Default Sort Field/Order for Forumdisplay

Default Sort Field/Order for Forumdisplay

Description
This Hacks allows you to specify default Sort Field/Order for Thread Display on a System, Forum and User basis.
It also adds Thread Start Date.
Please note: Current selection > User Default > Forum Default > Board/System Default.

Details
1 Product XML with 2 Queries, 12 Plugins, 19 Phrases and 2 Settings
4 Template Edits

History
1.0.0
Initial Version

1.0.1
Added missing Template Edit in readme.txt (shame on me for forgetting this in first place!) and fixed a slight issue with "Default" not working properly.

1.0.2
Updated for RC3 => Code cleanup
Thread Start Date is now also being displayed in UserCP, Subscribed Threads and Search.

Subscribed Threads can be sorted by Thread Starte Date.
Please only click Install if you actually have installed/are using this Hack, and click Uninstall whan you don't use it any longer!

Attention
This Modification does not work with vBulletin 3.6+ as this is a built-in feature now.
To upgrade an existing board from 3.5.x to a newer version:

• Disable this modification
• Upgrade vBulletin
• [sql]
  UPDATE forum SET defaultsortfield = defsortfield, defaultsortorder = defsortorder[/sql]
• Save Forum Display Oder
• Uninstall this modification

[LoOnEyToOnZ]

Can we specify what forum will be sorted in what way ?

[Snatch]

Hi,

is it possible to show also the Time how the thread was startet ?

[OttawaGolf]

INSTALLED - works a charm!

This is just what I needed for articles. Thanks!

[KOKS@LN]

Thanks Andreas,
Works fine on vB 3.5.3

[lazytown]

This is sorely needed to be installed here at vbulletin.org.. Of course they are still using 3.0 base I believe.

Quick question: Can this be done on a usergroup basis? Or is it only on a per forum basis?

-vissa

[Bad Bunny]

When I last upgraded, I did not notice right away, but it seems to behave oddly. I cannot get it to sort by the date of posting anymore.

[tribedude]

I am looking for a way to sort thread titles that are date-based, for an event listing forum... Like this:

March 03 Event name
May 25 Event name
April 02 Event name

Currently, I have this plugin installed and it sorts the thread titles alphabetically... (so April 02 shows up before the other dates in the above example). Is there a way to chronologically sort the thread title based on a date in the thread title?

[photongbic]

Originally Posted by tribedude

I am looking for a way to sort thread titles that are date-based, for an event listing forum... Like this:

March 03 Event name
May 25 Event name
April 02 Event name

Currently, I have this plugin installed and it sorts the thread titles alphabetically... (so April 02 shows up before the other dates in the above example). Is there a way to chronologically sort the thread title based on a date in the thread title?

I too am looking for something very similiar! I have one event forum that I want to sort by the event dates and not the title or creation date. I was thinking of a user defined date/time field in the Additional Options section of Post New Thread. And then have the forum sort on that field.

My problem is, how do you make that user defined field only available under one forum and then have only that one forum sort on that field.

Too many questions and not enough time... :tired:

Let me know if you come across anything.

Thanks!

[Cedric_FP]

Originally Posted by OttawaGolf

INSTALLED - works a charm!

This is just what I needed for articles. Thanks!

Exactly what I needed this for as well.

A wonderful hack. Thank you Andreas!

[mano1.com]

Click INSTALL!

loving this thanks!

ONE THING: i couldn't find a couple of items in the templates (3.5.4 here):

FORUMDISPLAY: <option value="lastpost" $sort[lastpost]>$vbphrase[last_post_time]</option>

And another one (forgot which one DOH!)

Looks like its working...