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[Tiffamu]

merwinproject.proboards.com/

I'm using a board remodel code that I found on adoxographyv2.boards.net/ and reached out to the creator to add to the code but never received a response. I was just wondering if a "New" icon could be added to where it has the "Threads" and "Posts" stats under the board descriptions. If there is a way, I'd like it to differentiate between new threads vs new posts.

[Brian]

Hi, Tiffamu .

There's a variable that checks against new posts within the board, but new threads aren't treated any differently by the board list. The template either sees that the board has new unread posts within it or it doesn't, regardless of whether or not that unread post was the first post in a new thread.

In Themes > Layout Templates > Board > Board List the easiest way to add an icon based on whether or not a board has new posts in it is to check against the $[board.is_new] variable.

{if $[board.is_new]}
    Do a thing
{/if}

This must be contained somewhere inside of your {foreach $[board]} statement.

[Tiffamu]

Thanks! How would I get it to show an image in a specific spot? I'm trying to test it but it doesn't want to work for me.

[Brian]

Are you using the HTML <img> tag?

It should be something along the lines of this:

{if $[board.is_new]}
<img src="URL TO IMAGE">
{/if}

[Tiffamu]

Okay so that's what I did but it looks like it only works on the sub boards. None on the home page are showing, but the sub-boards within them do.

merwinproject.proboards.com/board/5/forms

[Brian]

It looks like you have one section that renders when the board is the last one on the list and another that renders normally. You've added it to the former, but not the latter, so what's happening is the new icon is only showing on the last board on the list if it has new posts.

You'll need to add the new line you added to the Last Post section found a little farther down your template as well.

[Tiffamu]

Oh I found it and it's working now. Thanks!