XThreads

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XThreads is one of my larger plugins which I have been working on for a while.  Originally planned to release it inline with MyBB 1.6, but who knows when that'll be out.  It perhaps doesn't include everything I wanted it to, but does have most of the things (plus I want to move onto other projects).

What does it do?
Take a look at RateU's forum for some nice ideas of what it can do.  I also have some more basic examples here of what can be done with XThreads.  I'm pretty sure there are many other applications of this plugin, but those examples just give you some simple ideas.

The basic idea is giving you the ability to define custom fields for your threads, and providing methods to give you a lot of flexibility with customising forums.

Warning: I'm not going to bother with "beta" labels and so on.  I've done some testing on this myself, but it's by no means extensive.  Use this at your own risk.

Installation Instructions: standard installation procedures apply - you can find them in the announcement here.
You may need to CHMOD the uploads/xthreads_ul/ folder to 0777 after uploading the files (probably won't though).

Upgrade Instructions: unless stated otherwise, the general procedure for upgrades is to simply upload the new files, then visit your AdminCP.  In there, you'll be presented with a notice to run the upgrade - just follow what it says from there on.

Usage Instructions: this is a complex plugin, and unfortunately, you're probably going to have to figure this out yourself, depending on what you want to achieve with this plugin.  HTML and CSS knowledge is strongly recommended; you should also be familiar with MyBB's template system.  Some demonstrations can be found here - hopefully these will give you a good idea of how things work.  I suggest looking at the thread descriptions example, as this is fairly easy to understand (IMO).  If you can understand how everything works, there, perhaps try out the gallery example.

Known conflicting plugins
- MyPlaza Turbo -
If you are using MyPlaza Turbo, note that the author decided to use a particularly odd method to implement certain functionality, practically destroying compatibility with any plugin which hooks into the forum add/edit routines.  I've included a patch to address this issue - you need to replace inc/myplaza/myplaza_admin_plugin.php with the following file (it's unlikely that this will be committed as the author has decided to discontinue development)

  myplaza_admin_plugin.php (Size: 56.27 KB / Downloads: 2410)

- PL9 Forum Icons -
Affects certain functionality.  See here for a solution.

- PHP in Templates, v1.4 or older -
Similar to PL9 Forum Icons - solution is just to update to the latest version.

- MyAdvertisements - (update: older versions only, later versions may not conflict)
Affects some thread functionality, see here for a solution.

- Group Post CSS -
See here http://mybbhacks.zingaburga.com/showthre...http://mybbhacks.zingaburga.com/showthread.php?tid=378&pid=59

All bug reports, suggestions, criticisms are appreciated (though I may not always implement suggestions) so please feel free to post them.
If you find this plugin useful, I would be grateful if you could give some token of appreciation for the work that has gone into this, and perhaps post some example usages you've come up with in the XThreads forum to help others get an idea of what can be achieve with this plugin (and for my own interest's sake ).


Github: https://github.com/zingaburga/XThreads-MyBB-Plugin
Note: do NOT use the Github version, unless you know what you're doing
Changelogs: v1.10, v1.20, v1.21, v1.22, v1.23, v1.24, v1.25, v1.26, v1.27, v1.30, v1.31, v1.32, v1.337, v1.40, v1.41, v1.42, v1.43, v1.44, v1.45, v1.46, v1.47, v1.50, v1.51, v1.52, v1.53, v1.60, v1.61, v1.62, v1.63, v1.64, v1.65, v1.66, v1.67, v1.68

[shep100uk]

yes i mean the title of the custom thread field
ive read that page and dont think ive missed anything out
everything else shows apart from the thread field

this is my site http://rotherhamsellers.co.uk/

[RateU]

Look at the Display Format, and compare it with the screenshots:

(04-26-2010 07:26 AM)RateU Wrote:  

• Title: Your Website URL
• Display Format:
  HTML Code

  <strong>Website URL: {VALUE}</strong><br />

  ---

• Title: Your Forum URL
• Display Format:
  HTML Code

  <strong>Forum URL: {VALUE}</strong><br />

  ---

That is one of the way how displaying the "title" before the value ({VALUE}) of the custom fields.
The other way is, you can use {$GLOBALS['threadfields_x']['key']['title']} variable for displaying the exact title.
You can read XThreads documentations for more details about it, inside the undoc.html file and under the Additional Custom Thread Field Variables sections.

[Sama34]

Can you provide a example of how we are suppose to use the Formating Map List option?

I set up a field, using a selection menu box, the selectable values were:

Code:

anime manga other

---

The in the formatting map list I used this:

Code:

anime{|}Anime manga{|}Manga other{|}Other

---

But when selecting a value in the edit page, every value is lower letters :-/ I though this was similar to RateU's plugin for profile fields, were something like this works.

[RateU]

You can use the same format like your Formatting Map Lists for your Values List.
Like this:

Code:

anime{|}Anime manga{|}Manga other{|}Other

---

[Sama34]

Thanks RateU, it worked. What exactly is the "Formatting Map List" for?

[WhiteEagle]

I might use this for FoodRatings to ask people for their cooking experience, then show it on the postbit.

[ZiNgA BuRgA]

(08-11-2012 10:20 AM)Sama34 Wrote:  Thanks RateU, it worked. What exactly is the "Formatting Map List" for?

It an output transform.  Value List applies to input only.
I'm making input/output processing a little more distinct in 1.60.

[sulitnet]

Hello please help. when i installed this plugin there is an error shows at the top.. see screenshots.. below...

[ZiNgA BuRgA]

Interesting.  You said that you've already installed this right?
Are you using a custom ACP theme?
Please also check, perhaps on a test board, if another plugin is causing this.

[RateU]

(08-15-2012 10:26 PM)ZiNgA BuRgA Wrote:  perhaps on a test board, if another plugin is causing this.

I think the Plugin Uploader: http://mods.mybb.com/view/plugin-uploader