Reply Number in a Topic

[moonbeam]

That shouldn't be the case, Rita, but I don't know why it would be doing it. My coding admin wrote an updated version of the code, which you're welcome to try if you like. The line that says "var index = (post.page-1)*30" - change the "30" to match however many posts you have per page. Simply put it where you have the existing code from page one.


Themes > Layout Templates > Thread > Post List tab

I understand from David Clark that the template has changed from when the original code was written, so for those that are just now trying it, it's going to go after the $[post.thread] line, which should be around line 12, give or take.

<div class="info">
$[post.thread]
<span class="date">$[post.date]</span>
{if $[post.how_posted]}
<span class="post-method">via $[post.how_posted]</span>
{/if}
$[post.likes]
</div>


Code to add:
<!-- Reply # -->
<span id="post-text-$[post.id]" class="post-method"></span>
<script type="text/javascript">
{if $[post.index] == 0}
    var post = { page: (location.href.match(/\/page\/(\d+)\//) || location.href.match(/\bpage=(\d+)\b/)) ? RegExp.$1-0 : 1, index: 0 };
{/if}
var index = (post.page-1)*30 + post.index++;
if( !location.href.match(/(\?|\&)q=/) && proboards.data("route").name == "thread" ) {
    $("#post-text-$[post.id]").html( index == 0 ? "Thread started " : "Reply #" + index + " posted ");
}
</script>
<!-- End Reply # -->

[Former Member]

Thanks for your reply moonbeam - I will wait for a comment from David Clark before I make any changes.

In fact I probably won't make any changes - from now on members can refer to page number x, reply number x.

[David Clark]

@ritab, quickly checking on Moonbeam's site, it does look like the code she's currently using is correctly displaying replies numbers and not resetting at the beginning of every page.

I suppose it would work just fine if you were to refer your members by saying "check page 3 reply 4", but Moonbeam's code should work if you want to get those reply #'s up and running normally again.

Just make sure you change the number 30 to however many posts per page your forum is set to, as Moonbeam said! That's a pretty important part.

[Former Member]

This is what I have in my post list tab:

{foreach $[post]}
<tr id="$[post.content_id]" class="$[post.content_class]{if $[post.even]} even{/if}{if $[viewing_recent_posts]} recent{/if}">
<td class="$[post.unblocked_class]">
<table role="grid">
<tr>
<td class="left-panel" rowspan="2">
$[post.created_by_user.miniprofile]
</td>
<td class="content">
<div class="content-head ui-helper-clearfix">
<div class="info">
<span class="thread-link">$[post.thread]</span>
<span id="post-text-$[post.id]" class="post-method"></span>
<script type="text/Javascript">
{if $[post.index] == 0}
var post = { page: location.href.match(/page=(\d+)/)?RegExp.$1-0:1, index: 0 };
{/if}
var index = (post.page-1)*15 + post.index++;
if(!location.href.match(/(\?|\&)q=/) && proboards.data("route").name == "thread"){
$("#post-text-$[post.id]").html(index == 0?"Thread started on ":"Reply #"+index+" on ");
}
</script>
<span class="date">$[post.date]</span>
{if $[post.how_posted]}
<span class="post-method">via $[post.how_posted]</span>
{/if}
$[post.likes]
</div>
<div class="controls">
$[post.quote_button]
$[post.edit_button]
$[post.likes.button]
$[post.select_options]
</div>
</div>
<h3 class="title aria-hidden">Post by $[post.created_by_user.name] on $[post.date]</h3>
<div class="message">$[post.message]</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="foot">
                   
{if $[post.created_by_user.signature]}
<div class="signature">$[post.created_by_user.signature]</div>
{/if}
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
{if $[post.is_blocked]}
<td class="$[post.blocked_class] content center">
<div class="message note pad-bottom">This post is hidden</div>
$[post.display_blocked_post_button]
</td>
{/if}
</tr>
{/foreach}
{if !$[post]}
<tr class="last"><td class="last center" colspan="1">No posts were found.</td></tr>
{/if}[code]

[Former Member]

May 13, 2013 7:38:51 GMT -8 David Clark said:

@ritab, quickly checking on Moonbeam's site, it does look like the code she's currently using is correctly displaying replies numbers and not resetting at the beginning of every page.

I suppose it would work just fine if you were to refer your members by saying "check page 3 reply 4", but Moonbeam's code should work if you want to get those reply #'s up and running normally again.

Just make sure you change the number 30 to however many posts per page your forum is set to, as Moonbeam said! That's a pretty important part.

On second thoughts it wouldn't be very successful if posts are deleted.

Why isn't post numbering a feature of v5 as it was on v4.5?

[David Clark]

I can't say exactly why because only the developers know - but I can say that I'm thankful that those developers gave us the option to customize our forums so thoroughly.

I just popped in to check and it looks like the code is functioning properly, @ritab. The reply count is continuing on correctly to the subsequent pages. 

[Former Member]

I've resolved this, post numbering is now working ok - the code in the post list tab on my test forum is different to that on my main forum, so I copied it over, including moonbeam's extra bit of code.

[Former Member]

See my post above David Clark.

[Rosefriend]

Got a little confused, not difficult but could someone write down the exact code for me with moonbeam bit as well please??

RF

[David Clark]

Rosefriend, you'll simply want to copy Moonbeam's code (ensuring the aforementioned instance of the number 30 in that code is changed to however many posts per page you have set in Admin Panel > Settings > Forum Settings) and go to your Layout Templates > Thread > Post list tab. Find the line that has $[post.thread] (should be line 13 if you haven't made changes?) and paste the code directly under that on its own line.

Save the changes, then go check a thread. It wasn't taking effect for me when I tried to preview the changes, but worked when I saved it and went to look.

[Rosefriend]

Thanks David Clark - I have put it on our test board at the moment and it seems to work well. Used 30 posts as our board is also set to that.

First post isn't counted, then 1-29posts on Page 1, Page 2 is then #30-59 and so on - is that right??

RF

[moonbeam]

Should be, because the original post doesn't count as a "reply" (as you mentioned).

[Rosefriend]

May 13, 2013 10:53:02 GMT -8 moonbeam said:

Should be, because the original post doesn't count as a "reply" (as you mentioned).

Then it's working as it should - many thanks to one and all!!

RF

[user07]

it often happens that I have to re-load the page to have this code working
any ideas or is that happening to anybody else?

[Chrissie]

May 30, 2013 13:05:47 GMT -8 user07 said:

it often happens that I have to re-load the page to have this code working
any ideas or is that happening to anybody else?

It's happening to me as well user07