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A new 'newthread' look. · **Released**: 06-20-2009

A New newthread look!

Version: 1.1
Released: 21 June 2009
Manual Template Edits: [1]
Optional Edits: [1]

This small modification changes the way your newthread template looks, and feels. It compacts the message area, with the additional options area. Sometimes I find my users don't even know those additional options are there, so this makes browsing easier from a users point of view.

[OPTIONAL]
To get the most out of this hack I suggest you install Princeton's GTSmiliebox - Move Smilies Below Editor. Once installed, find the Message Posting Interface Options in the vBulletin options and I suggest changing the Smilebox Total Smilies and Smiliebox Smilies Per Row to 25 for best viewing!

[TEMPLATE EDITS]
Open Style Manager -> xx Your Style Here xx -> Edit Templates -> New Posting Templates -> newthread

REPLACE THE ENTIRE TEMPLATE WITH THE FOLLOWING

Code:

$stylevar[htmldoctype]
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" dir="$stylevar[textdirection]" lang="$stylevar[languagecode]">
<head>
$headinclude
<title>$vboptions[bbtitle] - $vbphrase[post_new_thread]</title>
</head>
<body$onload>
$header
$navbar

$postpreview

<form action="newthread.php?do=postthread&amp;f=$forumid" method="post" name="vbform"<if condition="!is_browser('webtv')"> onsubmit="return vB_Editor['$editorid'].prepare_submit(this.subject.value, $vboptions[postminchars])"</if>>

<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
	<td class="tcat" colspan="2">
		<span class="smallfont" style="float:$stylevar[right]"><strong>$vbphrase[forum]</strong>: <a href="forumdisplay.php?$session[sessionurl]f=$foruminfo[forumid]">$foruminfo[title]</a></span>
		$vbphrase[post_new_thread]
	</td>
	<tr>
		<td width="50%" class="alt2"><if condition="$show['podcasturl']">
				<!-- podcast stuff -->
				<fieldset class="fieldset">
					<legend>$vbphrase[podcast_options]</legend>

					<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="$stylevar[formspacer]" border="0">
					<tr>
						<td class="smallfont">$vbphrase[podcast_url]:</td>
						<td class="smallfont">&nbsp;$vbphrase[filesize_bytes]:</td>
					</tr>
					<tr>
						<td><input type="text" class="bginput" name="podcasturl" value="$podcasturl" size="50" maxlength="255" tabindex="1" title="$vbphrase[podcast_url]" /></td>
						<td>&nbsp;<input type="text" class="bginput" name="podcastsize" value="$podcastsize" size="10" tabindex="1" title="$vbphrase[podcast_size]" /></td>
					</tr>
					<tr>
						<td class="smallfont">$vbphrase[subtitle]:</td>
						<td class="smallfont">&nbsp;$vbphrase[explicit]:</td>
					</tr>
					<tr>
						<td><input type="text" class="bginput" name="podcastsubtitle" value="$podcastsubtitle" size="50" maxlength="255" tabindex="1" title="$vbphrase[subtitle]" /></td>
						<td><input type="checkbox" name="podcastexplicit" value="1" tabindex="1" $explicitchecked title="$vbphrase[explicit]" /></td>
					</tr>
					<tr>
						<td class="smallfont">$vbphrase[keywords]:</td>
						<td class="smallfont">$vbphrase[author]:</td>
					</tr>
					<tr>
						<td><input type="text" class="bginput" name="podcastkeywords" value="$podcastkeywords" size="50" maxlength="255" tabindex="1" title="$vbphrase[keywords]" /></td>
						<td><input type="text" class="bginput" name="podcastauthor" value="$podcastauthor" size="25" maxlength="255" tabindex="1" title="$vbphrase[author]" /></td>
					</tr>
					</table>
				</fieldset>
				<!-- / podcast stuff -->
				</if>
			<if condition="$show['tag_option']">
		<fieldset class="fieldset" style="margin-top: $stylevar[cellpadding]px">
			<legend>$vbphrase[tags]</legend>
			<div style="padding:$stylevar[formspacer]px">
				<div>$vbphrase[separate_tags_using_comma]</div>
				<span id="tag_add"><input type="text" class="bginput" name="taglist" id="tag_add_input" value="$newpost[taglist]" size="40" tabindex="1" /></span>
				<if condition="$show['tags_remain']"><div><phrase 1="$tags_remain">$vbphrase[you_may_add_x_tags_to_thread]</phrase></div></if>
		</div>

			<if condition="$show['popups']">
				<div id="tag_add_menu" class="vbmenu_popup" style="display:none"></div>
				<script type="text/javascript" src="clientscript/vbulletin_ajax_tagsugg.js?v=$vboptions[simpleversion]"></script>
				<script type="text/javascript">
				<!--
				vbmenu_register('tag_add', true);
				tag_add_comp = new vB_AJAX_TagSuggest('tag_add_comp', 'tag_add_input', 'tag_add');
				tag_add_comp.allow_multiple = true;
				tag_add_comp.set_delimiters('$tag_delimiters');
				//-->
				</script>
			</if>
		</fieldset>
		</if>
				
