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 Frequently Asked Question (FAQ)
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Frequently Asked Question (FAQ)
Requirement: XThreads

Based on the Thread Descriptions example application, we will try to create a simple Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) forum using XThreads.

Create/edit a forum:
AdminCP -> Forums & Posts -> Forum Management:
  • Template Prefix: faq_
  • Language File Prefix:

    Code: 
    <if THIS_SCRIPT == 'newthread.php' then>faqae_,</if>faq_

  • Show first post on every showthread page: Yes
  • Enable XThreads' Inline Forum Search: Yes
  • Allow Blank Post Message: Yes
Maybe we need to set the forum permissions so only Admin and Moderators can create threads in this forum.

Create a Custom Thread Fields:
AdminCP -> Configuration -> Custom Thread Fields
  • Title: Answer
    Modify it as our needs
  • Key: faq_answer
  • Applicable Forums: select our FAQ forum
  • Input Field Type: Multiline Textbox
  • Editable by / Required Field?: Moderators
    Modify it as our needs (depends on the FAQ forum permissions to create a thread)
  • Display Parsing: Use MyBB Parser (MyCode)
  • MyBB Parser Options: check the following options:
    • Allow newlines
    • Filter Badwords
    • Allow MyCode
    Modify it as our needs.

Create new templates in Global Templates:
AdminCP -> Templates & Style -> Templates -> Global Templates
  1. faq_editpost_first

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    <html>
<head>
<title>{$mybb->settings['bbname']} - {$lang->edit_post}</title>
{$headerinclude}
<script type="text/javascript" src="jscripts/post.js?ver=1400"></script>
</head>
<body>
{$header}
{$preview}
{$post_errors}
{$attacherror}
<form action="editpost.php?pid={$pid}&amp;processed=1" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data" name="input">
<input type="hidden" name="my_post_key" value="{$mybb->post_code}" />
<div style="width: 60%; margin: auto auto;">
<table border="0" cellspacing="{$theme['borderwidth']}" cellpadding="{$theme['tablespace']}" class="tborder">
<tr>
<td class="thead" colspan="2"><strong>{$lang->xtfaq_edit_faq}</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="trow2"><strong>{$lang->xtfaq_question}</strong></td>
<td class="trow2">{$prefixselect}<input type="text" class="textbox" name="subject" size="40" maxlength="85" value="{$subject}" tabindex="1" /></td>
</tr>
{$extra_threadfields}
<tr style="display: none;">
<td class="trow2" valign="top"><strong>{$lang->your_message}:</strong><br /><div style="text-align: center;">{$smilieinserter}</div></td>
<td class="trow2">
<textarea name="message" id="message" rows="20" cols="70" tabindex="3">{$message}</textarea>
{$codebuttons}
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="display: none;">
<td class="trow1" valign="top"><strong>{$lang->post_options}</strong></td>
<td class="trow1"><span class="smalltext">
<label><input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" name="postoptions[signature]" value="1" tabindex="6"{$postoptionschecked['signature']} /> {$lang->options_sig}</label>
{$disablesmilies}</span>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>
{$attachbox}
<br />
<div align="center"><input type="submit" class="button" name="submit" value="{$lang->update_post}" tabindex="3" accesskey="s" />  <input type="submit" class="button" name="previewpost" value="{$lang->preview_post}" tabindex="4" /></div>
<input type="hidden" name="action" value="do_editpost" />
<input type="hidden" name="posthash" value="{$posthash}" />
<input type="hidden" name="attachmentaid" value="" />
<input type="hidden" name="attachmentact" value="" />
</form>
<br />
<form action="editpost.php" method="post" name="editpost">
<input type="hidden" name="my_post_key" value="{$mybb->post_code}" />
<table border="0" cellspacing="{$theme['borderwidth']}" cellpadding="{$theme['tablespace']}" class="tborder">
<tr>
<td class="thead" colspan="3"><strong>{$lang->delete_post}</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="trow1" style="white-space: nowrap"><input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" name="delete" value="1" tabindex="9" /> <strong>{$lang->delete_q}</strong></td>
<td class="trow1" width="100%">{$lang->delete_1}<br /><span class="smalltext">{$lang->delete_2}</span></td>
<td class="trow1"><input type="submit" class="button" name="submit" value="{$lang->delete_now}" tabindex="10" /></td>
</tr>
</table>
<input type="hidden" name="action" value="deletepost" />
<input type="hidden" name="pid" value="{$pid}" />
</form>
{$footer}
</body>
</html>

