News widget: How to show the last CREATED topic and not the last ACTIVE one ?
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News widget: How to show the last CREATED topic and not the last ACTIVE one ?
Greetings,
Happy with the services, yet a bit of customisation would be even nicer .
References:
link: http://racing-league.forumers.ro/
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The problem:
We are running a racing league, and for each round I create a specific topic with basic data for the race (date, track, number of laps, etc). I wish that this appears on the main page, therefore I have added a "NEWS" widget. All is great, only thing is that the moment someone posts in another topic that the last, well.. that "another" topic becomes active and shows the data.
The wish:
Is there a way to customize the NEWS widget in order to always show the last CREATED topic and not the last ACTIVE one.
Backup:
If widget cannot be modified, anyone has another suggestion on how to obtain the effect I wish ? (For example to look into the calendar, and display the next event, maybe.. ?)
Thank you in advance for your input.
Lucian
Happy with the services, yet a bit of customisation would be even nicer .
References:
link: http://racing-league.forumers.ro/
phpBB3
The problem:
We are running a racing league, and for each round I create a specific topic with basic data for the race (date, track, number of laps, etc). I wish that this appears on the main page, therefore I have added a "NEWS" widget. All is great, only thing is that the moment someone posts in another topic that the last, well.. that "another" topic becomes active and shows the data.
The wish:
Is there a way to customize the NEWS widget in order to always show the last CREATED topic and not the last ACTIVE one.
Backup:
If widget cannot be modified, anyone has another suggestion on how to obtain the effect I wish ? (For example to look into the calendar, and display the next event, maybe.. ?)
Thank you in advance for your input.
Lucian
Last edited by luchianull on October 29th 2011, 12:13 pm; edited 1 time in total
Re: News widget: How to show the last CREATED topic and not the last ACTIVE one ?
The easiest way, is to create a HTML page, and edit it, every time, you want to add something to it, and you can just post a link to that HTML page on you're forums, so you're members can see the data of the race.
Re: News widget: How to show the last CREATED topic and not the last ACTIVE one ?
Thank you for your suggestion Frozen. The thing is that:
1. I like the way news show information in a small window in widget area (is it possible to put the HTML in it's place ?)
2. I'm not really that good with coding
3. I need to create the topics of each round anyways.. so the widget would automatically do the "showing" work for me. With the HTML solution, I would need to creat the topic, and then each time edit an HTML page.. We have a round each week.. I would like to avoid manually html edit if possible.
Don't get me wrong, I still appreciate your post; just not the answer I would wish yet . Thanks.
1. I like the way news show information in a small window in widget area (is it possible to put the HTML in it's place ?)
2. I'm not really that good with coding
3. I need to create the topics of each round anyways.. so the widget would automatically do the "showing" work for me. With the HTML solution, I would need to creat the topic, and then each time edit an HTML page.. We have a round each week.. I would like to avoid manually html edit if possible.
Don't get me wrong, I still appreciate your post; just not the answer I would wish yet . Thanks.
Re: News widget: How to show the last CREATED topic and not the last ACTIVE one ?
Hi there...
Add the recent topic widget. It will show about the 10 most recent posts.
Add the recent topic widget. It will show about the 10 most recent posts.
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Re: News widget: How to show the last CREATED topic and not the last ACTIVE one ?
Hi Drogba (How's life at Chelsea these days ?)
Actually, I already use it but it's not the effect I want. Please take a look at the forum, and you will understand what I would like.
Who knows, maybe you already have the solution in your pocket and you don't know it yet.
Actually, I already use it but it's not the effect I want. Please take a look at the forum, and you will understand what I would like.
Who knows, maybe you already have the solution in your pocket and you don't know it yet.
Re: News widget: How to show the last CREATED topic and not the last ACTIVE one ?
Do this:
ACP --> Modules --> Forum Widget Management --> Create Widget -->
Widget Title:
Widget Name:
Widget Source:
Click add!, and replace the news widget, with this one.
ACP --> Modules --> Forum Widget Management --> Create Widget -->
Widget Title:
- Code:
Sunday, 30 Oct 2011
Widget Name:
- Code:
Sunday, 30 Oct 2011
Widget Source:
- Code:
<div class="h3" style="text-align:left;">Season IV: Round 09</div><div class="content"><div style="margin:auto;text-align:center;width:100%"><br />
<strong><font color="orange"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: normal">Sunday, 30 Oct 2011</span></font></strong><br />
<strong><font color="olive"><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: normal">ASTON - Grand Prix (AS5)</span></font></strong><br />
<font color="white"><br />
<span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: normal"><strong>Qualify: 15 minutes<br />
Quick Race: 5 laps<br />
Main Race: </strong><strong>10 laps</strong></span></font>
Click add!, and replace the news widget, with this one.
Re: News widget: How to show the last CREATED topic and not the last ACTIVE one ?
Thanks to Frozen I now have a "temporary" solution; the effect for readers is the same, only for me it means a bit more work, as I'd have to update it manually (instead of the automatic solution news widget knows).
If anyone has a solution to my original request, I'll still be happy to hear it.
If anyone has a solution to my original request, I'll still be happy to hear it.
Re: News widget: How to show the last CREATED topic and not the last ACTIVE one ?
Oh I see what you mean now. I think the only way to do that is manually. Unless you set a countdown to count every week to the same day.
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Re: News widget: How to show the last CREATED topic and not the last ACTIVE one ?
That could be a solution, if do-able, because every round "consumes" every week, in the same day, same hour.. so if, for example, it would be possible to say : every Monday morning, display next round info, that would make me happy also.
Re: News widget: How to show the last CREATED topic and not the last ACTIVE one ?
So, can someone say for sure you cannot "customize" an existing widget ? Or you can ?
In any case, I am still waiting for the good solution to my original request.
Thank you.
In any case, I am still waiting for the good solution to my original request.
Thank you.
Re: News widget: How to show the last CREATED topic and not the last ACTIVE one ?
Bump. Still looking for the solution
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