Show Thread Enhancements - [OzzModz] First Post On All Pages Per Thread/Forum

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Here is a small modification you can use to the first post on all pages, per forum or by thread id.

It is a simple installation, just import the product XML, ozzmodz_firstpost_display

You can edit the options under the settings, [OzzModz] First Post Display Settings

Complete Feature List

• Option to disable the mod completely.
• Option to choose which forums, will show the first post on all pages.
• Option to set which thread ID's, will show the first post on all pages.
• Option to use the default postbit template, or use a custom one, which will allow you to add different styling to the elements.
• Option to select which usergroups this mod will affect.

Frequently Asked Questions.

Q. Why do I need such a thing, you ask?

A. You may have a thread that has tens or hundreds of pages, and this will allow you to see the original post on all pages, much like you see here on vB.org in the modification threads.

Q. How do I use the custom template?

A. Note: Make sure you know what you are doing if you attempt this!
This may be a bit tricky for some users.

You can copy what ever template you are using, ( postbit or postbit_legacy ) into the template, ozzmodz_firstpost_display_postbit.
Now once you have done that, you can change the styling of the post, by adding css to the elements.
For example, if you want the first post to have a different background, when it is on any other page except for the first page, you can look for this in the template,

<div class="postbody">

and change it to this,

<div class="postbody" style="background: darkgrey;">

That will give the first post a dark grey background on any pages other than the first page.

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* History (Changelog) *
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v1.0.0 (December 27, 2013)
- Initial public release
v1.0.1 (December 28,2013)
Fixed a issue where you could only choose one forum, now you can choose multiple forums.
v1.1.0 (January 26,2014)
Fixed a issue where the custom option would not work in some instances.
v1.1.1 (October 14,2014)
Fixed a incorrect phrase in one of the settings.

[tpearl5]

I know it's kind of bass ackwards but I found a case where it would be useful.

[Limality]

Would it be hard to modify this Add-On to enable users to chose the option to have the first post appear on top while they're creating the thread?

Kind of like:

First post on top?: Y/N

[ozzy47]

Yeah that would require a bit of doing.

[Black Snow]

ozzy, your mod has this in it.

"; $forums = array(0 => $vbphrase['dbtech_act_all_forums']);

I doubt this is meant to be in here lol or is it there to work with DBTech mods too?

[ozzy47]

That's what happens when you have written stuff for a different entity sometimes. I will fix it in the next version.

[ozzy47]

v1.1.1 (October 14,2014)
Fixed a incorrect phrase in one of the settings.

[BGN64]

Can it be made collapsible like on vb.org?

[ozzy47]

I can look into it at some point.

[tommyxv]

ozzy, i noticed that the 1st post on the first page is using my forum default postbit_legacy template even though I switch to the 'ozzmodz_firstpost_display_postbit' template and I am using the regular posbit template. That template only shows on the other pages, but not on page one.

The mod I was using before used whatever posit template I choose on all pages. Is this something that can be changed?

[ozzy47]

No, this only changes the postbit on pages above #1, it is designed that way to make the post stand out from the replies on the page. I saw no need to do this on the first page, as it is the first post in the thread.