vB Drupal addon - vbList

Note: This is an addon module for vB Drupal: Community Plumbing

This module will allow you to list the latest X threads, including the first
post from specified forums within Drupal. It was intended as a "news" modules
that uses a forum as source. It is not meant for content management.

I wrote it to replace "node" as default front page module.

A somewhat live demo: http://el-muerte.student.utwente.nl/lba/

Entries will be display as usual nodes of type 'vblist'. Therefor modifying the durpal_node template will also have an effect on this. Note, even though it will the entries as nodes it doesn't mean all node functionality works. For example you might want to adjust your theme code to also construct "$submitted" field for this node, since this isn't configurable through the administer page.
The following fields will be set on a 'vblist' node:

type: always 'vblist'
created: UNIX timestamp of the thread creation
changed: UNIX timestamp of the last reply
title: the title of the thread
body: the body of the first post in the thread
uid: the UID of the poster
name: the name of the thread poster
sticky: true if it's a sticky thread
threadid: the ID of the thread
links: the array contains a link to the forum thread


Compatibility: This module currently only works with vBulletin 3.5 (only tested on 3.5.2)

[dodgechargerfan]

Great! I can wait.
In the meantime, I'll just make sure that none of my news posts have smilies. Easy enough to do that!
Oh and I've figured out some of what I needed to change for the template. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction.

[El_Muerte]

ok, version 1.0 released and you could consider it final, unless bugs are found

[dodgechargerfan]

Excellent! Smilies work now. Thanks very much for the update.

[Cyburbia]

I installed it, but I don't see it in my list of blocks. I activated it in the list of modules, and then ... nothing.

[El_Muerte]

vblist isn't a block, it's a page module.
e.g. http://example.org/drupal/vblist
or http://example.org/drupal/?q=vblist
I use it has my frontpage module instead of the default node module

[MThornback]

Originally Posted by El_Muerte

vblist isn't a block, it's a page module.
e.g. http://example.org/drupal/vblist
or http://example.org/drupal/?q=vblist
I use it has my frontpage module instead of the default node module

Its not working for me...it says it can't find it...yes its in the right dir i'm on 3.5.4...any thoughts as to why? It lets me set it up....but it won't load the module

[hydn]

e.g. http://example.org/drupal/vblist
or http://example.org/drupal/?q=vblist

same here that dosn't work on my domain.

also im lost with configuring also :S

[El_Muerte]

there's a minor bug in the configuration page prevent certain people to gain access to the settings page even tho they should have it. But that aside, if you can configure the module you should be able to visit the vblist module. You'll get a page not found error if there are no threads to display

[hydn]

Here's the current template layout of my new threads on the vbdupal index page:

Thread title

Thread content Thread content Thread content Thread content Thread content Thread content Thread content Thread content Thread content Thread content Thread content Thread content Thread content Thread content Thread content Thread content Thread content Thread content Thread content Thread content Thread content Thread content Thread content Thread content Thread content

# comments

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Ok, I would like to...

1. make the 'Thread title' a hyperlink to the thread.
2. Cut off the 'Thread content' after 250 characters for long threads.
3. Add a 'Post Reply' or 'register to reply' link to the left of '# comments'. (this would be using the '<if ' code i think? so that it will show 'register to reply' for Guests only.

Can anyone help esp with 1. and 3.?

Thanks

[dodgechargerfan]

I think that you go edit the template called drupal_node to add those things in. Not sure what the code would need to be, though. (I figure most of my stuff out by cutting it out from other parts of code and testing it. :cross-eyed: )