Question about side bar that shows Recently Added Topics and so on

[media]

I am wondering as board admin, can we add a tab on the side bar that shows "Recently Added Topics" or "Watched Content"?

A custom tab????


This would be great if we can! I am thinking about recently added Blog Topics, Recently added images etc.

[joschienne]

Also would be really nice to have a tab "Recent Posts". If a user post in an old thread, this thread will come on top of this list.

Regards,
Johan

[bfarber]

The tabs you see now are simply hooks. Anyone can create a hook, though of course you'll need the PHP knowledge necessary to write it. I expect you'll see a flood of hooks for the board index sidebar upon release. ;)

[media]

The tabs you see now are simply hooks. Anyone can create a hook, though of course you'll need the PHP knowledge necessary to write it. I expect you'll see a flood of hooks for the board index sidebar upon release.

I wish it is part of the package but optional... ;)
Thank you for your explanation...

[bfarber]

I wish it is part of the package but optional... ;)

Thank you for your explanation...

They are optional. You can disable any hooks via the ACP hooks manager with the click of an icon.

[media]

They are optional. You can disable any hooks via the ACP hooks manager with the click of an icon.

I mean the new hooks....

Let me explain what's in my mind.
You give us 10 hooks that we can choose from (included to main package)....

like the current ones and the additional:

1. Recently Added Topics (right now we have this)
2. Watched Forums (right now we have this)
3. Watched Topics (right now we have this)
4. Latest 10 Posts
5. Latest Blog Entries
6. Latest Galery Pictures
7. Latest Tracker Entries
8. so on

These are just my examples.... Can be different or less or more...

Optional we can add the one that we like.....

I would like see this in main package as part of it. Not an additional Mod....

This makes this version more versatile...

[Feneroin]

media,
Also Today's top 20 posters(with little avatars) hook is available(as i have seen on IPB3 preview board) but on this forum it's disabled :)

[Michael]

Don't worry guys, mod authors will create these blocks given time. They're not something IPS should concern themselves with as they have other things to worry about, and mod authors can create them relatively easily.

[Axel Wers]

Side Bar for last blog entries and gallery pictures would be very usefull.

[austinreefclub]

I agree, those should be included by default. I'm hesitate to use code from mod authors. I want hooks that are supported indefinitely.

[bfarber]

Nobody said we wouldn't have additional sidebar hooks available for release. ;) In fact, we have some already written up...

[Alex]

There will also be development articles on the Resources website explaining how to create hooks, which should help developers who are learning the system :)

[media]

Nobody said we wouldn't have additional sidebar hooks available for release.

In fact, we have some already written up...

you are the MAN...
:)

[IPBSupport.de]

I will hope we can COMPLETE disable the (complete) sidebar via ACP !?

[PrefeX]

why not save the members sidebar state in the db?

for people like me that like's it minimized, it's kind of annoying to toogle it off every time i use another browser or clear my cookies etc.

[Michael]

why not save the members sidebar state in the db?

for people like me that like's it minimized, it's kind of annoying to toogle it off every time i use another browser or clear my cookies etc.

Because it's another column you'd need to load on every page load then, when it only actually applies when you are on the board index. It's a waste of resources.

[bfarber]

I will hope we can COMPLETE disable the (complete) sidebar via ACP !?

Simply disable all sidebar hooks, and the sidebar is disabled.