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: 2414)

- 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

[brad-t]

How can I remove security check? Not the first time I've had problems with it, would love to just kill it.

[ZiNgA BuRgA]

In admin/inc/functions.php, after

PHP Code:

function check_template($template) {

---

add

PHP Code:

return false;

---

[Sama34]

I think you can as well use:

PHP Code:

<?=($filters_set['style']['active']['Gyaru(o)'])?>

---

Have done it some times IIRC.

[brad-t]

Thanks Z!

Sama, your trick didn't work for me

[Sama34]

Wouldn't be surpriced it is caused by a plugin for me, I have too many

[Shemo]

thanks for the update, zinga.

[Sama34]

Can't see to find the documentation about this, how do I disable thread filtering from the url?

I mean, I remember reading adding something like xt_disable_filtering=1 but can't find it anymore...

[Sama34]

Never minds, got it. It is under the forum options.

Now I have a issue with the moderation tools.
Thread field info:
key: status
Applicable Forums: Contact forum, Support forum
Input Field Type: Listbox
Editable by / Required Field?: Everyone (required)
Value list:

Code:

Nuevo Solucionado Ignorado

---

Default Value: Nuevo

Moderation Tool:
Applicable Forums: Contact forum, Support forum
Close thread: Yes
Clean redirections: Yes
Modify Custom Thread Field(s):

Code:

status=<if {VALUE} == 'Solucionado' then>Ignorado<else>Solucionado</if>

---

But somehow it is not working, the status value is always "Nuevo" after running the tool over the thread.

---

Somehow my own plugin seems to be the cause for this...
http://mods.mybb.com/view/ougc-moderatio...http://mods.mybb.com/view/ougc-moderation-tools-p

Any idea Zinga Burga?

---

I changed the hook priority to -999 and everything seems to work now.

[ZiNgA BuRgA]

Yeah, the custom moderation thing is a real mess.

[euantor]

Getting an odd issue simply adding a new custom field on somebody else's test server. Any ideas anybody? I haven't seen this before and I've tested locally with no issues...

Code:

Fatal error: Call to undefined function xthreads_evalcache_pfrating1() in /home/web/andrewshemo/testforum/inc/plugins/xthreads.php on line 612

---

Field details:

Title *

Rating Field 1

Key *

pfrating1

Applicable Forums

Product Reviews

Input Field Type

Listbox

Editable by / Required Field?

Everyone (required)

Values List

1
2
3
4
5

Custom Modify Error:

<if intval({VALUE}) < 1 or intval({VALUE}) > 5 then>
  You must enter a value between 1 and 5.
</if>