Last Topic Title mod not working?

[Drumrocker365]

Hello,

I have installed the Last Topic Title mod for phpBB. It is not working and don't know why. I think there's something I need to do to make it work on my theme (it's not the default theme), but I'm not sure what it is. Any ideas?

Thanks,
Christian

 

[Atrox]

Have you tried using Advanced Topic Titles and also downloading Automod?

By the way, MyBB would have been much easier for you - you already have the latest topic titles. 😉

I used to know the code to just put in to display the latest topic title, but I forgot it; it was taking up valuable space in my memory. 😛

 

[Drumrocker365]

Hey,

Advanced Topic Titles doesn't work either. I am using Automod. I chose phpBB because it seemed to be the most popular, and now I've dumped $15 on the theme for it so I'd rather not switch.

 

[Atrox]

Fair enough, nobody wants to just spend money on something to then use an alternative. It is, indeed - a very nice theme you're using. 🙂

I've just got the code to sort it out!

Ensure that you copy the current code and save it in new tab so you can edit it so you don't lose it.

Please, go to your theme's templates and select "index_box"

Then, press CTRL + F and search for <!-- BEGIN switch_topic_title -->

*SAVE WHATEVER IS IN THERE IN A NEW TAB.*

Replace it with

<a href="{catrow.forumrow.U_LATEST_TOPIC}" title="{catrow.forumrow.LATEST_TOPIC_TITLE}">{catrow.forumrow.LATEST_TOPIC_NAME}</a><br />

(It all goes in a straight line.)

I hope this fixes the problem. 🙂

 

[Drumrocker365]

I just see index.htm and index_body.html. Tried searching both and nothing.

 

[Atrox]

Try searching for {catrow.forumrow.U_LATEST_TOPIC} in there, then replace it with: <a href="{catrow.forumrow.U_LATEST_TOPIC}" title="{catrow.forumrow.LATEST_TOPIC_TITLE}">{catrow.forumrow.LATEST_TOPIC_NAME}</a><br />

 

[Drumrocker365]

Well, now I've got myself in a huge mess with 500 errors and stuff :/ hopefully I'll get those fixed, then I can try that.<br /><br />-- 06 Jul 2014, 12:45 --<br /><br />Can't find {catrow.forumrow.U_LATEST_TOPIC}.

 

[Venom]

Sounds like your paid theme is what's causing this. Not that there is anything wrong with it but most mods for phpbb are written for the default theme. Different people write there themes slightly differently. your best bet is to manually install the mod(s) yourself, if you can't find the code to replace you need to look for something similar or check the code for a correct place to paste it.