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: 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

[Lich_king2]

Everything is added but the problem still persists.

[ZiNgA BuRgA]

Which template set are you checking?

[Lich_king2]

(01-05-2011 09:49 AM)ZiNgA BuRgA Wrote:  Which template set are you checking?

I've checked both the Global one and the theme based one. Even tough it's added it doesn't seem to reflect changes. Only on the default theme.
http://zeusoft.net/forum. I can setup test account for you to see the problem. Actually I don't get what the problem could be because everything is in its place so it should be functional.

[kaixer]

Hi,

How to hide breadcrumb?

Quote:Hide Forum in Breadcrumb Trail
If yes, will hide this forum in the forum breadcrumb trail (it will still appear in the breadcrumb if it's the active forum).

what does it means? From my understanding, seem like it's hard to hide breadcrumb.

[RateU]

Let's say that we have this structure:
- My Category -> Hide Breadcrumb
-- My Forum

When you browse any thread in the My Forum forum, the breadcrumb is:
Forum Name / My Forum / Thread Title
The My Forum appear here because it is the active forum.

The default behavior is:
Forum Name / My Category / My Forum / Thread Title

That is what I know.
I'm sorry if I'm wrong.

[ZiNgA BuRgA]

(01-05-2011 10:49 PM)Lich_king2 Wrote:  

(01-05-2011 09:49 AM)ZiNgA BuRgA Wrote:  Which template set are you checking?

I've checked both the Global one and the theme based one. Even tough it's added it doesn't seem to reflect changes. Only on the default theme.
http://zeusoft.net/forum. I can setup test account for you to see the problem. Actually I don't get what the problem could be because everything is in its place so it should be functional.

Alright then, cause I can't think of anything right now.

@kaixer: as an example, the MyBB Hacks category has the hide breadcrumb on.
If you take a look at the MyBB Plugins forum, you'll see that the "MyBB Hacks" category is hidden.  However, if you visit the MyBB Hacks category, it'll show the "MyBB Hacks" category (because it's active).

[ZiNgA BuRgA]

Lich_king2:
The Contact Us system seems to work fine.
As for the thread descriptions, it's because they aren't in the templates.  Make sure you're checking the correct template set for your theme.  I've edited the newthread template in the Sky Cotton template set for you, though this isn't all the templates that need editing (you'll need to fix the rest up).

I'm not sure why MyBB's find_replace_templatesets function isn't doing it automatically for you, but then, that function has always been a bit dodgy and I wouldn't be surprised if it's a MyBB bug.

Thanks for offering login details and hope that helps.

[PK8]

Heya, Zinga. Just got a few new ideas for XThreads. I'm not sure if some of these have been suggested before or if they already exist in XThreads.

- Having a "Sortable" setting for thread fields and letting users sort threads by said thread field if the admin sets them to sortable.
- I know there's filter options for user ids, post icon ids, mybb prefixes and last poster user ids but thoughts on adding sorting options for those?
- Next newest/next oldest thread links which searches for a thread tagged with a certain thread field. Maybe the admins could customize how the next oldest/newest thread links could behave through showthread template editing.
- Turning XThread field input rows, checkboxes, select menus, options, radio buttons, textboxes and other input options into templates the admin can customize.
- ...I just ran out of ideas.

[ZiNgA BuRgA]

Thanks for the ideas PK8

(01-17-2011 03:14 PM)PK8 Wrote:  - Having a "Sortable" setting for thread fields and letting users sort threads by said thread field if the admin sets them to sortable.

It's in the development version now.  Admins don't have an option though - it's always enabled.

(01-17-2011 03:14 PM)PK8 Wrote:  - I know there's filter options for user ids, post icon ids, mybb prefixes and last poster user ids but thoughts on adding sorting options for those?

MyBB has a sort by author.  I'm not sure exactly how to sort by the others though...
- post icon - simply sort by the ID or by the alternative text (you said ID - any particular reason for this?)
- prefixes - sort by ID or displayed text?
- lastposter will probably be by name rather than ID to be in line with MyBB's sort by author

(01-17-2011 03:14 PM)PK8 Wrote:  - Next newest/next oldest thread links which searches for a thread tagged with a certain thread field. Maybe the admins could customize how the next oldest/newest thread links could behave through showthread template editing.

I'll have to think of a system of how to make that work.
Do you have any suggestions on a more solid implementation?

(01-17-2011 03:14 PM)PK8 Wrote:  - Turning XThread field input rows, checkboxes, select menus, options, radio buttons, textboxes and other input options into templates the admin can customize.

I had that idea too.  Just need to think of the best way to do it though.
Unfortunately, it could turn a little messy with templates...

[RateU]

@ PK8: Just as information, maybe you can look at this topic:
http://mybbhacks.zingaburga.com/showthread.php?tid=635
There are some feature ideas by Yumi/ZiNgA BuRgA in that thread

For the Sortable: Yeah, Yumi/ZiNgA BuRgA already added that feature for the next version. Even we can set it as default sort by.