Miscellaneous Hacks - Postbit Legacy Redone

Demo: Forum Thread or any post on the Forum.

This is a postbit legacy mod, that I actually first created when I had a UBB many moons ago.

This mod essentially frees up the left side of the postbit from its normal clutter and places it in other areas of the post itself. This is important if you have a lot of modifications that put stuff in that area which can cause your posts to look a little too busy.

Installation: This mod requires you to complete overwrite your postbit_legacy template with the included postbit.txt. This package also includes the images that I use on my main forum in case you want to use those to get started.

Make sure to backup your original postbit if you have made any modifications to it that you would like to keep.

[giyotin92]

Thanks.

[thetgc]

Looks great

Is there anyway to keep everything in its usual place e.g. edit, quote buttons, and user information.
But just move the ip, messenger, report, status and infractions buttons to the right side???

also, could you include the redcard for infractions as you seem to have missed it out from your file

Many thanks

[whitetigergrowl]

Would be nice if there were multiquote buttons. :/

[Thelonius Beck]

Marked as Installed for the sake of pure inspiration. Thanks.

[hayaldunya]

Thank brodher. Good work.

[Eplexx]

For the thanks mod I fixed it a bit:

Screen shot:

$template_hook[postbit_start]
<table id="post$post[postid]" class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<tr>
	<if condition="$show['announcement']">
		<td class="thead" style="font-weight:normal; border: $stylevar[cellspacing]px solid $stylevar[tborder_bgcolor]">
			<img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/post_$post[statusicon].gif" alt="$post[statustitle]" border="0" />
			<phrase 1="$post[startdate]" 2="$post[enddate]">$vbphrase[x_until_y]</phrase>
		</td>
	<else />
		<td class="thead" style="font-weight:normal; border: $stylevar[cellspacing]px solid $stylevar[tborder_bgcolor]; border-$stylevar[right]: 0px" $post[scrolltothis]>
			<!-- status icon and date -->
			<a name="post$post[postid]"><img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/post_$post[statusicon].gif" alt="$post[statustitle]" border="0" /></a>
			$post[postdate]<if condition="!$show['detailedtime']">, $post[posttime]</if>
			$post[firstnewinsert]
			<!-- / status icon and date -->
		</td>
		<td class="thead" style="font-weight:normal; border: $stylevar[cellspacing]px solid $stylevar[tborder_bgcolor]; border-$stylevar[left]: 0px" align="$stylevar[left]" valign="middle">
<table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td align="left" valign="middle" style="font-weight:normal">
<!-- controls -->
		<if condition="$post['editlink']">
			<img style="display: none" id="progress_$postid" src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/progress.gif" alt="$vbphrase[loading_editor_please_wait]" />
			<a href="$post[editlink]" name="vB::QuickEdit::$post[postid]"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/edit.gif" alt="$vbphrase[edit_delete_message]" border="0" /></a>
		</if>
		<if condition="$post['forwardlink']">
			&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="$post[forwardlink]"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/forward.gif" alt="$vbphrase[forward_message]" border="0" /></a>
		</if>
		<if condition="$post['replylink']">
			&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="$post[replylink]" rel="nofollow"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/<if condition="$post['forwardlink']">reply_small<else />quote</if>.gif" alt="$vbphrase[reply_with_quote]" border="0" /></a>
		</if>
		<if condition="$show['quickreply'] AND !$show['threadedmode']">
			&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="$post[replylink]" rel="nofollow" id="qr_$post[postid]" onclick="return false"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/quickreply.gif" alt="$vbphrase[quick_reply_to_this_message]" border="0" /></a>
		</if>
&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="post_thanks.php?$session[sessionurl]do=post_thanks_add&amp;p=$post[postid]&amp;securitytoken=$bbuserinfo[securitytoken]" id="post_thanks_button_$post[postid]"<if condition="$vboptions[disable_ajax] != 2"> onclick="return post_thanks_give($post[postid], <if condition="$vboptions[post_groan_integrate]">true<else />false</if>);"</if> <if condition="$display_thanks_image == 'none'">style="display:none"</if> rel="nofollow"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/post_thanks.gif" alt="$vbphrase[post_thanks_thanks]" border="0" /></a>



