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[high]Installation Instructions[/high]

Step 1: Upload the .xml file to the Product Manager
Step 2: Modify the [high]FORUMHOME[/high] template
Find:

<td class="alt1" width="100%"><div class="smallfont">$upcomingevents</div></td>
	</tr>
</tbody>
</if>

Add below:

<!-- latest threads -->
<if condition="$show['latestthreads']">
<tbody>
	<tr>
		<td class="thead" colspan="2">
			<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumhome_latestthreads')"><img id="collapseimg_forumhome_latestthreads" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_thead$vbcollapse[collapseimg_forumhome_latestthreads].gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
			$vbphrase[latest_threads]
		</td>
	</tr>
</tbody>
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumhome_latestthreads" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_forumhome_latestthreads]">
	<tr>
		<td class="alt2"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/forum_new.gif" alt="$vbphrase[latest_threads]" /></td>
		<td class="alt1"><div class="smallfont">$threadbits</div></td>
	</tr>
</tbody>
</if>
<!-- /latest threads -->

Step 3: Click [high]INSTALL[/high]

[high]Credits[/high]
NTLDR - For allowing me to port his vB3 hack of this

[high]Updates[/high]
Version 1.1.0: Simple update to make this work with vBulletin 3.5.0 Beta 2 - If you are installing for the first time, follow the installation instructions - If you are upgrading, please delete the previous plugin, and upload the new one - This new plugin also has the uncached template fix

Version 1.1.1: Simple update to fix a permissions bug - Wasn't showing on my board because I had already fixed it and forgot about it lol - To upgrade, simply replace the plugin with the one attached

Version 1.1.2: Simple update to fix a permissions bug again - To upgrade, simply replace the plugin with the one attached

Chris

[MRGTB]

what files did you edit, it looks like the only changes you've made are to the latestthreadbit. Is that right?

Because I can just replace that template with your code to test it if that's all you've changed, rather than uploading the changed code as a plug-in

[MRGTB]

No it did what I thought it would do after looking at your code changes, it put each item in it's own seperate column sideways and looked a right mess. You went along the same lines as me in your thinking. But it doesn't work that way I'm afraid. You just finish up with either more columns than you want, or the threads repeat each other if you try the same method using the $threadbit and more alts in the forumhome box code.

[Ninth Dimension]

Well, it's a bit hard to work on building what you want remotly like this... I gave it a shot, but i guess I failed... oh well, sorry.... I'm sure you'll be able to work out what you need to do.. good luck.

[MRGTB]

Not to worry, it no big deal. I'll play around in the future with it. As I'm busy working on another ed2k hack I have installed right now.

[aveon]

is there any way to show it on header instead of only on forum home i asked that question couple of time now any body can help me??

[MRGTB]

Originally Posted by aveon

is there any way to show it on header instead of only on forum home??

you could just put the box in the header, instead of the FORUMHOME template, but I'm not sure if that would work, as I think without trying it, it needs to be in the FORUMHOME template to grab the information. But you can try it.

It's only a case of putting the box that displays the threads in the header instead of the FORUMHOME.

[aveon]

Originally Posted by Gary Bolton

you could just put the box in the header, instead of the FORUMHOME template, but I'm not sure if that would work, as I think without trying it, it needs to be in the FORUMHOME template to grab the information. But you can try it.

It's only a case of putting the box that displays the threads in the header instead of the FORUMHOME.

it doesntwork that way it needs a modification but i need help on this

[MRGTB]

the answer to your question is in this thread, When I ran vBulletin 3 and installed her hack (which this is based off) I had it working on an external page, as well as my forumhome. You have to add some code I think to either global.php or another file. The answer is somewhere on the first 15-20 pages of this thread.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...latest+threads

[aveon]

hello gary i tried that but when i tried to edit the index php it gives me error when i upload back to db so is there anyother way to do this ill be really apparitiated

[MRGTB]

Well there are two things in that thread you has to get right. one was this.

@SuperG: Put the code just above the following in global.php so its run on everypage and you could be able to add the $threadbits variable in any of the templates:

// parse some global templates

If vB use that variable on any page then you'll need to change this line:

require_once('./includes/functions_forumlist.php');
eval("\$threadbits .= \"".fetch_template('forumhome_latestthreadbit')."\";");

And replace $threadbits with something unique like $my_latest_threads for example and change the variable in the template accordingly.

try that, becuase you might have missed the bit were the guy got an error like you and had to add another line to the code I've highlighted in red.