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[high]Installation Instructions[/high]

Step 1: Upload the .xml file to the Product Manager
Step 2: Modify the [high]FORUMHOME[/high] template
Find:

<td class="alt1" width="100%"><div class="smallfont">$upcomingevents</div></td>
	</tr>
</tbody>
</if>

Add below:

<!-- latest threads -->
<if condition="$show['latestthreads']">
<tbody>
	<tr>
		<td class="thead" colspan="2">
			<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumhome_latestthreads')"><img id="collapseimg_forumhome_latestthreads" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_thead$vbcollapse[collapseimg_forumhome_latestthreads].gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
			$vbphrase[latest_threads]
		</td>
	</tr>
</tbody>
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumhome_latestthreads" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_forumhome_latestthreads]">
	<tr>
		<td class="alt2"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/forum_new.gif" alt="$vbphrase[latest_threads]" /></td>
		<td class="alt1"><div class="smallfont">$threadbits</div></td>
	</tr>
</tbody>
</if>
<!-- /latest threads -->

Step 3: Click [high]INSTALL[/high]

[high]Credits[/high]
NTLDR - For allowing me to port his vB3 hack of this

[high]Updates[/high]
Version 1.1.0: Simple update to make this work with vBulletin 3.5.0 Beta 2 - If you are installing for the first time, follow the installation instructions - If you are upgrading, please delete the previous plugin, and upload the new one - This new plugin also has the uncached template fix

Version 1.1.1: Simple update to fix a permissions bug - Wasn't showing on my board because I had already fixed it and forgot about it lol - To upgrade, simply replace the plugin with the one attached

Version 1.1.2: Simple update to fix a permissions bug again - To upgrade, simply replace the plugin with the one attached

Chris

[Blindchild02]

any way to put this in header/footer so it shows on all pages

[punk23]

Hi all - I don't know if this is still supported but I wonder if someone could please help me change the look of my "Latest Threads" box from this:



To this:



Thanks!!

[Edog]

Im guessing this is good for 3.6?

[Coach_Guru]

How to display in an external page(vbtemplates)?

Thanks a lot.

[criscokid]

What edits do I need to make so that clicking on a username opens up that user's profile in a new browser window?

[aveon]

hey chris how can we make this seen on all pages not only on forum home??

[wrang]

Is it possible to make so when i click on a thread link came to the last page if it has more than one page. Now you came to the first page and not the last page

[Nick0r]

There is definitely a permissions issue with this hack, it seems to totally ignore any permissions given - guests/regular members can see restricted forums.

[Onkel_Tom]

Originally Posted by Nick0r

There is definitely a permissions issue with this hack, it seems to totally ignore any permissions given - guests/regular members can see restricted forums.

As I use the original hack from NTLDR for my vb 3.0.x, I ported it today to the new 3.6.0 version on my own because of many changes and additions.

For the permission issue please try to change the following lines in the .xml file to their original syntax an try if the issue is gone. For me it works fine with this lines!

find in product-chrism_latestthreads.xml

PHP Code:

$forumperms[$forum["forumid"]] = fetch_permissions($forum['forumid']);

    // ## HIDE FORUMS WITHOUT THE CANVIEW PERMISSION ##
    if (!($forumperms[$forum["forumid"]] & $vbulletin->bf_ugp_forumpermissions['canview']) AND !$vbulletin->options['showprivateforums']) {
        $limitfids .= ','.$forum['forumid'];
    }
} 


Replace it with

PHP Code:

$forumperms["$forum[forumid]"] = fetch_permissions($forum['forumid']);

    // ## HIDE FORUMS WITHOUT THE CANVIEW PERMISSION ##
    if (!($forumperms["$forum[forumid]"] & $vbulletin->bf_ugp_forumpermissions['canview']) AND !$vbulletin->options['showprivateforums']) {
        $limitfids .= ','.$forum['forumid'];
    }
} 


If you want to exclude some Usergroups from viewing the latest threads:
search for:

PHP Code:

if ($threads) {
    $show['latestthreads'] = true;
} 


Add after:

PHP Code:

$grouparray = array ( 1,3,4,8); 
if (in_array($vbulletin->userinfo['usergroupid'],$grouparray) OR $vbulletin->userinfo['userid'] == 0 )
    {
    $show['latestthreads'] = false;
  } 


@ dodjer42
If you want to change the thread title truncation edit the number 22 at the end of this line:

PHP Code:

$thread['title'] = fetch_censored_text(fetch_trimmed_title(unhtmlspecialchars($thread['title']), 22)); 


e.g. to 50 to truncate at 50 characters.

Don't forget to upload/install the changed file!

[aveon]

is there any way to show it on all pages instead of only on forum home??