</td><td align="right" valign="middle" style="font-weight:normal">
			<if condition="$show['postcount']">#<a href="showpost.php?$session[sessionurl]p=$post[postid]&amp;postcount=$post[postcount]" target="new" rel="nofollow" id="postcount$post[postid]" name="$post[postcount]"><strong>$post[postcount]</strong></a></if>
			<if condition="$show['inlinemod']">
				<input type="checkbox" name="plist[$postid]" id="plist_$postid" style="vertical-align:middle; padding:0px; margin:0px 0px 0px 5px" value="$post[checkbox_value]" />
			</if>
</td></tr></table>
</td>

<td class="thead" style="font-weight:normal; border: $stylevar[cellspacing]px solid $stylevar[tborder_bgcolor]; border-$stylevar[left]: 0px" align="center">$post[iplogged]</td>
	</if>
</tr>
<tr valign="top">
	<td class="alt2" width="175" style="border: $stylevar[cellspacing]px solid $stylevar[tborder_bgcolor]; border-top: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" align="center">

			<div id="postmenu_$post[postid]">
				<if condition="$show['profile']">
				<a class="bigusername" href="member.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$post[userid]">$post[musername]</a>
				<script type="text/javascript"> vbmenu_register("postmenu_$post[postid]", true); </script>
				<else />
				$post[musername]
				</if>
			</div>
                               <if condition="$show['avatar']">
				<div class="smallfont">
					&nbsp;<a href="member.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$post[userid]"><img src="$post[avatarurl]" $post[avwidth] $post[avheight] alt="<phrase 1="$post[username]">$vbphrase[xs_avatar]</phrase>" border="0" /></a>
				</div>
			</if>
			<if condition="$post['usertitle']"><div class="smallfont">$post[usertitle]</div></if>
			<if condition="$post['rank']"><div class="smallfont">$post[rank]</div></if>
			$template_hook[postbit_userinfo_left]

			<div class="smallfont">
				&nbsp;<br />

				$template_hook[postbit_userinfo_right_after_posts]
				<if condition="$show['infraction']"><div>$vbphrase[infractions]: $post[warnings]/$post[infractions] ($post[ipoints])</div></if>
				<if condition="$show['reputation']"><if condition="$show['reppower']">$vbphrase[reppower]: <span id="reppower_$post[postid]_$post[userid]">$post[reppower]</span> </if><div><span id="repdisplay_$post[postid]_$post[userid]">$post[reputationdisplay]</span></div></if>
<if condition="$show['moderated']">
			<img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/moderated.gif" alt="$vbphrase[moderated_post]" border="0" />
		</if>
		<if condition="$show['spam']">
			<img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/spam_detected.png" alt="$vbphrase[spam_post]" border="0" />
		</if>
		<if condition="$show['deletedpost']">
			<if condition="$show['managepost']">
				<a href="postings.php?$session[sessionurl]do=managepost&amp;p=$post[postid]"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/trashcan.gif" alt="$vbphrase[manage]" border="0" /></a>
			<else />
				<img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/trashcan.gif" alt="$vbphrase[deleted_post]" border="0" />
			</if>
		</if>
		<if condition="$show['redcard']">
			<a href="infraction.php?$session[sessionurl]do=view&amp;p=$post[postid]"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/redcard.gif" alt="$vbphrase[received_infraction]" border="0" /></a>
		<else />
			<if condition="$show['yellowcard']">
				<a href="infraction.php?$session[sessionurl]do=view&amp;p=$post[postid]"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/yellowcard.gif" alt="$vbphrase[received_warning]" border="0" /></a>
			</if>
</if>
				$template_hook[postbit_userinfo_right]
			</div>

