XF 2.3 Thread Prefix's

[QuackieMackie]

How do I create a thread prefix group, and thread prefixs on addon instillation?
Is there a method I'm missing somewhere that simplifies this? Or should I just add new rows into the database?

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For now I've settled for just using the title to display the prefixes in this format [fakePrefix] Title which works but isn't ideal.

 

[QuackieMackie]

After going a search for myself, I couldn't find anything that would easily let me use Thread Prefixes how I desire without a lot of work on my end.
So I've decided to just stick with the title method for now as it achieves what I need. Not perfectly but it works.

 

[Seeker-Smith]

How do I create a thread prefix group, and thread prefixs on addon instillation?
Is there a method I'm missing somewhere that simplifies this? Or should I just add new rows into the database?

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For now I've settled for just using the title to display the prefixes in this format [fakePrefix] Title which works but isn't ideal.

I'm not I understand what you're asking. Prefix groups are easy to create a ACP.

The groups are the highlighted lines.

 

[QuackieMackie]

I'm not I understand what you're asking. Prefix groups are easy to create a ACP.

The groups are the highlighted lines.View attachment 326186

I'm not asking how to create prefix groups and prefixes in the admin control panel, that is easy. I am asking how I can have my addon create specific prefixes and prefix groups to use in that addon.

As I have a specific use case that would benefit from it.


I am currently working on this:

Add-on Post in thread 'Map addon I'm working on'

Aug 19, 2025

I was also thinking of adding timed marker support, so say theres an event going on, they'd be able to specify the date, and time this event would be occuring and for a week before the event begins the icon would be a glowing icon or something, and after the time finishes it will no longer render.

I've added your suggestions to the repo, so I'll have a look into that when I get a chance.
If you have any more suggestions, feel free to add them to the repo itself or tag me

That sounds good for events, too. But, I'd have to fall back on threads linked to markers there even more...

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Specifically a way of linking thread creation with marker creation / editing / deleting and I wanted a way of displaying the status of the marker on the thread. I have resorted to using the title as I cannot see an easy way of using prefixes the way I wanted.

As I've seen in the database, the prefixes are stored using ids, and are rendered I believe using those ids. So for example for thread prefix id 6 it would fetch the phrase thread_prefix.6 and display that phrase.

The only way I can see it working for me is if I set up my own query inserting a new prefix and prefix group manually into the database, but this would come with it's own challanges, I would be required to also insert a phrase somehow that works with the prefix id. Which is more work than I care to do on this specific detail as of yet. Maybe in the future I'll look into it but for now my bootleg [FakePlaceholder] MarkerTitle method works.