Forum Display Enhancements - Thread Description

Thread Description
Developers: derekivey
Version: 1.0.0
vBulletin Version: 3.5.4
File Edits: 0
Template Edits: 6
New Phrases: 1
Uses Plugins: Yes
Difficulty: Easy

Description: This hack adds the ability for users to add a description for their thread.

*** I Strongly Recommend That You Backup Before Installing/Upgrading This Hack! ***

Planned features for a later release:

• Add AJAX Description Edit [ Flagged for a later release ]
• Show Thread Description In Archive [ Flagged for a later release ]
• Whatever is suggested.

Features Added To 1.0.0

• Changed Install and Uninstall Code
• Show Thread Description In showthread
• Show Thread Description In Search Results
• Add Field To Edit Post For First Post
• Add htmlspecialchars_uni to description updates to prevent HTML

I have added screen shots of this hack in action below.

Please click If you installed this hack.

If you would like to make a donation, you may send it to me through PayPal.


Thanks!

[liwo]

You get a database error if you have a table prefix for your Board (or at least we got one):

Invalid SQL:
UPDATE thread SET description = '' WHERE threadid = '9';

MySQL-Fehler : Table 'xxx.thread' doesn't exist

I fixed this by changing the line in the product xml file

PHP Code:

$db->query_write("UPDATE thread SET description = '" . $db->escape_string(htmlspecialchars_uni($edit['description'])) . "' WHERE threadid = '" . $db->escape_string($threadinfo['threadid']) . "'"); 


to

PHP Code:

$db->query_write("UPDATE " . TABLE_PREFIX . "thread SET description = '" . $db->escape_string(htmlspecialchars_uni($edit['description'])) . "' WHERE threadid = '" . $db->escape_string($threadinfo['threadid']) . "'"); 


Thanks for that great hack!

[derekivey]

Thanks for reporting that. I will update the zip file to include the fix. I guess I must have forgot to add TABLE_PREFIX to that one. Thanks again!

Derek

[CP,]

Hi how can i make the thread description, in non italic please? thanks!

[derekivey]

Hello CP,

Please see this post

Thanks,
Derek

[Snake]

derekivey, I am trying to display the thread description right next to the thread title in postbit? Can you help?

[derekivey]

Where? Can you upload a screenshot please of where you want it?

Thanks!

[Snake]

Nevermind. I have figured it out already. Thanks anyway...

[derekivey]

Ok, mind posting it here so that anyone else who wants to do it can do it to their forum?

Derek

[Terminatoronly]

thanks alot it works with me and it also work with vb3.6 rc2 i have tried it there thanks alot

[I||usi0nz]

this is what I neededd, thankss