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<?php
error_reporting(E_ALL & ~E_NOTICE);
define('THIS_SCRIPT', 'articles');
$phrasegroups = array('forumdisplay');
$specialtemplates = array('navbar'
);
$globaltemplates = array(
    'af_articlebit',
    'af_articles',
    'af_catbit',
    'af_center',
    'af_right',
    'af_left',
    'shell_blank',
    'af_articlesmallbit',
    'af_authorsmallbit',
    'af_letter',
    );
$actiontemplates = array(
);
require_once('./global.php');
require_once(DIR . '/includes/functions.php');
require_once(DIR . '/includes/functions_forumdisplay.php');
$custom_global_css_reference = ',vbcms.css,postbit-lite.css,postlist.css,lightbox.css';
if ($vbulletin->options['af_parsebbcode'])
{
    require_once(DIR . '/includes/class_bbcode.php'); 
}
//require_once(DIR . '/includes/functions_forumlist.php');
/*$navbits = construct_navbits(array(
        'articles.php' . $vbulletin->session->vars['sessionurl_q'] => $vbphrase[articles],
        '' => construct_phrase('Error')
    ));
    eval('$navbar = "' . fetch_template('navbar') . '";');*/
    $sort = array($sortfield => 'selected="selected"');
    $selectedletter =& $ltr;
    $ltr = $vbulletin->input->clean_gpc('r', 'ltr', TYPE_NOHTML);
    if ($ltr != '')
    {
        if ($ltr == '#')
        {
            $condition .= " AND thread.title NOT REGEXP(\"^[a-zA-Z]\")";
        }
        else
        {
            $ltr = chr(intval(ord($ltr)));
            $condition .= " AND thread.title LIKE(\"" . $db->escape_string_like($ltr) . "%\")";
        }
    }
    if ($vbulletin->options['af_letterbit'])
    {
        $currentletter = '#';
        $linkletter = urlencode('#');
        $show['selectedletter'] = $selectedletter == '#' ? true : false;
        $templater = vB_Template::create('af_letter');
            $templater->register('currentletter', $currentletter);
            $templater->register('linkletter', $linkletter);
            $templater->register('i', $i);
            $templater->register('c', $c);
            $templater->register('perpage', $perpage);
            $templater->register('sortorder', $sortorder);
            $templater->register('sortfield', $sortfield);
            $templater->register('usergrouplink', $usergrouplink);
            $templater->register('ltrurl', $ltrurl);
        $letterbits .= $templater->render();
        // now do alpha-characters
        for ($i=65; $i < 91; $i++)
        {
            $currentletter = chr($i);
            $linkletter =& $currentletter;
            $show['selectedletter'] = $selectedletter == $currentletter ? true : false;
            $templater = vB_Template::create('af_letter');
                $templater->register('currentletter', $currentletter);
                $templater->register('linkletter', $linkletter);
                $templater->register('i', $i);
                $templater->register('c', $c);
                $templater->register('perpage', $perpage);
                $templater->register('sortorder', $sortorder);
                $templater->register('sortfield', $sortfield);
                $templater->register('usergrouplink', $usergrouplink);
                $templater->register('ltrurl', $ltrurl);
            $letterbits .= $templater->render();
        }
    }
    $threadscount = $db->query_first_slave("
        SELECT COUNT(*) AS threads, SUM(IF(thread.lastpost > $lastread AND open <> 10, 1, 0)) AS newthread
        FROM " . TABLE_PREFIX . "thread AS thread
        WHERE forumid IN( $forumids )
        $visiblethreads $authorids $condition
    ");
    $totalthreads = $threadscount['threads'];
    if ($totalthreads == 0)
    {
        $a_breaking .= $vbphrase['no_articles_found'];
        if ($ltr || $c)
        {
            $a_breaking .= construct_phrase($vbphrase['try_expanding_article_search'], 'articles.php'.($c ? "?c=$c" : ""));
        }
    }
    $newthreads = $threadscount['newthread'];
    sanitize_pageresults($totalthreads, $pagenumber, $perpage, 200, $vbulletin->options['maxthreads']);
    $limitlower = ($pagenumber - 1) * $perpage;
    $limitupper = ($pagenumber) * $perpage;
    if ($limitupper > $totalthreads)
    {
        $limitupper = $totalthreads;
        if ($limitlower > $totalthreads)
        {
            $limitlower = ($totalthreads - $perpage) - 1;
        }
    }
    if ($limitlower < 0)
    {
        $limitlower = 0;
    }
    if (is_array($postforums) && !empty($postforums))
