Forum Home Enhancements - Latest X Posts on Forum Home

Latest X Posts on Forum Index
by: whitemike
Demo: Here

What this does?

This will add the latest x posts onto your forum index

What version does it work on?

This modification should work on any version 3.6.0 and up! Including the new 3.7

Features?

1. Enable/Disable - Master Switch to Turn Latest Posts on or off
2. Title - Change the title of the Site News
3. Posts to Show - Number of Last Posts to show
4. Cutoff Length - How many characters to show before the ... at the end
5. Exclude Forums - Choose what forums you do not want to be listed
6. Thread Title Width - Width of Title Table
7. User Title Width - Width of User Table
8. Forum Title Width - Width of Forum Table
9. Auto Location - Enable/Disable auto location
10. Location - Gives Options for Under navbar, above forum, or below forum

Added?

1. 2 Template
2. 3 Plugins
3. 10 Settings
4. 27 Phrases

Installation?

1. Import Product

Thats It!

Fixes?

2.3

1. Fixed the cutoff bug

2.2

1. Fixed Bug

2.1

1. Changed variables, so that you can see this, and latest X Threads on forumhome.

2.0

1. Feature Added: Time and Date
2. Added feature where if Cut Off is 0, then it will not display the row

1.9

1. XHTML and CSS Compliant

1.8

1. For some reason a phrase didn't save so I uploaded it with it.

1.7

1. Added option to enable/disable auto location
2. Added 3 automatic locations

1.6

1. Added Permissions based on forums

1.5

1. Fixed Look - Made Link Thread Title, with text under it

1.4

1. Fixed Bug - Was showing up hidden/moderated posts

1.3

1. Fixed Bug - Didn't display threads in excluded forums
2. Added Check Version

1.2

1. Cached Templates
2. Moved Plugin Location to allow global use of $latest

1.1

1. Added default value to excluded, which was causing an error if null
2. Made Collapsible

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[basketmen]

guys anybody can help :

i want to put this latest x post in showtread, not in forumhome, what i need to do??

i had try put $latest in showthread but its not working, not showing at all

please reply if you have clue

[Michael Biddle]

It will only work in forumhome.

[onnenkolikko]

Would be nice if it were striped like other forums. Would match better . Anyway, I like it.

[basketmen]

Originally Posted by whitemike

It will only work in forumhome.

maybe you should consider to put it in showthread too, it is great to increase pages impresions from guest and its mean more clicks and revenue from adsense


live demo is like this http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/s...d.php?t=677135


i have create a thread looking similar to hack like that, and this hack is the most simillar to it

[sparklywater]

How can I set a 'cutoff' on the number of characters of the THREAD-TITLE displayed before the '...' is placed in automatically? I know that a cutoff can be placed on the number of characters of the post content shown before the '...' is inserted, but I would like to also use a cutoff on the thread-title to prevent the length of the title moving onto a new line.

[schlottkej]

manual entry doesnt work, only thing that does is below navbar..

[sparklywater]

Originally Posted by sparklywater

How can I set a 'cutoff' on the number of characters of the THREAD-TITLE displayed before the '...' is placed in automatically? I know that a cutoff can be placed on the number of characters of the post content shown before the '...' is inserted, but I would like to also use a cutoff on the thread-title to prevent the length of the title moving onto a new line.

someone please help...?

[Scandal]

Originally Posted by schlottkej

manual entry doesnt work, only thing that does is below navbar..

Use $platest NO $latest



-petros

[Akakios1]

Works fantastic! Thanks very much. Installed

[Spybot S&D]

Is there any way you can make this AJAX powered? Thanks!