On.gif = Link to latest threads in forum

Requested by Boofo in this thread =P.


This will make the on.gif a link to get the latest threads in that forum. It will not affect the off.gif. It's just like the "Get New Posts" link, only forum specific .

• File edits: 6 (2 in root/index.php, 2 in root/forumdisplay.php, 2 in root/usercp.php)
• Template edits: 5 (forumhome_forumbit_level1_post, forumhome_forumbit_level2_post,forumdisplay_forumb it_level1_post, forumdisplay_forumbit_level2_post, usercp_forumbit)
• New templates: 1 (forumhome_onlink)
• Install time: 5 minutes

ADDED: On.gif = link to latest threads for subscribed forums in user cp. (Thanks Boofo) It's steps 10, 11, and 12 from version 1.3.

[Tim Wheatley]

Can't you just do this in the template? I have had the buttons linking to 'make new post', but surely if you link it to: http://yourforum/showthread.php?s=&g...ost&forumid=xx

Just replacing the forum id with the forum id call $.

I'm also not sure why you need this when there's a link next to the name in the 'last post' column which does the same thing? Bit confused.

[Austin Dea]

That's not what this does . It's a link to search.php to show the latest threads post in that forum. Like the "Get New Posts" link, but specific to the forum you click. You could make it just a template edit, but that would make both on.gif AND off.gif a link and the off.gif would come up with a "No matches - try some other terms" error message.

If you wanna see, click the on.gif link here at vb.org on the forumhome.

[Velocd]

Good idea
*clicks install*

[Austin Dea]

Whoops, forgot to add the code to forumdisplay.php. Just do the same edit as you did for index.php .

Originally posted by Velocd
Good idea
*clicks install*

It was Boofo's idea .

[Link14716]

Nice, will install later

[joeboo]

Pretty cool idea, i might just install this

[Boofo]

Austin Dea, there are 2 instances of the code to replace in "forumhome_forumbit_level1_post". Both should be replaced, right? And, aslo, I added the "forumhome_onlink" template the the templateused section of both the index.php and the fourmdisplay.php to cut the 2 queries for it.

BTW: Thank you very much for taking the time to do this. It is greatly appreciated.

[Austin Dea]

Ok, thanks a bunch. My second hack >_<. Instrucs are updated.

[Boofo]

No problem. You did all the hard work.

Originally posted by Austin Dea
Ok, thanks a bunch. My second hack >_<. Insturctions are updated in the first post.