  2. faq_forumdisplay_searchforum_inline

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    <form action="forumdisplay.php" method="get">
	<span class="smalltext"><strong>{$lang->search_forum}</strong></span>
	<input type="text" class="textbox" name="search" value="{$searchval}" /> {$gobutton}
	<input type="hidden" name="fid" value="{$fid}" />
	<input type="hidden" name="sortby" value="{$sortby}" />
	<input type="hidden" name="order" value="{$sortordernow}" />
	<input type="hidden" name="datecut" value="{$datecut}" />
	{$xthreads_forum_filter_form}
</form>

  3. faq_forumdisplay_sticky_sep

    HTML Code 
    <tr>
<td colspan="{$colspan}"><strong>{$lang->xtfaq_ifaq}</strong></td>
</tr>

  4. faq_forumdisplay_thread

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    <tr>
	{$modbit}
	<td style="width: 100%;">
		<div>
			<span>{$thread['threadprefix']}<strong>{$lang->xtfaq_q} <a href="{$thread['threadlink']}" class="{$inline_edit_class} {$new_class}" id="tid_{$inline_edit_tid}" onclick="$('faq_answer_{$thread['tid']}').toggle(); return false;">{$thread['subject']}</a></strong></span>
			<br class="clear" />
			<div id="faq_answer_{$thread['tid']}">
				<div class="float_left" style="display: block;"><strong>{$lang->xtfaq_a}</strong></div>
				<div style="margin-left: 20px;">{$threadfields['faq_answer']}</div>
				<div class="clear" style="margin: 5px 0px 9px 20px;">
					{$gotounread}<a href="{$thread['threadlink']}"><em>{$lang->xtfaq_moreinfo}</em></a>
					{$thread['multipage']}<br />
					<span class="smalltext">
						<a href="{$thread['lastpostlink']}">{$lang->lastpost}</a>: {$lastposterlink}{$lang->comma}
						{$lastpostdate} {$lastposttime}
					</span>
				</div>
			</div>
			<script type="text/javascript">
			<!--
				$('faq_answer_{$thread['tid']}').style.display = 'none';
			// -->
			</script>
		</div>
	</td>
</tr>

  5. faq_forumdisplay_threadlist

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    <div class="float_right">
	{$newthread}
</div>
<table border="0" cellspacing="{$theme['borderwidth']}" cellpadding="{$theme['tablespace']}" style="clear: both; width: 80%; margin: auto auto;">
	<tr>
		<td colspan="{$colspan}">
			<div style="text-align: center;" class="largetext">
				<strong>{$foruminfo['name']}</strong>
			</div>
		</td>
	</tr>
	{$selectall}
	{$threads}{$nullthreads}
</table>
<br class="clear" />
<div style="text-align: center;">
	{$multipage}
</div>
<br class="clear" />
<table border="0" cellspacing="{$theme['borderwidth']}" cellpadding="{$theme['tablespace']}" class="tborder">
	<tr>
		{$inlinemodcol}
		<td class="thead">
			<div class="float_right">{$searchforum}</div>
			{$forumjump}
		</td>
	</tr>
</table>
<div class="float_left" style="margin-top: 4px;">
	{$inlinemod}
</div>
<div class="float_right" style="margin-top: 4px;">
	{$newthread}
</div>
<br style="clear: both;" />
<br />
<div class="smalltext" style="text-align: center;">
	{$foruminfo['name']}<br />
	Powered by: <a href="http://mybbhacks.zingaburga.com/showthread.php?tid=288">XThreads</a> &ndash; <a href="http://mybbhacks.zingaburga.com">MyBB Hacks</a>
</div>
<br style="clear: both" />
{$inline_edit_js}

  6. faq_forumdisplay_threads_sep

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    <tr>
<td colspan="{$colspan}"><strong>{$lang->xtfaq_gfaq}</strong></td>
</tr>

