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

Please Click Install if you use

[Milez]

Thanks for sharing this very useful plugin Michael.

One simple thing that I think would make this perfect would be (as a poster a page ago said) if the latest threads were not duplicated. As of now if the last 5 replies on my board are in the same thread the latest posts on the front page looks really silly as all the same thread. If you could filter out the duplicates this would be stellar.

[high]* Milez hopes this can be done [/high]

[RedHacker]

Any solution....?

[Michael Biddle]

Originally Posted by Milez

Thanks for sharing this very useful plugin Michael.

One simple thing that I think would make this perfect would be (as a poster a page ago said) if the latest threads were not duplicated. As of now if the last 5 replies on my board are in the same thread the latest posts on the front page looks really silly as all the same thread. If you could filter out the duplicates this would be stellar.

[high]* Milez hopes this can be done [/high]

Try this one:

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=185636

[MrAd]

I had installed version 1.0 and it worked like a charme. But after a complete new installation I had to use the latest version now and I have to say that I´m not very happy with it anymore.

Isnt it possible to add options in the acp for this hack for:
a) include forums
(I´ve more forums to exclude then to include)
b) follow usergroup permissions yes/no
(if you want to use the hack as kind of teaser, it´s required that users can see the posts but cant enter them. In version 1.0 it works)

[Realm Films]

How can I get this to work on FORUMDISPLAY?

[Michael Biddle]

This will only work on the forumhome template. Sorry.

[RedHacker]

If dont problem with characters so perfect but not good this mod.....

[RedHacker]

The last last version what had problem Michael Biddle?

[Michael Biddle]

A XSS flaw.

[RedHacker]

And what problem in site....?