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Thread Introductions · **Released**: 05-05-2002

About
This little hack will allow you to have introductions at the top of your threads that only admins can edit. Screenshots follow in the next posts.

I was inspired by my ignorance, really. I was over at http://www.bikeforums.net/ to gawk at his contest thing at the top of each thread, and I didn't realize it was on EVERY thread - I thought he had created some kind of hack! scsa20 pointed out that it was merely a template edit.

I had already fallen in love with this idea, though. So here it is.

Notes:
1. If you install this, please click the "install" button or post the URL of a thread with an introduction in your forums in this thread so I can see this in action.

I'd consider it a personal favor.
2. I was unable to get one screenshot working, but I can just tell you that the thread introduction editing page looks like the post editing page. If someone could post this screenshot, I'd appreciate it.

Latest Version: 1.1.5
The latest version integrates the "Thread Introduction" link INTO the admin options menu, adds an option to show the thread title when no intro is present, and allows you to update the introductions of ALL threads in EVERY forum at once (Thanks Boofo for the idea). If you are upgrading, read through install.txt, but the only necessary things to do are to change the "threadintro" template and to overwrite the old threadintro.php file with the new one!
Download: here

Old Versions / Change Log
v1.1.0 - added formatting & introduction box
v1.0.0 - first release

ZiRu$ · #12 05-06-2002, 08:11 PM

great hack I will install this later!

N!ck · #13 05-06-2002, 10:03 PM

if you want to do formatting, you are welcome to go ahead and do this in your template

N!ck · #14 05-06-2002, 10:22 PM

old version file - no formatting

edit: attachment removed

zachb · #15 05-07-2002, 02:24 AM

yea, i like it. ti's a good way to keep people reminded of stuff that would be going on. before you would have to hope they looked in the announcement, with this hack you are guaranteed the members will see it if they go on your board.

Smoothie · #16 05-07-2002, 07:59 PM

question. Is this always visible, or is there a way to turn it off?

N!ck · #17 05-07-2002, 10:18 PM

it is only visible if there is a thread intro in the database for that particular thread. if not, the table disappears.

Smoothie · #18 05-07-2002, 11:12 PM

So if the thread has been deleted, it will not show, correct?

Smoothie · #19 05-07-2002, 11:15 PM

I'm somewhat confused as to how this works now that I've read this whole thread. Is it similar to the Bike forums, or something different?

Is it an actual link to a thread?

N!ck · #20 05-08-2002, 12:22 AM

Look @ the screenshot - it's at the top of showthread.php in any threads that the administrator creates thread introductions for. If there is no thread introduction set, the table will disappear.

N!ck · #21 05-14-2002, 01:23 AM

i get the feeling this isnt catching on

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