  7. faq_forumdisplay_thread_modbit

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    <td align="center" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: top"><input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" name="inlinemod_{$multitid}" id="inlinemod_{$multitid}" value="1" {$inlinecheck}  /></td>

  8. faq_newthread

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    <html>
<head>
<title>{$lang->newthread_in}</title>
{$headerinclude}
<script type="text/javascript" src="jscripts/post.js?ver=1400"></script>
</head>
<body>
{$header}
{$preview}
{$thread_errors}
{$attacherror}
<form action="newthread.php?fid={$fid}&amp;processed=1" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data" name="input">
<input type="hidden" name="my_post_key" value="{$mybb->post_code}" />
<div style="width: 60%; margin: auto auto;">
<table border="0" cellspacing="{$theme['borderwidth']}" cellpadding="{$theme['tablespace']}" class="tborder">
<tr>
<td class="thead" colspan="2"><strong>{$lang->xtfaq_new_faq}</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="trow2" width="20%"><strong>{$lang->xtfaq_question}</strong></td>
<td class="trow2">{$prefixselect}<input type="text" class="textbox" name="subject" size="49" maxlength="85" value="{$subject}" tabindex="1" /></td>
</tr>
{$extra_threadfields}
<tr style="display: none;">
<td class="trow2" valign="top"><strong>{$lang->your_message}</strong>{$smilieinserter}</td>
<td class="trow2">
<textarea name="message" id="message" rows="20" cols="70" tabindex="2">{$message}</textarea>
{$codebuttons}
{$multiquote_external}
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="display: none;">
<td class="trow1" valign="top"><strong>{$lang->post_options}</strong></td>
<td class="trow1"><span class="smalltext">
<label><input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" name="postoptions[signature]" value="1" tabindex="7"{$postoptionschecked['signature']} /> {$lang->options_sig}</label>
{$disablesmilies}</span></td>
</tr>
{$modoptions}
{$captcha}
</table>
</div>
{$attachbox}
<br />
<div style="text-align:center"><input type="submit" class="button" name="submit" value="{$lang->post_thread}" tabindex="4" accesskey="s" />  <input type="submit" class="button" name="previewpost" value="{$lang->preview_post}" tabindex="5" />{$savedraftbutton}</div>
<input type="hidden" name="action" value="do_newthread" />
<input type="hidden" name="posthash" value="{$posthash}" />
<input type="hidden" name="attachmentaid" value="" />
<input type="hidden" name="attachmentact" value="" />
<input type="hidden" name="quoted_ids" value="{$quoted_ids}" />
<input type="hidden" name="tid" value="{$tid}" />
{$editdraftpid}
</form>
{$forumrules}
{$footer}
</body>
</html>

  9. faq_postbit_first & faq_postbit_first_classic

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    {$ignore_bit}
<a name="pid{$post['pid']}" id="pid{$post['pid']}"></a>
<table border="0" cellspacing="{$theme['borderwidth']}" cellpadding="{$theme['tablespace']}" style="width: 80%; margin: auto auto;{$post_extra_style} {$post_visibility}" id="post_{$post['pid']}">
	<tbody>
		<tr>
			<td class="post_content {$unapproved_shade}">
				<div class="post_body" id="pid_{$post['pid']}">
					{$post['posturl']}
					<div><strong>{$lang->xtfaq_q} {$post['subject']} {$post['subject_extra']}</strong></div>
					<br class="clear" />
					<div class="float_left" style="display: block;"><strong>{$lang->xtfaq_a}</strong></div>
					<div style="margin-left: 20px;">{$GLOBALS['threadfields']['faq_answer']}</div>
					{$post['message']}
					<br class="clear" />
					<span id="edited_by_{$post['pid']}" class="float_right">{$post['editedmsg']}</span>
					<strong>{$post['profilelink']}</strong> {$post['onlinestatus']}<br />
					<span class="smalltext">{$post['postdate']}, {$post['posttime']}</span>
				</div>
				{$post['attachments']}
				<div class="post_meta" id="post_meta_{$post['pid']}">{$post['iplogged']}</div>
				<br class="clear" />
				<div class="author_buttons float_left">
					{$post['button_email']}{$post['button_pm']}{$post['button_www']}{$post['button_find']}{$post['button_rep']}
				</div>
				<div class="post_management_buttons float_right">{$post['button_edit']}{$post['button_quickdelete']}{$post['button_quote']}{$post['button_multiquote']}{$post['button_report']}{$post['button_warn']}{$post['button_reply_pm']}{$post['button_replyall_pm']}{$post['button_forward_pm']}{$post['button_delete_pm']}
				</div>
			</td>
		</tr>
	</tbody>
</table>

