MOD Display new links on index page

[Tilek E.]

Hi kamy81,

In order to apply the mod "New Links on Home" please make the following changes:

#1. Open index.php file and insert the highlighted code like this:

// if unique template _not_ exists, then reset to default
if(!file_exists($gDirSmarty->template_dir.$render))
{
	$render = "index.tpl";	
}

//get latest links
$latest_links = $Link->getLatest($start, 10); // number of links = 10
$gDirSmarty->assign_by_ref('latest_links', $latest_links);

$gDirSmarty->display($render, $cache_id);

#2. Save changes and close the file.

#3. Open index.tpl file and insert the following code where you want the latest links to be displayed:

<!-- latest links box start -->
{if $latest_links}
	{include file="box-header.tpl" caption="New Links" style="green"}
	<div class="links">
		<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
			{foreach from=$latest_links item=link name=links}
				{assign var="latest_links" value=0}
				{include file="link-display.tpl"}
			{/foreach}
		</table>
	</div>
	{include file="box-footer.tpl"}
{/if}
<!-- latest links box end -->

#4. Save changes and close the file.

#5. Open link-display.tpl and find the following code:

	{if $config.mod_rewrite}
		<a href="{$config.base}{$config.dir}{$link.path}{convert_str string=$link.title}-l{$link.id}.html">{$lang.link_details}</a>
	{else}
		<a href="{$config.base}{$config.dir}view-link.php?id={$link.id}">{$lang.link_details}</a>
	{/if}

#6. Replace the code you found with the following code:

	{if $config.mod_rewrite}
		{if $tab eq 'home'}
			<a href="{$config.base}{$config.dir}{if $latest_links}{$link.path}{else}{$link.path|cat:"/"}{/if}{convert_str string=$link.title}-l{$link.id}.html">{$lang.link_details}</a>
		{else}
			<a href="{$config.base}{$config.dir}{$link.path}{convert_str string=$link.title}-l{$link.id}.html">{$lang.link_details}</a>
		{/if}
	{else}
		<a href="{$config.base}{$config.dir}view-link.php?id={$link.id}">{$lang.link_details}</a>
	{/if}

#7. Save changes and close the file.

That's it!

Please feel free to ask in case you have any questions.

[kamy81]

Thanks David Evans.

New links showing on home page - its Working.
But it is also showing in every category pages. Actually in category page I don't want to show this. New links will show only for home page .

Another thing is - from category when I click on Link Details it open correctly as:
domain.com/Business/Employment/South-Business-Employment-Corporation-l1.html
But when I click on Link Details of any new list links from homepage it show error as "Error: Requested URL not found (404)" it miss / as:
domain.com/Business/EmploymentSouth-Business-Employment-Corporation-l1.html

5 & 6 steps : Modification for (link-display.tpl ) is it a part of showing new links on homepage
OR for showing only Main category in home page

[ibs]

ok i followed the instructions to the letter and they work for me perfectly thanks!!!

[ksgboy2]

Hi Dave

How to make showing new links just on home page not on all categories pages

[ksgboy2]

Nermind I found solution

[Tilek E.]

Hi kamy81,

If you have some difficulties with implementing this mod you can provide me your FTP credentials via PM and I help you to apply it.

Steps #5 and #6 help you to avoid the problem with wrong URLs to Link Details page. Maybe this is a reason of missing '/' in your site.

[Tilek E.]

Also I think it will be useful to have the latest links shown only on homepage:

Just change the step #3 and insert the highlighted code:

<!-- latest links box start -->
{if $category.id eq '0'}
{if $latest_links}
	{include file="box-header.tpl" caption="New Links" style="green"}
	<div class="links">
		<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
			{foreach from=$latest_links item=link name=links}
				{assign var="latest_links" value=0}
				{include file="link-display.tpl"}
			{/foreach}
		</table>
	</div>
	{include file="box-footer.tpl"}
{/if}
{/if}
<!-- latest links box end -->

[kamy81]

Thanks David Evans. Excellent job
Its very helpful for me

[Loren]

Whats the difference between these codes, New links in index and new links on home?

Is it just terminology? or is there a difference in how these two sets of codes work? And if someone would be so kind to help me and others out direct to an working example of these, being specific as to what area, as i don't know what i am looking for..
Cheers

[kamy81]

Hi Loren,

Difference between these codes,

New links in index: It shows new links on homepage, category page, new link page, top link page, popular link page, etc (where link shows as indexing)

New links on homepage: It shows new links only on homepage