"recent topics" in SMF style

[Bjørn]

This is requested elsewhere, but I though I post it here. It essentially use the SSI function for collecting the recent topics, and lay them out like the threads overview of the forum.

- use a PHP type block and just insert the code down below.
- use it preferably on a centerblock or frontblock - since its quite wide.
- looks best with "do not use title/frame" for the block, it has it own titlebar.
- add board ID number like to the function if youw ant to narrow down the boards recent topics are taken from. change it to ssi_recentTopics('8', array('3','56') , 'array') where the numbers 3 and 56 are examples of board ID's.

Code: [Select]

       
global $scripturl;

echo '
                        <table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="4" class="bordercolor">
                               <tr><td colspan="3" class="titlebg">Recent topics</td></tr> ';
       $what=ssi_recentTopics('8', NULL, 'array');


        foreach ($what as $topic)
        {
                echo '
                                <tr>
                                        <td class="windowbg" valign="middle">
                                                ', $topic['link'];

                // Is this topic new? (assuming they are logged in!)
                if (!$topic['new'] && $context['user']['is_logged'])
                        echo '
                                                <a href="', $scripturl, '?topic=', $topic['topic'], '.from', $topic['new_from'], '#new"><img src="', $settings['images_url'], '/', $context['user']['language'], '/new.gif" alt="', $txt[302], '" border="0" /></a>';

                echo '
                                        </td>
                                        <td class="windowbg2" valign="middle" width="20%">
                                                ', $topic['poster']['link'], '
                                        </td>
                                        <td class="windowbg2" valign="middle" width="35%">';
                if ($settings['images_url'] != $settings['theme_url'] . '/images' || file_exists($settings['theme_dir'] . '/images/icons/last_post.gif'))
                        echo '
                                        <a href="', $topic['href'], '"><img src="', $settings['images_url'], '/icons/last_post.gif" alt="', $txt[111], '" title="', $txt[111], '" border="0" style="float: right;" /></a>';
                echo '
                                                <span class="smalltext">
                                                        ', $topic['time'], '
                                                </span>
                                        </td>
                                </tr>';
        }

        echo '
                        </table>';

edit: added a extra line on top, since errors were created.

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[Ray]

Works good but will not uncheck the post after the post has been read

[Nokonium]

Ray
One of my posts was the "elsewhere" 

If you check you will find that the read and unread post topics are reversed. If you read one shown as unread it will then have a 'New' but, yes, if you read one marked 'New' it doesn't change.

[Ray]

Ah! ok thanks

[Bjørn]

Changed the code..does it work better now?

[Nokonium]

Yup! they are the right way round again. Thanks Bloc

It was terribly confusing, when you are over 50 you have enough difficulty remembering what you've read anyway ..... 

[Ray]

Aye works OK now -- yep over 50 can be a pain sometimes lol -- like remembering how to get home from work

[Ray]

How hard would it be to change it To recent post and not topics -- just wondering?

[Bjørn]

You mean like the "recent posts" on the forum? (action=recent)

[Ray]

yes on all forums that have permission to see the post

what Im looking for is here

Show forum-posts on frontpage from:(can pisck only one forum)

to be able to have more than one forum at a time.