				$attachmentoption

				<if condition="$show['member']">
				<fieldset class="fieldset">
					<legend>$vbphrase[thread_subscription]</legend>
					<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="$stylevar[formspacer]" border="0">
					<tr>
						<td>$vbphrase[notification_type]:<br /><select name="emailupdate" tabindex="1">
							<option value="9999" $emailchecked[9999]>$vbphrase[do_not_subscribe]</option>
							<option value="0" $emailchecked[0]>$vbphrase[no_email_notification]</option>
							<option value="1" $emailchecked[1]>$vbphrase[instant_email_notification]</option>
							<option value="2" $emailchecked[2]>$vbphrase[daily_email_notification]</option>
							<option value="3" $emailchecked[3]>$vbphrase[weekly_email_notification]</option>
						</select></td>
						<if condition="$show['subscribefolders']"><td>$vbphrase[folder]:<br /><select name="folderid" tabindex="1">$folderbits</select></td></if>
					</tr>
					</table>
				</fieldset>
				</if>

				<if condition="$show['poll']">
				<fieldset class="fieldset">
					<legend>$vbphrase[post_a_poll]</legend>
					<div style="padding:$stylevar[formspacer]px">
						<div><label for="cb_postpoll"><input type="checkbox" name="postpoll" value="yes" id="cb_postpoll" tabindex="1" $checked[postpoll] />$vbphrase[yes_post_a_poll_thread]</label></div>
						<div><label for="polloptnum">$vbphrase[number_of_poll_options]: <input type="text" class="bginput" size="5" name="polloptions" value="$polloptions" id="polloptnum" tabindex="1" /></label> <if condition="$vboptions['maxpolloptions']">($vbphrase[maximum]: $vboptions[maxpolloptions])</if></div>
					</div>
				</fieldset>
				</if>

<if condition="$show['misc_options']">
				<fieldset class="fieldset">
					<legend>$vbphrase[miscellaneous_options]</legend>
					<div style="padding:$stylevar[formspacer]px">
						<if condition="$bbuserinfo['signature'] != ''"><div><label for="cb_signature"><input type="checkbox" name="signature" value="1" id="cb_signature" tabindex="1" $checked[signature] />$vbphrase[show_your_signature]</label></div></if>
						<if condition="$show['parseurl']"><div><label for="cb_parseurl"><input type="checkbox" name="parseurl" value="1" id="cb_parseurl" tabindex="1" $checked[parseurl] />$vbphrase[automatically_parse_links_in_text]</label></div></if>
						$disablesmiliesoption
					</div>
				</fieldset>
				</if>
				
$threadmanagement
<!--- posting rules adjustment --->
<fieldset class="fieldset"><legend>Forum Rules</legend>
You <strong>may $rules[postnew]</strong> post new threads.<br /> 
You <strong>may $rules[postreply]</strong> post replies.<br /> 
You <strong>may $rules[attachment]</strong> post attachments.<br /> 
You <strong>may $rules[edit]</strong> edit your posts.<br />
<hr />
You <if condition="$foruminfo[allowbbcode]"><strong>may</strong> use <a href="misc.php?$session[sessionurl]
do=bbcode">BBCode</a><else /><strong>may not</strong> use BBCode</if> in your posts.<br />
You <if condition="$foruminfo[allowsmilies]"><strong>may</strong> use <a href="misc.php?$session[sessionurl]
do=showsmilies">smilies</a><else /><strong>may not</strong> use smilies</if> in your posts.<br />
You <if condition="$foruminfo[allowimages]"><strong>may</strong> post <a href="misc.php?$session[sessionurl]
do=bbcode#imgcode">images</a><else /><strong>may not</strong> post images</if> in your posts.<br />
You <if condition="$foruminfo[allowhtml]"><strong>may</strong> use HTML<else /><strong>may not</strong> use HTML</if> in your 
posts.<br />
<hr />
<phrase 1="misc.php?$session[sessionurl]do=showrules">$vbphrase[forum_rules_link]</phrase>
</fieldset>
<!--- / posting rules adjustment --->

