"recent topics" in SMF style

[gffb]

Yes but that shows recent ie last few posts which some you might of viewed but other you might not so they will still be classed and maked as new but be further down you recent topics block, I was thinking of a block that only showed unread posts so u can keep track or posts that u have not read.

[G6Cad]

Then i think you mean ALL unred messages ?
like this /index.php?action=unread;all;start=0

[gffb]

Yes I would like that info and only that info (unread) in a block left/right can it be done?

[Jpg]

I needed this for a theme I'm making.
Thanks Bloc.

[catchpen]

Could someone with coding knowledge please help?

I removed the column on the left end to show if it's a hot or very hot topic to declutter my TP page. I thought I did it right but i keep getting errors in my log and it seems to coincide with viewing the front page -

"8: Undefined index: is_hot
File: /home/xxxxx/public_html/topsupplementshops/Sources/Subs.php
Line: 3125"

I'm assuming that I left something in the block i should have taken out?
here's my recent topics SMF style block code

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global $context, $settings, $scripturl, $txt, $db_prefix, $ID_MEMBER, $user_info, $modSettings, $user_profile;

$exclude_boards = array(); // KEEP (to preserve variable declaration)
$ex_board_clause = !empty($exclude_boards) ? ' AND b.ID_BOARD NOT IN (' . implode(', ', $exclude_boards) . ')' : '';
$do_query = 1;

$announce_topics = array( 415, 410, 403, 375, 343, 262, 177, 306, 413, 237, 274, 362, 293, 396 ); // Topic ID's to be 'Announced'
$heading = '<center> Latest Picks <center>';

$where_clause = 't.ID_TOPIC IN (' . implode(', ', $announce_topics) . ')';
$limit_clause = '';
$order_clause = 't.ID_LAST_MSG DESC';


$stable_icons = array('xx', 'thumbup', 'thumbdown', 'exclamation', 'question', 'lamp', 'smiley', 'angry', 'cheesy', 'grin', 'sad', 'wink', 'moved', 'recycled', 'wireless');
$icon_sources = array();
foreach ($stable_icons as $icon)
$icon_sources[$icon] = 'images_url';

$groupcolors = array();
$request = db_query("SELECT ID_GROUP, onlineColor FROM {$db_prefix}membergroups", __FILE__, __LINE__);
while ($row = mysql_fetch_assoc($request))
$groupcolors[$row['ID_GROUP']] = $row['onlineColor'];
mysql_free_result($request);

$topics = array();