    {
        $f = array($c => 'selected="selected"');
        foreach ($postforums as $pforumid => $pforumtitle)
        {
            if ($pforumid > 0 && $pforumtitle)
            {
                $depth = count(explode(",", $vbulletin->forumcache[$pforumid][parentlist])) - 3;
                $i = 0;
                $spacing = '';
                while ($i < $depth)
                {
                    $spacing .= " - ";
                    $i++;
                }
                $f_options .= '<option value="'.$pforumid.'" '.$f[$pforumid].'>'.$spacing . $pforumtitle.'</option>';
            }
        }
    }
    elseif ($foruminfo['allowposting'] && ($forumperms & $vbulletin->bf_ugp_forumpermissions['canpostnew']))
    {
        $f_options .= '<option value="'.$forumid.'" '.$f[$forumid].'>'.$spacing . $foruminfo[title_clean].'</option>';
    }
    $pagenav = construct_page_nav($pagenumber, $perpage, $totalthreads, 'articles.php?' . $vbulletin->session->vars['sessionurl'], ""
    . (!empty($c) ? "&c=$c" : '')
    . (!empty($vbulletin->GPC['perpage']) ? "&pp=$perpage" : '')
    . (!empty($vbulletin->GPC['prefixid']) ? "&prefixid=" . $vbulletin->GPC['prefixid'] : '')
    . (!empty($vbulletin->GPC['sortfield']) ? "&sort=$sortfield" : "")
    . (!empty($vbulletin->GPC['sortorder']) ? "&order=" . $vbulletin->GPC['sortorder'] : '')
    . (!empty($vbulletin->GPC['daysprune']) ? "&daysprune=$daysprune" : '')
    . (!empty($vbulletin->GPC['aid']) ? "&aid=$authorid" : '')
    . (!empty($ltr) ? "&ltr=".urlencode($ltr) : '')
    );
    $mostreadlink = 'articles.php?' . $vbulletin->session->vars['sessionurl']
    . (!empty($c) ? "&c=$c" : '')
    . (!empty($vbulletin->GPC['perpage']) ? "&pp=$perpage" : '')
    . (!empty($vbulletin->GPC['prefixid']) ? "&prefixid=" . $vbulletin->GPC['prefixid'] : '')
    . "&sort=views"
    . (!empty($vbulletin->GPC['sortorder']) ? "&order=" . $vbulletin->GPC['sortorder'] : '')
    . (!empty($vbulletin->GPC['daysprune']) ? "&daysprune=$daysprune" : '');
    $mostcommentedlink = 'articles.php?' . $vbulletin->session->vars['sessionurl']
    . (!empty($c) ? "&c=$c" : '')
    . (!empty($vbulletin->GPC['perpage']) ? "&pp=$perpage" : '')
    . (!empty($vbulletin->GPC['prefixid']) ? "&prefixid=" . $vbulletin->GPC['prefixid'] : '')
    . "&sort=replycount"
    . (!empty($vbulletin->GPC['sortorder']) ? "&order=" . $vbulletin->GPC['sortorder'] : '')
    . (!empty($vbulletin->GPC['daysprune']) ? "&daysprune=$daysprune" : '');
    if ($vbulletin->options['af_widththumb'])
    {
        $thumbdivstyle = "text-align: center; width: ".$vbulletin->options['attachthumbssize']."px;";
    }
    $threads = $db->query_read("
        SELECT thread.*,thread.title AS threadtitle,thread.forumid AS forumid, post.dateline AS postdateline, post.pagetext AS preview, MIN(attachment.attachmentid) AS attachmentid, fd.extension AS extension, thread.prefixid 
        FROM " . TABLE_PREFIX . "thread AS thread
        LEFT JOIN " . TABLE_PREFIX . "post AS post
            ON (post.postid = thread.firstpostid)
        LEFT JOIN " . TABLE_PREFIX . "attachment AS attachment
            ON (attachment.contentid = thread.firstpostid AND attachment.contenttypeid = 1) 
        LEFT JOIN " . TABLE_PREFIX . "filedata AS fd ON (fd.filedataid = attachment.filedataid AND fd.extension IN('jpg', 'gif', 'png', 'jpeg', 'bmp'))
        WHERE thread.forumid IN ($forumids)
        $visiblethreads $authorids $condition
        GROUP BY thread.threadid
        ORDER BY $sqlsortfield $sqlsortorder
        " . (!empty($sqlsortfield2) ? ", $sqlsortfield2 $sqlsortorder" : '') . "
        LIMIT $limitlower, $perpage
    ");
    $show['threads'] = true;
    $row = 0;
    $foruminfo['allowicons'] = 1;
    while($thread = $db->fetch_array($threads))
    {
        if ($thread['prefixid'])
        {
            $thread['prefix_rich'] = $vbphrase["prefix_$thread[prefixid]_title_rich"];
        }
        $thread['pagetext'] = $thread['preview'];
        $thread['altimage'] = false;
        $row++;
        $post[date] = vbdate($vbulletin->options['dateformat'],$thread['postdateline']) . " " . vbdate($vbulletin->options['timeformat'],$thread['postdateline']);
        if (!($thread['attachmentid'] && $thread['extension']) && $vbulletin->options['af_altthumb'] && !$vbulletin->options[af_parsebbcode])
        {
            
            $thread['images'] = preg_match_all('#\[img\]\s*(https?://([^*\r\n]+|[a-z0-9/\\._\- !]+))\[/img\]#iUe', $thread['preview'], $thread['matches']);
