Adding A Message To Members-Only Board's Last Post Column

[dinoson2]

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Greetings! Screenshotted below are two boards on our forum's main page that are only accesible by members and staff. When logged out/viewed by guests, those sections in 'Last Post' column are blank.

Is there a code where I can insert a message in that blank space?

[Craig]

Hi

You should be able to do that via a template modification. Open up your Board List template:

Admin > Themes > Layout Templates > Board > Board List

Look for this section:


<td class="latest last">
{if $[board.posts] > 0}
{if $[board.last_thread]}
$[board.last_thread.recent_link]<br />
by $[board.last_thread.last_post.created_by]<br />
<span class="date">$[board.last_thread.last_post.created_on]</span>
{/if}
{else}
No posts have been made on this board.
{/if}
</td>

It will start around line 35, unless you have heavily modified the template before. Replace it with this:


<td class="latest last">
{if $[board.posts] > 0}
{if $[board.last_thread]}
$[board.last_thread.recent_link]<br />
by $[board.last_thread.last_post.created_by]<br />
<span class="date">$[board.last_thread.last_post.created_on]</span>
{elseif $[current_user.is_guest]}
                        blah blah blah
                        {/if}
{else}
No posts have been made on this board.
{/if}
</td>

Replace the blah blah blah with the message you want to show up for guests.

Any problems, let us know.

[dinoson2]

Dec 2, 2024 8:53:28 GMT -8 Craig said:

Hi

You should be able to do that via a template modification. Open up your Board List template:

Admin > Themes > Layout Templates > Board > Board List

Look for this section:


<td class="latest last">
{if $[board.posts] > 0}
{if $[board.last_thread]}
$[board.last_thread.recent_link]<br />
by $[board.last_thread.last_post.created_by]<br />
<span class="date">$[board.last_thread.last_post.created_on]</span>
{/if}
{else}
No posts have been made on this board.
{/if}
</td>

It will start around line 35, unless you have heavily modified the template before. Replace it with this:


<td class="latest last">
{if $[board.posts] > 0}
{if $[board.last_thread]}
$[board.last_thread.recent_link]<br />
by $[board.last_thread.last_post.created_by]<br />
<span class="date">$[board.last_thread.last_post.created_on]</span>
{elseif $[current_user.is_guest]}
                       blah blah blah
                       {/if}
{else}
No posts have been made on this board.
{/if}
</td>

Replace the blah blah blah with the message you want to show up for guests.

Any problems, let us know.

Absolute perfection, worked like a charm! Thanks so much!

[Craig]

You're welcome. Glad it helped