XThreads

My Spiel
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: 2313)

- 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

[ZiNgA BuRgA]

I thought that the plugin uploader didn't support .7z though...?

[tempo]

hi, i have a question about XTheads.....

i install this plugin and i think that i have a forum....without limits!!!!

i create a Custom Post field and this field is present when i create a new thread.....everything is ok!

i want to know if there is a way this field to be present into the poll create template......for example when i add the poll option i want to select the value of my custom field into the same template...

thanks

[RateU]

(08-17-2012 09:08 AM)ZiNgA BuRgA Wrote:  I thought that the plugin uploader didn't support .7z though...?

Yes, it doesn't support .7z files. But what I mean is, the error is not caused by installing XThreads using the Plugin Uploader.
This is what I did to reproduce the error in my test board, Yumi:

• Upload XThreads files manually.
• Upload Plugin Uploader, activate it.
  

I get the error (even without activating XThreads).

@tempo: Do you mean that the options in the poll using the custom fields options?

[tempo]

no, i mean that i want to put the Custom post field (for example a textbox waiting for me to input data) into the poll create template....

[RateU]

If you want to fill the input fields (the custom fields) when creating a poll, I think you can't do that (the create poll is available after the thread already submitted).

[tempo]

yes, this is what i want.

i try to add {$extra_threadfields} into the newpoll template but nothing is happen....

[tempo]

@RateU: i saw that there is a lot (esay or complex) applications on your post.

Do you have any idea to create a quiz application (using multiple choice or true/false questions) using XTheads?

[ZiNgA BuRgA]

Can't be done.

[ZiNgA BuRgA]

(08-18-2012 04:47 AM)RateU Wrote:  Yes, it doesn't support .7z files. But what I mean is, the error is not caused by installing XThreads using the Plugin Uploader.

Oh I see, thanks.

(08-15-2012 08:37 PM)sulitnet Wrote:  Hello please help. when i installed this plugin there is an error shows at the top.. see screenshots.. below...

Haven't tested, but see if this fixes it.
Open up inc/xthreads/xt_install.php
Find

PHP Code:

if($mybb->input['action'])

---

Replace with

PHP Code:

if($mybb->input['action'] || !is_object($GLOBALS['table']))

---

[RateU]

It fixes the "conflicts", Yumi.