XF 1.2 Can I add 'Recent Posts' to index route?

[DOA]

I can add '/find-new/7687437/posts' to my index route to show all new unread posts on the homepage.

But I want to show all recent posts, read or unread.

I guess I can't add '/find-new/posts?recent=1' as it's technically a search query?

Anyway I can work around this to show all recent posts?

(please don't suggest the Widget Framework New Threads add-on as it doesn't work very well)

 

[wang]

I do not think that you can accomplish this with adding the link only. Most likely that will need custom developement.

 

[DOA]

I agree.

I don't get how it works though.

I can use the Widget Framework to add a template, but this doesn't have it's own template which would run the query does it?

 

[wang]

I agree.

I don't get how it works though.

I can use the Widget Framework to add a template, but this doesn't have it's own template which would run the query does it?

I do not know if it does it or not, because I am not using that add on.

 

[DOA]

I do not know if it does it or not, because I am not using that add on.

I mean in XF. New Posts is 'find_new_posts' but recent posts just seems to be a search that's displayed in that template hmm

 

[Optic]

@brucey, could you not just use the normal Recent Posts link:
community/find-new/posts

e.g.
https://xenforo.com/community/find-new/posts ?

 

[DOA]

@brucey, could you not just use the normal Recent Posts link:
community/find-new/posts

e.g.
https://xenforo.com/community/find-new/posts ?

Yeh but that doesn't display 'read' threads. Users get confused when the ones they've read dissappear

 

[James]

Yeh but that doesn't display 'read' threads. Users get confused when the ones they've read dissappear

That's how the URL is designed to work so without custom development you're going to have to either:

• Use find-new/posts and deal with 'read' threads disappearing
• Use find-new/posts?recent=1 and display recent posts (read or unread)
• Use recent-activity/ and display the forum's recent activity (shows everything not just posts)

 

[DOA]

I've worked out how to do it.

If you go to 'New Posts' and then click 'Recent Posts', the URL is generates can be used to display Read and Unread posts, which can be used as Index Route

eg. https://xenforo.com/community/find-new/7691782/posts

Any potential issues using this?

EDIT: actually that doesn't show any posts made after that search :/

 

[Parsnip]

I'm currently trying to do the same thing, did you find a solution?

 

[AndyB]

I'm currently trying to do the same thing, did you find a solution?

I suggest using this add-on:

https://xenforo.com/community/resources/recent-posts.5073/