	</td>
	<if condition="$show['moderated']">
	<td class="alt2" id="td_post_$post[postid]" style="border-$stylevar[right]: $stylevar[cellspacing]px solid $stylevar[tborder_bgcolor]">
	<else />
	<td class="alt1" id="td_post_$post[postid]" style="border-$stylevar[right]: $stylevar[cellspacing]px solid $stylevar[tborder_bgcolor]">
	</if>
		$template_hook[postbit_messagearea_start]
		<if condition="$show['messageicon'] OR $post['title']">
			<!-- icon and title -->
			<div class="smallfont">
				<if condition="$show['messageicon']"><img class="inlineimg" src="$post[iconpath]" alt="$post[icontitle]" border="0" /></if>
				<if condition="$post['title']"><strong>$post[title]</strong></if>
			</div>
			<hr size="1" style="color:$stylevar[tborder_bgcolor]; background-color:$stylevar[tborder_bgcolor]" />
			<!-- / icon and title -->
		</if>

		<!-- message -->
		<div id="post_message_$post[postid]">
			$ad_location[ad_showthread_firstpost_start]
			$post[message]
		</div>
		<!-- / message -->

		<if condition="$show['attachments']">
		<!-- attachments -->
			<div style="padding:$stylevar[cellpadding]px">

			<if condition="$show['thumbnailattachment']">
				<fieldset class="fieldset">
					<legend>$vbphrase[attached_thumbnails]</legend>
					<div style="padding:$stylevar[formspacer]px">
					$post[thumbnailattachments]
					</div>
				</fieldset>
			</if>

			<if condition="$show['imageattachment']">
				<fieldset class="fieldset">
					<legend>$vbphrase[attached_images]</legend>
					<div style="padding:$stylevar[formspacer]px">
					$post[imageattachments]
					</div>
				</fieldset>
			</if>

			<if condition="$show['imageattachmentlink']">
				<fieldset class="fieldset">
					<legend>$vbphrase[attached_images]</legend>
					<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="$stylevar[formspacer]" border="0">
					$post[imageattachmentlinks]
					</table>
					</fieldset>
			</if>

			<if condition="$show['otherattachment']">
				<fieldset class="fieldset">
					<legend>$vbphrase[attached_files]</legend>
					<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="$stylevar[formspacer]" border="0">
					$post[otherattachments]
					</table>
				</fieldset>
			</if>

			<if condition="$show['moderatedattachment']">
				<fieldset class="fieldset">
					<legend>$vbphrase[attachments_pending_approval]</legend>
					<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="$stylevar[formspacer]" border="0">
					$post[moderatedattachments]
					</table>
				</fieldset>
			</if>

			</div>
		<!-- / attachments -->
		</if>

		$template_hook[postbit_signature_start]
		$ad_location[ad_showthread_firstpost_sig]

		<if condition="$post['signature']">
		<!-- sig -->
			<div>
				--------------------<br />
				$post[signature]
			</div>
		<!-- / sig -->
		</if>

		$template_hook[postbit_signature_end]

