Request: Brand Directory

[brad-t]

Hey everyone,

I run the fashion website HARAJUJU.net and am currently running xThreads in collaboration with a custom plugin designed by Pirata Nervo. I'm pretty impressed by what it can do and I want to utilize it to design a clothing brand directory. The issue is that I'm very short on time and knowledge, and on a very tight deadline to complete this. The solution I envision seems to already mostly exist across RateU's example plugins, so hopefully you guys could help me out?

Here's a very rough mock-up of what I imagine the forumdisplay to look like:



As for the thread display, I imagine it looking ... pretty much just like this:

http://i40.tinypic.com/6oog1z.jpg

Minus the rating box. Though I do wonder what would happen if there are too many images attached. The discussion below it would display like it would in any other forum; only the first post should be custom. I could probably handle this using the Product Review tutorial if I need to.

Sorry, I know I sound like a total n00b (because I am one), and I really appreciate your help/feedback! Willing to give Admin CP access if need  be. ._.;

[techu]

RateU already did that in the trading forum.
Take a look at this http://mybbhacks.zingaburga.com/showthread.php?tid=443

[brad-t]

Ahh you're right, it's very similar ... will try it out this weekend and hopefully not blow anything up

[RateU]

You can try to modify this very basic sample. Basically, it is a combination from the trade and product review example application.

Create or edit a forum with these settings:

• Forum Rules: Display rules for this forum on the thread listing.
  Modify the forum rules.
• Template Prefix: brand_
• Language File Prefix: brand_
• Thread Grouping: 3
• Show first post on every showthread page: Yes
• Enable XThreads' Inline Forum Search: Yes
• Custom WOL Text:
  • Forum Display:
    HTML Code

    Viewing <a href="{1}">{2}</a>

    ---

  • New Thread:
    HTML Code

    Submitting a new Brand

    ---

  • New Reply:
    HTML Code

    Commenting <a href="{1}">{2}</a> Brand

    ---

  • Show Thread:
    HTML Code

    Viewing <a href="{1}">{2}</a> Brand

    ---

Create a Custom Thread Fields with these settings:
AdminCP -> Configuration -> Custom Thread Fields

1. Listbox for Gender:
   • Title: Gender
   • Key: gender
   • Applicable Forums: 'select our Brand Directory forum'
   • Input Field Type: Listbox
   • Field Input Width: 10
   • Field Input Height: 1
   • Values List:
     
     Code:

     Men Women

     ---

   • Editable by / Required Field?: Everyone (required)
   • Allow Filtering: Yes
   • Display Order: 1
     
2. Textbox for Price:
   • Title: Price
   • Key: price
   • Applicable Forums: 'select our Brand Directory forum'
   • Maximum Text Length: 10
     Modify it as our needs
   • Field Input Width: 10
     Modify it as our needs
   • Editable by / Required Field?: Everyone (required)
   • Display Order: 2
   • Display Format:
     
     Code:

     $ <?=number_format({VALUE},2)?>

     ---

   • Text Mask Filter: Custom
     
     Code:

     ^\d+(\.\d{2})?$

     ---

     Modify it as our needs.
     

3. Listbox for Style:
   Not quite sure whether the style is multi select or not (I'm not familiar with fashion). In this example we use a single select (only one style can be selected for each brand).
   • Title: Style
   • Key: style
   • Applicable Forums: 'select our Brand Directory forum'
   • Input Field Type: Listbox
   • Field Input Width: 20
     Modify it as our needs. Depends on the long of the longest style name.
   • Field Input Height: 1
   • Values List:
     
     Code:

     Style 1 Style 2 Style 3 Style 4

     ---

     Modify it as our needs. Please remember to edit our brand_forumdisplay_threadlist template (line #11 - #22) if we edit the value.

   • Editable by / Required Field?: Everyone (required)
   • Allow Filtering: Yes
   • Display Order: 3
     
4. File input field type for main image:
   This is the only required image for this.
   • Title: Main Image
   • Key: mimg
   • Applicable Forums: 'select our Brand Directory forum'
   • Input Field Type: File
   • Valid File Extensions: jpg|jpeg|gif|png
   • Maximum File Size: 1048576
     Modify it as our needs. It is a maximum file size (in bytes) that can be uploaded.
   • Editable by / Required Field?: Everyone (required)
   • Display Order: 4
   • Only Accept Image Files: Yes
   • Image Thumbnail Generation: 160x120
   • Display Format:
     
     HTML Code

     <img src="{URL}/thumb160x120" alt="" style="border: 1px solid #C1C1C1; padding: 3px; margin: 3px;" />

     ---

     Modify it as our need.
     

