XF 2.1 Link logo to Latest posts

[JamesBrown]

How can I change the site logo's URL to point to latest posts? Cheers

 

[tomdav]

ACP > Setup > Options > Basic board information > Forums default page > New posts

 

[JamesBrown]

ACP > Setup > Options > Basic board information > Forums default page > New posts

Thanks but that moves the forum home and points the logo at new posts,

I want forum home to remain forums, and the logo to resolve to latest/recent . (not new)

 

[tomdav]

You would have to modify the page_nav template. FWIW, it's poor practice to have the logo link to something other than the home page:

Best Practices for Homepage Links on websites

A site logo linking to the homepage is not enough. Logo design and placement, as well as the presence of a text link to the homepage affect success of navigation to homepage.

www.nngroup.com

 

[JamesBrown]

As as maybe but when you have 30k users used to having something work like that, it's poor practice to stop it

 

[JamesBrown]

Can anyone tell me how to change the URL of the forum logo to point to Recent/Latest posts (not New) Thanks

 

[tomdav]

in template: PAGE_CONTAINER
change both instances of: <a href="{{ ($xf.options.logoLink && $xf.homePageUrl) ? $xf.homePageUrl : link('index') }}">
to:: <a href="{{ link('whats-new/posts') }}&skip=1">

 

[Matthew S]

I'm a bit lost - what is the difference between new posts and recent posts in XF2? I thought recent posts was what it was called in XF1, and new posts is XF2? The only real difference between the two that I know is that XF2 hides threads that have been read, where as XF1 doesn't.

 

[JamesBrown]

in template: PAGE_CONTAINER
change both instances of: <a href="{{ ($xf.options.logoLink && $xf.homePageUrl) ? $xf.homePageUrl : link('index') }}">
to:: <a href="{{ link('whats-new/posts') }}&skip=1">

Thanks . That resolves to https://www.mysite.co.uk/forum/whats-new/posts/&skip=1

and can't be found

 

[JamesBrown]

The only real difference between the two that I know is that XF2 hides threads that have been read

Exactly

 

[tomdav]

In XF2 users can customize "new posts" to whatever they want (by clicking on "filters", selecting their preference, then "save as default").

 

[tomdav]

Thanks . That resolves to https://www.mysite.co.uk/forum/whats-new/posts/&skip=1

and can't be found

I think it depends on how your forum links are configured. Try changing the & to ?

 

[JamesBrown]

Thanks Tomdav that works a treat

 

[JamesBrown]

In XF2 users can customize "new posts" to whatever they want (by clicking on "filters", selecting their preference, then "save as default").

The average age of my members is 65+ I'm surprised many of them manage to log in, let alone use filters and select something

 

[tomdav]

Well, I agree it shouldn't default to unread. Really confusing. To undo this you must add the skip=1 parameter (which will also undo any user preference). There is no way to provide a link that specifically filters unread posts AFAIK, you can only link to "new posts" (which may or may not be unread posts depending on what the user has chosen).

 

[Mr Lucky]

Well, I agree it shouldn't default to unread. Really confusing. To undo this you must add the skip=1 parameter (which will also undo any user preference). There is no way to provide a link that specifically filters unread posts AFAIK, you can only link to "new posts" (which may or may not be unread posts depending on what the user has chosen).

I think this will link to unread and override filters:

https://example.com/whats-new/posts/?unread=1