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: 2307)

- 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

[leefish]

(01-05-2011 04:27 AM)Lich_king2 Wrote:  I don't why, but any changes that apply using Xthreads doesn't work on the selected forum. I reinstalled, reactivated plugin and it's same.

I dont know how experienced you are with XThreads, but are you sure that you have the templates, custom thread fields and forum settings correct?

Templates have prefix xx_ and forums have prefix xx_ the underscore is important - if you are making changes to the postbits, remember there are at least three postbits in XThreads - xx_postbit_first, xx_postbit_classic, xx_postbit - you need to make the changes as appropriate.

When making custom threadfields, ensure that you have the forum assigned that you want it to show in and the visibility correct. If this is your first try at XThreads I suggest you have a go at making RateUs contact form EXACTLY as it is in the demo, then tweak it to get a greater understanding.

It could also be a plugin conflict - PL9 forum icons and early versions of my_advertisements conflict with XThreads.

[Lich_king2]

I'm not using PL9. My problem is that the Xthread plugin only works on default theme. It's like it doesn't insert any value on custom ones. I've added the needed templates.

[RateU]

(01-05-2011 04:27 AM)Lich_king2 Wrote:  I don't why, but any changes that apply using Xthreads doesn't work on the selected forum. I reinstalled, reactivated plugin and it's same.

Not quite sure what you mean by the "doesn't work".
But maybe you can try the [urlhttp://mybbhacks.zingaburga.com/showthread.php?tid=285]Thread Description[/url] modification first, to see whether the value can be displayed in template or not.

Edit:

(01-05-2011 05:14 AM)Lich_king2 Wrote:  I'm not using PL9. My problem is that the Xthread plugin only works on default theme. It's like it doesn't insert any value on custom ones. I've added the needed templates.

You can read the second post in this thread to know whatever variable added by XThreads. If you have a very custom template, maybe you need to add it manually.

Edit:
Do you mean by "I've added the needed templates" is, you've added the variables in the second post?

[Lich_king2]

(01-05-2011 05:17 AM)RateU Wrote:  

(01-05-2011 04:27 AM)Lich_king2 Wrote:  I don't why, but any changes that apply using Xthreads doesn't work on the selected forum. I reinstalled, reactivated plugin and it's same.

Not quite sure what you mean by the "doesn't work".
But maybe you can try the [urlhttp://mybbhacks.zingaburga.com/showthread.php?tid=285]Thread Description[/url] modification first, to see whether the value can be displayed in template or not.

Edit:

(01-05-2011 05:14 AM)Lich_king2 Wrote:  I'm not using PL9. My problem is that the Xthread plugin only works on default theme. It's like it doesn't insert any value on custom ones. I've added the needed templates.

You can read the second post in this thread to know whatever variable added by XThreads. If you have a very custom template, maybe you need to add it manually.

Edit:
Do you mean by "I've added the needed templates" is, you've added the variables in the second post?

I've added the needed variables yet the problem still persists. Custom Thread Fields and Templates don't work at all on custom themes. The variables value acts like it isn't added. I'm using theme made by Nanoskiners.

[RateU]

(01-05-2011 05:26 AM)Lich_king2 Wrote:  I'm using theme made by Nanoskiners.

Is it a free theme? If so, maybe I can try it.

[Lich_king2]

(01-05-2011 05:56 AM)RateU Wrote:  

(01-05-2011 05:26 AM)Lich_king2 Wrote:  I'm using theme made by Nanoskiners.

Is it a free theme? If so, maybe I can try it.

Yeah.
http://mods.mybb.com/view/sky-cotton

[RateU]

Works for me? (I'm using MyBB 1.61 and Thread Description example application to test it)

[leefish]

I remember having something weird like this - I was unable to reproduce it on a clean install but it was certainly happening. Are you forcing a theme on these forums? If so, unforce it, then deactivate Xthreads, reactivate XThreads, force a new theme and see what happens.

[Lich_king2]

Weird. Doesn't work even locally. No I'm not forcing theme on these forums.

[RocketFoot]

Did you check Zinga's list of modified templates to make sure your install added everything where it should be?  I had a problem like this and had to disable and re-enable the XThread plugin to get everything working again.

http://mybbhacks.zingaburga.com/showthre...http://mybbhacks.zingaburga.com/showthread.php?tid=288&pid=18