CTA Featured Threads & Portal [Paid] 2.17.0

[jauburn]

Regarding enabling the sidebar on the featured threads page, is it possible just to enable the recent_posts/threads sidebar widget from widget framework add-on? I don't see a way to do that currently. That's really the only sidebar block that I want to display on the home page--well, that and may another custom block created with widget framework.

 

[Paul B]

I believe it is possible but I don't use that add-on.
This post may help: https://xenforo.com/community/threads/cta-featured-threads-portal-paid.64261/page-80#post-775238

 

[jauburn]

I believe it is possible but I don't use that add-on.
This post may help: https://xenforo.com/community/threads/cta-featured-threads-portal-paid.64261/page-80#post-775238

Super. I figured that out.

One more: Is it possible to set a custom page title for the featured page? We'd want, say, "Featured Work:"

 

[Paul B]

You already have it set to "Featured Works" - http://poetrycircle.com/forum/threads/featured

If you want to change it to the singular, just edit the phrase again.

 

[jauburn]

You already have it set to "Featured Works" - http://poetrycircle.com/forum/threads/featured

If you want to change it to the singular, just edit the phrase again.

Ah, but I was talking about a test I was doing with your latest version on a test board. But yes, I should be able to figure that out if I have it on the board already.

Lots of moving parts...

 

[Paul B]

The phrase is cta_ft_featured_threads_page_title.

 

[jauburn]

On the featured threads page, if I wanted to add a few blank lines at the end of each featured post (and before the replies...read more bit), what would I do and where would I add it? Thanks!

 

[Paul B]

Try adding some margin top to the footer.

 

[Ernest L. Defoe]

Read the release notes here: https://xenforo.com/community/resources/cta-featured-threads-portal.2599/update?update=11401

I don't have the sidebar enabled that's why I am wondering why I am getting the error.

 

[Paul B]

It doesn't matter, you still need to update the cache.

 

[Ernest L. Defoe]

Guess I need to read more often. Thanks @Brogan.

 

[jauburn]

Try adding some margin top to the footer.

Probably an unrelated question, but after I installed your updated plugin, I can't get to the photopost gallery any more at poetrycircle.com/gallery. It redirects to the home page. Very odd.

My forum is installed in public_html/forum, and my .htaccess in public_html is

RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^$ /forum [L]

I say that only because it seems like an .htaccess issue. But for the life of me I can't figure it out.

 

[jauburn]

Try adding some margin top to the footer.

Perfect. This is an ingenious system.

 

[jauburn]

Suggestion: While it's possible to feature a thread only on the dedicated page, it's not possible to unfeature a featured thread from the featured page once it is on the featured page. That seems inconsistent.



Once a thread is on the featured page, it would be nice to see an option that lets you take the featured thread off of the dedicated page (but leave it featured on the boards).

 

[jauburn]

Would it be possible to get a drop-shadow effect around the border of the featured threads on the featured thread page?

 

[Paul B]

it's not possible to unfeature a featured thread from the featured page once it is on the featured page

I'm not sure I understand.
Once a thread has been featured, you can update it and change any of the settings.

You can't feature a thread and have it not show on the page - that is by design.
The page lists all currently featured threads.

 

[Paul B]

Would it be possible to get a drop-shadow effect around the border of the featured threads on the featured thread page?

Yes, you can do that with the SPs for the Container.

 

[jauburn]

Hi there. I have a few questions related to the author name on the featured threads page.

First, I have noticed that certain names get cut off, like this:



How can I prevent that from happening? There's plenty of space to the right, so no reason to have names truncated.

Second, would it be possible to get the name either under the avatar or under the title of the thread? If so, how?

Thanks!

 

[Paul B]

Once again, everything can be styled using the SPs, including the author name.

If you want to move it under the thread title though, you would need to edit the template.

 

[FredC]

Hi there. I have a few questions related to the author name on the featured threads page.

First, I have noticed that certain names get cut off, like this:

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How can I prevent that from happening? There's plenty of space to the right, so no reason to have names truncated.

Second, would it be possible to get the name either under the avatar or under the title of the thread? If so, how?

Thanks!

You really might want to consider throwing up a test site to play with the style properties.. Just about everything including the kitchen sink can be customized.. You really just need to roll your sleeves up and start exploring the plethora of options for yourself..