  10. faq_showthread

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    <html>
<head>
<title>{$thread['subject']}</title>
{$headerinclude}
<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
	var quickdelete_confirm = "{$lang->quickdelete_confirm}";
// -->
</script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="jscripts/thread.js?ver=1603"></script>
</head>
<body>
{$header}
{$pollbox}
<br class="clear" />
<div>
	{$first_post}
</div>
<br class="clear" />
<div class="float_left">{$multipage}</div>
<div class="float_right">{$newreply}</div>
{$ratethread}
<br class="clear" />
<table border="0" cellspacing="{$theme['borderwidth']}" cellpadding="{$theme['tablespace']}" class="tborder" style="clear: both; border-bottom-width: 0; margin-bottom: -7px;">
	<tr>
		<td class="thead" colspan="2">
			<div style="float: right;">
				<span class="smalltext"><strong><a href="showthread.php?mode=threaded&amp;tid={$tid}&amp;pid={$pid}#pid{$pid}">{$lang->threaded}</a> | <a href="showthread.php?mode=linear&amp;tid={$tid}&amp;pid={$pid}#pid{$pid}">{$lang->linear}</a></strong></span>
			</div>
			<div>
				<strong>{$thread['threadprefix']}{$thread['subject']}</strong>
			</div>
		</td>
	</tr>
	{$classic_header}
</table>
<div id="posts">
	{$posts}
</div>
<table border="0" cellspacing="{$theme['borderwidth']}" cellpadding="{$theme['tablespace']}" class="tborder" style="border-top-width: 0;">
	<tr>
		<td colspan="2" class="tfoot">
			{$search_thread}
			<div>
				<strong>&laquo; <a href="{$next_oldest_link}">{$lang->next_oldest}</a> | <a href="{$next_newest_link}">{$lang->next_newest}</a> &raquo;</strong>
			</div>
		</td>
	</tr>
</table>
<div class="float_left">
	{$multipage}
</div>
<div style="padding-top: 4px;" class="float_right">
	{$newreply}
</div>
<br style="clear: both;" />
{$quickreply}
{$threadexbox}
{$similarthreads}
<br />
<div class="float_left">
	<ul class="thread_tools">
		<li class="printable"><a href="printthread.php?tid={$tid}">{$lang->view_printable}</a></li>
		<li class="sendthread"><a href="sendthread.php?tid={$tid}">{$lang->send_thread}</a></li>
		<li class="subscription_{$add_remove_subscription}"><a href="usercp2.php?action={$add_remove_subscription}subscription&amp;tid={$tid}&amp;my_post_key={$mybb->post_code}">{$add_remove_subscription_text}</a></li>
	</ul>
</div>

<div class="float_right" style="text-align: right;">
	{$moderationoptions}
	{$forumjump}
</div>
<br style="clear: both;" />
{$usersbrowsing}
{$footer}
</body>
</html>

  11. faq_showthread_noreplies

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    <div id="xthreads_noreplies"><table border="0" cellspacing="{$GLOBALS['theme']['borderwidth']}" cellpadding="{$GLOBALS['theme']['tablespace']}" class="tborder" style="margin-top: 7px;"><tr><td class="trow2">{$GLOBALS['lang']->xtfaq_noreplies}</td></tr></table></div>


We use language prefix for that (attached). Upload it to our inc/languages/*our language* folder.

Scr:
Threadlist:
   

Shothread:
   

Newthread/Editpost:
   

Live Demo:
http://mybbhacks.zingaburga.com/forumdisplay.php?fid=37
(the Important FAQ are sticky threads, and the General FAQ are normal threads).


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(This post was last modified: 03-16-2012 05:04 AM by RateU.)
03-16-2012 04:40 AM
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