            if ($thread['images'] !== false)
            {
                $thread['altimage'] = true;
            }
            $thread['image'] = $thread['matches'][1][0];
        }
        
        if (!$vbulletin->options['af_parsebbcode'])
        {
            if ($vbulletin->options['af_threadpreview'] == -1)
            {
                $vbulletin->options['af_threadpreview'] = $vbulletin->options['threadpreview'];
            }
            if ($vbulletin->options['threadmarking'] AND $vbulletin->userinfo['userid'])
            {
                $thisforuminfo['forumread'] = $vbulletin->forumcache["$thread[forumid]"]['forumread'];
                $lastread = max($thisforuminfo['forumread'], TIMENOW - ($vbulletin->options['markinglimit'] * 86400));
            }
            else
            {
                $thisbbforumview = intval(fetch_bbarray_cookie('forum_view', $thread['forumid']));
                $lastread = max($thisbbforumview, $vbulletin->userinfo['lastvisit']);
            }
            $thread['preview'] = preg_replace(array("/\[attach\](\d*)\[\/attach]/i", "/\[attach=(left|right)\](\d*)\[\/attach]/i"), "", $thread['preview']);
            $thread['preview'] = preg_replace('#\[img\]\s*(https?://([^*\r\n]+|[a-z0-9/\\._\- !]+))\[/img\]#iUe', '', $thread['preview']);
            $thread['preview'] = str_replace('  ',' ', $thread['preview']);
            //$thread['preview'] = str_replace(array("\n", "\r"), " ", trim($thread['preview'])); 
            $thread = process_thread_array($thread, $lastread, $foruminfo['allowicons']);
            if (strlen($thread['preview'])>$vbulletin->options['af_threadpreview'])
            {
                $thread['preview'] = trim(substr($thread['preview'], 0, $vbulletin->options['af_threadpreview']))."...";
            }
            //$thread['preview'] = nl2br($thread['preview']);
        }
        else
        {
            $bbcode_parser = new vB_BbCodeParser($vbulletin, fetch_tag_list());
            if ($vbulletin->options['af_threadpreview'] > -1 && strlen($thread['pagetext'])>$vbulletin->options['af_threadpreview'])
            {
                $thread['pagetext'] = substr($thread['pagetext'], 0, $vbulletin->options['af_threadpreview'])."...";
            }
            elseif (strlen($thread['pagetext'])>$vbulletin->options['threadpreview'])
            {
                $thread['pagetext'] = substr($thread['pagetext'], 0, $vbulletin->options['threadpreview'])."...";
            }
            $thread['preview'] = $bbcode_parser->parse($thread['pagetext']);
        }
        $templater = vB_Template::create('af_articlebit');
            $templater->register('post', $post);
            $templater->register('thread', $thread);
            $templater->register('row', $row);
            $templater->register('foruminfo', $foruminfo);
            $templater->register('thumbdivstyle', $thumbdivstyle);
        $a_breaking .= $templater->render();
    }
    if ($totalthreads > 0 || $row > 0)
    {
        $limitlower++;
    }
    $daysprunesel = iif($daysprune == -1, 'all', $daysprune);
    $daysprunesel = array($daysprunesel => 'selected="selected"');
    if (in_array('mostread', $af_modules))
    {
        $row = 0;
        $af_mrpp = $vbulletin->options[af_mrpp];
        $threads = $db->query_read("
            SELECT thread.threadid,thread.title AS threadtitle
            FROM " . TABLE_PREFIX . "thread AS thread
            LEFT JOIN " . TABLE_PREFIX . "post AS post
                ON (post.postid = thread.firstpostid)
            WHERE thread.forumid IN ($forumids)
            $visiblethreads $authorids $condition
            ORDER BY views DESC
            LIMIT 0, $af_mrpp");
        while($thread = $db->fetch_array($threads))
        {
            $row++;
            $thread = process_thread_array($thread, $lastread, $foruminfo['allowicons']);
            $thread[threadtitle] = substr($thread[threadtitle], 0, $vbulletin->options[af_maxtitle]);
            $templater = vB_Template::create('af_articlesmallbit');
            $templater->register('row', $row);
            $templater->register('thread', $thread);
            $templater->register('foruminfo', $foruminfo);
            $a_most_read .= $templater->render();
        }
    }
    if (in_array('mostcommented', $af_modules))
    {
        $row = 0;
        $af_mcpp = $vbulletin->options[af_mcpp];
