GET data - active topics

[clasione]

How or what is the easiest way to GET data from the forum to display on the home page?

This way I can show some active topics????

Home page is static html.....

infopop used to have a feature like this called a channel I think?

[clasione]

I found this - I'll try it....

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.vbulletin.nl/community/external.php?type=js"></script>
<script language="" type="text/javascript">
<!--
for (i = 0; i < 5; i++)
{
document.writeln("<a href=\"http://www.vbulletin.nl/community/showthread.php?threadid="+threads[i].threadid+"\">"+threads[i].title+"</a><br /> - by: "+threads[i].poster+"<br />");
}
//-->
</script>

[clasione]

poop - it didn't work.... :(

[clasione]

This site I see data:
http://www.vbulletin.nl/community/external.php

My site I don't:
http://www.longislandexchange.net/long-island-chat/external.php

There must be some way to enable that....

Anyone know how?

or maybe that file needs certain permissions?

[clasione]

Boom - Got it --- It's got to be enabled....

vBulletin Options -> External Data Provider

[Noppid]

Boom - Got it --- It's got to be enabled....

vBulletin Options -> External Data Provider

Very nice piece of Java, beats the hell out of the php method I whipped up.

However, that's 5 hits to external per page view it seems.

[clasione]

However, that's 5 hits to external per page view it seems.


Is That Bad?

[Joeychgo]

You might want to go over to vbadvanced.com and install CMPS - Its a homepage / portal system.

Oh, and its not Fashizzle its Forshizzle..... Friggin NY Greaseball. :D

[clasione]

:D :D :D :D

[Noppid]

Not to start a portal war, they make a great home page IMO, however I like vBIndex for it's simplicity. It's a home page.

[clasione]

Now I've got two to check out.......


yep...... no sleep tonight either.... :rolleyes: