Forum Display Enhancements - Thread Thumbnails V4 *Upgraded*

Thread Thumbnails V4 Rev 1.1

Description of the main feature:

The Thread Thumbnails V4 plugin is an extra image that will be displayed onto the Forumdisplay Threadlist of specified Forums and subForums.
The user will either have the possibility to add manually or automatically (option setup) the image of is choice to be shown as a Thumbnail.

This mod was originally created by Null Parameter for 3.8 and 4.0, but, for several reasons and many hours of trying to make the mod stable and fully working in vB 4.1.x, i'ved reworked the script and put it in an easier approach.


Functions:

When submitting a New Thread or editing an existing Thread, you can select the option for:

• User Entered URL
• First Attachment
• First Image In Post

When making a new post, the user will either have to input the URL for the thumbnail (User Entered URL option) or the thumbnail will be automatically displayed if the "FIRST" image or attachment option is selected.

To edit a thumbnail, if the "User Entered URL" is selected, a text box will be shown in the editor for them or staff to edit it.( I will try to add the editing option from the quickedit box in the future releases)

If other options are selected, the thumb will be automatically updated when the first image is replace, either from the post or the attachment.

Notes:
For the attachment editing, you will have to delete the first image and then reload it last for the plugin to work. The sequence of attachment doesn't get automatically changed when transferring attachment inside the vBulletin attachment options!
This is part of vBulletin, not the plugin.

For the first image in post option, you can edit directly from the quickeditor in order to replace the thumb.

What's new:

I'ved included an image folder with two thumbnail style for your board, you can easily select the one you need by replacing the name of the thumb in the ACP "Thread Thumbnails Options" from "No Thumbnail Replacement Image"

Thumbnail choice:

• nothumb.jpg
• nothumb1.jpg

Installation:

Upload the "thumbs" folder into: images->misc->
Import XML file from your ACP Manage Products

You will have to make some manual modifications in you forum's skin in order for the plugin to work well.

Every template mods are included in the Text file of the attachment.
Follow the instructions and you shouldn't have any problems.

Version:
v4.0
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• Support for vB4
• Removed the Automatic Template Edits
• Use Phrases
• Option to make Thumbnails Required (fully upgraded)
• Option to specify the CSS Style of thumbnail images
• New Thumb images added
• Thumb Editing upgraded
• Megamoose PHP script included in folder

V4.0 Rev1.0 *Updated to 4.1.5*
V4.0 Rev1.1 Changed Selection option

Enjoy the plugin and don't forget to CLICK INSTALLED !

[Luca_ITA]

Work on vb4.1.5pl1.
Thank you for this mod!!

Note:
Update instruction for v4.1.5pl1

<img id="posticon_preview" src="{vb:raw selectedicon.src}" alt="{vb:raw selectedicon.alt}" title="Selected post icon" />

to

<img id="posticon_preview" src="{vb:raw selectedicon.src}" alt="{vb:raw selectedicon.alt}" title="{vb:rawphrase selected_post_icon}" />

[nando99]

anyway this can be used on the cms front page? i'd like to show my latest threads and have the thread thumbnail show up with it, is that possible?

[fxwoody]

I do not use the CMS function
I will take a look a it from my test site , for curiosity

[e3fnxs6p]

Currently, when "first image in post" (source2) is set, it won't display thumbnails from attachments. When "first attachment" (source1) is set, it won't display thumbnails from the first image. But often, you would like to have a combination of these options, instead of excluding each other.

You can solve this by doing this:
1) set the thumbnail source to "First Attachment".
2) go to plugin manager > "Forum Display - Threadbit Display" > find the line containing
$hook_query_fields .= ", MIN(attachment.attachmentid) AS attachmentid";
and append under that line, the following line:
$hook_query_fields .= ", thread.thumbnailurl AS thumbnailurl";

That's all.

[fxwoody]

I'm not sure this would work my friend!
Let me check it out

[my123world]

The "No Thumb" Image Doesnt Appear For Me... What Should i Do?

[fxwoody]

Did you have you added the scripts from the instruction in every templates??
If thumbs are not showing, normally it's because you are missing the threadbit script.
Or you didn't add the forums from the options?!?!

[nacaruncr]

Is it work with the align codecs?
center, left, right??
because are someone who not work with them....

excuse me my english :S

[angeljs]

Originally Posted by nando99

anyway this can be used on the cms front page? i'd like to show my latest threads and have the thread thumbnail show up with it, is that possible?

I would love this mod to be able to do this

[angeljs]

Does this mod work with the forums' search function?