"recent forum entries" on homepage?

deronsizemore · 2006-03-19 22:47:43

Hi,

I’m planning on using PunBB for a site I’m designing, and I was wondering if it’s possible to have a section say on the homepage that shows the most recent (lets say 5) entries into the forum? Just a quick teaser to maybe draw attention to the forum and get people to join?

I’m still a little ways off from actually launching this site, or even working on getting the forum set up, so not really looking for a real detailed answer yet. I’m really just curious to know if this can be done and how difficult it would be?

Thanks
Deron

thebombsite · 2006-03-19 23:13:28

There was a plug-in for that somewhere if you want to trawl the plug-in forum.

deronsizemore · 2006-03-19 23:18:42

cool thanks I’ll look around there and see what I can dig up.

thebombsite · 2006-03-19 23:23:42

Here you go.

Jeremie · 2006-03-19 23:54:39

You don’t need the plugin. There’s a simple code, explained in the PunBB manual (well, kinda). Here’s what I use myself :

 <h2>Last forum talk</h2>
<ul class="forumRecents">
<?php include('http://shadowrun.fr/forums/extern.php?action=new&show=8'); ?>
</ul>

squaredeye · 2006-03-20 16:05:25

Jeremie,
that’s helpful, and good to know, thanks. It might be nice to add that in the WIKI somewhere?

deronsizemore · 2006-03-20 23:26:06

Thanks Stuart for finding that link for me!

Jeremie…NICE! Can’t wait to try it.

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