Show Thread Enhancements - [OzzModz] First Post On All Pages Per Thread/Forum

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Here is a small modification you can use to the first post on all pages, per forum or by thread id.

It is a simple installation, just import the product XML, ozzmodz_firstpost_display

You can edit the options under the settings, [OzzModz] First Post Display Settings

Complete Feature List

• Option to disable the mod completely.
• Option to choose which forums, will show the first post on all pages.
• Option to set which thread ID's, will show the first post on all pages.
• Option to use the default postbit template, or use a custom one, which will allow you to add different styling to the elements.
• Option to select which usergroups this mod will affect.

Frequently Asked Questions.

Q. Why do I need such a thing, you ask?

A. You may have a thread that has tens or hundreds of pages, and this will allow you to see the original post on all pages, much like you see here on vB.org in the modification threads.

Q. How do I use the custom template?

A. Note: Make sure you know what you are doing if you attempt this!
This may be a bit tricky for some users.

You can copy what ever template you are using, ( postbit or postbit_legacy ) into the template, ozzmodz_firstpost_display_postbit.
Now once you have done that, you can change the styling of the post, by adding css to the elements.
For example, if you want the first post to have a different background, when it is on any other page except for the first page, you can look for this in the template,

<div class="postbody">

and change it to this,

<div class="postbody" style="background: darkgrey;">

That will give the first post a dark grey background on any pages other than the first page.

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* History (Changelog) *
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v1.0.0 (December 27, 2013)
- Initial public release
v1.0.1 (December 28,2013)
Fixed a issue where you could only choose one forum, now you can choose multiple forums.
v1.1.0 (January 26,2014)
Fixed a issue where the custom option would not work in some instances.
v1.1.1 (October 14,2014)
Fixed a incorrect phrase in one of the settings.

[Alan_SP]

OK, see if you can work something out. :up:

And, you know why I can't like your posts at the moment.

[tommyxv]

Noticed when you edit the first post and save it from another page, it goes back to the non-ciustom template until you refresh the page. Any way to fix that?

I still can't get the custom template to show as the original first post with the edit in post #82.

[ozzy47]

Originally Posted by tommyxv

Noticed when you edit the first post and save it from another page, it goes back to the non-ciustom template until you refresh the page. Any way to fix that?

Nope, as that would require some sort of ajax, and the time needed to code that in, is not worth the payoff for something only you see, as you were the one who edited it.

Originally Posted by tommyxv

I still can't get the custom template to show as the original first post with the edit in post #82.

Not sure why, but I can look into it if I get some free time, as I am a bit backlogged at the moment.

[Fields]

Another great mod, thanks for your work ozzy

5 stars and MOTM!

[ozzy47]

Thanks, glad you like it, and thanks for marking as installed.

[Marcin_J_]

Originally Posted by tommyxv

I'm running 4.2.3 BETA 3, maybe that's why.

Try this:

PHP Code:

global $vbulletin;

if ($this->registry->options['ozzmodz_firstpost_display_active']AND is_member_of($vbulletin->userinfo, explode(',', $this->registry->options['ozzmodz_firstpost_display_groups'])))
{
    $included_forums = explode(',', $this->registry->options['ozzmodz_firstpost_display_forums']);
    $included_thread = explode(',', $this->registry->options['ozzmodz_firstpost_display_threads']);
    
    if (THIS_SCRIPT != 'private') 
    {       
        if($this->thread['firstpostid'] == $this->post['postid'] AND in_array($this->thread['threadid'], $included_thread))
        {
            switch ($vbulletin->options['ozzmodz_firstpost_display_template'])
            {
                case 1: $this->templatename = 'postbit'; break;
                case 2: $this->templatename = 'ozzmodz_firstpost_display_postbit'; break;
            } 
        }
        if($this->thread['firstpostid'] == $this->post['postid'] AND in_array($this->thread['forumid'], $included_forums))
        {
            switch ($vbulletin->options['ozzmodz_firstpost_display_template'])
            {
                case 1: $this->templatename = 'postbit'; break;
                case 2: $this->templatename = 'ozzmodz_firstpost_display_postbit'; break;
            } 
        }        
    }
} 


[ozzy47]

We already tried that in this post, https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....8&postcount=82

[tommyxv]

How can I get the custom FP template to pick up the css from DBTech's likes? I have the likes cloud below signatures. The font is bigger for the names who liked the post.

[Marcin_J_]

Originally Posted by ozzy47

We already tried that in this post, https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....8&postcount=82

This is the code from the post
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....8&postcount=82 :

global $vbulletin;

if ($this->registry->options['ozzmodz_firstpost_display_active']AND is_member_of($vbulletin->userinfo, explode(',', $this->registry->options['ozzmodz_firstpost_display_groups'])))
{
    $included_forums = explode(',', $this->registry->options['ozzmodz_firstpost_display_forums']);
    $included_thread = explode(',', $this->registry->options['ozzmodz_firstpost_display_threads']);
    
    if (THIS_SCRIPT != 'private') 
    {       
        //if($this->thread['firstpostid'] == $this->post['postid'] AND $vbulletin->GPC['pagenumber'] > 1 AND in_array($this->thread['threadid'], $included_thread))
        if($this->thread['firstpostid'] == $this->post['postid'] AND in_array($this->thread['threadid'], $included_thread))
        {
            switch ($vbulletin->options['ozzmodz_firstpost_display_template'])
            {
                case 1: $this->templatename = 'postbit'; break;
                case 2: $this->templatename = 'ozzmodz_firstpost_display_postbit'; break;
            } 
        }
        if($this->thread['firstpostid'] == $this->post['postid'] AND $vbulletin->GPC['pagenumber'] > 1 AND in_array($this->thread['forumid'], $included_forums))
        {
            switch ($vbulletin->options['ozzmodz_firstpost_display_template'])
            {
                case 1: $this->templatename = 'postbit'; break;
                case 2: $this->templatename = 'ozzmodz_firstpost_display_postbit'; break;
            } 
        }        
    }
}

I improved bold part

From

if($this->thread['firstpostid'] == $this->post['postid'] AND $vbulletin->GPC['pagenumber'] > 1 AND in_array($this->thread['forumid'], $included_forums))

To:

if($this->thread['firstpostid'] == $this->post['postid'] AND in_array($this->thread['forumid'], $included_forums))

After this intervention everything works perfectly

[tommythejoat]

I was hoping to use this for threads where the first post needs to be at the top even though the user has asked to display the threads as newest first.

I thought that might happen as a side effect of the implementation, but it does not. Would it be a big deal to offer that as an option.

I cannot persuade my users to make effective use of blogs, so we are ending up with feature discussions that start with a tutorial (that should be a blog or article) and then have a series of questions and comments.