5. File input field type for additional image:
   Repeat this step as our needs, depends on how many additional images can be uploaded for each brands. Just use diferrent key. For example: bimg1, bimg2, bimg3 and etc. Then, put the variable in our brand_showthread template.
   The variable should be like this:
   
   Code:

   {$GLOBALS['threadfields']['bimgx']['value']}

   ---

   Change the bimgx with the appropriate key.
   In our brand_showthread template, there are five variable like this, for five additional brand images, using bimg1, bimg2, bimg3, bimg4 and bimg5 as key (line #49 - #53)

   • Title: Additional Image 1
   • Key: bimg1
   • Applicable Forums: 'select our Brand Directory forum'
   • Input Field Type: File
   • Valid File Extensions: jpg|jpeg|gif|png
   • Maximum File Size: 1048576
     Modify it as our needs. It is a maximum file size (in bytes) that can be uploaded.
   • Editable by / Required Field?: Everyone
     This is not a required image.
   • Display Order: 5
   • Only Accept Image Files: Yes
   • Image Thumbnail Generation: 160x120
   • Display Format:
     
     HTML Code

     <a href="{URL}" target="_blank"><img src="{URL}/thumb160x120" alt="" style="border: 1px solid #C1C1C1; padding: 3px; margin: 3px;" /></a>

     ---

     Modify it as our need.
     

   
   

Create new templates in Global Template.
Admin CP -> Templates & Style -> Templates -> Global Templates:

1. brand_forumdisplay
   
   HTML Code

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   <html> <head> <title>{$mybb->settings['bbname']} - {$foruminfo['name']} </title> {$headerinclude} {$rssdiscovery} <script type="text/javascript"> <!-- lang.no_new_posts = "{$lang->no_new_posts}"; lang.click_mark_read = "{$lang->click_mark_read}"; // --> </script> <style type="text/css"> .filtertf_active { background: #FFF6BF; } </style> </head> <body> {$header} {$moderatedby} {$usersbrowsing} {$subforums} {$threadslist} {$footer} </body> </html>

   ---

   There is a stylesheet in this template for selected filter. Modify it as our needs.

2. brand_forumdisplay_announcements_announcement
   
   HTML Code

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   <tr> <td class="{$bgcolor}" colspan="{$colspan}"> <a href="{$announcement['announcementlink']}"{$new_class}>{$announcement['subject']}</a> <div class="author smalltext"> {$announcement['profilelink']}, {$postdate} {$posttime} </div> </td> </tr>

   ---

   Just to make announcements a bit blended with this template . Personally I prefer to not displaying announcements for this type of forum.

3. brand_forumdisplay_group_sep
   
   HTML Code

   </tr><tr>

   ---

4. brand_forumdisplay_inlinemoderation_col
   
   HTML Code

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   <tr> <td class="trow_sep"> <input type="checkbox" name="allbox" onclick="inlineModeration.checkAll(this)" /> <strong>{$lang->brand_select_all}</strong> </td> </tr>

   ---

5. brand_forumdisplay_searchforum_inline
   
   HTML Code

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   <tr> <td class="tcat"><strong>{$lang->search_forum}</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="trow1"> <div style="text-align: center; margin: 10px 0px;"> <form action="forumdisplay.php" method="get"> <input type="text" class="textbox" name="search" value="{$searchval}" /> <input type="hidden" name="fid" value="{$fid}" /> <input type="hidden" name="sortby" value="{$sortby}" /> <input type="hidden" name="order" value="{$sortordernow}" /> <input type="hidden" name="datecut" value="{$datecut}" /> {$xthreads_forum_filter_form} </form> </div> </td> </tr>

