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

[tempo]

hi, i have a question.

I'm using Xthreads to create a multilingual forum site.

for example i have a thread field with the name "Size" and the input field type is "Listbox"

the available sizes on English language are
"Small"
"Medium"
"Large"

the available sizes on Greek language are
"Mikro"
"Mesaio"
"Megalo"

is it possible for a user to select the correct one of the sizes depend on the selected forum's language.

[kamil501]

after installing the plugin I have a strange break on the page <br>

[leefish]

Which page? Xthreads doesnt usually change templates on its own.

[kamil501]

(09-17-2015 12:02 AM)leefish Wrote:  Which page? Xthreads doesnt usually change templates on its own.

http://parszywa.eu/index.php
L: test
H:123456789

[leefish]

here is your BR:  

<!-- end: serversboard_index_summation -->
</table><br />
<!-- end: serversboard_index -->

XThreads has not added that.

[kamil501]

(09-17-2015 03:58 AM)leefish Wrote:  here is your BR:  

<!-- end: serversboard_index_summation -->
</table><br />
<!-- end: serversboard_index -->

XThreads has not added that.

I do not mean the break.
And for such after disconnection plugin problem disappears

[RateU]

By default, XThreads only changes your template via variables. And it doesn't add anything to index related templates.
The first option is (IMHO), try to validate your template first. There are many <option value="numratings" ></option> on your template.

[kamil501]

the problem was fixed thanks RateU

[katryoushka]

Hello! I'm trying to install xThreads on my forum and after I upload the file and click activate I get an error where the required MySQL tables do not exist in the database. This is the first time this has ever happened to me and I have no idea why the installation went awry.

Your help in fixing this issue would be greatly appreciated!

Cheers

[RateU]

I prefer to call it MyBB 1.8.6 issue rather than XThreads issue. How they changed the table_exists function is ........