        $threads = $db->query_read("
            SELECT thread.threadid,thread.title AS threadtitle
            FROM " . TABLE_PREFIX . "thread AS thread
            LEFT JOIN " . TABLE_PREFIX . "post AS post
                ON (post.postid = thread.firstpostid)
            WHERE thread.forumid IN ($forumids)
            $visiblethreads $authorids $condition
            ORDER BY replycount DESC
            LIMIT 0, $af_mcpp");
        while($thread = $db->fetch_array($threads))
        {
            $row++;
            $thread = process_thread_array($thread, $lastread, $foruminfo['allowicons']);
            $thread[threadtitle] = substr($thread[threadtitle], 0, $vbulletin->options[af_maxtitle]);
            $templater = vB_Template::create('af_articlesmallbit');
            $templater->register('row', $row);
            $templater->register('thread', $thread);
            $templater->register('foruminfo', $foruminfo);
            $a_most_commented .= $templater->render();
        }
    }
    if (in_array('topauthors', $af_modules))
    {
        $af_tapp = $vbulletin->options[af_tapp];
        $threads = $db->query_read("
            SELECT COUNT(*) AS threads, postusername AS username, postuserid AS userid
            FROM " . TABLE_PREFIX . "thread AS thread
            WHERE thread.forumid IN ($forumids)
            $visiblethreads $condition
            GROUP BY postuserid
            ORDER BY threads DESC
            LIMIT 0, $af_tapp");
        while($thread = $db->fetch_array($threads))
        {
            $row++;
            $thread[username] = substr($thread[username], 0, 25);
            $templater = vB_Template::create('af_authorsmallbit');
            $templater->register('row', $row);
            $templater->register('thread', $thread);
            $templater->register('foruminfo', $foruminfo);
            $a_top_authors .= $templater->render();
        }
    }
    $templater = vB_Template::create("af_left");
        $templater->register('foruminfo', $foruminfo);
        $templater->register('a_cats', $a_cats);
        $templater->register('af_search', $af_search);
        $templater->register('gobutton', $gobutton);
        $templater->register('c', $c);
        $templater->register('sort', $sort);
        $templater->register('order', $order);
        $templater->register('daysprunesel', $daysprunesel);
        $templater->register('limitlower', $limitlower);
        $templater->register('limitupper', $limitupper);
        $templater->register('totalthreads', $totalthreads);
        $templater->register('af_displayoptions', $af_displayoptions);
        $templater->register('f_options', $f_options);
        $templater->register('af_modules', $af_modules);
        $templater->register('c_count', $c_count);
        $templater->register('prefix_options', $prefix_options);
    $a_left = $templater->render();
    $templater = vB_Template::create("af_center");
        $templater->register('foruminfo', $foruminfo);
        $templater->register('a_breaking', $a_breaking);
        $templater->register('pagenav', $pagenav);
    $a_center = $templater->render();
    $templater = vB_Template::create("af_right");
        $templater->register('foruminfo', $foruminfo);
        $templater->register('a_most_read', $a_most_read);
        $templater->register('a_most_commented', $a_most_commented);
        $templater->register('mostreadlink', $mostreadlink);
        $templater->register('mostcommentedlink', $mostcommentedlink);
        $templater->register('a_top_authors', $a_top_authors);
    $a_right = $templater->render();
    $templater = vB_Template::create("af_articles");
        $templater->register('a_left', $a_left);
        $templater->register('a_center', $a_center);
        $templater->register('a_right', $a_right);
        $templater->register('letterbits', $letterbits);
        $templater->register('a_most_read', $a_most_read);
        $templater->register('a_most_commented', $a_most_commented);
        $templater->register('a_top_authors', $a_top_authors);
        $templater->register('foruminfo', $foruminfo);
        $templater->register('title', $title);
        $templater->register('sort', $sort);
        $templater->register('ltr', $ltr);
        $templater->register('perpage', $perpage);
        $templater->register('pagenumber', $page);
        $templater->register('order', $order);
        $templater->register('daysprunesel', $daysprunesel);