if ($do_query == 1)
{
$request = db_query("
SELECT
ms.subject AS firstSubject, ms.posterTime AS firstPosterTime, ms.ID_TOPIC, t.ID_BOARD, b.name AS bname,
t.numReplies,rating,ms.ID_MEMBER AS ID_FIRST_MEMBER, ml.ID_MEMBER AS ID_LAST_MEMBER,
ml.posterTime AS lastPosterTime, IFNULL(mems.realName, ms.posterName) AS firstPosterName,
IFNULL(meml.realName, ml.posterName) AS lastPosterName,
mems.ID_GROUP as mems_group, meml.ID_GROUP as meml_group, mems.ID_POST_GROUP as mems_pgroup,
ml.subject AS lastSubject, b.memberGroups, meml.ID_POST_GROUP as meml_pgroup,
ml.icon AS lastIcon, ms.icon AS firstIcon, t.ID_POLL, t.isSticky, t.locked, ml.modifiedTime AS lastModifiedTime,
LEFT(ml.body, 384) AS lastBody, LEFT(ms.body, 384) AS firstBody,
ml.smileysEnabled AS lastSmileys, ms.smileysEnabled AS firstSmileys, t.ID_FIRST_MSG, t.ID_LAST_MSG,"
. ($user_info['is_guest'] ? '1 AS isRead, 0 AS new_from' : '
IFNULL(lt.ID_MSG, IFNULL(lmr.ID_MSG, 0)) >= ml.ID_MSG_MODIFIED AS isRead,
IFNULL(lt.ID_MSG, IFNULL(lmr.ID_MSG, -1)) + 1 AS new_from') . "
FROM ({$db_prefix}messages AS ms, {$db_prefix}messages AS ml, {$db_prefix}topics AS t, {$db_prefix}boards AS b)
LEFT JOIN {$db_prefix}members AS mems ON (mems.ID_MEMBER = ms.ID_MEMBER)
LEFT JOIN {$db_prefix}members AS meml ON (meml.ID_MEMBER = ml.ID_MEMBER)
LEFT JOIN {$db_prefix}log_topics AS lt ON (lt.ID_TOPIC = t.ID_TOPIC AND lt.ID_MEMBER = $ID_MEMBER)
LEFT JOIN {$db_prefix}log_mark_read AS lmr ON (lmr.ID_BOARD = t.ID_BOARD AND lmr.ID_MEMBER = $ID_MEMBER)
WHERE " . $where_clause . $ex_board_clause . "
AND t.ID_TOPIC = ms.ID_TOPIC
AND b.ID_BOARD = t.ID_BOARD" . (!empty($modSettings['recycle_enable']) && $modSettings['recycle_board'] > 0 ? " AND b.ID_BOARD != $modSettings[recycle_board]" : '') . "
AND ms.ID_MSG = t.ID_FIRST_MSG
AND ml.ID_MSG = t.ID_LAST_MSG
AND " . $user_info['query_see_board'] . "
ORDER BY " . $order_clause . " " . $limit_clause, __FILE__, __LINE__);


$topic_ids = array();
while ($row = mysql_fetch_assoc($request))
{
if ($row['ID_POLL'] > 0 && $modSettings['pollMode'] == '0')
continue;

$topic_ids[] = $row['ID_TOPIC'];

// Clip the strings first because censoring is slow :/. (for some reason?)
$row['firstBody'] = strip_tags(strtr(parse_bbc($row['firstBody'], $row['firstSmileys'], $row['ID_FIRST_MSG']), array('<br />' => '
')));
if (strlen($row['firstBody']) > 128)
$row['firstBody'] = substr($row['firstBody'], 0, 128) . '...';
$row['lastBody'] = strip_tags(strtr(parse_bbc($row['lastBody'], $row['lastSmileys'], $row['ID_LAST_MSG']), array('<br />' => '
')));
if (strlen($row['lastBody']) > 128)
$row['lastBody'] = substr($row['lastBody'], 0, 128) . '...';

$row['lastSubject'] = $row['firstSubject'];
$row['lastBody'] = $row['firstBody'];

// Decide how many pages the topic should have.
$topic_length = $row['numReplies'] + 1;
if ($topic_length > $modSettings['defaultMaxMessages'])
{
$tmppages = array();
$tmpa = 1;
for ($tmpb = 0; $tmpb < $topic_length; $tmpb += $modSettings['defaultMaxMessages'])
{
$tmppages[] = '<a href="' . $scripturl . '?topic=' . $row['ID_TOPIC'] . '.' . $tmpb . ';topicseen">' . $tmpa . '</a>';
$tmpa++;
}
// Show links to all the pages?
if (count($tmppages) <= 5)
$pages = '« ' . implode(' ', $tmppages);
// Or skip a few?
else
$pages = '« ' . $tmppages[0] . ' ' . $tmppages[1] . ' ... ' . $tmppages[count($tmppages) - 2] . ' ' . $tmppages[count($tmppages) - 1];

if (!empty($modSettings['enableAllMessages']) && $topic_length < $modSettings['enableAllMessages'])
$pages .= '  <a href="' . $scripturl . '?topic=' . $row['ID_TOPIC'] . '.0;all">' . $txt[190] . '</a>';
$pages .= ' »';
}
else
$pages = '';