   ---

6. brand_forumdisplay_sticky_sep and brand_forumdisplay_threads_sep
   
   HTML Code

   <td colspan="{$colspan}" style="display: none;"></td> </tr> <tr>

   ---

7. brand_forumdisplay_thread
   
   HTML Code

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   <td width="33%" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellspacing="{$theme['borderwidth']}" cellpadding="{$theme['tablespace']}" class="tborder"> <tr> <td class="thead" colspan="{$colspan}"> <strong><a href="{$thread['threadlink']}" class="{$inline_edit_class} {$new_class}" id="tid_{$inline_edit_tid}">{$thread['subject']}</a></strong> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="{$bgcolor}{$thread_type_class}" valign="middle"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="{$thread['threadlink']}">{$GLOBALS['threadfields']['mimg']['value']}</a> </div> {$rating} <div class="smalltext" style="text-align: center;"> <strong>{$thread['profilelink']}</strong><br /> {$thread['threaddate']} {$lang->at} {$thread['threadtime']} </div> <br /> <span class="smalltext"> {$thread['postpreview']}<br /> <a href="{$thread['lastpostlink']}">{$lang->lastpost}</a>: {$lastposterlink}<br /> {$lang->brand_price}: {$GLOBALS['threadfields']['price']}<br /> {$lang->brand_gender}: {$GLOBALS['threadfields']['gender']}<br /> {$lang->brand_style}: {$GLOBALS['threadfields']['style']} </span> </td> {$modbit} </tr> </table> </td>