		<if condition="$show['postedited']">
		<!-- edit note -->
			<div class="smallfont">
				<hr size="1" style="color:$stylevar[tborder_bgcolor]; background-color:$stylevar[tborder_bgcolor]" />
				<em>
					<if condition="$show['postedithistory']">
						<phrase 1="$post[edit_username]" 2="$post[edit_date]" 3="$post[edit_time]" 4="posthistory.php?$session[sessionurl]p=$post[postid]">$vbphrase[last_edited_link_by_x_on_y_at_z_postid]</phrase>
					<else />
						<phrase 1="$post[edit_username]" 2="$post[edit_date]" 3="$post[edit_time]">$vbphrase[last_edited_by_x_on_y_at_z]</phrase>
					</if>
					<if condition="$post['edit_reason']">
						$vbphrase[reason]: $post[edit_reason]
					</if>
				</em>
			</div>
		<!-- / edit note -->
		</if>
</td>
<td class="thead" style="border: $stylevar[cellspacing]px solid $stylevar[tborder_bgcolor]; border-left: 0px; border-top: 0px" rowspan="2" align="center" width="30">
	$post[onlinestatus]
		<if condition="$show['reputationlink']">
			<br /><br /><span id="reputationmenu_$post[postid]"><a href="reputation.php?$session[sessionurl]p=$post[postid]" rel="nofollow" id="reputation_$post[postid]"><img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/reputation.gif" alt="<phrase 1="$post[username]">$vbphrase[add_to_xs_reputation]</phrase>" border="0" /></a></span>
			<if condition="$show['popups']"><script type="text/javascript"> vbrep_register("$post[postid]")</script></if>
		</if>
		<if condition="$show['infractionlink']"><br /><br /><a href="infraction.php?$session[sessionurl]do=report&amp;p=$post[postid]" rel="nofollow"><img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/infraction.gif" alt="<phrase 1="$post[username]">$vbphrase[add_infraction_for_x]</phrase>" border="0" /></a></if>
		<if condition="$show['reportlink']"><br /><br /><a href="report.php?$session[sessionurl]p=$post[postid]" rel="nofollow"><img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/report.gif" alt="$vbphrase[report_bad_post]" border="0" /></a></if>
$post[icqicon]<br /><br />$post[aimicon]<br /><br />$post[msnicon]<br /><br />$post[yahooicon]<br /><br />$post[skypeicon]
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
	<td class="alt2" style="border: $stylevar[cellspacing]px solid $stylevar[tborder_bgcolor]; border-top: 0px">		
		&nbsp;
	</td>
	<if condition="$show['moderated']">
	<td class="alt2" align="$stylevar[left]" style="border: $stylevar[cellspacing]px solid $stylevar[tborder_bgcolor]; border-$stylevar[left]: 0px; border-top: 0px">
	<else />
	<td class="alt1" align="$stylevar[left]" style="border: $stylevar[cellspacing]px solid $stylevar[tborder_bgcolor]; border-$stylevar[left]: 0px; border-top: 0px">
	</if>
<hr size="1" style="color:$stylevar[tborder_bgcolor]; background-color:$stylevar[tborder_bgcolor]" />
<div class="smallfont">$vbphrase[posts]: <strong>$post[posts]</strong> <if condition="$post['field2']">| $vbphrase[location_perm]: <strong>$post[field2]</strong> </if><if condition="$post['joindate']">| $vbphrase[join_date]: <strong>$post[joindate]</strong> </if><if condition="$post['age']">| <strong>$vbphrase[age]: $post[age]</strong></if></div>
		
		$template_hook[postbit_controls]
		<!-- / controls -->
	</td>
</tr>
</table>
$template_hook[postbit_end]

<!-- post $post[postid] popup menu -->
<div class="vbmenu_popup" id="postmenu_$post[postid]_menu" style="display:none">
	<table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="1" border="0">
	<tr>
		<td class="thead">$post[username]</td>
	</tr>
	<if condition="$show['profile']">
		<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="member.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$post[userid]">$vbphrase[view_public_profile]</a></td></tr>
	</if>
	<if condition="$show['pmlink']">
		<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="private.php?$session[sessionurl]do=newpm&amp;u=$post[userid]" rel="nofollow"><phrase 1="$post[username]">$vbphrase[send_private_message_to_x]</phrase></a></td></tr>
	</if>
	<if condition="$show['emaillink']">
		<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="sendmessage.php?$session[sessionurl]do=mailmember&amp;u=$post[userid]" rel="nofollow"><phrase 1="$post[username]">$vbphrase[send_email_to_x]</phrase></a></td></tr>
	</if>
	<if condition="$show['homepage']">
		<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="$post[homepage]"><phrase 1="$post[username]">$vbphrase[visit_xs_homepage]</phrase></a></td></tr>
	</if>
	<if condition="$show['search']">
		<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="search.php?$session[sessionurl]do=finduser&amp;u=$post[userid]" rel="nofollow"><phrase 1="$post[username]">$vbphrase[find_more_posts_by_x]</phrase></a></td></tr>
	</if>
	<if condition="$post['userid'] AND $show['member']">
	<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="profile.php?$session[sessionurl]do=addlist&amp;userlist=buddy&amp;u=$post[userid]"><phrase 1="$post[username]">$vbphrase[add_x_to_contacts]</phrase></a></td></tr>
	</if>
	$template_hook[postbit_user_popup]
	</table>
</div>
<!-- / post $post[postid] popup menu -->