How To Include / Exclude Forums From "New Posts"

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  • Jake Bunce
    Senior Member
    • Dec 2000
    • 46598
    • 3.6.x

    [Any Version] How To Include / Exclude Forums From "New Posts"

    This picture shows the "New Posts" link in question:

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    Exclude forums
    Edit this template:

    Admin CP -> Styles & Templates -> Style Manager -> « » -> Navigation / Breadcrumb Templates -> navbar

    Find this code and add the red code (two instances, scroll right):

    Code:
    		<if condition="$show['popups']">		
    			<if condition="$show['searchbuttons']">
    				<if condition="$show['member']">
    				<td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="search.php?$session[sessionurl]do=getnew[color=red]&exclude=[color=blue]X,Y,Z[/color][/color]" accesskey="2">$vbphrase[new_posts_nav]</a></td>
    				<else />
    				<td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="search.php?$session[sessionurl]do=getdaily" accesskey="2">$vbphrase[todays_posts]</a></td>
    				</if>
    				<td id="navbar_search" class="vbmenu_control"><a href="search.php$session[sessionurl_q]" accesskey="4" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[search]</a> <script type="text/javascript"> vbmenu_register("navbar_search"); </script></td>
    			</if>
    			<if condition="$bbuserinfo['userid']">
    				<td id="usercptools" class="vbmenu_control"><a href="$show[nojs_link]#usercptools">$vbphrase[quick_links]</a> <script type="text/javascript"> vbmenu_register("usercptools"); </script></td>		
    			</if>
    		<else />		
    			<if condition="$show['searchbuttons']">
    				<td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="search.php$session[sessionurl_q]" accesskey="4">$vbphrase[search]</a></td>
    				<if condition="$show['member']">
    				<td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="search.php?$session[sessionurl]do=getnew[color=red]&exclude=[color=blue]X,Y,Z[/color][/color]" accesskey="2">$vbphrase[new_posts_nav]</a></td>
    				<else />
    				<td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="search.php?$session[sessionurl]do=getdaily" accesskey="2">$vbphrase[todays_posts]</a></td>
    				</if>
    			</if>
    			<td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="forumdisplay.php?$session[sessionurl]do=markread" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[mark_forums_read]</a></td>
    			<if condition="$bbuserinfo['userid']">			
    				<td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="#" onclick="window.open('misc.php?$session[sessionurl]do=buddylist&amp;focus=1','buddylist','statusbar=no,menubar=no,toolbar=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,width=250,height=300'); return false;">$vbphrase[open_buddy_list]</a></td>			
    			</if>			
    		</if>
    Where X,Y,Z is a comma list of excluded forumids.

    Include forums (thereby excluding others)
    Edit this template:

    Admin CP -> Styles & Templates -> Style Manager -> « » -> Navigation / Breadcrumb Templates -> navbar

    Find this code and add the red code (two instances, scroll right):

    Code:
    		<if condition="$show['popups']">		
    			<if condition="$show['searchbuttons']">
    				<if condition="$show['member']">
    				<td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="search.php?$session[sessionurl]do=getnew[color=red]&include=[color=blue]X,Y,Z[/color][/color]" accesskey="2">$vbphrase[new_posts_nav]</a></td>
    				<else />
    				<td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="search.php?$session[sessionurl]do=getdaily" accesskey="2">$vbphrase[todays_posts]</a></td>
    				</if>
    				<td id="navbar_search" class="vbmenu_control"><a href="search.php$session[sessionurl_q]" accesskey="4" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[search]</a> <script type="text/javascript"> vbmenu_register("navbar_search"); </script></td>
    			</if>
    			<if condition="$bbuserinfo['userid']">
    				<td id="usercptools" class="vbmenu_control"><a href="$show[nojs_link]#usercptools">$vbphrase[quick_links]</a> <script type="text/javascript"> vbmenu_register("usercptools"); </script></td>		
    			</if>
    		<else />		
    			<if condition="$show['searchbuttons']">
    				<td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="search.php$session[sessionurl_q]" accesskey="4">$vbphrase[search]</a></td>
    				<if condition="$show['member']">
    				<td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="search.php?$session[sessionurl]do=getnew[color=red]&include=[color=blue]X,Y,Z[/color][/color]" accesskey="2">$vbphrase[new_posts_nav]</a></td>
    				<else />
    				<td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="search.php?$session[sessionurl]do=getdaily" accesskey="2">$vbphrase[todays_posts]</a></td>
    				</if>
    			</if>
    			<td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="forumdisplay.php?$session[sessionurl]do=markread" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[mark_forums_read]</a></td>
    			<if condition="$bbuserinfo['userid']">			
    				<td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="#" onclick="window.open('misc.php?$session[sessionurl]do=buddylist&amp;focus=1','buddylist','statusbar=no,menubar=no,toolbar=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,width=250,height=300'); return false;">$vbphrase[open_buddy_list]</a></td>			
    			</if>			
    		</if>
    Where X,Y,Z is a comma list of included forumids.
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