Editing 'last post' on thread list

[Joachim]

Hello!

On my layout templates, thread list, I have the following code

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{foreach $[thread]}
<tr id="$[thread.content_id]" class="$[thread.content_class]">
<td class="icon">$[thread.icon]</td>
<td class="checkbox clickable">$[thread.checkbox]</td>
<td class="main clickable" title="$[thread.short_content]">
           <table width="100%">
               <tr>
                   <td style="width: 0px; text-align: center;">
                       $[thread.icons]
                   </td>
                   <td>
                       <span class="link target">$[thread]</span>
                       {if $[thread.pagination]}<div class="ui-micro-pagination">Pages: $[thread.pagination]</div>
                       {else}{/if}
                   </td>
                   <td align="right" style="padding: 10px;">
                       $[thread.labels]
                   </td>
               </tr>
           </table>
       </td>
<td class="created-by clickable"> $[thread.created_by_user]</td>
<td class="replies clickable">$[thread.replies] repl{if $[thread.num_posts] == 2}y{else}ies{/if}</td>
<td class="views">$[thread.views] view{if $[thread.views] != 1}s{/if}</td>
<td class="latest last">$[thread.last_post.date]</td>
</tr>
{/foreach}
{if !$[thread]}
<tr class="last">
<td class="last center" colspan="7">No threads were found.</td>
</tr>
{/if}

Near the bottom, where on the thread list it shows when the last post was made.. I'd like it to show when the last post was edited instead, is that a possibility? I found this one: $[thread.last_post.edited.date] but when I replaced $[thread.last_post.date] with the other one.. I got a blank.

I have last edit hidden from posts themselves, would that change anything on this not working or am I simply not using the right variable?

I use this one board in particular for posted profiles, so each thread only has a single post and it gets edited when things need to be added, which is why I'd like my thread list to show when the post was last edited if at all possible.

ETA: Though I figure I should have likely posted this in template mods, feel free to move as necessary!

[pawl]

It could be that you're getting a blank because the posts haven't yet been edited.

Could you try this for me, see if it works;

{if $[thread.last_post.edited]}$[thread.last_post.edited.date]{else}$[thread.last_post.date]{/if}

What that should do is first check to see if the last post has been edited. If it has, it shows the edit date. If not, it shows the last post date.

=]

[Joachim]

Hadn't thought about that option (that being that it wouldn't show if there hadn't been any edits).

Though several of the threads on the page where I did try this I had just modified.

Just tried the variable you've given me and it still shows the date the post was created on. I can live with that if somehow it can't be worked out but I figured it could be interesting.

[pawl]

Mar 12, 2013 10:05:00 GMT -8 Joachim said:

Hadn't thought about that option (that being that it wouldn't show if there hadn't been any edits).

Though several of the threads on the page where I did try this I had just modified.

Just tried the variable you've given me and it still shows the date the post was created on. I can live with that if somehow it can't be worked out but I figured it could be interesting.

Any chance of a link, so that I can have a look? Feel free to PM if you'd rather it wasn't made public. =]

[Joachim]

Link is here.

Had to make sure access could be had to stuff by guests at this point as I have a board or two that don't have guest access since I'm not sure if you have more than just guest-access.

The Master Birthday List in Extras has been modified since it was first posted up, to give an idea.

ETA: The default skin is currently the one I do work on, changed it about so you'd be on the 'proper' skin instead of the basic one.

[pawl]

Currently at work (late, I know), but once I get back I'll have a look for you. =]

[Joachim]

Noooo issues. I'm in no rush, it's a personal site used by myself and my friend for all of our mad, mad creations so things get worked out slow and steady.

[pawl]

Any chance you could let me know which code you're using at the minute, and which threads have been modified? I can only see the Extras board, and nothing seems to have been edited. =]

(oh, and unless I register an account I only have guest access - no fancy tools for the Mod team =P)

[Joachim]

Alright, I've also made the list board visible to guests and I've temporarily removed the hiding of the edited post tag at the bottom of the posts so you can see which one I've changed.

On the post page itself, all I'd changed was hiding the 'last edit' (temporarily set back up).

On the board itself, else than getting rid of the category bar top (board, thread, post, etc), merging the post and thread container on the front page and adding the wording # posts/# threads, no other codes were set up. Oh wait, there's Brian's little tidbit of a code to get the labels to show on the right.

Plugins, all I have is the a template one to get a new template setup on every new post in the profile board.

Every single post in the List section has been updated since it was first posted. Hope this helps.

[pawl]

Cheers for that, will make things a lot easier. Currently in work (again), should be home by about 11pm GMT, will check in here first. =]

[Joachim]

Again, no rush at all.

The only other modification up and running currently is the one you gave me in your first post, too.

[pawl]

Have had another look, and I can't see why the edit I posted before shouldn't work. I'll tag Brian, because he seems to be good at fixing things that don't work. =]

[Joachim]

Yeah.. Brian has been my savior a fair few times already. Always found a solution, iifff however it doesn't work.. won't be a big loss and I'll live with it.

[pawl]

I don't see why it shouldn't work (even though it apparently doesn't), but if he doesn't know the reason he's sat with the devs, so they can let him know instead. =P

[Brian]

Oh, right. This thread.

I think when I tried this my conclusion was that the variable just doesn't work on that page.