// We need to check the topic icons exist... you can never be too sure!
if (empty($modSettings['messageIconChecks_disable']))
{
// First icon first... as you'd expect.
if (!isset($icon_sources[$row['firstIcon']]))
$icon_sources[$row['firstIcon']] = file_exists($settings['theme_dir'] . '/images/post/' . $row['firstIcon'] . '.gif') ? 'images_url' : 'default_images_url';
// Last icon... last... duh.
if (!isset($icon_sources[$row['lastIcon']]))
$icon_sources[$row['lastIcon']] = file_exists($settings['theme_dir'] . '/images/post/' . $row['lastIcon'] . '.gif') ? 'images_url' : 'default_images_url';
}

$color_start = !empty($groupcolors[$row['mems_group']]) ? $groupcolors[$row['mems_group']] : '';
$color_last = !empty($groupcolors[$row['meml_group']]) ? $groupcolors[$row['meml_group']] : '';

// And build the array.
$topics[$row['ID_TOPIC']] = array(
'id' => $row['ID_TOPIC'],
'first_post' => array(
'id' => $row['ID_FIRST_MSG'],
'member' => array(
'name' => $row['firstPosterName'],
'id' => $row['ID_FIRST_MEMBER'],
'href' => $scripturl . '?action=profile;u=' . $row['ID_FIRST_MEMBER'],
'link' => !empty($row['ID_FIRST_MEMBER']) ? ('<a href="' . $scripturl . '?action=profile;u=' . $row['ID_FIRST_MEMBER'] . '" title="' . $txt[92] . ' ' . $row['firstPosterName'] . '">' . ( !empty($modSettings['MemberColorLink']) ? ( !empty($groupcolors[$row['mems_group']]) || !empty($groupcolors[$row['mems_pgroup']])  ? '<font color="'. ( !empty($groupcolors[$row['mems_group']]) ? $groupcolors[$row['mems_group']] : $groupcolors[$row['mems_pgroup']] ) . '">' : '' ) : '' )  . $row['firstPosterName'] . ((!empty($modSettings['MemberColorLink']) && ( !empty($groupcolors[$row['mems_group']]) || !empty($groupcolors[$row['mems_pgroup']]))) ? '</font>' : '' ) . '</a>' ) : $row['firstPosterName']
),
'time' => timeformat($row['firstPosterTime']),
'timestamp' => forum_time(true, $row['firstPosterTime']),
'subject' => $row['firstSubject'],
'preview' => $row['firstBody'],
'icon' => $row['firstIcon'],
'icon_url' => $settings[$icon_sources[$row['firstIcon']]] . '/post/' . $row['firstIcon'] . '.gif',
'href' => $scripturl . '?topic=' . $row['ID_TOPIC'] . '.0;topicseen',
'link' => '<a href="' . $scripturl . '?topic=' . $row['ID_TOPIC'] . '.0;topicseen">' . $row['firstSubject'] . '</a>'
),
'last_post' => array(
'id' => $row['ID_LAST_MSG'],
'member' => array(
'name' => $row['lastPosterName'],
'id' => $row['ID_LAST_MEMBER'],
'href' => $scripturl . '?action=profile;u=' . $row['ID_LAST_MEMBER'],
'link' => !empty($row['ID_LAST_MEMBER']) ? '<a href="' . $scripturl . '?action=profile;u=' . $row['ID_LAST_MEMBER'] . '" title="' . $txt[92] . ' ' . $row['lastPosterName'] . '">' . (!empty($modSettings['MemberColorLink']) ? ( !empty($groupcolors[$row['meml_group']]) || !empty($groupcolors[$row['meml_pgroup']]) ? '<font color="'. ( !empty($groupcolors[$row['meml_group']]) ? $groupcolors[$row['meml_group']] : $groupcolors[$row['meml_pgroup']] ) .'">' : '' ) : '' ) . $row['lastPosterName'] . ((!empty($modSettings['MemberColorLink']) && ( !empty($groupcolors[$row['meml_group']]) || !empty($groupcolors[$row['meml_pgroup']]))) ? '</font>' : '' ) . '</a>' : $row['lastPosterName']
),
'time' => timeformat($row['lastPosterTime']),
'timestamp' => forum_time(true, $row['lastPosterTime']),
'subject' => $row['lastSubject'],
'preview' => $row['lastBody'],
'icon' => $row['lastIcon'],
'icon_url' => $settings[$icon_sources[$row['lastIcon']]] . '/post/' . $row['lastIcon'] . '.gif',
'href' => $scripturl . '?topic=' . $row['ID_TOPIC'] . ($row['numReplies'] == 0 ? '.0' : '.msg' . $row['ID_LAST_MSG']) . ';topicseen#msg' . $row['ID_LAST_MSG'],
'link' => '<a href="' . $scripturl . '?topic=' . $row['ID_TOPIC'] . ($row['numReplies'] == 0 ? '.0' : '.msg' . $row['ID_LAST_MSG']) . ';topicseen#msg' . $row['ID_LAST_MSG'] . '">' . $row['lastSubject'] . '</a>'
),
'new' => $row['isRead'],
'new_from' => $row['new_from'],
'new_href' => $scripturl . '?topic=' . $row['ID_TOPIC'] . '.msg' . $row['new_from'] . ';topicseen#new',
'href' => $scripturl . '?topic=' . $row['ID_TOPIC'] . ($row['numReplies'] == 0 ? '.0' : '.msg' . $row['new_from']) . ';topicseen' . ($row['numReplies'] == 0 ? '' : 'new'),
'link' => '<a href="' . $scripturl . '?topic=' . $row['ID_TOPIC'] . ($row['numReplies'] == 0 ? '.0' : '.msg' . $row['new_from']) . ';topicseen#msg' . $row['new_from'] . '">' . $row['firstSubject'] . '</a>',
'is_sticky' => !empty($modSettings['enableStickyTopics']) && !empty($row['isSticky']),
'is_locked' => !empty($row['locked']),
'is_poll' => $modSettings['pollMode'] == '1' && $row['ID_POLL'] > 0,

