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:

[Smoothie]

Yes, you could add it to the top of the forums, as another table. You would need to make adjustments to the template.

[Roody]

ok thanks for the info Smoothie.

[Katarn]

I first want to say... this is awesome. I installed this at www.explosivelabs.com and used the server side include code from the vblite to insert the code. I am trying to have the latest threads listed in my forums as two columns like at http://www.techimo.com/forum/. But I can't figure out the code necessary to make it possible. All I can figure is placing " " in order to space it out.. but that just screws up the listing. I have just taken out the table format from the threadbits template ending up with

<smallfont>$thread[icon] <a href="http://www.explosivelabs.com/forums/showthread.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&threadid=$thread[threadid]"><b>$thread[title]</b></a> by <a href="member.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&action=getinfo&userid=$thread[postuserid]">$thread[lastposter]</a></smallfont>

but that alone just lists the latest thread posts side by side. Can someone help me with this? I am still kinda new to hacking vb and new to php code....

[toonarific]

I got as far as editing the index.php file, and now Im lost. It says to edit forumhome_threadbits, but I cant find that at all in my forums admin section. Is that what we are supposed to call the ne template? Also, it says to post the $threadbits string anywhere in the forumhome page, but what is the string that we put anywhere? Can the string be placed on a page outside the forum, like my site's main index page, and pull up the last several threads?

[Katarn]

You mean like on my site?

[toonarific]

yes, that is similar to how I want it to be on the main page of my site, but I still need help with the rest

[Katarn]

did you see Tecks earlier post?

[toonarific]

Ive read the whole thread, and none of it makes sense to me. Ive added the $threadbits to my mainpage, but it comes out as just text.

[toonarific]

what exactly is the code that I am supposed to put on my index page to show the threads: $threadbits ????

I think, other than that, I have figured everything else out

[PennylessZ28]

I was going to ask how to change the amount of threads it showed, but I found it myself.

Very nice hack, worked on the first try like a charm on VB 2.3.0

Excellent work! Two Thumbs

*clicks install