"In Reply To" plugin (threaded view info for all view modes)

Description
This plugin provides identification in the postbit of which post each post is a reply to (See screenshots if clarification is needed)

The original purpose of this modification was to provide missing information to linear view mode users. I got the idea from a board I visit that used to be UBB Threads, though my choice of presentation is a bit different. After several requests with my previous version, I have added this same display to hybrid and threaded view modes.

The attached screenshots are probably the best explaination.

Lineage
This is the vb3.5/plugin version of my previous vb3.0 hack you can find here

Complexity
One xml import, and 4 template edits

Technical
This hack has been tested on vB3.5.0RC1
It adds 2 queries to showthread, and adds 1 additional query for each consecutive layer of deleted parents of posts displayed on a page. (If a displayed post is a reply to a deleted reply to an undeleted reply to a deleted reply to an undeleted post, 3 total queries are added to showthread, but if a displayed post is a reply to a deleted reply to a deleted reply to a deleted reply to an undeleted post, 5 total queries are added to showthread. If both examples are displayed in the same page, only 5 total queries are added to showthread.)

Functional changes since vb3.0 version
Display of additional information appears in all thread view modes
Now displays in showpost.php
Full template change steps included (variable details still given for customization)

Support
Please click the install link to the right if you install this modification.

Please leave any questions about the plugin in this thread, I will answer them whenever I get the chance (probably about once a week after the first week after vb3.5.0 gold, more frequently before then).

[Logikos]

they do, by using the quick reply button and making it so they have to use it.

[WetWired]

Also, you could add another reply link with &noquote=1 in the URL.

[Renada]

Hi,

I've had this installed for a long time now and it's always worked well. I've just reinstalled by board from scratch but on installing this product everything shows up but clicking on an "in reply to" link takes me back to forum home instead of to the message in the link.

Any idea what would cause this?

Regards,
Renada

[WetWired]

Could I please see your postbit template, and the HTML of a postbit with this problem from view source?

[Renada]

Originally Posted by WetWired

Could I please see your postbit template, and the HTML of a postbit with this problem from view source?

PM sent - thanks

[deeoo]

Anyone tested it with 3.6.4?

[WetWired]

<a href="https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=61490&page=5" target="_blank">https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showt...t=61490&page=5</a>
BBH ran it with 3.6.2, with no trouble once he got the template changes set up. I had asked him to post in this thread since he was using this version, but he did not...

[BBH]

Originally Posted by WetWired

I don't run any threaded 3.5 forums anymore, but it should still work. I guess the reason that it's not deemed essential is that most forums don't really use threaded mode, which is a shame.

Many moons ago, when I was brand new as an administrator, I found and downloaded this Add-on. It has been working like a champ and my users and I love it!!! Sorry to be so long with the feedback; but I wanted to really pound it out first.

So, there it is. This mode works 4.0 and is well loved by the members of Airline Pilots Association (UAL Chapter).

Thanks,

BBH

p.s. Do you have a mode to add an item to the Quick Links drow-down? I can't figure out how to do this.

[WetWired]

The Quick Links drop-down is just HTML in the navbar template, near the end. To add an item, copy the row for an existing item, then modify it.

[MickDoneDee]

I tried installing this product on my 3.6.7 forum without success. I imported the xml file but when I tried adding:

<if condition="isset($post['re_postid'])">
in reply to <if condition="$post['re_userid']"><a href="member.php?userid=$post[re_userid]">$post[re_username]</a><else />$post[re_username]</if>'s <if condition="$post['re_tittype']!=0">post <if condition="$post['re_tittype']==2">starting</if></if> <a href="$post[re_url]" <if condition="!$post['re_isonpage']">target="_blank"</if>><if condition="$post['re_tittype']==0">untitled post<else />"$post[re_title]"</if></a>
</if>

to the postbit template I got this error:

The following error occurred when attempting to evaluate this template:

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_ENCAPSED_AND_WHITESPACE, expecting T_STRING or T_VARIABLE or T_NUM_STRING in /hsphere/local/home/worldate/world-a-team.com/includes/adminfunctions_template.php(3596) : eval()'d code on line 156

This is likely caused by a malformed conditional statement. It is highly recommended that you fix this error before continuing, but you may continue as-is if you wish.