Goto last post

[xLc]

How do I make v5 goto last post made and not the beginning of the thread?

[Smokeygrey]

Unfortunately. You cant do it in V5, in the same way we could in V4.5

I find this to be very disappointing.

You do have the option of pressing the " NEW " button at the start of a thread. This will take you to the last un-read post.

But once you have done it. The " New " Disappears, and you cant do it again.

I liked the old system, where you just clicked on the date above the last members post, and Hey Presto!  You were there, and you could do this time and time again.

Hope this helps.

[xLc]

Thanks, will there be a code to fix this?

[Smokeygrey]

I dont think that a code has been asked for.

You are welcome to ask if you like!

[Vinh]

Hi xLc,

Smokeygrey brings up a valid point about the last post feature in v4. I will add it to our bugtracker so that our development team can decide on whether to implement it into v5.

Thanks!

[Former Member]

Yes I'd also like the ability to go to the last post. Some of my forum threads are 3 to 4 pages long. I don't want to go to the start of the first page every time.

[bluebayou]

I have threads on my forum that are *hundreds* of pages long, so yes, please implement this is V5! 



 

[ksprepsports]

Yes, please implement this in V5!

I upgraded my site yesterday and have members asking about it.

When you click on new, it still goes to first post rather than the newest .
So apparently my new button is not working. Can this be fixed in settings?
Also, what are the check boxes to the left of topics for?

[Vinh]

Hi ksprepsports, can you take a look at the following post explaining how the new icon works? If you experience a behavior that is different from that described in the post, can you make a bug report in the bug board with details on how to we can recreate the issue?

The checkboxes to the left of threads are used with the actions menu.  You would check threads you want to perform actions on.  Then you can click the Actions dropdown that is to the left of the Search field.  Actions include things like Mark as Read, Mark as New, Bookmark, etc.

[mortiemcsnurd]

why cannot thread posts be an option for the board so we can chose, as admin, how we want the posts to appear for members, most recent post first at top of thread or original post to most recent post in thread?

[ksprepsports]

Thanks Vinh.

[Vinh]

Feb 4, 2013 12:07:48 GMT -8 mortiemcsnurd said:

why cannot thread posts be an option for the board so we can chose, as admin, how we want the posts to appear for members, most recent post first at top of thread or original post to most recent post in thread?

Although it's not something that can be done currently, feel free to create a new thread in the Feature Requests board.

[Vinh]

xLc, Smokeygrey, @amsf, bluebayou, ksprepsports

UPDATE: Good news, we've now decided to make the last post column go to the last post of the thread when clicked.  The change should be live on v5 forums in the near future.  You can still apply the template change detailed below if you like.  If you already have made the change, you do not need to undo your changes if you don't want to.  It won't conflict with the code changes our development team has made.

It was decided that we will not make the last post column go to the last post of the thread.  However, by customizing the theme template, you can give the last post column the ability to go to the last post.

Here's how to do this:

1. Go to the Admin area.
2. At the top, hover over Themes and then click on the Layout Templates sub-menu.
3. Select the theme you want to edit by using the dropdown menu next to where it says Current Theme.
4. Click the Board link under the Template Name column.
5. Click the Thread List tab.
6. Find the line of html code that says:
   
   <td class="latest last">by $[thread.last_post.created_by_user]<br />$[thread.last_post.date]</td>
   
7. Replace that line of html code with this one:
   
   <td class="latest last">by $[thread.last_post.created_by_user]<br /><a href="/post/$[thread.last_post.id]/thread">$[thread.last_post.date]</a></td>
   This change makes the date a clickable link that will go to the last post of the thread.
8. Click the Save Changes button at the bottom.
9. Now go view a board on your forum and try clicking on the date in the last post column.

[Smokeygrey]

Brilliant !

Thanks Vinh

Will give this a try.

 [  Edit  ]

Works well!  My members will be pleased.

[DeltaDart]

Very nice Vinh works like a charm!