XF 2.1 Starting content when making a new thread?

[Xyphien]

I want to make it so whenever ANYONE goes and makes a new thread in a specific node this text shows up instantly. So they're able to edit and post everything, and it's all the same around the board.



I know this was a function in Xenforo. I'm not sure if it was or is a core function, or if I would need an addon, but I cannot for the life of me remember what this would even be called, or how to go about searching for something like this in both the acp or on xenforo's resources.

If someone could help me out, that'd be lovely!

 

[Chromaniac]

there is a feature named custom thread field... but that seems different to your requirement. i really should check what that feature does someday.

 

[Mr Lucky]

Custom thread field would do what you want though slightly differently in that the text fields show below the post when starting a thread, but can then show inside the first post once the post is ceated

 

[frm]

Before someone hops on making a paid addon for this... It's one simple line (3 if node-specific). I'm unsure how to use the bb_code {{ }} function or whether it'll convert to all [b]s as opposed to taking the <b></b>s you might try inserting into this code instead of the double line breaks provided, only to find out that they'll be conjoined after toggling BB code into one giant [B][/B] phrase.

I'm giving you a fair warning: don't waste your time.

This will be the outcome (you can live with it until someone confirms that bb_code may or may not help.


Lines 1 and 3 aren't needed unless you want it in a specific node. Just place the following at the bottom of the forum_post_thread template, changing 3 to the node you want to use this in.

<xf:if is="$forum.node_id == 3">
    <xf:js>$("textarea[name='message_html']").html("HTCG Name:<br /><br />Specific User Rules:<br /><br />HTCG Information:<br /><br />HTCG Pictres:<br /><br />HTCG Rules of the game:<br /><br />");</xf:js>
</xf:if>

(Works on 2.1.5a)

 

[Xyphien]

Before someone hops on making a paid addon for this... It's one simple line (3 if node-specific). I'm unsure how to use the bb_code {{ }} function or whether it'll convert to all [b]s as opposed to taking the <b></b>s you might try inserting into this code instead of the double line breaks provided, only to find out that they'll be conjoined after toggling BB code into one giant [B][/B] phrase.

I'm giving you a fair warning: don't waste your time.

This will be the outcome (you can live with it until someone confirms that bb_code may or may not help.
View attachment 216779

Lines 1 and 3 aren't needed unless you want it in a specific node. Just place the following at the bottom of the forum_post_thread template, changing 3 to the node you want to use this in.

<xf:if is="$forum.node_id == 3">
    <xf:js>$("textarea[name='message_html']").html("HTCG Name:<br /><br />Specific User Rules:<br /><br />HTCG Information:<br /><br />HTCG Pictres:<br /><br />HTCG Rules of the game:<br /><br />");</xf:js>
</xf:if>

(Works on 2.1.5a)

Alrighty, this works. And to answer your question, I added and in the "" and it worked flawlessly.

<xf:if is="$forum.node_id == 15">
    <xf:js>$("textarea[name='message_html']").html("[b]HTCG Name:[/b]<br /><br />[b]Specific User Rules:[/b]<br /><br />[b]HTCG Information:[/b]<br /><br />[b]HTCG Pictres:[/b]<br /><br />[b]HTCG Rules of the game:[/b]<br /><br />");</xf:js>
</xf:if>

This is the finished product, and turns out exactly how I wanted it to



Thanks so much for the help @frm

 

[frm]

This is the finished product, and turns out exactly how I wanted it to

View attachment 216804

Thanks so much for the help @frm

Ah, the double quotation allowed for it? I worked on it for a while and I couldn't get it to do from "[HTCG]" (start) to "game" (end), even though doing it exactly as you, but single quotations.