Want the first post to be seen on all pages of a thread

[tpmtamar]

Forum URL: thepaleomomcommunity.com/

Hello,

I have created an "Introduce Yourself Here" thread that all members must post in before they can access the other categories and boards. The first post of this thread (that I created) is a list of community rules and guidelines. Is there a way to show "post #1" (my post with all the information) on the top of each page of the thread? Thank you!

[David Clark]

Hey tpmtamar,

I just gave it a try to see if it was possible, and I was able to come up with an edit for the Thread template that stickys the first post to the top of each page of the thread if a staff member edits the post and types just "sticky" as the edit reason. I remembered this from when we were discussing the topic of stickying posts at the office a while back.

If that's in line with what you wanted I could help you get it implemented on your forum.

[tpmtamar]

Mar 30, 2014 12:50:14 GMT -8 David Clark said:

Hey tpmtamar,

I just gave it a try to see if it was possible, and I was able to come up with an edit for the Thread template that stickys the first post to the top of each page of the thread if a staff member edits the post and types just "sticky" as the edit reason. I remembered this from when we were discussing the topic of stickying posts at the office a while back.

If that's in line with what you wanted I could help you get it implemented on your forum.

Yes, that would be great. Thank you! Remember, I'm not an IT wiz, but I can usually follow directions pretty well.

[David Clark]

Alright, sure tpmtamar - just one thing, though, it's gotta be the first post, since the $[thread.first_post] variable I'll be using refers to it specifically. Editing other posts in the thread than the first one and adding "sticky" as a reason won't work.

To do it, go to Admin > Themes > Layout Templates and click into the Thread template. In the Thread tab, look down towards the bottom of the template for the $[post_list] variable, which will be on its own line (around line 21 on an unmodified Thread template). Create a new line and paste this BEFORE the variable. 

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{if $[thread.first_post.edited.reason] == "sticky"}
<tr id="$[thread.first_post.content_id]" class="$[thread.first_post.content_class]{if $[thread.first_post.even]} even{/if}{if $[viewing_recent_posts]} recent{/if}">
<td class="$[thread.first_post.unblocked_class]">
<table role="grid">
<tr>
<td class="left-panel" rowspan="2">
$[thread.first_post.created_by.miniprofile]
</td>
<td class="content">
<article>
<div class="content-head ui-helper-clearfix">
<div class="info">
$[thread.first_post.thread]
<span class="date">$[thread.first_post.created_on]</span>
{if $[thread.first_post.how_posted]}
<span class="post-method">via $[thread.first_post.how_posted]</span>
{/if}
$[thread.first_post.likes]
</div>
<div class="controls">
$[thread.first_post.quote_button]
$[thread.first_post.edit_button]
$[thread.first_post.likes.button]
$[thread.first_post.select_options]
</div>
</div>
<h3 class="title aria-hidden">Post by $[thread.first_post.created_by.name] on $[thread.first_post.created_on]</h3>
<div class="message">$[thread.first_post.message]</div>
</article>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="foot">
{if $[thread.first_post.edited]}
<div class="edited_by"><span class="italic">Last Edit:</span> $[thread.first_post.edited.date] by $[thread.first_post.edited.by_user]{if $[thread.first_post.edited.reason]}: $[thread.first_post.edited.reason]{/if}</div>
{/if}
{if $[thread.first_post.created_by.signature]}
<div class="signature">$[thread.first_post.created_by.signature]</div>
{/if}
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
{if $[thread.first_post.is_blocked]}
<td class="$[thread.first_post.blocked_class] content center">
<div class="message note pad-bottom">This post is hidden</div>
$[thread.first_post.display_blocked_post_button]
</td>
{/if}
</tr>
{/if}

Then, in any thread where the first post has been edited and you type in "sticky" for the edit reason, that first post will be visible on every page.