   ---

8. brand_forumdisplay_threadlist
   
   HTML Code

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   <table border="0" cellspacing="{$theme['borderwidth']}" cellpadding="{$theme['tablespace']}" style="clear: both; width: 100%;"> <tr> <td width="20%" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellspacing="{$theme['borderwidth']}" cellpadding="{$theme['tablespace']}" class="tborder"> <tr> <td class="thead largetext"><strong><a href="{$forumurl}">{$foruminfo['name']}</a></strong></td> </tr> {$inlinemodcol} {$searchforum} <tr><td class="tcat"><strong>{$lang->brand_style}</strong></td></tr> <tr> <td class="trow1 smalltext {$filters_set['style']['active']['Style 1']}"><strong><a href="{$forumurl_q}filtertf_style=Style 1">Style 1</a></strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="trow1 smalltext {$filters_set['style']['active']['Style 2']}"><strong><a href="{$forumurl_q}filtertf_style=Style 2">Style 2</a></strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="trow1 smalltext {$filters_set['style']['active']['Style 3']}"><strong><a href="{$forumurl_q}filtertf_style=Style 3">Style 3</a></strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="trow1 smalltext {$filters_set['style']['active']['Style 4']}"><strong><a href="{$forumurl_q}filtertf_style=Style 4">Style 4</a></strong></td> </tr> <tr><td class="tcat"><strong>{$lang->brand_gender}</strong></td></tr> <tr> <td class="trow1 smalltext {$filters_set['gender']['active']['Men']}"><strong><a href="{$forumurl_q}filtertf_gender=Men">Men</a></strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="trow1 smalltext {$filters_set['gender']['active']['Women']}"><strong><a href="{$forumurl_q}filtertf_gender=Women">Women</a></strong></td> </tr> <tr><td class="tcat"><strong>{$lang->brand_sort}</strong></td></tr> <tr> <td class="trow1 smalltext"><strong><a href="{$sorturl}&amp;sortby=subject&amp;order=asc">{$lang->thread}</a> {$orderarrow['subject']}</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="trow1 smalltext"><strong><a href="{$sorturl}&amp;sortby=starter&amp;order=asc">{$lang->author}</a> {$orderarrow['starter']}</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="trow1 smalltext"><strong><a href="{$sorturl}&amp;sortby=started&amp;order=asc">{$lang->brand_created}</a> {$orderarrow['started']}</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="trow1 smalltext"><strong><a href="{$sorturl}&amp;sortby=replies&amp;order=desc">{$lang->replies}</a> {$orderarrow['replies']}</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="trow1 smalltext"><strong><a href="{$sorturl}&amp;sortby=views&amp;order=desc">{$lang->views}</a> {$orderarrow['views']}</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="trow1 smalltext"><strong><a href="{$sorturl}&amp;sortby=lastpost&amp;order=desc">{$lang->lastpost}</a> {$orderarrow['lastpost']}</strong></td> </tr> {$ratingcol} <tr><td class="tcat"><strong>{$lang->brand_misc}</strong></td></tr> <tr> <td class="trow1 smalltext"><strong><a href="misc.php?action=markread&amp;fid={$fid}{$post_code_string}">{$lang->markforum_read}</a></strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="trow1 smalltext"><strong><a href="usercp2.php?action={$add_remove_subscription}subscription&amp;type=forum&amp;fid={$fid}&amp;my_post_key={$mybb->post_code}">{$add_remove_subscription_text}</a></strong></td> </tr> {$clearstoredpass} </table> </td> <td valign="top"> {$rules} <table border="0" cellspacing="{$theme['borderwidth']}" cellpadding="{$theme['tablespace']}" class="tborder trow1" style="clear: both;"> {$selectall} {$announcementlist} <tr> {$threads}{$nullthreads} </tr> </table> <table border="0" cellspacing="{$theme['borderwidth']}" cellpadding="{$theme['tablespace']}" class="tborder" style="clear: both;"> <tr> <td class="tfoot" align="right" colspan="{$colspan}"> <form action="forumdisplay.php" method="get"> <input type="hidden" name="selectall" value="{$allselected}" /> <input type="hidden" name="fid" value="{$fid}" /> <select name="sortby"> {$sort_by_prefix}<option value="subject" {$sortsel['subject']}>{$lang->sort_by_subject}</option> <option value="lastpost" {$sortsel['lastpost']}>{$lang->sort_by_lastpost}</option> <option value="starter" {$sortsel['starter']}>{$lang->sort_by_starter}</option> <option value="started" {$sortsel['started']}>{$lang->sort_by_started}</option> {$ratingsort} <option value="replies" {$sortsel['replies']}>{$lang->sort_by_replies}</option> <option value="views" {$sortsel['views']}>{$lang->sort_by_views}</option> <option value="icon" {$sortsel['icon']}>{$lang->sort_by_icon}</option> <option value="lastposter" {$sortsel['lastposter']}>{$lang->sort_by_lastposter}</option> <option value="attachmentcount" {$sortsel['attachmentcount']}>{$lang->sort_by_attachmentcount}</option> {$xthreads_extra_sorting} </select> <select name="order"> <option value="asc" {$ordersel['asc']}>{$lang->sort_order_asc}</option> <option value="desc" {$ordersel['desc']}>{$lang->sort_order_desc}</option> </select> <select name="datecut"> <option value="1" {$datecutsel['1']}>{$lang->datelimit_1day}</option> <option value="5" {$datecutsel['5']}>{$lang->datelimit_5days}</option> <option value="10" {$datecutsel['10']}>{$lang->datelimit_10days}</option> <option value="20" {$datecutsel['20']}>{$lang->datelimit_20days}</option> <option value="50" {$datecutsel['50']}>{$lang->datelimit_50days}</option> <option value="75" {$datecutsel['75']}>{$lang->datelimit_75days}</option> <option value="100" {$datecutsel['100']}>{$lang->datelimit_100days}</option> <option value="365" {$datecutsel['365']}>{$lang->datelimit_lastyear}</option> <option value="9999" {$datecutsel['9999']}>{$lang->datelimit_beginning}</option> </select> {$gobutton} </form> </td> </tr> </table> <div class="float_left"> {$multipage} </div> <div class="float_right" style="margin-top: 4px;"> {$newthread} </div> </td> </tr> </table> <br style="clear: both;" /> <br /> <div class="float_right" style="text-align: right;"> {$inlinemod} {$forumjump} </div> <br style="clear: both" /> <div class="smalltext" align="center"> {$foruminfo['name']}<br /> Powered By <a href="http://mybbhacks.zingaburga.com/showthread.php?tid=288">XThreads</a> &ndash; <a href="http://mybbhacks.zingaburga.com">MyBB Hacks</a> </div> {$inline_edit_js}

   ---

   All filtering URL laid in this template. Modify it as our needs.

