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[New Posts | New Thread | Search] on Index page · **Released**: 07-25-2006

This adds forum section-specific New Posts, New Thread and Search links to the index page.

New Posts will only appear when there are new posts in that section and will only list new posts from the section.
New Thread will start a new thread in that section.
Search will start a search for only that section.

A search did bring up something similar but it was neither as complete nor as aesthetically pleasing (to me). I apologise if this is duplicated.

Open your forumhome_forumbit_level1/2_post template.

FIND:

Code:

<if condition="$show['forumdescription']">
<div class="smallfont">$forum[description]</div>
</if>

AFTER, ADD:

Code:

<if condition="$forum[statusicon]=='new' OR $forum[statusicon]=='old'">
     <div class="smallfont">
          <if condition="$forum[statusicon]=='new'"><a href="search.php?$session[sessionurl]do=getnew&amp;include=$forum[forumid]">$vbphrase[new_posts_nav]</a> | </if>
          <a href="newthread.php?$session[sessionurl]do=newthread&amp;f=$forum[forumid]" rel="nofollow">New Thread</a>
          <if condition="$show['searchbuttons']">| <a href="search.php?$session[sessionurl]f=$forum[forumid]" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[search]</a></if>
     </div>
</if>

Optional extras:
- Subscription code for each feed type, all conditionals so they'll only appear if you've turned that type on.
- Unsubscribe moved to the linkfest since it seems to fit better there. Be sure to delete the very similar code which appears immediately below where this code is inserted, everything between <if condition="$show['forumsubscription']"> and </if>.

Code:

<if condition="$forum[statusicon]=='new' OR $forum[statusicon]=='old'">
     <div class="smallfont">
          <if condition="$forum[statusicon]=='new'"><a href="search.php?$session[sessionurl]do=getnew&amp;include=$forum[forumid]">$vbphrase[new_posts_nav]</a> | </if>
          <a href="newthread.php?$session[sessionurl]do=newthread&amp;f=$forum[forumid]" rel="nofollow">New Thread</a>
          <if condition="$show['searchbuttons']">| <a href="search.php?$session[sessionurl]f=$forum[forumid]" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[search]</a></if>
          <if condition="$vbulletin->options['externalrss']">| <a href="external.php?type=rss2&forumids=$forum[forumid]">RSS Feed</a></if>
          <if condition="$vbulletin->options['externalxml']">| <a href="external.php?type=xml&forumids=$forum[forumid]">XML Feed</a></if>
          <if condition="$vbulletin->options['externaljs']">| <a href="external.php?type=js&forumids=$forum[forumid]">JS Feed</a></if>
          <if condition="$show['forumsubscription']">| <a href="subscription.php?$session[sessionurl]do=removesubscription&amp;f=$forum[forumid]">$vbphrase[unsubscribe_from_this_forum]</a></if>
</if>

Update:
- The conditional should now be correct so the links will only appear for open forums. It's up to you if you want to change that.
- The search link is now wrapped in a conditional so it doesn't appear when it's not wanted, most likely for Guests, New Thread is also now controlled as far as is possible by the statusicon conditional. Permission to start a new thread is only checked after clicking the link as far as I can tell, so it can't be done perfectly.
- Not a big deal, but added rel="nofollow" in a couple of places where the links aren't any use to search engines.

Known Issues:
- If there is no permission to start a new thread or search and there are no new posts to view but the unsubscribe link or a feed link appears then the line will begin with a |. It could be solved with a loooooooot of conditionals but it's not worth it. Change the formatting (use of |) if it bothers you.

