Forum Home Enhancements - Last x Threads Marquee using External Data Provider

How to install:

First you have to activate External Source Provider.

Go to: Admin Control Panel > vBulletin Options > External Data Provider:
and choose JavaScript ( first choice ).

And i set the follow as below but not sure this has to be done

Thread Cutoff - 1

Thread Cache Lifespan - 1

Maximum External Records -15

Then on forumhome template find :

{vb:raw navbar}

And below add :

<!-- last x active threads -->
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<thead>
	<tr>
		<td class="tcat" colspan="2"><center>Latest Posts</center> </td>
	</tr>
</thead>
<tr>
		
<!--Messages-->
<td class="alt2">
<marquee direction="left" scrollamount="6" onmouseover="this.scrollAmount=0" onmouseout="this.scrollAmount=6"><font size="2"><b>

				
					  					<script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.your domain.co.uk/external.php?&type=js"></script> 
<script language="" type="text/javascript">
<!--
for (x = 0; x < 5; x++)
{
document.writeln("*<a href=http://www.your domain.co.uk/showthread.php?t="+threads[x].threadid+">"+threads[x].title+"</a>&nbsp");
}
//-->
</script>
	
					
			
	

</b></font></marquee>

<!--/Messages-->
</td>
</tr>

</tr>
	</table>
<br />
<!-- last x active threads -->

If you want welcome newest member below this add

<center><marquee behavior=slide width=25%:>			<p>{vb:rawphrase welcome_to_our_newest_member_x, {vb:link member, {vb:raw newuserinfo}}, {vb:raw newuserinfo.username}}<p></marquee></center>

Directly below <!-- last x active threads -->

Remember to change your domain name to your one

I will be adding the code to select different forums today

example can be seen on test forum

http://gadsx.co.uk/cj/forum.php

[maximutt]

Originally Posted by cabledr

Not 100% sure but im sure you could add an <if> condition to say if in a certain group show <!-- last x active threads -->

i will have a look at this for you once i have finished working on my latest project

Oh hey! I found this old plugin which lets you set the usergroup of the External Data Provider in the AdminCP and it still works for vB4:

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=127062

This should be standard in vB. Not sure why it isn't.

[cabledr]

Well thanks for sharing thats my mod finished i guess

[maximutt]

Haha, well there you go! On to the next one.

btw, someone's gotta tackle integrating InfernoShout Pro into vB4 as those guys went out of business and no longer support the product. I see on your site, you have it installed but it doesn't work to well. Yet. Hint! Hint!

[cabledr]

The archive / detach wont work but thats not to hard also i cant releases it as i can not get hold of inferno for permissions to release it im currently working on my own shout box but not sure when / if i will release yet depends on success

[maximutt]

I will see if I can help track down someone from Inferno next time I'm online.

Regardless, good luck on your own shoutbox! Looking forward to it!

[parveznpt]

Thanks......... for this mod


www.shiaforums.com

[alfanni]

I think decent coders protects the rights of other coders.
This mode is totally based on this mod: Last x Threads Marquee using External Data Provider

It would be nice of you to mention aisais and thank him for sharing with us his code.

[sa3sa3]

Thanks. But, it is not working with me ??

I did the changes in both "the external data provider and in forumhome"
all what I get is the word "Latest Posts" only !

Any help ?

[kofoid]

I am getting the same thing - it only shows "latest posts"

Any tips?

[starman?]

Your forums have to be viewable to guests/unregistered users.