Forum Display Enhancements - Thread Thumbnails V4 *Upgraded*

Thread Thumbnails V4 Rev 1.1

Description of the main feature:

The Thread Thumbnails V4 plugin is an extra image that will be displayed onto the Forumdisplay Threadlist of specified Forums and subForums.
The user will either have the possibility to add manually or automatically (option setup) the image of is choice to be shown as a Thumbnail.

This mod was originally created by Null Parameter for 3.8 and 4.0, but, for several reasons and many hours of trying to make the mod stable and fully working in vB 4.1.x, i'ved reworked the script and put it in an easier approach.


Functions:

When submitting a New Thread or editing an existing Thread, you can select the option for:

• User Entered URL
• First Attachment
• First Image In Post

When making a new post, the user will either have to input the URL for the thumbnail (User Entered URL option) or the thumbnail will be automatically displayed if the "FIRST" image or attachment option is selected.

To edit a thumbnail, if the "User Entered URL" is selected, a text box will be shown in the editor for them or staff to edit it.( I will try to add the editing option from the quickedit box in the future releases)

If other options are selected, the thumb will be automatically updated when the first image is replace, either from the post or the attachment.

Notes:
For the attachment editing, you will have to delete the first image and then reload it last for the plugin to work. The sequence of attachment doesn't get automatically changed when transferring attachment inside the vBulletin attachment options!
This is part of vBulletin, not the plugin.

For the first image in post option, you can edit directly from the quickeditor in order to replace the thumb.

What's new:

I'ved included an image folder with two thumbnail style for your board, you can easily select the one you need by replacing the name of the thumb in the ACP "Thread Thumbnails Options" from "No Thumbnail Replacement Image"

Thumbnail choice:

• nothumb.jpg
• nothumb1.jpg

Installation:

Upload the "thumbs" folder into: images->misc->
Import XML file from your ACP Manage Products

You will have to make some manual modifications in you forum's skin in order for the plugin to work well.

Every template mods are included in the Text file of the attachment.
Follow the instructions and you shouldn't have any problems.

Version:
v4.0
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• Support for vB4
• Removed the Automatic Template Edits
• Use Phrases
• Option to make Thumbnails Required (fully upgraded)
• Option to specify the CSS Style of thumbnail images
• New Thumb images added
• Thumb Editing upgraded
• Megamoose PHP script included in folder

V4.0 Rev1.0 *Updated to 4.1.5*
V4.0 Rev1.1 Changed Selection option

Enjoy the plugin and don't forget to CLICK INSTALLED !

[larry suttles]

Does anyone know of a plugin that will display the latest thread images on the sidebar? I'm trying to setup a classified system using this mod.. Thanks!

[Kirk Fitzgerald]

Working fine on 4.2.0 PL2, just edit the xml

change this:

maxversion="4.2.0"

to this:

maxversion="4.2.2"

the xml will install then.

Don't forget to edit posts to get thumbs to show, caught me out at first.

[Kavada]

Would it be possible to do this same function but on the Recent Activity Widget? What I want to do is show the thumbnail from a thread on the Recent Activity Widget where the preview text would go. If someone could get back to me ASAP!!!

Thanks

[benative]

Originally Posted by Kirk Fitzgerald

Working fine on 4.2.0 PL2, just edit the xml

change this:

maxversion="4.2.0"

to this:

maxversion="4.2.2"

the xml will install then.

Don't forget to edit posts to get thumbs to show, caught me out at first.

Working like a charm
Though I wish there are 2 more features.

1. Thumbnail serves as a link so people can click on thumbnail to open the thread.
2. prevent stretching problem, whatever the thumbnail ratio or orientation is, whether it's in a portrait or landscape view.

Anyone want to give it a shot and become our hero?

[sticky]

This is very cool, can it do a preview for videos as well?

[nacaruncr]

Originally Posted by benative

Working like a charm
Though I wish there are 2 more features.

1. Thumbnail serves as a link so people can click on thumbnail to open the thread.
2. prevent stretching problem, whatever the thumbnail ratio or orientation is, whether it's in a portrait or landscape view.

Anyone want to give it a shot and become our hero?

1. If you want when someone click in the thumbnail imagen go to thread its easy
open thread_thumbnail_threadbit template and remplace all with:

        <vb:if condition="$thread['thumbnaildisplay'] AND (!$thread[sticky] OR ($vbulletin->options[thread_thumbnails_sticky] == '1'))">
            <a href="{vb:link thread, {vb:raw thread}}" id="thread_gotonew_{vb:raw thread.realthreadid}" style="float:left;clear:right;display:block;padding-right:5px;"><img style="{vb:raw thread.thumbnailstyle}" src="{vb:raw thread.thumbnailurl}"></a>
        </vb:if>

Check if this is that you wanna
Regards

p.s excuse me my bad english

[sticky]

Does it do a thumbnail if the thread has a video and not a picture?

[Ichigo88]

hi! thanks for this mod work fine for m on 4.2.0 .

i have a question, are possible to use a query to upograde all post for see the thumb? becouse edit any post for see the thum is very hard i have many posts
thanks

[abhimation]

Went through the whole install instructions again but not sure why it isnt working in my 4.1.10

[macpeer]

Hi, I am not able to install it. VB say: not compatible with 4.2.0 vBulletin.
My VB version: (vBulletin 4.2.0 Patch Level 2)
Thank you in advance