9. brand_forumdisplay_threadlist_clearpass
   
   HTML Code

   <tr> <td class="trow1 smalltext"><strong><a href="misc.php?action=clearpass&amp;fid={$fid}">{$lang->clear_stored_password}</a></strong></td> </tr>

   ---

10. brand_forumdisplay_threadlist_rating
    
    HTML Code

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    <tr> <td class="trow1 smalltext"> <strong><a href="{$sorturl}&amp;sortby=rating&amp;order=desc">{$lang->rating}</a> {$orderarrow['rating']}</strong> <script type="text/javascript" src="jscripts/rating.js?ver=1400"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> <!-- lang.stars = new Array(); lang.stars[1] = "{$lang->one_star}"; lang.stars[2] = "{$lang->two_stars}"; lang.stars[3] = "{$lang->three_stars}"; lang.stars[4] = "{$lang->four_stars}"; lang.stars[5] = "{$lang->five_stars}"; // --> </script> </td> </tr>

    ---

11. brand_forumdisplay_thread_modbit
    
    HTML Code

    <td width="1" class="tcat" align="center" style="white-space: nowrap"><input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" name="inlinemod_{$multitid}" id="inlinemod_{$multitid}" value="1" {$inlinecheck} /></td>

    ---

12. brand_forumdisplay_thread_null
    
    HTML Code

    <td width="30%" valign="top">&nbsp;</td>

    ---

    Modify it as our needs. Probably we can put advertisement to this template.

13. brand_forumdisplay_thread_rating
    
    HTML Code

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    <div align="center" class="{$bgcolor}{$thread_type_class}" id="rating_table_{$thread['tid']}"> <table> <tr> <td class="{$bgcolor}{$thread_type_class}"> <ul class="star_rating{$not_rated}" id="rating_thread_{$thread['tid']}"> <li style="width: {$thread['width']}%" class="current_rating" id="current_rating_{$thread['tid']}">{$ratingvotesav}</li> </ul> <script type="text/javascript"> <!-- Rating.build_forumdisplay({$thread['tid']}, { width: '{$thread['width']}', extra_class: '{$not_rated}', current_average: '{$ratingvotesav}' }); // --> </script> </td> </tr> </table> </div>

    ---

14. brand_postbit_first and brand_postbit_first_classic
    
    HTML Code

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    {$ignore_bit} <a name="pid{$post['pid']}" id="pid{$post['pid']}"></a> <table border="0" cellspacing="{$theme['borderwidth']}" cellpadding="{$theme['tablespace']}" class="tborder" style="{$post_extra_style} {$post_visibility}" id="post_{$post['pid']}"> <tbody> <tr> <td class="tcat"> <div class="float_left smalltext"> {$post['postdate']}, {$post['posttime']} <span id="edited_by_{$post['pid']}">{$post['editedmsg']}</span> </div> {$post['posturl']} </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="trow1 {$unapproved_shade}"> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="width: 100%;"> <tr> <td class="post_avatar" width="1" style="{$post['avatar_padding']}"> {$GLOBALS['threadfields']['mimg']['value']} </td> <td class="post_author"> <table border="0" width="100%"> <tr> <td valign="top" width="20%">{$lang->brand_name}</td> <td width="1" valign="top">:</td> <td valign="top">{$post['subject']}</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top">{$lang->brand_price}</td> <td width="1" valign="top">:</td> <td valign="top">{$GLOBALS['threadfields']['price']}</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top">{$lang->brand_style}</td> <td width="1" valign="top">:</td> <td valign="top">{$GLOBALS['threadfields']['style']}</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top">{$lang->brand_gender}</td> <td width="1" valign="top">:</td> <td valign="top">{$GLOBALS['threadfields']['gender']}</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top">{$lang->author}</td> <td width="1" valign="top">:</td> <td valign="top">{$post['profilelink']}</td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="trow2 post_content {$unapproved_shade}"> <div class="largetext" align="center"><strong>{$post['subject']}</strong></div> <div class="post_body" id="pid_{$post['pid']}"> {$post['message']} </div> {$post['attachments']} {$post['signature']} <div class="post_meta" id="post_meta_{$post['pid']}"> {$post['iplogged']} </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="trow1 post_buttons {$unapproved_shade}"> <div class="author_buttons float_left"> {$post['button_email']}{$post['button_pm']}{$post['button_www']}{$post['button_find']} </div> <div class="post_management_buttons float_right">{$post['button_edit']}{$post['button_quickdelete']}{$post['button_quote']}{$post['button_multiquote']}{$post['button_report']}{$post['button_warn']}{$post['button_reply_pm']}{$post['button_replyall_pm']}{$post['button_forward_pm']}{$post['button_delete_pm']} </div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table>