'icon' => $row['firstIcon'],
'icon_url' => $settings[$icon_sources[$row['firstIcon']]] . '/post/' . $row['firstIcon'] . '.gif',
'subject' => $row['firstSubject'],
'pages' => $pages,
'replies' => $row['numReplies'],
'rating' => array(
'empty' => $row['rating'] == -1,
'whole' => (int) ($row['rating'] / 2),
'half' => $row['rating'] % 2
),
'board' => array(
'id' => $row['ID_BOARD'],
'name' => $row['bname'],
'href' => $scripturl . '?board=' . $row['ID_BOARD'] . '.0',
'link' => '<a href="' . $scripturl . '?board=' . $row['ID_BOARD'] . '.0">' . $row['bname'] . '</a>'
)
);

determineTopicClass($topics[$row['ID_TOPIC']]);
}
mysql_free_result($request);

if (!empty($modSettings['enableParticipation']) && !empty($topic_ids))
{
$result = db_query("
SELECT ID_TOPIC
FROM {$db_prefix}messages
WHERE ID_TOPIC IN (" . implode(', ', $topic_ids) . ")
AND ID_MEMBER = $ID_MEMBER", __FILE__, __LINE__);
while ($row = mysql_fetch_assoc($result))

mysql_free_result($result);
}

}

if (!empty($topics))
    {
    echo '
        <div class="tborder" ', $context['browser']['needs_size_fix'] && !$context['browser']['is_ie6'] ? 'style="width: 100%;margin:0px;"' : 'style="margin:0px;"', '>
            <table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" class="bordercolor">
                <tr>';

    echo '
                    <td class="titlebg" colspan="7">', $heading, '</td>';
    echo '
                </tr>';

