[Post List] ifboard=ID?

[Former Member]

I'm basically trying to add in a section to the post list that only shows up on specific boards and their sub-boards. The standard {if $[board.id] == '40'} doesn't seem to do the trick in this case. <3 Thanks in advance for the help! <3

[Brian]

The template you're modifying determines what variables are available. In this case the $[board] variable doesn't exist in Themes > Layout Templates > Thread > Post List, so you have to look for something else that represents the board ID.

The Post List template is used to generate posts, so it can be deduced that the most data available within the template is going to come from the variable that represents posts. With that in mind, the $[post] variable visible in the Loops and Variables sidebar is your best bet.

And if you expand that variable tree you'll see...



$[post.board_id] is the variable you'll want to use.

[Former Member]

Thank you, this helps a lot! I hadn't even realised it would be hidden away in there, it's so easy to miss things when you've got no idea what you're looking for. :X

edit: Is there a way to specify multiple boards in the same string, or include sub boards? I've tried:

{if $[post.board_id] == '40' == '66'}

{if $[post.board_id] == '40', '66'}

{if $[post.board_id] == '40, 66'}

[Lynx]

Feb 14, 2019 20:07:52 GMT -8 @lorsynth said:

Thank you, this helps a lot! I hadn't even realised it would be hidden away in there, it's so easy to miss things when you've got no idea what you're looking for. :X

edit: Is there a way to specify multiple boards in the same string, or include sub boards? I've tried:

{if $[post.board_id] == '40' == '66'}

{if $[post.board_id] == '40', '66'}

{if $[post.board_id] == '40, 66'}

You want to use the double pipe symbol ( || ) that represents "or" in programming language (much like the double ampersand ( && ) represents "and"). So, you'd use this:


{if $[post.board_id] == 40 || $[post.board_id] == 66}


Hope that helps!

[Brian]

Feb 14, 2019 20:07:52 GMT -8 @lorsynth said:

or include sub boards?

Each post is tied to a thread, and that thread is tied to a single board so $[post.board_id] treats them the same regardless of whether they're a regular board or sub-board.

The only difference a board being a sub-board makes is where it appears and what permissions it inherits from its parent category and boards. Apart from that they're exactly the same as a regular board and have a unique numerical ID just like them. That ID is output by $[post.board_id].

[Lynx]

Feb 15, 2019 10:02:42 GMT -8 Brian said:

Feb 14, 2019 20:07:52 GMT -8 @lorsynth said:

or include sub boards?

Each post is tied to a thread, and that thread is tied to a single board so $[post.board_id] treats them the same regardless of whether they're a regular board or sub-board.

The only difference a board being a sub-board makes is where it appears and what permissions it inherits from its parent category and boards. Apart from that they're exactly the same as a regular board and have a unique numerical ID just like them. That ID is output by $[post.board_id].

Just curious, Brian - but what does the $[post.thread.sub_board] return then? Is it just a Boolean return or something else? Thanks!

[Brian]

Feb 15, 2019 12:39:52 GMT -8 Lynx said:

Just curious, Brian - but what does the $[post.thread.sub_board] return then? Is it just a Boolean return or something else? Thanks!

I dunno where you're getting that variable from. I don't see it in Thread > Post List.

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