UBB.Developers Forums UBB.classic V6 MultiHack Mods [6.3.x] [beta] Latest Threads v2.1 (update 7/8/02)

I added LT, I have it running to only broadcast my Announcements forum, All I want it to do is like here on UBBDEV where my first post is the only post to show up on my main site page. If you visit the main page it lists all the replies as well!

I knew I could do that, but how does UBBDEV do it?

we use ubbnews... both are good in their own way

The fix to the Login names worked, finally it's working the way I want it.

Yeah - it's all working great on my site as well. Thanks dj!

Would anyone find the need for a control panel useful or needed?

Please input.

Thanks
Casual

yes please... I was just looking at this a couple hours ago and wondering when you might get around to that

Would make the mod a good bit more user-friendly

I second that

Yes, that would be alot better.

Just a question... Judging by the screenshots and a glance at the code, I couldn't see it list the forum name anywhere in the output. Is it possible to have it list a forum where the post appears next to the post headline?

Yes, that option is available both in the pre-defined output selections or by using the custom template.

Casual

Oh, ok. Thanks.

Works great!

We upgraded to 6.3.1.1, put the hack into ubb_lib_posting.cgi, and for some reason are getting this error.

Any ideas?

Script works great, just one thing i cant seem to get to work

Im using IFRAME. but when u click the forum link, it opens the window in the IFRAME.

i edited public_lt.pl






but NO LUCK...am i missing something, i want the link to open in Parent.

Thanx,
Tony K

i tried editing ubb_latest_threads.cgi

# iframe
if ($vars_latest_threads{include_type} == 1) {
$target = " target="_parent"";

} else {
$target = " target="_parent"";
}

still not working.

I got it all working.

THanks anyways.

WOO HOO

ps. thanks for the script!

Is it possible for this to show threads in private forums as well?

I was just curious if anyone could point me to where I could possibly edit it so that the the thread title posted was bold, and the "by [author]" was in italics?

Thanks!

I'm running my own NT Web Server and I'm trying to get this mod to work. I Know that my file for the mod are correct because I just moved the web site from another NT server. Anyway I'm looking for directions on how to setup or installed SSI on NT 2000 Server.

bump

Hi,

i have installed the hack on my boar at:

http://www.giga-board.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi

What have I to do, when somebody clicks on a thread that a new window opens! At which file I have what to modify?

Thanks
d-talk

Hello,

is there nobody with an idea?
The background is whithe and change at the latest threads_1.html didn't work becouse it overwrites it everytime a new post was made.....

PLEASE HELP ME!!!

thanks
d-talk

.... and what ist with the backgroundcolor it ist white i dont't like white color....

thanks
d-talk

hmmm... you need to set the background of the page :
http://www.giga-board.com/ubb/lt/latest_threads_1.html

There's no html, head, or body tags there either...

quote:

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Originally posted by djcasual:

• Displays latest threads listings regardless of date or time. (No Cinderella effect)

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I just noticed mine isn't behaving this way. The topics disappear from the Latest Threads list after a day or two (haven't been able to pin down the exact lifespan). For example I have a "Sponsors" forum which doesn't see much use and over time the posts disappear from the Latest Threads summary for that forum until they're all gone and "No new topics" appears. I can't find any settings in the vars_latest_threads.cgi files which determines lifespan. How do I eliminate or at least extend the lifespan? I'd prefer they didn't expire at all. If that forum doesn't see a new topic for months I still want the latest (several month old) threads displayed in the summary. Anyone?

Anyone? I've been thru public_lt.pl, ubb_latest_threads.cgi and the var_latest_threads.cgi files plus double checked my hack of ubb_lib_posting.cgi and I can't figure out where the lifespan is set. I saw a post earlier in this thread that deleted the set_index-main.cgi file because they had been using a previous version. I too was running v1.1 before I upgraded to 2.1 so I just deleted set_index-main.cgi and replied to an expired thread to rejuvenate it so it appears in the latest threads summary again. Then I checked set_index-main.cgi and it's full of numbers again although they're slightly different from the version I deleted. Mostly just a different order really. Here's a snippet of before and after:

Before =
%latest_date_time = (
q!0008a000355! => q!2452621.2108!,
q!0003a002439! => q!2452621.2246!,
q!0004a000544! => q!2452622.0127!,
q!0005a000149! => q!2452621.2059!,
q!0003a002472! => q!2452622.114!,
q!0003a002473! => q!2452622.2151!,
q!0003a002476! => q!2452621.2249!,
q!0003a002477! => q!2452622.1004!,
q!0003a002478! => q!2452622.1621!,
q!0009a002536! => q!2452621.2053!,
q!0014a000002! => q!2452622.0849!,
q!0009a002464! => q!2452622.2041!,
q!0009a002539! => q!2452621.2341!,
q!0014a000005! => q!2452622.0147!,
q!0009a002571! => q!2452622.0946!,

After =
%latest_date_time = (
q!0004a000544! => q!2452622.0127!,
q!0003a002472! => q!2452622.114!,
q!0003a002473! => q!2452622.2151!,
q!0003a002477! => q!2452622.1004!,
q!0003a002478! => q!2452622.1621!,
q!0014a000002! => q!2452622.0849!,
q!0009a002464! => q!2452622.2041!,
q!0014a000005! => q!2452622.0147!,
q!0009a002571! => q!2452622.0946!,
q!0007a001164! => q!2452622.1921!,
q!0014a000006! => q!2452622.0038!,
q!0007a001166! => q!2452622.091!,
q!0015a000003! => q!2452622.2216!,
q!0010a001104! => q!2452622.2056!,
q!0009a002579! => q!2452622.1154!,
q!0015a000006! => q!2452622.1716!,

I'll keep an eye on each stream and see if they're still on a 24 hr cycle. I really want these streams back off the 24 hr lifespan clock.

Well that didn't work, they still expire after 24 hours. Since nobody has replied I'm assuming the description of this hack is in error and this is the designed behavior. Hopefully the Content Islands in 6.4 don't work this way?? I guess I'll find out soon enough.

You should be using CIs rather than this hack anyway. And no, topics listed in a CI never expire - they remain there until bumped off the list.

As soon as 6.4 is out of beta I'm all over it Thanks for the CI info

i'm with Eric on this one. i thought the hack was suppose to keep topics in forever!! mine is also expiring after 24hrs... is there a fix for this or did i screw something up in the script??

Sorry guys but this hack is now EOL.

Latest Threads has always worked without 24hr/Cinderella effect. I'm not exactly sure what is causing this problem but the hack works fine on my current UBB.

If your running on NT there may be conflicts since I don't have access to those types of servers and could never verify it works 100%.

I had fun doing this hack and hope everyone benefit from it. Before I created Latest Threads I didn't know any PERL, it's been great learning a new language especially one so powerful.

I probably won't be creating anymore hacks for ubb since this was the only hack I really needed for my board. I also don't have the free time to really get into anymore projects.

I'm just glad Charles Capps decided to finally add Content Islands.

Thanks everyone for your support this project was fun.

DjCasual