    ---

15. brand_showthread
    
    HTML Code

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    <html> <head> <title>{$thread['subject']}</title> {$headerinclude} <script type="text/javascript"> <!-- var quickdelete_confirm = "{$lang->quickdelete_confirm}"; // --> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="jscripts/thread.js?ver=1603"></script> </head> <body> {$header} {$pollbox} <div class="float_right"> {$newreply} </div> <table border="0" cellspacing="{$theme['borderwidth']}" cellpadding="{$theme['tablespace']}" width="100%" style="clear: both; border-bottom-width: 0;"> <tr> <td width="60%" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellspacing="{$theme['borderwidth']}" cellpadding="{$theme['tablespace']}" class="tborder" style="clear: both; border-bottom-width: 0;"> <tr> <td class="thead" colspan="2"> <div> <strong>{$thread['subject']}</strong> </div> </td> </tr> </table> <div> {$first_post} </div> <br /> <div align="center"> <strong>&laquo; <a href="{$next_oldest_link}">{$lang->next_oldest}</a> | <a href="{$next_newest_link}">{$lang->next_newest}</a> &raquo;</strong> </div> </td> <td valign="top"> {$ratethread} <table border="0" cellspacing="{$theme['borderwidth']}" cellpadding="{$theme['tablespace']}" class="tborder"> <tr> <td class="thead"> <div><strong>{$thread['subject']} {$lang->brand_picture}</strong></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="trow1" align="center"> <a href="{$GLOBALS['threadfields']['mimg']['url']}" target="_blank">{$GLOBALS['threadfields']['mimg']['value']}</a> {$GLOBALS['threadfields']['bimg1']['value']} {$GLOBALS['threadfields']['bimg2']['value']} {$GLOBALS['threadfields']['bimg3']['value']} {$GLOBALS['threadfields']['bimg4']['value']} {$GLOBALS['threadfields']['bimg5']['value']} </td> </tr> </table> {$search_thread} </td> </tr> </table> <br /> <table border="0" cellspacing="{$theme['borderwidth']}" cellpadding="{$theme['tablespace']}" class="tborder" style="clear: both; border-bottom-width: 0; margin-bottom: -7px;"> <tr> <td class="thead" colspan="2"> <strong>{$lang->replies}</strong> </td> </tr> {$classic_header} </table> <div id="posts"> {$posts} </div> <div> {$multipage} </div> <br style="clear: both;" /> {$threadexbox} {$similarthreads} {$quickreply} <br /> <div class="float_left"> <ul class="thread_tools"> <li class="printable"><a href="printthread.php?tid={$tid}">{$lang->view_printable}</a></li> <li class="sendthread"><a href="sendthread.php?tid={$tid}">{$lang->send_thread}</a></li> <li class="subscription_{$add_remove_subscription}"><a href="usercp2.php?action={$add_remove_subscription}subscription&amp;tid={$tid}&amp;my_post_key={$mybb->post_code}">{$add_remove_subscription_text}</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="float_right" style="text-align: right;"> {$moderationoptions} {$forumjump} </div> <br style="clear: both;" /> <div class="smalltext" style="text-align: center;"> {$forum['name']}<br /> Powered by <a href="http://mybbhacks.zingaburga.com/showthread.php?tid=288">XThreads</a> &ndash; <a href="http://mybbhacks.zingaburga.com">MyBB Hacks</a> </div> {$footer} </body> </html>

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16. brand_showthread_noreplies
    
    HTML Code

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    <table border="0" cellspacing="{$GLOBALS['theme']['borderwidth']}" cellpadding="{$GLOBALS['theme']['tablespace']}" class="tborder" style="clear: both; border-top-width: 0;" id="xthreads_noreplies"> <tr> <td class="trow1"> {$GLOBALS['lang']->brand_no_replies} </td> </tr> </table>

