Facebook App Modification
 

Here are few modifications I made to vBulletin Facebook App. Hope it helps other users .

Important : Please backup all the files before making any changes.

Feature 1: Last Thread information on Forum Home

Default :

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/7sExZ.jpg[/IMG]

New Look

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/foSrA.jpg[/IMG]

Code changes :

1. Open Forums.php

2. Find the code

Code:


3. Replace with

Code:



replace appname with your facebook app .

P.S: 41 characters of the thread title will be visible. Having more and more characters will look ugly.

Feature 2 : Post "Users reply" in facebook wall instead of Posted a reply on APP NAME

Default :
http://i.imgur.com/4GimC.jpg

New Look :

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/ZFgDd.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/ycK8n.jpg[/IMG]

1. Open editor.php

2. Find the code

Code:
public function wall($title, $message) {
$opt = array();
$opt['message'] = $this->wallMessage();
$opt['link'] = FACEBOOK_CANVAS_URL . $this->redirect;
$opt['name'] = ThreadInfo::get($this->thread_id)->getName();
$opt['caption'] = '';
$opt['description'] = '';
$this->send_to_wall($opt);
}
replace with

Code:
public function wall($title, $message) {
$opt = array();
$opt['message'] = $message;
$opt['link'] = FACEBOOK_CANVAS_URL . $this->redirect;
$opt['name'] = ThreadInfo::get($this->thread_id)->getName();
$opt['caption'] = '';
$opt['description'] = $message ;
$this->send_to_wall($opt);
}
Feature 3 : View the current thread on Forum Site

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/P6LOb.jpg[/IMG]

1. Open category_item.php

2. Find

Code:
public function renderItem($category, $id, $page) {
echo CategoryContentItem::get($category, $id, $page)->getHtml();
return time() + 3;
}
3. Replace with

Code:
public function renderItem($category, $id, $page) {
echo CategoryContentItem::get($category, $id, $page)->getHtml();
$threadShowThread = CategoryContentItem::getRedirect($category, $id, $page);
echo " View this article on Forum

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";
return time() + 3;
}
Don't forget to change FORUM URL.

Please considering donating - [email protected] (PayPal) . Hope to update this thread with more features.

If you find any bug while using, please reply here.

@Mod : I did not find any category in vb.org and found this section to be best suited.