Avalon111 · #22 08-23-2006, 07:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ForumDog

Code:

<if condition="$forum[statusicon]=='new' OR $forum[statusicon]=='old'">
     <div class="smallfont">
          <if condition="$forum[statusicon]=='new'"><a href="search.php?$session[sessionurl]do=getnew&amp;include=f=$forum[forumid]">$vbphrase[new_posts_nav]</a> | </if>
          <a href="newthread.php?$session[sessionurl]do=newthread&amp;f=$forum[forumid]" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[newthread]</a>
          <if condition="$show['searchbuttons']">| <a href="search.php?$session[sessionurl]f=$forum[forumid]" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[search]</a></if>
          <if condition="$vbulletin->options['externalrss']">| <a href="external.php?type=rss2&forumids=$forum[forumid]">RSS Feed</a></if>
          <if condition="$vbulletin->options['externalxml']">| <a href="external.php?type=xml&forumids=$forum[forumid]">XML Feed</a></if>
          <if condition="$vbulletin->options['externaljs']">| <a href="external.php?type=js&forumids=$forum[forumid]">JS Feed</a></if>
          <if condition="$show['forumsubscription']">| <a href="subscription.php?$session[sessionurl]do=removesubscription&amp;f=$forum[forumid]">$vbphrase[unsubscribe_from_this_forum]</a></if>
</if>

Known Issues:
- If there is no permission to start a new thread or search and there are no new posts to view but the unsubscribe link or a feed link appears then the line will begin with a |.

i have just replaced the original code with the new one you posted.

the original code showed the "New Thread", the new one doesnt.

if i change this line in the new code from

Code:

<a href="newthread.php?$session[sessionurl]do=newthread&amp;f=$forum[forumid]" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[newthread]</a>

to

Code:

<a href="newthread.php?$session[sessionurl]do=newthread&amp;f=$forum[forumid]" rel="nofollow">Start New Thread</a>

it works again.

$vbphrase[newthread] wrong??

ForumDog · #23 08-23-2006, 07:15 PM

I can't reproduce that issue. Works fine either way for me.

Avalon111 · #24 08-23-2006, 07:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ForumDog

I can't reproduce that issue. Works fine either way for me.

weird. trying it agin tomorrow. then i post a screenshot here.

thanks for your efforts.

Brandon Sheley · #25 08-24-2006, 04:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ForumDog

- My code uses session URLs as you are supposed to do, that code doesn't.
- Mine uses conditionals so is automatically adaptable.
- Mine is phrased (admittedly that's barely possible, but I did what I could

)
- I know what the THIS_SCRIPT code does, I don't know what it's there for or even where it goes. But I don't think it should be used, it will prevent the links from showing up anywhere else, in the Subscribed Threads forumbit for instance. Come to that I'm not sure that $forum[link] is the correct conditional to use either...
- Mine will display as intended using the existing CSS.

So, as I guessed it had been done before but enough reason to use this one instead.

OK, I just thought it was coincidence that it looks just like what Keith had sent me :P

I hadn't looked through the code, I just know it works..

BTW, what do u think about the RSS link thats in the code I posted

I know a lot of ppl like that part of it, you may consider adding it to yours

cheers
-Brandon

ForumDog · #26 08-24-2006, 07:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Avalon111

i have just replaced the original code with the new one you posted.

the original code showed the "New Thread", the new one doesnt.

if i change this line in the new code from

Code:

<a href="newthread.php?$session[sessionurl]do=newthread&amp;f=$forum[forumid]" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[newthread]</a>

to

Code:

<a href="newthread.php?$session[sessionurl]do=newthread&amp;f=$forum[forumid]" rel="nofollow">Start New Thread</a>

it works again.

$vbphrase[newthread] wrong??

Oops, that's the one. The phrase isn't wrong, but it's not a Global phrase so it only works on one of the forumbit types, if it's the top-level forumbit that shows on the index page it doesn't work. Just my luck to test it on the working one!

Well spotted, fixed thank you. Changed it back to ordinary text so it works on either forumbit.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Loco.M

OK, I just thought it was coincidence that it looks just like what Keith had sent me :P

I hadn't looked through the code, I just know it works..