				</div>
			</div>
</td>
<td align="center" width="50%" class="alt1">
	
		<div style="width:$stylevar[formwidth]" align="$stylevar[left]">

		$usernamecode
		$human_verify

		<!-- subject field -->
		<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" class="fieldset">
		<tr>
			<if condition="$prefix_options">
				<td class="smallfont">$vbphrase[prefix]:</td>
				<td class="smallfont" colspan="3">$vbphrase[title]:</td>
			<else />
				<td class="smallfont" colspan="4">$vbphrase[title]</td>
							</if>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<if condition="$prefix_options">
				<td style="padding-right: 1px">
					<select name="prefixid" class="bginput">
						<option value="">$vbphrase[no_prefix_meta]</option>
						$prefix_options
					</select>
				</td>
			</if>
			<td>
				<input type="text" class="bginput" name="subject" value="$subject" size="40" maxlength="$vboptions[titlemaxchars]" tabindex="1" />
			</td>
			<td>		</td>
			<td><img id="display_posticon" src="$selectedicon[src]" alt="$selectedicon[alt]" /></td>
		</tr>
		</table>
		<!-- / subject field -->
		<div class="smallfont">$vbphrase[message]:</div>
		$messagearea <br/><br/>

$posticons
		<!-- message area -->
	</div>

	</td>
	</tr>
<tr>
		<td colspan="2" class="alt1" align="center" valign="middle">
	<div style="margin-top:$stylevar[cellpadding]px">
		<input type="hidden" name="s" value="$session[sessionhash]" />
		<input type="hidden" name="securitytoken" value="$bbuserinfo[securitytoken]" />
		<input type="hidden" name="f" value="$forumid" />
		<input type="hidden" name="do" value="postthread" />
		<input type="hidden" name="posthash" value="$posthash" />
		<input type="hidden" name="poststarttime" value="$poststarttime" />
		<input type="hidden" name="loggedinuser" value="$bbuserinfo[userid]" />
		<input type="submit" class="button" name="sbutton" id="{$editorid}_save" value="$vbphrase[submit_new_thread]" accesskey="s" tabindex="1" />
		<input type="submit" class="button" name="preview" value="$vbphrase[preview_post]" accesskey="r" tabindex="1" />
	</div></td>
	</tr>
</table>
</form>

$footer

</body>
</html>

[OPTIONAL CHANGE]
Open Style Manager -> xx Your Style Here xx -> StyleVars
CHANGE Message Area Width (pixels) to 600px

That's it! Your NEWTHREAD template now has a fresh look and feel to it! If you have a complex, custom style for a small donation of $5 I can configure this newthread template around your theme. If you would like this please private message me

Want your newreply template looking the same? Downloads JamesC70's Modification here.

Have fun, and remember if you use it please click Installed! Your support is appreciated

fxwoody · #82 02-04-2011, 07:44 PM

Is there any way to get this in v4.1???
Would be interesting to get it , it was perfect when i had my 3.8.6 but now that i'ved upgraded

Anyone?????

X vBulletin 3.8.12 by vBS Debug Information
Page Generation 0.03730 seconds Memory Usage 2,249KB Queries Executed 18 (?)
More Information
Template Usage: (1)SHOWTHREAD (1)ad_footer_end (1)ad_footer_start (1)ad_header_end (1)ad_header_logo (1)ad_navbar_below (1)ad_showthread_beforeqr (1)bbcode_code (1)footer (1)forumjump (1)forumrules (1)gobutton (1)header (1)headinclude (1)modsystem_post (1)navbar (4)navbar_link (120)option (1)pagenav (1)pagenav_curpage (2)pagenav_pagelink (2)post_thanks_box (2)post_thanks_button (1)post_thanks_javascript (1)post_thanks_navbar_search (2)post_thanks_postbit_info (1)postbit (1)postbit_attachment (2)postbit_onlinestatus (2)postbit_wrapper (1)spacer_close (1)spacer_open (1)tagbit_wrapper Phrase Groups Available: global inlinemod postbit posting reputationlevel showthread	Included Files: ./showthread.php ./global.php ./includes/init.php ./includes/class_core.php ./includes/config.php ./includes/functions.php ./includes/class_hook.php ./includes/modsystem_functions.php ./includes/functions_bigthree.php ./includes/class_postbit.php ./includes/class_bbcode.php ./includes/functions_reputation.php ./includes/functions_post_thanks.php Hooks Called: init_startup init_startup_session_setup_start init_startup_session_setup_complete cache_permissions fetch_threadinfo_query fetch_threadinfo fetch_foruminfo style_fetch cache_templates global_start parse_templates global_setup_complete showthread_start showthread_getinfo forumjump showthread_post_start showthread_query_postids showthread_query bbcode_fetch_tags bbcode_create showthread_postbit_create postbit_factory postbit_display_start post_thanks_function_post_thanks_off_start post_thanks_function_post_thanks_off_end post_thanks_function_fetch_thanks_start post_thanks_function_fetch_thanks_end post_thanks_function_thanked_already_start post_thanks_function_thanked_already_end fetch_musername postbit_imicons bbcode_parse_start bbcode_parse_complete_precache bbcode_parse_complete postbit_attachment postbit_display_complete post_thanks_function_can_thank_this_post_start pagenav_page pagenav_complete tag_fetchbit_complete forumrules navbits navbits_complete showthread_complete
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