    ---

17. brand_showthread_ratethread
    
    HTML Code

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    <table border="0" cellspacing="{$theme['borderwidth']}" cellpadding="{$theme['tablespace']}" class="tborder"> <tr> <td class="thead"> <div><strong>{$thread['subject']} {$lang->rate_thread}</strong></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="trow1" align="center"> <table width="100%" border="0"> <tr> <td width="150">{$lang->brand_average_rating}</td> <td width="1">:</td> <td> <script type="text/javascript" src="jscripts/rating.js?ver=1400"></script> <div class="inline_rating"> <ul class="star_rating{$not_rated}" id="rating_thread_{$thread['tid']}"> <li style="width: {$thread['width']}%" class="current_rating" id="current_rating_{$thread['tid']}">{$ratingvotesav}</li> <li><a class="one_star" title="{$lang->one_star}" href="./ratethread.php?tid={$thread['tid']}&amp;rating=1&amp;my_post_key={$mybb->post_code}">1</a></li> <li><a class="two_stars" title="{$lang->two_stars}" href="./ratethread.php?tid={$thread['tid']}&amp;rating=2&amp;my_post_key={$mybb->post_code}">2</a></li> <li><a class="three_stars" title="{$lang->three_stars}" href="./ratethread.php?tid={$thread['tid']}&amp;rating=3&amp;my_post_key={$mybb->post_code}">3</a></li> <li><a class="four_stars" title="{$lang->four_stars}" href="./ratethread.php?tid={$thread['tid']}&amp;rating=4&amp;my_post_key={$mybb->post_code}">4</a></li> <li><a class="five_stars" title="{$lang->five_stars}" href="./ratethread.php?tid={$thread['tid']}&amp;rating=5&amp;my_post_key={$mybb->post_code}">5</a></li> </ul> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>{$lang->brand_total_votes}</td> <td width="1">:</td> <td>{$thread['numratings']}</td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> <br class="clear" />

    ---

18. brand_showthread_search
    
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    <br class="clear" /> <table border="0" cellspacing="{$theme['borderwidth']}" cellpadding="{$theme['tablespace']}" class="tborder"> <tr> <td class="thead"> <div><strong>{$lang->brand_search}</strong></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="trow1" align="center"> <form action="search.php" method="post"> <input type="hidden" name="action" value="thread" /> <input type="hidden" name="tid" value="{$thread['tid']}" /> <input type="text" name="keywords" value="{$lang->enter_keywords}" onfocus="if(this.value == '{$lang->enter_keywords}') { this.value = ''; }" onblur="if(this.value=='') { this.value='{$lang->enter_keywords}'; }" class="textbox" size="25" /> <input type="submit" class="button" value="{$lang->search_thread}" /> </form> </td> </tr> </table>

    ---

19. brand_forumdisplay_nothreads
    
    HTML Code

    <td colspan="{$colspan}" class="trow1">{$lang->nothreads}</td>

    ---

Additional Info:

1. If we don't want thread rating there, just uncheck the Yes, allow threads to be rated setting in our Brand Directory forum settings.
2. We can set another filter form for "advance" filter using select box, so user can filter thread more flexible, combining Gender and Style.
3. We use language prefix for this (attached). Upload it to our inc/languages/english folder.
4. We need Thread Tooltip Preview plugin for the article preview on thread list.
5. Probably we need to create a newthread and editpost_first for "better" form submission.
6. The templates above based on MyBB 1.6.3 templates.
   

That's the basic. Just modify it as your needs.
Please tell me if there is something wrong with the code. I'm still learning

Screenshot (using default theme):

1. Thread List:
Admin View - User View:
       

2. Showthread:
Horizontal - Classic
       

The layout depends on our themes.

Live Demo:
http://www.14.mynie.co.cc/forumdisplay.php?fid=15
Classic postbit layout:
http://www.14.mynie.co.cc/showthread.php?tid=403
Horizontal:
http://www.14.mynie.co.cc/showthread.php?tid=405
http://www.14.mynie.co.cc/showthread.php?tid=404

[brad-t]

This looks fantastic, I'll try it on the weekend and report back! Cheers!

[ZiNgA BuRgA]

RateU with the excellent guides again!

[brad-t]

He's seriously incredible. Can't believe the amount of knowledge amassed by this guy!

[brad-t]

Hi, this is weird ...

When I view the source of the page it is totally different from the template you gave me for brand_forumdisplay_thread. I ensured many times it's entered properly.

http://harajuju.net/Forum-Brands

[RateU]

Are you sure you've created the brand_forumdisplay_thread_rating template?

[brad-t]

Yup ...

http://i.imgur.com/WQl2z.png