Forum Display Enhancements - Insert Thread Date into threadbit - for knowing when thread was originally posted

We've all experienced it... that user who finds threads 3 years old and resurrects them by posting a bizarre reply.

Other users usually fall for it too, and suddenly this three year old discussion is back from the dead, causing all sorts of confusion.

This product will insert the date of the original thread date in the threadbit plugin. This means that it will show up during searches and while viewing all threads in a forum.

In theory this will remove some of the confusion.

Included:

1 product - 2 plugins

Import the product and you should be ready to roll.

This product is not supported, and will only be updated if a confirmed bug is reported. Tested on 3.6.4 using the default threadbit template.

Brought to you courtesy of the folks at www.igusto.net

Changes:
1-15-2007

• Removed redundant plugin
• used native vbulletin date formating instead of php date formatting.

[Eric]

Display how many days old the thread is:

Edit the "fix thread dates" plugin in "threadbit_process", replace everything with:

PHP Code:

$startparts = explode('/', vbdate('m/d/Y', $thread['dateline'], true));
$endparts   = explode('/', vbdate('m/d/Y', TIMENOW, true));
$startdate  = gregoriantojd($startparts[0], $startparts[1], $startparts[2]);
$enddate    = gregoriantojd($endparts[0], $endparts[1], $endparts[2]);
$days       = ($enddate - $startdate == 0) ? '< 1' : $enddate - $startdate;

if ($thread['dateline'])
{
    $thread['threaddate'] = vbdate($vbulletin->options['dateformat'], $thread['dateline'], 1);
    $thread['threaddate'] = $thread['threaddate'] . " $days day(s) old";
} 


[NFLfbJunkie]

Is there a way to make the date a tad bit smaller font?

[SuperTaz]

Installed. Good work

[hugh_]

Is possible to do any of the following with this hack?

1. Show the thread age next to the thread title not the name of the person who started it.
2. Remove the brackets
3. Add it to the output of forumdisplay as well as the result of a search

Thanks...

[Dave Hybrid]

Originally Posted by SecondV

Display how many days old the thread is:

Edit the "fix thread dates" plugin in "threadbit_process", replace everything with:

PHP Code:

$startparts = explode('/', vbdate('m/d/Y', $thread['dateline'], true));
$endparts   = explode('/', vbdate('m/d/Y', TIMENOW, true));
$startdate  = gregoriantojd($startparts[0], $startparts[1], $startparts[2]);
$enddate    = gregoriantojd($endparts[0], $endparts[1], $endparts[2]);
$days       = ($enddate - $startdate == 0) ? '< 1' : $enddate - $startdate;

if ($thread['dateline'])
{
    $thread['threaddate'] = vbdate($vbulletin->options['dateformat'], $thread['dateline'], 1);
    $thread['threaddate'] = $thread['threaddate'] . " $days day(s) old";
} 


Could you explain how to do this better please.

I cannot find anywhere to edit this code, thread_bit process doesn't exist.

Thank you.

[momo2]

Installed, this is very useful thanks...

[KURTZ]

runs on 3.7.0B3

[realsumon]

is it possible like this

http://forums.digitalpoint.com/forumdisplay.php?f=5

Only Shows Thread age. Looks Nice. also it's shows after Thread. not after user name.

[senaia]

Originally Posted by SecondV

Display how many days old the thread is:

Edit the "fix thread dates" plugin in "threadbit_process", replace everything with:

PHP Code:

$startparts = explode('/', vbdate('m/d/Y', $thread['dateline'], true));
$endparts   = explode('/', vbdate('m/d/Y', TIMENOW, true));
$startdate  = gregoriantojd($startparts[0], $startparts[1], $startparts[2]);
$enddate    = gregoriantojd($endparts[0], $endparts[1], $endparts[2]);
$days       = ($enddate - $startdate == 0) ? '< 1' : $enddate - $startdate;

if ($thread['dateline'])
{
    $thread['threaddate'] = vbdate($vbulletin->options['dateformat'], $thread['dateline'], 1);
    $thread['threaddate'] = $thread['threaddate'] . " $days day(s) old";
} 


Working perfect but how to make it show "Today" instead of "< 1 days old" ?
Also "Yesterday" instead of "2 days old".

OR

Not to show anything if the thread was created today or yesterday.

[realsumon]

Hi I'm afraid that's not a function. This would require custom code. For help with that, please search or ask on www.vbulletin.org. Best Regards, vBulletin Support Team

now who will help. i came vb.org..here nobody reply.. please refer me another website.

anybody here wanna help me i will pay.

i need same

http://forums.digitalpoint.com/forumdisplay.php?f=5