Create new threads from the forum index

[Alan S.]

Intro
The following allows you to create a new thread from the index via a little speech bubble image after the forum name. Clicking the speech bubble takes you to the new thread creation page for that forum. This basically reduces the number of clicks needed for your members to post a new thread, making your forum more user friendly.



Demo
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Tutorial
Download the image and upload it to ./images    

Open the forumbit_depth2_forum template, find:

<strong><a href="{$forum_url}">{$forum['name']}</a></strong>

Add after:

 <a href="newthread.php?fid={$forum['fid']}" title="Post new thread in {$forum['name']}"><img src="images/cnti.png" alt="New Thread" /></a>

Plugin
Alternatively you can use this simple plugin which does the template edits for you: http://mods.mybb.com/view/create-new-thr...-the-index

[Kaleb M]

Cool post man! I will be sure to try it.

Works fine in 1.6! Would recommend to use very cool plugin. So out of curiosity if someone does not have privileges to post in that area they would get a no permission page right?

[Alan S.]

Works fine in 1.6! Would recommend to use very cool plugin. So out of curiosity if someone does not have privileges to post in that area they would get a no permission page right?

Yep.

[Kaleb M]

Nice. Well kudos to you for posting this.

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I think this image is a little more suitable for a post new topic.

http://i52.tinypic.com/wuhr88.jpg

Its not transparent but can easily be made into one.

[Legendary]

Thanks for sharing

[alirex]

In AJS tutorial use can make new thread from forum only but in this i made little bit tweak adding of same code inside forumbit_depth3 template

<a href="{$forum_url}" title="{$forum_viewers_text_plain}">{$forum['name']}</a>

Add After this

<a href="newthread.php?fid={$forum['fid']}" title="Post new thread in {$forum['name']}"><img src="images/cnti.png" alt="New Thread" /></a>

Thats it

you will get look like this



The above view will come when your subforums are in Column

I hope this will help someone who have big board with lot of subforums.

New Thread icon is attached with this thead.

   

[bestblackhatforum.com]

This user has been denied support.

AJS and Alirex, Thank you guys. added in my forum. will save my time alot in creating threads

[Dragonzsoul]

thank you so much share to information update!

[Wolfseye]

I just installed this plugin. I suppose it has no settings in the ACP, because I dont find any. I use a altered Version of the default theme so I suppose the plugin should work.

But its not showing. Any ideas ? Using latest Version 1.6.8 of MyBB.

Ok, found the issue. The plugin didnt add the code to the forumbit_depth2_forum template.

<a href="newthread.php?fid={$forum['fid']}" title="Post new thread in {$forum['name']}"><img src="images/cnti.png" alt="New Thread" /></a>

After doing it manually, it works fine.

[Yaldaram]

There is no need to install a plugin, as Alan pointed out you can add directly into the templates, as he illustrated;

Tutorial
Download the image and upload it to ./images

Open the forumbit_depth2_forum template, find:

<strong><a href="{$forum_url}">{$forum['name']}</a></strong>

Add after:

 <a href="newthread.php?fid={$forum['fid']}" title="Post new thread in {$forum['name']}"><img src="images/cnti.png" alt="New Thread" /></a>