Show Thread Enhancements - Show latest threads on showthread

Do you ever wanted to show latest threads on showthread ? You can do that without products. All you need is to use build-in RSS feed. Here you will be presented all topics within actual forum and all subforums. It's working great!

1. admincp > vbulletin options > External Data Provider > set yes all
2. Place this code into template ad_showthread_beforeqr
   

   <!-- show latest active threads -->
   <br />
   <table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" 
   align="center">
   <tbody><tr><td class="tcat">
   <a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumhome_external')"><img 
   id="collapseimg_forumhome_external" 
   src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_tcat$vbcollapse[collapseimg_forumhome_external].gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
   <a href="forumdisplay.php?f=$foruminfo[forumid]">New topics in $foruminfo[title]</a>
   </td></tr></tbody>
   
   <tbody id="collapseobj_forumhome_external" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_forumhome_external]">
   
   <tr><td class="alt1" width="100%" valign="top">
    
   <div class="smallfont">
   
   <script type="text/javascript" src="external.php?forumids=$foruminfo[childlist]&type=js"></script>
   <script language="" type="text/javascript">
   <!--
   for (var x in threads)
   {
   document.writeln("<a href=\"showthread.php?t="+threads[x].threadid+"&goto=newpost\"><img class=\"inlineimg\" src=\"$stylevar[imgdir_button]/firstnew.gif\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" /></a> <a href=\"showthread.php?t="+threads[x].threadid+"\">"+threads[x].title+"</a> <br />");
   }
   //-->
   </script>
   
   </div>
    
   </td>
   
   </tr></tbody>
   </table>
   
   <!-- / show latest active threads -->

3. Done

Optional
If you want to change time frame of your refreshing threads, go to
AdminCP > vBulletin Settings > External Data Provider
Change the value of Cache Lifespan to for example "1 Minute"

Hope that works great for you, too. I'd be glad to hear from you via pm.


9.2.2008 Fixed an error. Upgrade instruction: Please just copy this new code here into the template. Done.

[Super Jinni]

yup

missed that ^-^

this is good one but it will be better if it is not javascript

if anyone can make it as a blog-in or product, I think it will be such a great thing

and after all, be supported

anyway, thanks Allan...

[outiv]

Is there anyway to use this method to show latest posts (not threads, I mean individual posts).

[IvyKeepMommy]

Can you direct me in what changes I would need to make to pull the threads from a sister vbulletin site?

[basketmen]

i had try but i cant use this with vbulletin 3.6.8

do you think this mod can be using with vbulletin 3.6?

[ThorstenA]

Yes, just put this code into template showthread where you want.

[Artes_Marciales]

Thanks!
**install**

[ThorstenA]

Originally Posted by outiv

Is there anyway to use this method to show latest posts (not threads, I mean individual posts).

This modification only shows what javascript can get out of official vbulletin external feed. And this is only thread title, threadid and username.

[GrandHolyKing]

Thanks a lot for this, hope you don't mind but I placed it elsewhere in order to fit the theme of my forum.

[ThorstenA]

Originally Posted by GrandHolyKing

Thanks a lot for this, hope you don't mind but I placed it elsewhere in order to fit the theme of my forum.

looks great

[baghdad4ever]

thanks