Forum Home Enhancements - Latest X Posts on Forum Home

Latest X Posts on Forum Index
by: whitemike
Demo: Here

What this does?

This will add the latest x posts onto your forum index

What version does it work on?

This modification should work on any version 3.6.0 and up! Including the new 3.7

Features?

1. Enable/Disable - Master Switch to Turn Latest Posts on or off
2. Title - Change the title of the Site News
3. Posts to Show - Number of Last Posts to show
4. Cutoff Length - How many characters to show before the ... at the end
5. Exclude Forums - Choose what forums you do not want to be listed
6. Thread Title Width - Width of Title Table
7. User Title Width - Width of User Table
8. Forum Title Width - Width of Forum Table
9. Auto Location - Enable/Disable auto location
10. Location - Gives Options for Under navbar, above forum, or below forum

Added?

1. 2 Template
2. 3 Plugins
3. 10 Settings
4. 27 Phrases

Installation?

1. Import Product

Thats It!

Fixes?

2.3

1. Fixed the cutoff bug

2.2

1. Fixed Bug

2.1

1. Changed variables, so that you can see this, and latest X Threads on forumhome.

2.0

1. Feature Added: Time and Date
2. Added feature where if Cut Off is 0, then it will not display the row

1.9

1. XHTML and CSS Compliant

1.8

1. For some reason a phrase didn't save so I uploaded it with it.

1.7

1. Added option to enable/disable auto location
2. Added 3 automatic locations

1.6

1. Added Permissions based on forums

1.5

1. Fixed Look - Made Link Thread Title, with text under it

1.4

1. Fixed Bug - Was showing up hidden/moderated posts

1.3

1. Fixed Bug - Didn't display threads in excluded forums
2. Added Check Version

1.2

1. Cached Templates
2. Moved Plugin Location to allow global use of $latest

1.1

1. Added default value to excluded, which was causing an error if null
2. Made Collapsible

Please Click Install if you use

[DieselMinded]

There is No Plugin Forumhome_latest Theres a template and your text isnt in there ,,,, In the plug in there Forumhome_start and the code you mentioned is in there but when i remove it i get eoors , I added $latest under whats going on its showing great but i cant get rid of the one below my nav bar .......

www.dieselbombers.com

[DieselMinded]

When I remove .... (from Forumhome_start In plugin)

//adds location to forumhome template
$vbulletin->templatecache['FORUMHOME'] = str_replace(
'$navbar',
'$navbar $latest',
$vbulletin->templatecache['FORUMHOME']
);
}

I Get

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ')' in /data/9/1/38/132/1201621/user/1280413/htdocs/index.php(63) : eval()'d code on line 122

[DieselMinded]

OK I fixed this ..... Add

PHP Code:

$latest 


on a template where you want it then in Plugins Forumhome_start change ...

PHP Code:

//adds location to forumhome template
$vbulletin->templatecache['FORUMHOME'] = str_replace(
'$navbar',
'$navbar $latest',
$vbulletin->templatecache['FORUMHOME']
);
} 


to

PHP Code:

//adds location to forumhome template
$vbulletin->templatecache['FORUMHOME'] = str_replace(
'$latest',
'$latest',
$vbulletin->templatecache['FORUMHOME']
);
} 


[Philipaclayton]

installed. super mod

[Michael Biddle]

Originally Posted by DiesellMinded

OK I fixed this ..... Add

PHP Code:

$latest 


on a template where you want it then in Plugins Forumhome_start change ...

PHP Code:

//adds location to forumhome template
$vbulletin->templatecache['FORUMHOME'] = str_replace(
'$navbar',
'$navbar $latest',
$vbulletin->templatecache['FORUMHOME']
);
} 


to

PHP Code:

//adds location to forumhome template
$vbulletin->templatecache['FORUMHOME'] = str_replace(
'$latest',
'$latest',
$vbulletin->templatecache['FORUMHOME']
);
} 


Well you could just remove that part, its worthless to replace $latest with $latest

Originally Posted by Philipaclayton

installed. super mod

Thanks

UPDATE:

Now works on forum permissions

[belceb]

hello, exelent work.


and... so that this I modulate appears in the part of under the forum?

[Michael Biddle]

Originally Posted by belceb

hello, exelent work.


and... so that this I modulate appears in the part of under the forum?

It appears under the navbar

[Michael Biddle]

Ok Product Updated:

Since some of you guys were having trouble with the custom locations etc.

I set it up to enable/disable automatic location, and automatic 3 locations

[inciarco]

Magnific Add-On!! :up:

Works Ok With vBulletin 3.6.6!! :up:

[The D]

Everytime I try to install it, I get this:

The following dependencies were not met:

1. The product latest_posts_versioncheck must be installed before this product may be installed.

I'm fairly new to this software, so maybe I'm missing something. Help please!