XF 1.4 How to convert New Posts into Recent Posts

[webducknj]

Hi folks,

Was just wondering if someone could point me in the right direction, I'm trying to recode the New Posts link (in the Navbar) to show the Recent Posts (on the right, just above the forums head) results. Once this is done I'd like to comment out the Recent Posts link so it won't be there.

Can someone just point me in the right direction as to where the code would be for these two forums features?

Thank you,
Bart

 

[webducknj]

just found this line in the Navigation template

<li><a href="{xen:link 'find-new/posts'}" rel="nofollow">{xen:if $visitor.user_id, {xenhrase new_posts}, {xenhrase recent_posts}}</a></li>

was thinking I'll just have the conditional return recent_posts whether the visitor has a user id or doesn't. that should work, no? any reason from the system's perspective as to why this would be a bad idea?

thank you!

 

[Paul B]

This should help: https://xenforo.com/community/resources/add-a-recent-posts-link-to-the-navigation-bar.2141/

 

[webducknj]

Brogan, One thing stat still confuses me is where text would be modified. Where does the actual code/text reside that makes "New Posts" display as such? It's HTML right? I can make CSS changes and sometimes I'm successful modifying templates but the HTML seems like it should be the easiest to find and change but I'm not usually successful.

Thanks,
Bart

 

[Paul B]

As it explains in the resource:

 

[webducknj]

reading into your reply a little, because i hope you'll give me the benefit of the doubt that i already searched and re-searched the navigation template , i found this little gem which does have an effect on the actual displayed text

xenhrase recent_posts

but when i change it, whatever trickery was making recent_posts display as 'Recent Posts' no longer has the same effect even if I match the recent_posts format.

 

[webducknj]

made the changes and waiting to get some feedback from the membership if they approve of my handiwork

thanks for the help Brogan

 

[webducknj]

@Brogan no comment on why recent_posts reformats to display Recent Posts but other text doesn't?

 

[Paul B]

I don't really understand what you're asking.

 

[webducknj]

in the original template it has {xenhrase recent_posts} and the actual link in the navbar displays as Recent Posts

when I put in {xenhrase active_threads} it displays Active_Threads...it doesn't auto format as it did with the original text

 

[Paul B]

You need to create the phrase if it doesn't exist.

 

[Amaury]

As a suggestion, prefix custom phrases with your site initials so you know which ones are custom.