BTW, what do u think about the RSS link thats in the code I posted

I know a lot of ppl like that part of it, you may consider adding it to yours

cheers
-Brandon

Yep, added it as an optional extra.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ForumDog

Update: Optional extras:
- Subscription code for each feed type, all conditionals so they'll only appear if you've turned that type on.

Code:

<if condition="$forum[statusicon]=='new' OR $forum[statusicon]=='old'">
     <div class="smallfont">
          <if condition="$forum[statusicon]=='new'"><a href="search.php?$session[sessionurl]do=getnew&amp;include=f=$forum[forumid]">$vbphrase[new_posts_nav]</a> | </if>
          <a href="newthread.php?$session[sessionurl]do=newthread&amp;f=$forum[forumid]" rel="nofollow">New Thread</a>
          <if condition="$show['searchbuttons']">| <a href="search.php?$session[sessionurl]f=$forum[forumid]" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[search]</a></if>
          <if condition="$vbulletin->options['externalrss']">| <a href="external.php?type=rss2&forumids=$forum[forumid]">RSS Feed</a></if>
          <if condition="$vbulletin->options['externalxml']">| <a href="external.php?type=xml&forumids=$forum[forumid]">XML Feed</a></if>
          <if condition="$vbulletin->options['externaljs']">| <a href="external.php?type=js&forumids=$forum[forumid]">JS Feed</a></if>
          <if condition="$show['forumsubscription']">| <a href="subscription.php?$session[sessionurl]do=removesubscription&amp;f=$forum[forumid]">$vbphrase[unsubscribe_from_this_forum]</a></if>
</if>

tekstylez · #27 08-30-2006, 06:15 PM

i just tried to do the update, but now new posts is not working

Code:

Invalid Forum specified. If you followed a valid link, please notify the administrator

Which code do I replace the old code with? You may want to think of re-writting this update, it is very confusing

ForumDog · #28 08-30-2006, 06:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tekstylez

i just tried to do the update, but now new posts is not working

Code:

Invalid Forum specified. If you followed a valid link, please notify the administrator

Which code do I replace the old code with? You may want to think of re-writting this update, it is very confusing

Oops, there was a typo. Corrected the first post and the text file, and re-ordered both to try to make things a bit clearer.

Use the first set of code (labelled AFTER, ADD

if you want to reproduce the same function as the original code did, with the bugfix. Use the second, longer bit of code (labelled Optional Extras) if you would also like the above, plus links to be added for RSS/XML/JS feeds and Unsubscribe from this forum in the Subscribe part of the UserCP.

tekstylez · #29 08-31-2006, 02:14 AM

OK... it works now. But, is there any way to fix the issue of the search not working for subforums on the forumhome? In another words, if a forum is not active, and you click search... of course no results will show... but is there anyway to either disable it for non active forums or have it search all subforums also?

TheBlackPoet · #30 09-15-2006, 06:32 AM

i never ever say anything negative about a hack.. as i am not smart enough to write one... but this hack.... scared the hell ouf of me... i loaded it.. and it looked good.. but something about it was right.... i went to delete the code.. and it duplicated on me....

i had to revert back to the original code. thankfully i didnt have any other scripts enbedded on that template....

ForumDog · #31 09-30-2006, 04:37 PM

Hm. Don't know what happened to my subscription notification.

Quote:

Originally Posted by tekstylez

OK... it works now. But, is there any way to fix the issue of the search not working for subforums on the forumhome? In another words, if a forum is not active, and you click search... of course no results will show... but is there anyway to either disable it for non active forums or have it search all subforums also?

To make it search all subforums, add "&childforums=1" to the search URL.

Change this:

Code:

<if condition="$show['searchbuttons']">| <a href="search.php?$session[sessionurl]f=$forum[forumid]" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[search]</a></if>

to this:

Code:

<if condition="$show['searchbuttons']">| <a href="search.php?$session[sessionurl]f=$forum[forumid]&childforums=1" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[search]</a></if>

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