Show Thread Enhancements - New Thread Button on post viewing

I find that members post more when there is a post new thread option after they have posted / when there reading thread so i have done the following with a little bit of help from Lynne (thanks)

Go to the Showthread template :

First find :

<a href="newreply.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}p={vb:raw LASTPOSTID}" 
class="textcontrol" id="newreplylink_top"><vb:if condition="$show['closethread']"><span>+</span> {vb:rawphrase reply_to_thread}<vb:else />{vb:rawphrase closed_thread}</vb:if></a>
			<img style="display:none" id="progress_newreplylink_top" src="images/misc/progress.gif"  alt="" />

then after add :

<a href="newthread.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=newthread&amp;f={vb:raw thread.forumid}" rel="nofollow" class="textcontrol" id="newthreadlink_top"><span>+</span> {vb:rawphrase post_new_thread}</a>

then find :

<a href="newreply.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}p={vb:raw LASTPOSTID}" 
			class="textcontrol" id="newreplylink_bottom"
			><vb:if condition="$show['closethread']"><span>+</span> {vb:rawphrase reply_to_thread}<vb:else />{vb:rawphrase closed_thread}</vb:if></a>

Then after add :

&nbsp <span style="padding-left:140px">
<a href="newthread.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=newthread&amp;f={vb:raw thread.forumid}" rel="nofollow" class="textcontrol" id="newthreadlink_bottom"><span>+</span> {vb:rawphrase post_new_thread}</a></span>

UPDATE

Make the new thread button bigger as requested

Go to > Showthread.css

At the very bottom add >

#newthreadlink_top, #newthreadlink_bottom {
	background: {vb:stylevar control_content_background};
	-moz-border-radius: {vb:stylevar control_content_radius};
	-webkit-border-radius: {vb:stylevar control_content_radius};
	-moz-box-shadow: 0 3px 8px #e1e1e1;
	-webkit-box-shadow: 0 3px 8px #e1e1e1;
	font: {vb:stylevar control_content_font};
	color: {vb:stylevar control_content_color};
	padding: {vb:stylevar control_content_padding};
	display:inline-block;
	clear:both;
}
#newthreadlink_top span, #newthreadlink_bottom span {
	font-size:15px;
	font-weight:bold;
	display:inline;
}
#newthreadlink_top:hover, #newthreadlink_bottom:hover {
	background: {vb:stylevar control_content_hover_background};
}

Screen shot attached (new one coming )

[steve1966]

Thanks will give it a try

[erel34]

thanks

[Kolbi]

The second code is not XHTML valid. There´s an open span tag that is not closed.

[cabledr]

sorry bit confused by your reply i only put that in to move it away from new reply and as far as i knew that was correct coding if you can improve it please let me know and i will change it

[Kolbi]

Originally Posted by cabledr

sorry bit confused by your reply i only put that in to move it away from new reply and as far as i knew that was correct coding if you can improve it please let me know and i will change it

&nbsp <span style="padding-left:140px">
<a href="newthread.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=newthread&amp;f={vb:raw thread.forumid}" rel="nofollow" class="textcontrol" id="newthreadlink_bottom"><span>+</span> {vb:rawphrase post_new_thread}</a></span>

[mbc100]

It will be easy

[cabledr]

Originally Posted by Kolbi

&nbsp <span style="padding-left:140px">
<a href="newthread.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}do=newthread&amp;f={vb:raw thread.forumid}" rel="nofollow" class="textcontrol" id="newthreadlink_bottom"><span>+</span> {vb:rawphrase post_new_thread}</a></span>

thanks i will change mod

[Dr.osamA]

Thank you, man

I will try

but in the attached photo shows a small button
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[cabledr]

Yes it shows a small button at the moment im trying to find the correct way to make it show a big button but should just be a simple edit to change size