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: 2417)

- 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]

Oh I see what you mean.
Thanks for the code suggestion.

(09-23-2014 05:28 PM)Sama34 Wrote:  In 1.8 users may be able to delete their own threads. Which works via AJAX for administrators and probably regulars users just see their post go away. Haven't actually tested this so don't take me for granted.

That could be annoying, although MyBB doesn't exactly handle this "correctly" either, if deleting a post needs to bring a new one in from the next page (or fiddle with the pagination links if it needs to).
So maybe I'll put it as a 'meh'.

[Sama34]

The MyBB way would be to redirect the user to the correct page/post if it is necessary. If there is only one page then the post just fades away (editing post -> require moderation) and unless it was the first post _xthreads_noreplies_ should be visible again. IMO.

Even so there may not be many cases where this actually happens so I understand why you wouldn't bother.

[ZiNgA BuRgA]

(09-24-2014 05:23 PM)Sama34 Wrote:  The MyBB way would be to redirect the user to the correct page/post if it is necessary.

I'll consider what to do after MyBB fixes this then.
It may be the same - redirect the user, rather than showing it again.

[Mark2x]

nevermind this crap I totally misread, I need sleep...

[Sama34]

$annoucement in announcement template builds from the postbit/_classic template even when postbit_first/_classic exists. Technically it is the first post.

This is causing style issues in my board, nothing than can't be fixed but should probably be considered. PMs should have the same issue I suppose..

[ZiNgA BuRgA]

:/
I'm not sure I'd consider it a post.  The problem is that announcements don't have custom fields associated with them, which causes issues for those that rely on that.

PMs don't even have a forum association which kinda is outside the scope of XThreads.

The postbit_first feature was only intended to make the first post of a thread different from the rest.  Otherwise, stock MyBB functionality applies.

Maybe a different plugin which pulls different templates for the postbit depending on its type?

[NNT_]

Is there anyway to compatiable XThreads to MyBB 1.8 ? I won't upgrade my forum except XThread compatiable with MyBB 1.8

[ZiNgA BuRgA]

There is an experimental version on GitHub with 1.8 compatibility fixes.
It's probably fine to use, although I don't officially recommend it at this stage.

[NNT_]

(10-28-2014 03:00 PM)ZiNgA BuRgA Wrote:  There is an experimental version on GitHub with 1.8 compatibility fixes.
It's probably fine to use, although I don't officially recommend it at this stage.

Thank you. Hope the 1.64 will release soon

[Sama34]

Well from a design point of view it may as well be a post, but I see your point. I will see what I can do about a plugin otherwise Tempalte Conditionals tricks would need to suffice.