Tip for SMF 2.0: Add 'Start Date' to Message Index Sorting

[GL700Wing]

In response to this request to Order topics by started date

In ./Sources/MessageIndex.php
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if (isset($_REQUEST['sort']) && !in_array($_REQUEST['sort'], array('subject', 'starter', 'last_poster', 'replies', 'views', 'first_post', 'last_post')))Replace With:

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if (isset($_REQUEST['sort']) && !in_array($_REQUEST['sort'], array('subject', 'starter', 'date', 'last_poster', 'replies', 'views', 'first_post', 'last_post')))
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        'starter' => 'IFNULL(memf.real_name, mf.poster_name)',Add After:

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        'date' => 'first_poster_time',
In ./Themes/default/MessageIndex.template.php
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<th scope="col" class="lefttext"><a href="', $scripturl, '?board=', $context['current_board'], '.', $context['start'], ';sort=subject', $context['sort_by'] == 'subject' && $context['sort_direction'] == 'up' ? ';desc' : '', '">', $txt['subject'], $context['sort_by'] == 'subject' ? ' <img src="' . $settings['images_url'] . '/sort_' . $context['sort_direction'] . '.gif" alt="" />' : '', '</a> / <a href="', $scripturl, '?board=', $context['current_board'], '.', $context['start'], ';sort=starter', $context['sort_by'] == 'starter' && $context['sort_direction'] == 'up' ? ';desc' : '', '">', $txt['started_by'], $context['sort_by'] == 'starter' ? ' <img src="' . $settings['images_url'] . '/sort_' . $context['sort_direction'] . '.gif" alt="" />' : '', '</a></th>Replace With:

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<th scope="col" class="lefttext"><a href="', $scripturl, '?board=', $context['current_board'], '.', $context['start'], ';sort=subject', $context['sort_by'] == 'subject' && $context['sort_direction'] == 'up' ? ';desc' : '', '">', $txt['subject'], $context['sort_by'] == 'subject' ? ' <img src="' . $settings['images_url'] . '/sort_' . $context['sort_direction'] . '.gif" alt="" />' : '', '</a> / <a href="', $scripturl, '?board=', $context['current_board'], '.', $context['start'], ';sort=starter', $context['sort_by'] == 'starter' && $context['sort_direction'] == 'up' ? ';desc' : '', '">', $txt['started_by'], $context['sort_by'] == 'starter' ? ' <img src="' . $settings['images_url'] . '/sort_' . $context['sort_direction'] . '.gif" alt="" />' : '', '</a> / <a href="', $scripturl, '?board=', $context['current_board'], '.', $context['start'], ';sort=date', $context['sort_by'] == 'date' && $context['sort_direction'] == 'up' ? ';desc' : '', '">', $txt['topic_start_date'], $context['sort_by'] == 'date' ? ' <img src="' . $settings['images_url'] . '/sort_' . $context['sort_direction'] . '.gif" alt="" />' : '', '</a></th>
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<p>', $txt['started_by'], ' ', $topic['first_post']['member']['link'], 'Replace With:

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<p>', $txt['started_by'], ' ', $topic['first_post']['member']['link'], ' ', $txt['on'], ' ', $topic['first_post']['time'], '
In ./Themes/default/languages/index.english.php
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$txt['topic_start_date'] = 'Date Started';

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[Steve]

Does this work with 2.1.4 also?

[GL700Wing]

Does this work with 2.1.4 also?

Don't know - I'll check tomorrow and let you know ...

[FragaCampos]

Thanks a lot for doing this after my request, GL700Wing.
I did your suggested edits, but I get a blank page afterwards. Maybe it's a conflict with some other mod.

If I attach here my affected files, could you be so kind to take a look at them?

[Steve]

Instead of doing the edits, what if you try her mod:

https://custom.simplemachines.org/index.php?mod=4378

Are you on 2.0.19?

[FragaCampos]

Oh, I didn't realize there was a mod. 

Thank you, @Steve.

[Steve]

You're quite welcome @FragaCampos.