Default Sort Field/Order for Forumdisplay

Default Sort Field/Order for Forumdisplay

Description
This Hacks allows you to specify default Sort Field/Order for Thread Display on a System, Forum and User basis.
It also adds Thread Start Date.
Please note: Current selection > User Default > Forum Default > Board/System Default.

Details
1 Product XML with 2 Queries, 12 Plugins, 19 Phrases and 2 Settings
4 Template Edits

History
1.0.0
Initial Version

1.0.1
Added missing Template Edit in readme.txt (shame on me for forgetting this in first place!) and fixed a slight issue with "Default" not working properly.

1.0.2
Updated for RC3 => Code cleanup
Thread Start Date is now also being displayed in UserCP, Subscribed Threads and Search.

Subscribed Threads can be sorted by Thread Starte Date.
Please only click Install if you actually have installed/are using this Hack, and click Uninstall whan you don't use it any longer!

Attention
This Modification does not work with vBulletin 3.6+ as this is a built-in feature now.
To upgrade an existing board from 3.5.x to a newer version:

• Disable this modification
• Upgrade vBulletin
• [sql]
  UPDATE forum SET defaultsortfield = defsortfield, defaultsortorder = defsortorder[/sql]
• Save Forum Display Oder
• Uninstall this modification

[endquote]

When I export my product, I get the phrases for the settings in the XML, but not the optiongroups or whatever. It's over here: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=93308

[chikkoo]

I have problem in installing this plug in.

I get an error message:

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /includes/functions/php on line 769

Can u tell me how to fix this?
I am using vb 3.5.0 beta 3.
Do I have to upgrade?

[Andreas]

This is a Product XML, does Beta 3 support Products?

[chikkoo]

I installed a test board with RC1, there too I get the same error.
So it seems I am doing something wrong.

Can somebody tell me how to install this Mod step by step.

[Andreas]

Did you import this as a Product (ACP / Plugin System / Manage Products)?

[endquote]

I'm not sure if this is working. I installed it (RC2) and edited the templates. I can go to a forum page and sort it by "thread started", and it works fine. However if I set "default sort field" in "forum display options" to "thread start date" and then visit my forums, they are all still sorted by last post.

If I change the setting on an individual forum, it is also still sorted by last post.

[Brinnie]

Hi Kirby, how are you?
I just made a request, without seeing this. Anways;

I have a personals/classifieds section that I want to have sorted by Thread Creation Date. It's the only forum on my board that I need to have set up like this, but I'm a little confused about my options...

From my understanding this has 2 queries. Are they executed as the search is being performed, or everytime a forum dex is loaded?

Also, my users are very basic people and I do not want to load them with too many buttons and menus. That said, I would really like to just go "bare bones" and only install the admin part, is that possible?

Please respond in n00b speak... I'm still learning vB terminology.
Thank you.

[GrendelKhan{TSU]

RC1 installed

everything seems to work except:

the thread sort option does NOT appear in the USER CP. admin ones seem to be fine. But the User CP one is MIA.

any thoughts? did I forget something?

[Boofo]

LOL I never noticed that until you posted. I don't have it in the User CP either.

[Lord Brar]

Just what I was looking for Thanks mate!