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Quick Thread hack (like quick reply, on forumdisplay!) · **Released**: 02-12-2004

This hack is like the quick reply hack but on forumdisplay, so when viewing a forum, if the user has proper permissions to make a new thread then this quick thread box will show up for them.

Also view the screenshot to see how it looks

Features

Shows the user's signature if they have one!
subscribes to the thread according to what the user specified in their user options!

Additions

Instructions

OPEN forumdisplay.php AND FIND

PHP Code:


			$phrasegroups = array('forumdisplay');

REPLACE WITH

PHP Code:


			$phrasegroups = array('forumdisplay','posting');

Find

PHP Code:


			require_once('./includes/functions_forumdisplay.php');

Add below

PHP Code:


			require_once('./includes/functions_newpost.php');

FIND

PHP Code:


			// check if there is a forum password and if so, ensure the user has it set

ABOVE, ADD

PHP Code:


			$foruminfo = fetch_foruminfo($forumid);

if (!($foruminfo['allowposting']==0 or !($forumperms & CANVIEW) or !($forumperms & CANPOSTNEW)))
{
    require_once('./includes/functions_editor.php');

    // get the checked option for auto subscription
    $emailchecked = fetch_emailchecked($threadinfo, $bbuserinfo, $newpost);

    if ($emailchecked[9999])
    {
        $emailupdate = '9999';
    }
    if ($emailchecked[0])
    {
        $emailupdate = '0';
    }
    if ($emailchecked[1])
    {
        $emailupdate = '1';
    }
    if ($emailchecked[2])
    {
        $emailupdate = '2';
    }
    if ($emailchecked[3])
    {
        $emailupdate = '3';
    }

    $textareacols = fetch_textarea_width();
    eval("\$quickthread = \"" . fetch_template('forumdisplay_quickthread')."\";");
}

CREATE A NEW TEMPLATE CALLED forumdisplay_quickthread
WITH THE FOLLOWING CONTENT

HTML Code:

<form action="newthread.php" method="post" name="vbform">
<input type="hidden" name="s" value="$session[sessionurl]" />
<input type="hidden" name="forumid" value="$forumid" />
<input type="hidden" name="do" value="postthread" />
<input type="hidden" name="parseurl" value="1" />

<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" class="tborder" width="100%" align="center"><tr><td>
<table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="1" border="0"  width="100%">
<tr>
	<td class="thead" colspan="2">$vbphrase[quick_new_thread]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
	<td class="alt1" colspan="2"><span class="smallfont"><phrase 1="$session[sessionurl]" 2="$foruminfo[forumid]">$vbphrase[more_options_newthread]</phrase></span></td>
</tr>
<tr class="alt2">
	<td class="alt2"><b>$vbphrase[subject]:</b></td>
	<td class="alt2"><input type="text" class="bginput" name="subject" value="$subject" size="40" maxlength="85" tabindex="1" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
	<td class="alt1" valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"><b>$vbphrase[message]:</b></td>
	<td class="alt1">
		<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0">
		<tr valign="top">
			<td><textarea name="message" rows="7" cols="$textareacols" tabindex="2">$message</textarea></td>
		</tr>
		</table>
	</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td></tr></table>

<br />

<table cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="95%"  align="center">
<tr>
	<td align="center">
	<input type="submit" class="bginput" name="submit" value="$vbphrase[submit_new_thread]" accesskey="s" tabindex="3" />
	<input type="submit" class="bginput" name="preview" value="$vbphrase[preview_post]" accesskey="p" tabindex="4" />
	</td>
</tr>
</table>
<input type="hidden" name="signature" value="1" />
<input type="hidden" name="emailupdate" value="$emailupdate" />
</form>

OPEN forumdisplay TEMPLATE AND FIND

HTML Code:

<!-- / controls below thread list -->

BELOW ADD

HTML Code:

<br />$quickthread

CREATE THE FOLLOWING PHRASES
(They're in the form of 'phrase_name' / 'phrase_content')
(ALL IN 'Forum Display' CATEGORY!):

Code:

quick_new_thread / Quick New Thread
more_options_newthread / <a href="newthread.php?{1}do=newthread&amp;f={2}">Click here</a> for more posting options.

THE HACK IS NOW INSTALLED, ENJOY!