Lack of interest Profile posts sidebar widget - comment icon with count to replace ellipses

[beerForo]

In articles, this icon appears when there are comments and you click it to take you to the article. I want to suggest the same for profile posts, and replace the ellipses with talk bubble. I never know when there is activity and this would be good for interaction.



I call mine Status Updates but this is the Latest Profile Posts widget.

 

[Lee]

Like this?

 

[beerForo]

That's brilliant. However I may use the single talk bubble so it matches article previews but yes! I suggest that to XF, and if you can share that customization, than you!

 

[Lee]

Open template profile_post_macros


Find:

<a href="{{ link('profile-posts', $profilePost) }}" rel="nofollow" class="contentRow-extra" data-xf-click="overlay" data-xf-init="tooltip" title="{{ phrase('interact')|for_attr }}">&#8226;&#8226;&#8226;</a>

Replace with:

<a href="{{ link('profile-posts', $profilePost) }}" rel="nofollow" class="contentRow-extra" data-xf-click="overlay" data-xf-init="tooltip" title="{{ phrase('interact')|for_attr }}"><i class="far fa-comments"></i> {{ $profilePost.comment_count }}</a>

 

[Paul B]

and if you can share that customization, than you!

It's here: https://xenforo.com/community/threa...-when-there-are-comments.191540/#post-1501049

Use whichever FA icon you wish: https://fontawesome.com/icons?d=gallery

 

[beerForo]

Thanks both!

We'll keep this thread for the suggestion aspect of it.

 

[Lee]

Use this replacement if you want a single bubble.

<a href="{{ link('profile-posts', $profilePost) }}" rel="nofollow" class="contentRow-extra" data-xf-click="overlay" data-xf-init="tooltip" title="{{ phrase('interact')|for_attr }}"><i class="far fa-comment"></i> {{ $profilePost.comment_count }}</a>

 

[beerForo]

Yup! Thanks man this is perfect.

 

[Paul B]

@Lee, in case you weren't aware, you can replace this -- <i class="far fa-comments"></i> -- with this -- <xf:fa icon="fa-comments" />.

 

[Lee]

@Lee, in case you weren't aware, you can replace this -- <i class="far fa-comments"></i> -- with this -- <xf:fa icon="fa-comments" />.

Thanks for the heads up

 

[beerForo]