Thread Creation Date - Enhanced Version

Thread Creation Date - Enhanced Version v1.3.5


Version: 1.3.5
vB Version: 3.0.4
Developer: Ocean
Install Difficulty: Moderate


Description:

This hack will add a new sortable column to your ForumDisplay, as well as the UserCP for Subscribed Threads, that will show the Date of Creation of each of your threads. In addition, you can also sort by Creation Date via the Display Options of ForumDisplay.



Release History:


Version 1.3.5 Notes:

Fixed the column span issue for Searches


Version 1.3.4 Notes:

Fixed the column span issue for Thread Redirects


Version 1.3.3 Notes:

Fixed the column span issue for Announcements and Soft Deleted Threads


Version 1.32 Notes:

Minor changes to code being searched for (Updating for most recent version of vB). If you successfully installed 1.31, you don't need to worry about 1.32.


Version 1.31 Notes:

I have added the sort by Creation Date option for the Display Options of ForumDisplay


Version 1.3 Notes:

I have added the ability to sort by Creation Date for both ForumDisplay, as well as Subscribed Threads. (Thanks, KirbyDE for your help with this!)


Version 1.2 Notes:

This hack was originally released by VBDev. There were a number of issues, however, that needed to be dealt with. As VBDev was no longer responding to his Thread on vBulletin.org, nor was he responding on his home forum, I updated this hack to correct the following issues:


1. The "Threadbit" template had changed between 3.0.0 and 3.0.3.

2. The original version of this hack did not support the Subscribed Threads section in your UserCP.

3. The original version of this hack caused problems with the Subscribed Threads section of the UserCP. An additional empty column was created, where the Thread Creation Date should have been - but that threw the synchronization off between column headers and data.

[yup!]

Originally Posted by Ocean

Hi!

First of all, the Thread Display Mode option in the UserCP that you refer to is not for viewing a list of Threads, but for viewing the posts within a Thread.

Controlling how the list of Threads is displayed is done at the bottom of the ForumDisplay screen. Under "Sorted By", you'll see "Date of Creation" listed as one of the options. That should do what you're looking for.

Ahh, thanks for the clarification on thread display modes. I haven't actually played with that feature much.

I knew of the sort by creation date option at the bottom of forum display, but is there an easy hack to make that the default forum display for users who prefer this sort option (many of them do)? It doesn't have to be in the user CP, it could just be a check box next to the sort options that says "Make Default" or something like that. If not no worries. I'l try to do it myself (which could be rather dangerous...)

[Ocean]

Originally Posted by yup!

Ahh, thanks for the clarification on thread display modes. I haven't actually played with that feature much.

I knew of the sort by creation date option at the bottom of forum display, but is there an easy hack to make that the default forum display for users who prefer this sort option (many of them do)? It doesn't have to be in the user CP, it could just be a check box next to the sort options that says "Make Default" or something like that. If not no worries. I'l try to do it myself (which could be rather dangerous...)

That question is a stock vB question - so you would be best served asking that at vBulletin.com. If it's not immediately capable of doing so, they might be able to help you out with the code - if it's a simple Template change.

[yup!]

Ocean, Thanks for the quick responses! I'll look at vb.com. If I find anything I'll post it here, maybe someone else may want to add it as well.

[Ocean]

I just updated this hack to v1.3.5. There was only a small change - which fixed a column span issue for the Search screen.

Upgrading from v1.3.4 to 1.3.5 is very easy. Just download the v1.3.5 instructions, and follow Steps 25-30. It will take you about 2 minutes.

[yellowbird]

Just wondering, does this hack also work on version 3.0.6 without any additional changes? Thanks.

[Ocean]

Originally Posted by yellowbird

Just wondering, does this hack also work on version 3.0.6 without any additional changes? Thanks.

I use it on 3.0.6 without any problems.

[yellowbird]

I actually don't need a whole column, I just would like to add the posted date beside the thread starter's name as below:

Title of the Thread
Username - Date Started

And the columns on the right would be as they always have been. Is there an easy way to do this?

Thanks,

Derek

[Ocean]

Originally Posted by yellowbird

I actually don't need a whole column, I just would like to add the posted date beside the thread starter's name as below:

Title of the Thread
Username - Date Started

And the columns on the right would be as they always have been. Is there an easy way to do this?

Thanks,

Derek

Are you just looking to get rid of the column for the main ForumDisplay pages?

Or from any and all pages where that Thread Creation Date column has been added? (I added it also to the Search Results and Thread Subscriptions pages)

[yellowbird]

I'm looking to get rid of the column from all the pages. I would rather add the date after their username within the cell that contains the title of the thread on the index pages.

[gigaenvy]

I would rather see the creation date of the thread under the thread title. So, in addition to seeing the thread title and the name of the thread starter, how about some code to insert 'posted by: MyName on [date]'?

This would be a good way instead of creating a new column. Any code for this?

Thanks!