Is this possible? Displaying threads on index with x criteria

[brad-t]

Hi everyone,

So, here is a rough mock-up of my index page concept. I want to call your attention to the "Hottest Brands" box.



The Brand Directory is a forum using xThreads.

Here are the things I would like to do.

• Display three threads from Brands forum on index in this box
• Have these threads ordered based on # of replies in previous [x] days
• Display rank image of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd next to each of them (optional but desired)
• Fetch thumbnail with exact dimensions to display with thread
• Short description and tags are custom thread fields
  

It seems that RateU has accomplished pretty much exactly what I want already, except he using views as the selection method.



I would greatly appreciate your guidance.