Forum Home Enhancements - Last x Threads Marquee using External Data Provider

How to install:

First you have to activate External Source Provider.

Go to: Admin Control Panel > vBulletin Options > External Data Provider:
and choose JavaScript ( first choice ).

And i set the follow as below but not sure this has to be done

Thread Cutoff - 1

Thread Cache Lifespan - 1

Maximum External Records -15

Then on forumhome template find :

{vb:raw navbar}

And below add :

<!-- last x active threads -->
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<thead>
	<tr>
		<td class="tcat" colspan="2"><center>Latest Posts</center> </td>
	</tr>
</thead>
<tr>
		
<!--Messages-->
<td class="alt2">
<marquee direction="left" scrollamount="6" onmouseover="this.scrollAmount=0" onmouseout="this.scrollAmount=6"><font size="2"><b>

				
					  					<script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.your domain.co.uk/external.php?&type=js"></script> 
<script language="" type="text/javascript">
<!--
for (x = 0; x < 5; x++)
{
document.writeln("*<a href=http://www.your domain.co.uk/showthread.php?t="+threads[x].threadid+">"+threads[x].title+"</a>&nbsp");
}
//-->
</script>
	
					
			
	

</b></font></marquee>

<!--/Messages-->
</td>
</tr>

</tr>
	</table>
<br />
<!-- last x active threads -->

If you want welcome newest member below this add

<center><marquee behavior=slide width=25%:>			<p>{vb:rawphrase welcome_to_our_newest_member_x, {vb:link member, {vb:raw newuserinfo}}, {vb:raw newuserinfo.username}}<p></marquee></center>

Directly below <!-- last x active threads -->

Remember to change your domain name to your one

I will be adding the code to select different forums today

example can be seen on test forum

http://gadsx.co.uk/cj/forum.php

[Reycer]

If anyone is wondering it works fine in 4.1.4

[Merenguista]

thanks

[baghdad4ever]

is this cause server load in big forum?

[8thos]

It works well.

[hazem_aliraqi]

thank u

[cabledr]

sorry i havent been around been extremly busy with other bits