[Plugin Request]Recent Posts button

[taylor40]

Is it possible to have a plugin that would put "recent posts" next to "Participated" and in the same style instead of having it down in the info center?

Thanks

[Peter]

Ideally you would do this by modifying the layout, but it would also require some CSS changes in a few areas so that the button matches the participated button, as it would need it's own class name. So I decided to make it super easy for you with a script...




<script>

$(function(){
    $("a.recent-threads-button").clone().attr("href", "/threads/recent").html("Recent Threads").insertBefore($("#navigation-tree"));
});

</script>
That can be added to your global header.

[katanya123]

Bit confused about this. Is there also one for Recent Posts? This code only displays the Threads.

[Former Member]

Hi,

You could change ("href", "/threads/recent").html("Recent Threads")

To     ("href", "/posts/recent").html("Recent Posts")

That should show the (Recent Posts) I think that should work 

Tried it on my own beta board  changing the line to (Recent posts) and worked OK

If Peter don't mind

Steve

[Peter]

Yep that will do it.



Or if you want recent posts and recent threads...




<script>

$(function(){
    var recent = $("a.recent-threads-button");
   
    recent.clone().attr("href", "/threads/recent").html("Recent Threads").insertBefore($("#navigation-tree"));
    recent.clone().attr("href", "/posts/recent").html("Recent Posts").insertBefore($("#navigation-tree"));
});

</script>

[taylor40]

Exactly what I wanted... Thanks very much... 

[Former Member]

Hi, Peter

Could this be set to show for guests also
To show the Recent Threads Button.

Steve

[katanya123]

Works great for me, thanks!

[Wormopolis]

you mean member's recent posts?

[Wormopolis]

guests cant see it

[Wormopolis]

this:

Last Updated: TEST FORUM ONLY by JR (Jul 8, 2013 at 2:44pm)

?

[Wormopolis]

that link only shows in the info center. therefore it would only be able to put a new button up top on the main page.

[Wormopolis]

I say "main" page, but I mean "home" page. in v4 it was called "main" and I revert terminology sometimes.

the main page is the only page in the forum that has a link showing the last post of the forum. the link you attempted to make there has no definition

[Wormopolis]

recent posts and recent threads are actual defined destinations in the proboards architecture. so making a link to them is easy. you could even open a dialog to them. the VERY last post, however, isnt a defined destination. without actually know the ID of the very last post of the forum, you couldnt even fake it.

you COULD do a link that would go to a list of todays birthdays. that link would be:

/members?dir=asc&sort=name&view=birthdays

if you can convince the developers to add "forum_last_post_id" into proboards.data THEN you could easily make the button you are after. but you have to submit that request in the support board and wait for them to approve the suggestion. I have seen their suggestion list and it is MASSIVE

[Sassy]

Nov 24, 2012 15:15:24 GMT -8 Peter said:

Yep that will do it.



Or if you want recent posts and recent threads...




<script>

$(function(){
    var recent = $("a.recent-threads-button");
   
    recent.clone().attr("href", "/threads/recent").html("Recent Threads").insertBefore($("#navigation-tree"));
    recent.clone().attr("href", "/posts/recent").html("Recent Posts").insertBefore($("#navigation-tree"));
});

</script>
Thank you!  Will definitely add that to my new forum when I change it over.  
~Sassy~