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Extra forumbit controls · **Released**: 02-03-2009

This adds 4 mini icons (famfam) corresponding to each forum on forumhome and forumdisplay (subforums)

DEMO1
DEMO2

The 4 controls added are:-

Read new Posts
Create a new thread
Subscribe to Forum
RSS Feed

1. First upload the 4 attached icons in images/misc/ folder.

2. Then in Forum Home Templates/forumhome_forumbit_level2_post

Find this:

Code:

<td class="alt1Active" align="$stylevar[left]" id="f$forum[forumid]" >

Add below:-

Code:

<div style="float:right">
<a href="search.php?do=getnew&f=$forum[forumid]"><img src="images/misc/newposts.png" border="0" width="11" height="11" hspace="2" alt="Read New Posts" /></a>

<a href="newthread.php?do=newthread&f=$forum[forumid]"><img src="images/misc/newthread.png" border="0" width="11" height="11" hspace="2" alt="Create a New Thread" /></a>

<a href="subscription.php?do=addsubscription&f=$forum[forumid]"><img src="images/misc/subscribe.png" border="0" width="11" height="11" hspace="2" alt="Subscribe" /></a>

<a href="external.php?type=rss2&forumids=$forum[forumid]"><img src="images/misc/rss.png" border="0" width="11" height="11" hspace="2" alt="RSS feed" /></a>
</div>

3. Then in Forum Home Templates/forumhome_forumbit_level1_post

Find this:

Code:

<td><img src="$vboptions[cleargifurl]" alt="" width="9" height="1" border="0" /></td>
			<td width="100%">

Make the change in the above code (in red) and add below:-

Code:

<div style="float:right">
<a href="search.php?do=getnew&f=$forum[forumid]"><img src="images/misc/newposts.png" border="0" width="11" height="11" hspace="2" alt="Read New Posts" /></a>

<a href="newthread.php?do=newthread&f=$forum[forumid]"><img src="images/misc/newthread.png" border="0" width="11" height="11" hspace="2" alt="Create a New Thread" /></a>

<a href="subscription.php?do=addsubscription&f=$forum[forumid]"><img src="images/misc/subscribe.png" border="0" width="11" height="11" hspace="2" alt="Subscribe" /></a>

<a href="external.php?type=rss2&forumids=$forum[forumid]"><img src="images/misc/rss.png" border="0" width="11" height="11" hspace="2" alt="RSS feed" /></a>
</div>

Thats it!

a) Obviously, works in all vb versions!
b) Yes, it is XHTML valid.
c) If this has been released before, then sorry.

If you like it, please click Install and join my site too

Thanks

Source: http://tech6.com/f51/extra-forumbit-controls-t549/

Theater · #12 02-08-2009, 05:45 PM

Flawless.

-Regards

Haltech · #13 02-10-2009, 12:37 AM

i have a custom skin and could not get this to work correctly with the width.. i tried everything from 1% to 100%. It kept throwing the forum description off.

Medina · #14 02-10-2009, 03:14 PM

You should remove the;

Code:

<td width="100%">

ged · #15 02-14-2009, 01:45 PM

Tiny but neat and useful, thank you very much.

davew · #16 02-15-2009, 09:19 AM

Thank you, very neat - installed.

Is there anything else required to make the RSS work though?

I just get a blank screen when I click on any RSS icon.

Regards,
Dave

Theater · #17 02-15-2009, 11:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by davew

Thank you, very neat - installed.

Is there anything else required to make the RSS work though?

I just get a blank screen when I click on any RSS icon.

Regards,
Dave

vBulletin Options > External Data Provider > Set "Yes" to Enable RSS Syndication

//edit - looks like you got it figured out from visiting your site.

davew · #18 02-16-2009, 04:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Theater

vBulletin Options > External Data Provider > Set "Yes" to Enable RSS Syndication

//edit - looks like you got it figured out from visiting your site.

Well, I found a reference somewhere on how to turn it on, but hadn't thought it worked.

In fact, in Firefox, it doesn't, but in IE it is fine (I hadn't tried IE)..

I'll investigate further, and thanks for the prompt response, much appreciated!

Cheers,
Dave

EDIT : It is working on both now, must have been caching or something.. Sorry to have bothered you all

dvbusuario · #19 02-16-2009, 06:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glennybee

I'm using a similar template edit.

http://www.digital-kaos.co.uk/forums/

How can I do this? make vertical

Thank you!

davew · #20 02-16-2009, 06:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dvbusuario

How can I do this? make vertical

Thank you!

add a <BR> after each of the first three entries

PHP Code:


			
<div style="float:right">
<a href="search.php?do=getnew&f=$forum[forumid]"><img src="images/misc/newposts.png" border="0" width="11" height="11" hspace="2" alt="Read New Posts" /></a><br>

<a href="newthread.php?do=newthread&f=$forum[forumid]"><img src="images/misc/newthread.png" border="0" width="11" height="11" hspace="2" alt="Create a New Thread" /></a><br>

<a href="subscription.php?do=addsubscription&f=$forum[forumid]"><img src="images/misc/subscribe.png" border="0" width="11" height="11" hspace="2" alt="Subscribe" /></a><br>

<a href="external.php?type=rss2&forumids=$forum[forumid]"><img src="images/misc/rss.png" border="0" width="11" height="11" hspace="2" alt="RSS feed" /></a>
</div>

dvbusuario · #21 02-17-2009, 03:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by davew

PHP Code:


			
add a <BR> after each of the first three entries

<div style="float:right">

<a href="search.php?do=getnew&f=$forum[forumid]"><img src="images/misc/newposts.png" border="0" width="11" height="11" hspace="2" alt="Read New Posts" /></a><br>



<a href="newthread.php?do=newthread&f=$forum[forumid]"><img src="images/misc/newthread.png" border="0" width="11" height="11" hspace="2" alt="Create a New Thread" /></a><br>



<a href="subscription.php?do=addsubscription&f=$forum[forumid]"><img src="images/misc/subscribe.png" border="0" width="11" height="11" hspace="2" alt="Subscribe" /></a><br>



<a href="external.php?type=rss2&forumids=$forum[forumid]"><img src="images/misc/rss.png" border="0" width="11" height="11" hspace="2" alt="RSS feed" /></a>

</div>

lol that was simple, thank you very much.

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