Improved PM Folderview

TESTED ON 2.3.0 AND FOUND WORKING

What does it do?

You know it happens to me pretty often that my users wonder why they cannot receive any more pm's. the standard question "did you check your sent items folder?" is answered with the standard question "do i have a sent items folder?"...

to avoid that, this hack shows the user on the privatemessage mainpage which folders they have in a list with the ability to add a folder without having to switch to the folders template.

aditionally, i modified the pmgauge enhanced hack by WWW.TOTAL-IMPACT.COM aka princeton a little and included it.

so, its nothing special, but maybe some people like it.
note: im new to this, so the code might be very ugly...

instructions:

1) follow instructions.txt

Credits: The_Sisko, mystics and boofo for finding bugs and helping with the code

Please notice this add-on by matt that allows you to have the amount of messages in each folder displayed next to it. Working on 2.2.9 too.

NOTICE: If you installed the private messages backup hack by Cano2 which is found here, you will have to to change a bit in the instructions.txt:

where it says to find:

PHP Code:

  //get correct folder name
  if ($folderid=="0") { 


you will need to find the SECOND instance as the private message backup hack adds another instance of this code to the file.

NOTICE2: if you installed the PM Quota by Usergroup Hack by g-force2k2 that can be found here then the solution to make both work together is here

please click install if you use it, thank you

kreftt

[Sc0rp]

awesome hack installed right away! thanks mate

[FleaBag]

Working well with 2.2.8. Thanks for this hack.

[Dynamic One]

Super hack kreftt. Will test it.

[Dynamic One]

Have installed it but don't get it working .

here's a screenschot of waht I get

I don't see the pic. and the amount of post after:
- inbox
- Sent Items
- Message Tracking.

Can you please help me with this, because it's a great hack and I also want it to work.

[kreftt]

hiya

you found the addon already in the beta hacks forum. this is the one that will make it show the number of messages after inbox/sent/tracking.

to your other question:

you are sure that you copied the 3 images to the { imagesfolder that you specified in your admincp? usually it would be /images, but as you are using a heavily modified style, you might have switched it to something like /images/style1, which would be the place for the three images to go too...

[Dynamic One]

Thanks for the fast reply kreftt will add the addon.

[Bison]

Installed!

Very professional look to the private message folder!

[Esdee]

awesome hack.

[danrak]

This is a great hack my users love it. I have gotten some request for something though. Would it be possible to put the buddy list on there too? So they can have the buddy list with the PM link so they can just click on the name and it brings up a new PM message for the buddy?

Thanks for a great hack.

[kreftt]

im glad you like it.

im not sure i have fully understood you though.
you want the buddylist table that is normally shown on the startpage of the usercp to be shown in the privatemessage section too right?

if thats the case, it shouldnt be too hard to do. just tell me if thats what you want and ill tell you the code.

greets

kreftt