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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

[croportal]

Originally Posted by Xplorer4x4

Smileys will not be parsed. Icons can be removed in the "forumhome_latestthreadbit" template.

what mean parsed? sorry but my english is bad

how i remove icons in template? i dont understand

Originally Posted by Xplorer4x4

Not sure I follow but you want it to go to the last page of any thread listed in the latest threads table? The only way I could think of doing this is simply to have the template edited so when you click a thread name it would go to the last post of the thread instead of the first unread post. Would you be interested in that?

i want when i click on thread to go to the last post, not first


yes this is nice idea

but i am newbie in this stuff, so can u explain a little bit better

thanks and sorry for my bad english

[croportal]

Originally Posted by Xplorer4x4

Smileys will not be parsed. Icons can be removed in the "forumhome_latestthreadbit" template. Simply search for .gif and when you find it you will see it in a code like

PHP Code:

<img src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/firstnew.gif" alt="$vbphrase[go_to_first_new_post]" border="0" /> 


Just remove everything starting at <img all the way to the /> including />


Not sure I follow but you want it to go to the last page of any thread listed in the latest threads table? The only way I could think of doing this is simply to have the template edited so when you click a thread name it would go to the last post of the thread instead of the first unread post. Would you be interested in that?

i have done that, and look now? what with POST ICONS

thanks Croportal

[Xplorer4x4]

Originally Posted by croportal

what mean parsed? sorry but my english is bad

how i remove icons in template? i dont understand




i want when i click on thread to go to the last post, not first


yes this is nice idea

but i am newbie in this stuff, so can u explain a little bit better

thanks and sorry for my bad english

I mean smilies will not show up as smilies, they will only show up as :) instead of

I uploaded an updated XML file. Just upload it and make sure you choose YES to overwrite. It will redirect to the last post and will also not have any images except one.

[croportal]

yes i did, and as you seen its the same like before?

when you click thread it opens first post not last

[Xplorer4x4]

If you over write the old hack there I don't see how. I have personally tested it on my forum.

Regardless, replace your forumhome_latestthreadbit template with the following:

PHP Code:

<div class="smallfont">
    <a href="showthread.php?t=$thread[threadid]&amp;goto=newpost" title="$thread[preview]"><strong>$thread[title]</strong></a>
    <em>$vbphrase[last_post]:</em> $thread[date] <if condition="$vboptions['yestoday'] != 2"><span class="time">$thread[time]</span></if> <phrase 1="member.php?find=lastposter&amp;t=$thread[threadid]" 2="$thread[lastposter]">$vbphrase[by_x]</phrase>
    &raquo; $vbphrase[replies]: $thread[replycount]
    &raquo; $vbphrase[views]: $thread[views]
</div> 


[KrisP]

I have installed it (added code to the forum home template and imported the product) but nothing shows up on my forum home page. Have I missed something ?

[Moon!]

Hello thanks for this it was just what I was looking for, I have installed it on 3.6.4 fine, I put this at the top of my forums just under the nav bar and just had to modify the template for it up there.

[Eagle Creek]

Is it possible to excluse one forum?

[Vierie]

I get the error message Cannot use a scalar value as an array in /search.php on line 2179 if I use the new posts button in my forum. By deactivating plugins I found out that it seems to be caused by this product.

Any idea what could cause that and how to resolve it? I don't want to remove the product.

[Vierie]

Originally Posted by Irisfire

ok, i'm not a coder my any means...i'm just a little 'ole designer...and for the life of me I can't get the threads to show in someplace other than the forumhome.

I'm trying to use this mod, but instead of having all the forumhome stuff...i just want to have the lastest thread titles put into a side column...i've looked at the added templates...copied what's there...and all it will do is post the sections titles..."last post by reviews views"...but doesn't put the actual info in there...

can someone possibly shed some light on how to get just the titles to show in another template other than forumhome?

Try putting in

PHP Code:

require_once('./includes/functions_forumlist.php'); 


at the start of the php code in the code xml-file and change the hook to global_start.

Works for me.