        $templater->register('totalthreads', $totalthreads);
        $templater->register('prefix_options', $prefix_options);
        $templater->register('pagenav', $pagenav);
    $html = $templater->render();
    if ($vbulletin->options['storecssasfile'])
    {
        $vbcsspath = 'clientscript/vbulletin_css/style' . str_pad($style['styleid'], 5, '0', STR_PAD_LEFT) . $vbulletin->stylevars['textdirection']['string'][0] . '/';
    }
    else
    {
        // textdirection var added to prevent cache if admin modified language text_direction. See bug #32640
        $vbcsspath = 'css.php?styleid=' . $style['styleid'] . '&langid=' . LANGUAGEID . '&d=' . $style['dateline'] . '&td=' . $vbulletin->stylevars['textdirection']['string'] . '&sheet=';
    }
    $headinclude .= '<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="css.php?styleid='.$vbulletin->userinfo['styleid'].'&langid='.$vbulletin->userinfo['langid'].'&d='.$vbulletin->userinfo['dateline'].'&td='.$vbulletin->userinfo['td'].'&sheet=vbcms.css,postbit-lite.css,postlist.css,lightbox.css" />';
    $navbits = array();
    if (!$c)
    {
        $c = $vbulletin->options['af_forumids'];
    }
    /*if ($c)
    {*/
        $cforuminfo = $vbulletin->forumcache["$c"];
        $cparentlist = array_reverse(explode(',', substr($cforuminfo['parentlist'], 0, -3)));
        foreach ($cparentlist AS $cforumID)
        {
            if ($vbulletin->options['af_forumids'] == $cforumID)
            {
                $navbits['articles.php' . $vbulletin->session->vars['sessionurl_q']] = $vbphrase['articles'];
                continue;
            }
            if ($c == $cforumID)
            {
                continue;
            }
            $cforumTitle = $vbulletin->forumcache["$cforumID"]['title'];
            //$navbits[fetch_seo_url('articles', array('cforumid' => $cforumID, 'title' => $cforumTitle))] = $cforumTitle;
            if (in_array($vbulletin->options['af_forumids'], explode(',', $vbulletin->forumcache["$cforumID"]['parentlist'])))
            {
                $navbits['articles.php?' . $vbulletin->session->vars['sessionurl'] . 'c=' . $cforumID] = $cforumTitle;
            }
            else
            {//forumdisplay.php
                $s = fetch_seo_url('forum', $vbulletin->forumcache["$cforumID"]);
                $navbits["$s"] = $cforumTitle;
            }
        }
        //$navbits[''] = construct_phrase($title);
        if ($c != $vbulletin->options['af_forumids'])
        {
            $navbits[''] = $thread['prefix_rich'] . ' ' . $title;
        }
    /*}
    else
    {
        $navbits[''] = construct_phrase($vbphrase['articles']);
    }*/
    $headinclude .= "\r\n<link rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text/css\" href=\"css.php?d=" . TIMENOW . "&td=" . vB_Template_Runtime::fetchStyleVar('textdirection') . "&styleid=" . $vbulletin->userinfo['styleid'] . "&sheet=memberlist.css\" />";
    $navbits = construct_navbits($navbits);
    
    if ($vbulletin->options['storecssasfile'])
    {
        $headinclude .= "\r\n<link rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text/css\" href=\"css.php?d=" . TIMENOW . "&td=" . vB_Template_Runtime::fetchStyleVar('textdirection') . "&styleid=" . $vbulletin->userinfo['styleid'] . "&sheet=forumdisplay-rollup.css\" />";
    }
    else
    {
        $headinclude .= "\r\n<link rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text/css\" href=\"css.php?d=" . TIMENOW . "&td=" . vB_Template_Runtime::fetchStyleVar('textdirection') . "&styleid=" . $vbulletin->userinfo['styleid'] . "&sheet=toolsmenu.css,forumbits.css,forumdisplay.css,threadlist.css,options.css\" />";
    }
    $templater = vB_Template::create('shell_blank');
        $templater->register_page_templates();
        $templater->register('navbar', $navbar);
        $templater->register('headinclude', $headinclude);
        $templater->register('pagetitle', "SinfulShadows Gaming Community");
        $templater->register('html', $html);
$templater->register('sidebarext', $sidebarext);
$templater->register('sidebaropen', $sidebaropen);
    print_output($templater->render());
}
?>
		
	
 I added Notices on the bottom, I have also tried to include Everywhere sidebar and wasn't able to, my website is 
 I am using the Articles plugin, and and trying to include things like notices and other things (as I am using the articles.php as the homepage for my website.