Chronological Thead Display By Start Date

Works with 2.2.0 and up!

This hack was suggested by Lionel at this thread. https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...threadid=35707

Its a small hack but it does what he wants.

##### In forumdisplay.php Replace #####

PHP Code:

// look at sorting options:
if (!isset($sortorder)) {
  $sortorder = "";
}
if (!isset($sortfield)) {
  $sortfield = "";
} 


### with ###

PHP Code:

// look at sorting options:
if ($foruminfo[forumid]=="xx" || $foruminfo[forumid]=="xx") {
    if (!isset($sortorder)) {
      $sortorder = "asc";
    }
    if (!isset($sortfield)) {
      $sortfield = "asc";
    }
} else {
    if (!isset($sortorder)) {
      $sortorder = "";
    }
    if (!isset($sortfield)) {
      $sortfield = "";
    }
} 


to set it for a certain forum edit this code like

PHP Code:

if ($foruminfo[forumid]=="xx" || $foruminfo[forumid]=="xx") { 


xx would be the number of the forum you want to have this be used on.

[Tim Wheatley]

I'm using 2.2.2, and it has installed, and orders differently when I change it, but as soon as a reply is made to an old thread, it ignores everything I've set and returns to the board default...

[SystemLogic]

I think mine is doing the same thing as Tim.... You would think that the makers of VB would add in a "sort by original post date" in the first place....

[Tim Wheatley]

Same problem with 2.2.4 too.

[Neo]

Hmm... it works for me... I will look into it.

[Pinocchi]

Hi,

I was looking for something like this as well and your first suggestion really got me going. What I've got now is an addition of two columns from the forum table and some changes at the admin area. Like this I can set the sort field myself for every single forum as well as descending or ascending.

The only thing I'm still looking for is a function to grab all the different columns in a table.

If someone would know of such a function/ select query, pleas let me know as I can make the field a selection field in the admin area.

Regards,

Pinocchi

[Bald Bouncer]

is there a way to use this sorting by Thread post dates?

[Neo]

I believe there would be

[pokerie]

Hi there,
I've recently created a thread I want stickied and the first post of it is to be the intro to the thread. I want to merge older threads into the same thread and have them displayed "after" the intro. I want to merge a few threads into the one but I'm afraid with the chronological order of things, the posts could be all over the place. Is there any way just to add them non chronologically and more threadly (if that's a word)

Any feedback would be appreciated.