Next/Previous Topic Nav

[erokraider]

www.raidernation.freeforums.net

Looking for a way to navigate to the next thread topic from a thread.

So at the bottom of the thread you would see a simple Next Topic or Prev Topic that would jump you to the next thread in line.

[Wormopolis]

two related issues with this.

1. thread ids arent sequential in a board, they are sequential to the WHOLE forum. meaning you make thread id=1 in board "hello", then the next thread you make will have id=2 even if its NOT in board "hello". you cant just predict what the "next/previous" thread is based off the current thread id

now with that, there is the possibility of storing maybe the top 10 thread ids of a board when you look at the thread listing. it would require storing all those ids in a cookie for the session.

BUT

lets say you were looking at a thread and someone came along and replied in another thread and by replying, it gets bumped up to the top of the list. now the stored list you have is no longer valid.

[erokraider]

Ok, what you are saying makes sense. Not sure if you are familure with the Scout.com sports forums, but they have this feature on their boards. I've been getting requests for it, and was hoping I could do it on our board as well. If I can't that's cool I just wanted to ask a pro.

[Wormopolis]

Im not familiar with scout.com. Im assuming though they are hosted by another company. and they probably HAVE access to the next thread id in a board list.

as I said.. we can have it store what it sees in the thread list, but if anyone replies it changes the ordert things are in

[erokraider]

How about adding the breadcrumbs from the top of the board to the bottom of the board so when people scroll down to read a post they can jump back in the forum at the bottom?

Or the code you are using here with a stationary box with breadcrumbs that scrolls down with you?

[Wormopolis]

the code I use here is actually in my database. look for "floating nav box"