Recent Post Column: Member List

[maddiefayee]

Hello there!

I feel like I've looked everywhere and I cannot for the life of me find this answer.

I'm looking to replace the "date registered" column in the member list with "Most Recent Post" as it is more meaningful for my forum. I've tried a few different methods but I am having difficulty finding where recent posts are set.

I know under activity we can see a member's recent post and I want to try and replicate that. We have "post" which is the number of posts a user has made.

I'm hoping this is possible and appreciate any help in filling in the gaps!

[Retread]

Mar 3, 2021 19:53:41 GMT -8 maddiefayee said:

Hello there!

I feel like I've looked everywhere and I cannot for the life of me find this answer.

I'm looking to replace the "date registered" column in the member list with "Most Recent Post" as it is more meaningful for my forum. I've tried a few different methods but I am having difficulty finding where recent posts are set.

I know under activity we can see a member's recent post and I want to try and replicate that. We have "post" which is the number of posts a user has made.

I'm hoping this is possible and appreciate any help in filling in the gaps!

Hi maddiefayee

The $[activity_list] template variable on the User Profile - Activity tab creates the table rows and table cells for the user's recent activity. Rows are in reverse-chronological order, regardless of the type of activity.

To the best of my knowledge a template variable that would be valid on the Members - Member List tab that holds any information about a user's most recent post does not exist. I'll tag Brian , just in case he's aware of such a variable that doesn't currently show in the Loops and Variables column. But I reckon what you want to accomplish won't be possible.

[maddiefayee]

Gotcha! That makes sense, we’re trying to have an easier way to get the last post made of every user in a specific group, I was thinking we could do it through the member list, thanks for helping!

[maddiefayee]

Double Post Gross

Is it possible to create a column that is similar to the "Last Online" column but instead would say "Last Post Made"? Not necessarily getting the post someone made, but more of the timestamp of when they last made a post.

It feels like I'm asking for the same thing but in a different way, so if that's correct I apologize in advance

[Retread]

No worries about asking, maddiefayee

You can change the names of columns by changing the text within the table headings <th> on the Members tab of the Members layout template. You can even add a column by adding a <th> within the row on that tab. Just be sure to have the same number of table cells <td> in the rows created by the {foreach} loop on the Member List tab of the Members layout template.

For instance, a few years ago Scott guided me through adding a Likes column on the Members page, in this thread.

The problem is, you can only put the necessary data in the table cells if a template variable exists that supplies what you need.

If a variable named $[user.most_recent_post] or $[user.most_recent_post_date] did exist, you'd be in like Flynn. Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be such a variable.

[maddiefayee]

Thanks for that Retread!

I did luck out and find a plugin that appears to work but it lacks a lot of documentation so how it works is still a mystery. I'm gonna keep doodling and see if something can work, thank you for your help!