    echo '
<tr class="titlebg">
<td width="2%" colspan="1"> </td>
<td>', $txt[70], '
</td><td width="14%">', $txt[109], '
</td><td width="4%" align="center">', $txt[110], '
</td><td width="4%" align="center">', Rating, '
</td><td width="24%">', $txt[111], '
</td>
</tr>';

foreach ($topics as $topic)
{
// Do we want to seperate the sticky and lock status out?
if (!empty($settings['seperate_sticky_lock']) && strpos($topic['class'], 'sticky') !== false)
$topic['class'] = substr($topic['class'], 0, strrpos($topic['class'], '_sticky'));
if (!empty($settings['seperate_sticky_lock']) && strpos($topic['class'], 'locked') !== false)
$topic['class'] = substr($topic['class'], 0, strrpos($topic['class'], '_locked'));

echo '
<tr>


<td class="windowbg2" valign="middle" align="center" width="4%">
<img src="' . $topic['first_post']['icon_url'] . '" alt="" align="middle" />
</td><td class="windowbg' , $topic['is_sticky'] && !empty($settings['seperate_sticky_lock']) ? '3' : '' , '" width="54%" valign="middle">' , $topic['is_locked'] && !empty($settings['seperate_sticky_lock']) ? '
<img src="' . $settings['images_url'] . '/icons/quick_lock.gif" align="right" alt="" style="margin: 0;" />' : '' , $topic['is_sticky'] && !empty($settings['seperate_sticky_lock']) ? '
<img src="' . $settings['images_url'] . '/icons/show_sticky.gif" align="right" alt="" style="margin: 0;" />' : '';
if ($topic['new'] == 0)
{
echo '<b>',  $topic['first_post']['link'], '</b>';
echo '<a href="', $topic['new_href'], '"> <img src="', $settings['images_url'], '/', $context['user']['language'], '/new.gif" alt="', $txt[302], '" /></a>';
}
else
{
echo $topic['first_post']['link'];
}
echo '
<span class="smalltext">', $topic['pages'], '<br>', $txt['smf88'], ' ', $topic['board']['link'], '</span></td>
<td class="windowbg2" valign="middle" width="14%">
', $topic['first_post']['member']['link'], '</td>
<td class="windowbg" valign="middle" width="4%" align="center">
', $topic['replies'], '</td>
<td class="windowbg" valign="middle" width="8%" align="center">';
if ($topic['rating']['empty'] == 1)
echo 'N/A';
else
{
for ($i = 0; $i < $topic['rating']['whole']; $i++)
echo '<img src="', $settings['images_url'], '/star.gif" alt="*" border="0" />';
//!!! Should have a half star!
if (!empty($topic['rating']['half']))
echo '<img src="', $settings['images_url'], '/star.gif" alt="*" border="0" />';
}
echo '
</td>
<td class="windowbg2" valign="middle" width="22%">
<a href="', $topic['last_post']['href'], '"><img src="', $settings['images_url'], '/icons/last_post.gif" alt="', $txt[111], '" title="', $txt[111], '" style="float: right;" /></a>
<span class="smalltext">
', $topic['last_post']['time'], '<br />
', $txt[525], ' ', $topic['last_post']['member']['link'], '
</span>
</td>
</tr>';
}

    echo '</table></div>';

    }
else
    echo '<b><u>'.$heading.'<br><br>No Topics Match Search Criteria</u></b>';



Thanks the help is appreciated.

[IchBin]

The error has nothing to do with your code you posted.

[catchpen]

Ok thanks, just a coincidence I guess.

So it's an SMF thing?

[IchBin]

Its possibly another mod or something.

[alhaudhie]

i think there is a nice way to show recent post in center block like phpfusion one
http://www.phpfusion-themes.com/news.php   

hope someones can make it for tpblock in smf.

[catchpen]

i think there is a nice way to show recent post in center block like phpfusion one
http://www.phpfusion-themes.com/news.php   

hope someones can make it for tpblock in smf.

Good thing it ain't a rattlesnake  :laugh: