Open the thread_view template.
Find this on the second line:
Replace with this:
This does exactly the same as clicking the thread creation date so it is a bit superfluous in that respect but it might make it easier for some.
So in the case of this thread it would make the following text into a URL link:
Change thread titles in thread view into URL links
Find this on the second line:
HTML:
<xen:h1>{xen:helper threadPrefix, $thread}{$thread.title}</xen:h1>
Replace with this:
HTML:
<xen:h1><a href="{xen:link threads, $thread}">{xen:helper threadPrefix, $thread}{$thread.title}</a></xen:h1>
This does exactly the same as clicking the thread creation date so it is a bit superfluous in that respect but it might make it easier for some.
So in the case of this thread it would make the following text into a URL link:
Change thread titles in thread view into URL links