumid'], $firstgrouparray)) {
  eval("\$firstgroupbits .= \"".gettemplate('forumhome_threadbits')."\";");
} elseif (in_array($thread['forumid'], $secondgrouparray)) {
  eval("\$secondgroupbits .= \"".gettemplate('forumhome_threadbits')."\";");
} elseif (!in_array($thread['forumid'], $firstgrouparray) and !in_array($thread['forumid'], $secondgrouparray)) {
  eval("\$threadbits .= \"".gettemplate('forumhome_threadbits')."\";");
} else {
  $firstgroupbits ='';
  $secondgroupbits = '';
  $threadbits = '';
}

play with it the way you like.

[K.Michael]

10õ!
idea is clear!

[MultiSync]

Originally posted by stark427
Nice hack
I'd like to ask something...

I don't like the cells to be one under the other like this :

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I would like them to be like 2 or 3 of them in each line... like this:

- - -
- - -
- - -

this way we have 9 latest threads which take more space horizontally and less verticaly.
I would also like this to be cetralised and not aligned at the left side of the board/page.

I guess I would have to put the $threadbits in a table and then centralise the table? (align=center)? Right?

could anyone help me with these modifications??

thanx in advance

Is there a way to do that TECK?

[TECK]

there is a way.

and for both of you k michael and you multisync.. are you that lazy to click the install button??
how do you pretend to ask information if you dont even bother to click install???
you have no respect for someone else's work. period.

[jaxper]

Great hack!

Is there any way to display all this on the first page -- that is not the first page of the forum but a home page right before the forum that has nothing to do with vbulletin yet? Will I need to set all variables from scratch?

Jax.

[TECK]

hello jaxper, you cant do this, since it uses the forums perms.
just make a php file, is alot easier...

[jaxper]

So what would by query be in the php file? I guess I need to consult that lovely database schematic that vbulletin provides

[Destee]

Thanks TECK ... I have been wanting this, but gosh ... my
forumhome is getting a bit cluttered ... *installs anyway*.



Destee

[Antorz]

Installed!

Thanks, great hack!


Sorry about contacting you on msn, won't happen again..


As for my question, I was trying to setup your hack with a few modifications...


Basicaly I want to make it exactly like you have on your second screenshot..

This is the code I have in there right now trying to accomplish that..

PHP Code:

<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" bgcolor="{categorybackcolor}" width="100%" align="center">
    <tr>
        <td>
            <table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="1" border="0" width="100%">
                <tr>
                    <td bgcolor="{categorybackcolor}" colspan="1">
                        <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%">
                            <tr>
                                <td bgcolor="{categorybackcolor}">
                <B><normalfont>Statistics</normalfont></B></td>
                            </tr>
                        </table>
                         </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                    

                    <TD bgcolor="{secondaltcolor}" width="100%">
            <smallfont>
<b>Top 5 New Thread Replys:</b>
<hr>

<table>
<tr>
<td width=65%><smallfont>Thread Names:</smallfont></td>
<td width=25%><smallfont>Last Posters:</smallfont></td>
<td width="10%"><smallfont>Replies:</smallfont></td>
<td align="right"><smallfont>Views:</smallfont></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width=65%><smallfont> <a href="showthread.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&threadid=$thread[threadid]"><b>$thread[title]</b></a></smallfont></td>
<td width=25%><smallfont><a href="member.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&action=getinfo&userid=$thread[postuserid]">$thread[postusername]</a></smallfont></td>
<td width="10%"><smallfont>$thread[views]</smallfont></td>
<td align="right"><smallfont>$thread[replycount]</smallfont></td>
</tr>
</table>
            </smallfont></td>
                </tr>
                </table> 


I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong, if it's coding in the index.php or in the threadbits template..

Basicaly it just takes that table, and for each "latest XXX thread" it makes a whole new 'complete' table for it...




Any support would be greatly apreciated.
Thanks
-Antorz