Here it is!
The long awaited 1.4 release which adds a dedicated page which can be used as a pseudo portal/home page.
You can see a demo here:
http://cliptheapex.com/threads/featured
There are a significant number of updates in this release so please read these release notes carefully.
Note: Change the index page route to threads/featured/ if you want the Featured Threads page to be your home page. Be aware that if you prevent any groups (e.g. Unregistered) from viewing Featured Threads then they will receive the standard error informing them they must be logged in to access the page.
As ever, thanks to Chris Deeming for his support and help, without whom this add-on would never have been made.
If the navigation link doesn't appear, see this post from Sheldon: http://xenforo.com/community/threads/featured-threads-paid.64261/page-21#post-703285
New Features, Functionality & Changes
- Default feature duration changed to 2 weeks from indefinite
- Censor function changed to match the core behaviour for posts - message content is now censored in the view, rather than the censored content being saved in the database
- Featured threads are now shown on the new and recent posts pages, controlled by a new option
- Dedicated page displaying all currently featured threads, tied to the “View featured threads” permission, controlled by a new option; the URL is /threads/featured
- Fully customisable with the ability to configure the number of featured threads per page, enable or disable all components, including the sidebar and a custom sidebar template for adding your own content (cta_featured_threads_featured_custom)
- Uses separate templates, CSS and style properties so it can be styled completely independently of the blocks on the forum list, forum view, and new and recent posts pages
- Featured Threads link added to the navigation bar under the Forums tab after Watched Threads, tied to the “View featured threads” permission
- Only the threads for which viewing permissions exist can be seen by each visitor – threads from forums they don’t have permission to view the thread content or by members they are ignoring, won’t be displayed to them
- Pagination if there are more currently featured threads than set for the per page option
- New “Viewing Featured Threads” activity for the member card/recent activity page
New Options
- New / Recent Posts Featured Threads – enabled by default
- Featured Threads Page – enabled by default
- Featured Threads Per page – set to 10 by default
- Enable Featured Threads Page Sidebar Online Users* – enabled by default
- Enable Featured Threads Page Sidebar Statistics* – enabled by default
*Note: These options work in conjunction with the Style Properties. As the text states “
If enabled, the online users block can be displayed in the sidebar. If you do not enable the sidebar or this block in Style Properties, disabling this will save one query.” If you disable these two options, those two blocks will not display on any style.
New Style Properties
- CTA Featured Threads Settings – new group
- CTA Featured Threads Blocks – new group
- Enable New / Recent Posts Page Title – disabled by default
- New / Recent Posts Page Title
- CTA Featured Threads Page – new group
- Set Page Title To Board Title – disabled by default
- Remove Page Title – unchecked by default
- Remove Breadcrumbs – unchecked by default
- Enable Avatar – enabled by default
- Enable Smilies – disabled by default
- Enable Featured Thread Text – disabled by default
- Enable Read More Link – enabled by default
- Enable Sidebar – enabled by default
- Enable Sidebar Visitor Panel – enabled by default
- Enable Sidebar Custom Template – enabled by default
- Enable Sidebar Online Users – checked by default
- Enable Sidebar Statistics – checked by default
- Enable Sidebar Sharing – checked by default
Changed Style Properties
- Enable Smilies – applies to blocks only, disabled by default
New Templates
- cta_featuredthreads_find_new_wrapper
- cta_featuredthreads_navigation
- cta_featuredthreads_featured
- cta_featuredthreads_featured_list_item
- cta_featured_threads_featured_custom
Changed Templates
- cta_featuredthreads.css
- cta_featuredthreads_feature
- cta_featuredthreads_edit
- cta_featuredthreads_forum_list
- cta_featuredthreads_forum_view
- cta_featuredthreads_featured_list_item – renamed to cta_featuredthreads_list_item
- cta_featuredthreads_thread_list_item
- cta_featuredthreads_thread_view
New Template Modifications
- cta_featured_threads_find_new_wrapper
- cta_featured_threads_navigation
Changed Template Modifications
- cta_featured_threads_forum_view – find code modified
- cta_featured_threads_thread_list_item – find code modified
- cta_featured_threads_thread_view_tools – find code modified
New CSS
- .ctaFtTitleNewPosts
- .ctaFtListItemsPage
- .ctaFtBlockPage
- .sectionMain.ctaFtContainerPage
- .ctaFtAvatarPage
- .ctaFtThreadContentPage
- .ctaFtThreadTitlePage
- a.ctaFtThreadTitleLinkPage
- .ctaFtThreadTextPage
- .ctaFtThreadTextPage a
- .ctaFtFooterPage
- .ctaFtFeaturedThreadTextPage
- a.ctaFtReadMoreLinkPage
Changed CSS
- .ctaFtThreadText a – externalLink class removed