how do I add "New Thread" button to SHOWTHREAD?

[Andy Huang]

Hi guys,
Ok, I am trying to add the "New Thread" button to SHOWTHREAD (see attached) because it makes creating new thread slightly easier; however, it doesn't seem to want to work with this below code:

	<if condition="$show['largereplybutton']">
		<td class="smallfont"><if condition="$show['newthreadlink']"><a href="newthread.php?$session[sessionurl]do=newthread&amp;f=$foruminfo[forumid]"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/newthread.gif" alt="$vbphrase[post_new_thread]" border="0" /></a><else />&nbsp;</if><a href="newreply.php?$session[sessionurl]do=newreply&amp;noquote=1&amp;p=$LASTPOSTID"><if condition="$show['closethread']"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/reply.gif" alt="$vbphrase[reply]" border="0" /><else /><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/threadclosed.gif" alt="$vbphrase[closed_thread]" border="0" /></if></a></td>
	<else />
		<td class="smallfont"><if condition="$show['newthreadlink']"><a href="newthread.php?$session[sessionurl]do=newthread&amp;f=$foruminfo[forumid]"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/newthread.gif" alt="$vbphrase[post_new_thread]" border="0" /></a><else />&nbsp;</if>&nbsp;</td>
	</if>

I basically added the two if clauses in both cases; and the added if clause is stolen from FORUMDISPLAY (where it checks if user can post new thread and give the button as needed). Can someone please check and let me know why the above doesn't work?

Thanks in advance.

[daemon]

Try using this code instead:

	<if condition="$show['largereplybutton']">
		<td class="smallfont"><a href="newthread.php?$session[sessionurl]do=newthread&amp;f=$foruminfo[forumid]"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/newthread.gif" alt="$vbphrase[post_new_thread]" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="newreply.php?$session[sessionurl]do=newreply&amp;noquote=1&amp;p=$LASTPOSTID"><if condition="$show['closethread']"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/reply.gif" alt="$vbphrase[reply]" border="0" /><else /><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/threadclosed.gif" alt="$vbphrase[closed_thread]" border="0" /></if></a></td>
	<else />
		<td class="smallfont"><a href="newthread.php?$session[sessionurl]do=newthread&amp;f=$foruminfo[forumid]"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/newthread.gif" alt="$vbphrase[post_new_thread]" border="0" /></a></td>
	</if>

The $show['newthreadlink'] variable isn't set in showthread.php which is why it wasn't working.

[Andy Huang]

Ok, that make sense, but is there a way to check whether or not the user have permission to post new thread in that forum and then show the button? Because with the code you provided, it'll always show that button and I'd rather it only show if the user have the permission to do it.

I found a $forum array which is suppose to house some permission information; I wonder if I can directly access it from the template system, as well as what's in that array... I'll be poking around with it...

Edit: Uhhg, $forum['permissions'] had some stuff in it which are not named (just number and more number), and I can't figure that out :/ it'd be great if any vb dev can shed some lights here... its only a template edit requiring knowledge about one variable... no code editing required...

[Andy Huang]

Not quite 24 hours yet... but I won't be around too much later today... so bumpy bumpy

[Andy Huang]

still nothing? bumpy bumpy... anyone familiar with using templates to access forum permissions?

[Steve Machol]

Ok, that make sense, but is there a way to check whether or not the user have permission to post new thread in that forum and then show the button?

There is no function or conditional I am aware of to do this.

[Ace]

No...for some reason it's set per-forum, rather than per-usergroup.

Thereby showing for Guests in a forum, when they can't actually post new threads.

There's probably a logical reason..

[fusioncreations]

I would like to do this as well.

[Andy Huang]

if I write in template $forum['permissions'][$forumid] it'd give me a numeric string, I'm guessing its got something to do with the permission, does anyone know what defined word I should use to check whether or not the person can post new thread in this forum?

[Dennis Olson]

Use this EXACT CODE:

	<if condition="$show['largereplybutton']">
		<td class="smallfont"><a href="newreply.php?$session[sessionurl]do=newreply&amp;noquote=1&amp;p=$FIRSTPOSTID"><if condition="$show['closethread']"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/reply.gif" alt="$vbphrase[reply]" border="0" /><else /><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/threadclosed.gif" alt="$vbphrase[closed_thread]" border="0" /></if></a><a href="newthread.php?$session[sessionurl]do=newthread&amp;f=$foruminfo[forumid]">
         <img src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/newthread.gif" alt="$vbphrase[post_new_thread]" border="0" /></a></td>
	<else />
		<td class="smallfont">&nbsp;</td>
	</if>