Vanilla 2.1: How to remove the "#latest" from the end of discussion URLs?

hydn

When logged in, from the home page (discussions list) or the categories each discussion title if clicked takes you to the topic but it adds a "#latest" to the end of the URL. I know what its for, how do you remove it.

I would like the recent discussions links to never have "#latest" at the end.

Thanks,

422

wont that annoy users who partake in really long discussions ?

hydn

Any of these?

grep -r "#latest" .
./applications/conversations/views/messages/popin.php:   <li class="Item" rel="<?php echo Url("/messages/{$Row['ConversationID']}#latest"); ?>">
./applications/conversations/views/messages/popin.php:         <b class="Subject"><?php echo Anchor($Subject, "/messages/{$Row['ConversationID']}#latest"); ?></b>
./applications/vanilla/views/discussion/embed.php:      $DiscussionUrl = DiscussionUrl($Discussion).'#latest';
./applications/vanilla/views/discussions/popin.php:            <b class="Subject"><?php echo Anchor($Row->Name, $Row->Url.'#latest'); ?></b>
./applications/vanilla/views/discussions/table.php:      $DiscussionUrl .= '#latest';
./applications/vanilla/views/discussions/table.php:   $LastPageUrl = DiscussionUrl($Discussion, FALSE).'#latest';
./applications/vanilla/views/discussions/helper_functions.php:      $DiscussionUrl .= '#latest';
./applications/vanilla/models/class.categorymodel.php:            $Row['LastUrl'] = DiscussionUrl($Discussion, FALSE, '//').'#latest';
./applications/vanilla/models/class.categorymodel.php:            SetValue('LastUrl', $Category, DiscussionUrl($LastDiscussion, FALSE, '//').'#latest');
./applications/vanilla/models/class.categorymodel.php:            SetValue('LastUrl', $Category, DiscussionUrl($LastDiscussion, FALSE, '//').'#latest');
./applications/vanilla/models/class.commentmodel.php:                   'LastUrl'           => DiscussionUrl($Discussion).'#latest'

hydn

NVM. Found it in:

/applications/vanilla/views/discussions/table.php

So now the title goes to post #1 and if a reader wants the recent they simply click under where it says most recent post and that still links fo #latest.

422

In future you are on your own, as far as I am concerned dude.

fr3em1nd

lol

vrijvlinder

@hydn said:
On forums you need to learn to answer the "question".

If people were paid to answer questions maybe they would make more effort, specially for obscure questions that no other person has thought about because they may not use the forums in that way. Or the one asking the question is lacking in basic experience they need to learn the basics before asking questions that answers won't help them because they don't know how to implement them to begin with.

It does get irritating when someone asks something so basic and that searching on the net gives them the answers they need. Why must we do the all research?

It is not fair that someone gets angry because they are told they need to learn a bunch of stuff before they can get a useful answer. Those asking the question need to be prepared as well.

People here are Willing Volunteers Users like you. Nobody is required to answer anything from anyone. If they do it is because they want to help. People here are not expected to know everything, even though most know quite a lot and kindly offer their knowledge and experience as best they can, because they want to not because they have to.

This after all, is a Self-Help Forum. For Free Open Source Software .

vrijvlinder

That says more than your rant.

I don't see where it says more than my rant, lmao , and this one was a shorty

I guess self help works after all !

422

@vrijvlinder I agree

Q. What's for dinner mum ?

A. ( multi choice keeping in spirit )

1. fish and chips
2. have you done your home work
3. you cannot be hungry, you only just had tea !
4. why are you asking me you are 32 years old, and more than capable.

Not every question, demands the obvious answer.

All of the above are valid answers for the respondant, only one is valid to the enquirer

jrgrande

@hydn said:
Any of these?

grep -r "#latest" .
./applications/conversations/views/messages/popin.php:   <li class="Item" rel="<?php echo Url("/messages/{$Row['ConversationID']}#latest"); ?>">
./applications/conversations/views/messages/popin.php:         <b class="Subject"><?php echo Anchor($Subject, "/messages/{$Row['ConversationID']}#latest"); ?></b>
./applications/vanilla/views/discussion/embed.php:      $DiscussionUrl = DiscussionUrl($Discussion).'#latest';
./applications/vanilla/views/discussions/popin.php:            <b class="Subject"><?php echo Anchor($Row->Name, $Row->Url.'#latest'); ?></b>
./applications/vanilla/views/discussions/table.php:      $DiscussionUrl .= '#latest';
./applications/vanilla/views/discussions/table.php:   $LastPageUrl = DiscussionUrl($Discussion, FALSE).'#latest';
./applications/vanilla/views/discussions/helper_functions.php:      $DiscussionUrl .= '#latest';
./applications/vanilla/models/class.categorymodel.php:            $Row['LastUrl'] = DiscussionUrl($Discussion, FALSE, '//').'#latest';
./applications/vanilla/models/class.categorymodel.php:            SetValue('LastUrl', $Category, DiscussionUrl($LastDiscussion, FALSE, '//').'#latest');
./applications/vanilla/models/class.categorymodel.php:            SetValue('LastUrl', $Category, DiscussionUrl($LastDiscussion, FALSE, '//').'#latest');
./applications/vanilla/models/class.commentmodel.php:                   'LastUrl'           => DiscussionUrl($Discussion).'#latest'

I remove #latest from this documents and update in my server but nothing happend. #latest appear again.
What do you thing i did bad? Thank you

jrgrande

Other question realated.
How can i change the discussions route in url?
I changed the title of a discussion but the route in url is the same....

Thnak you!

hgtonight

@jrgrande You can disable the automatic offset via a config setting now. No core hacking required: https://vanillaforums.org/discussion/comment/227053/#Comment_227053

jrgrande

Thank you hgtonight

I added $Configuration['Vanilla']['Comments']['AutoOffset'] = FALSE; to my config.php but Not work for me.
"latest" appear yet

Some idea How can i change the discussions route in url?

Thank you!

R_J

@jrgrande said:
Some idea How can i change the discussions route in url?

Maybe this is helpful for you: https://vanillaforums.org/discussion/31488/how-to-make-short-discussion-urls-for-vanilla

R_J

doublepost

Bleistivt

Why do you want to remove the "#latest" hash? It is not part of the canonical URL and doesn't have a SEO impact either way.

Also, if you've done what was recommended above (February 2013) I recommend you revert your changes or reinstall vanilla. Don't change core files.

whu606

Gesundheit!

jrgrande

@Bleistivt said:
Why do you want to remove the "#latest" hash? It is not part of the canonical URL and doesn't have a SEO impact either way.

I want to start the reading of the discussion in the beginning

Why if i change the title of the discussion the url of it not change too? ** [Sorry its ok. Cache problem]**

I would like to remove the "#latest" url end... I changed it from all .php files in core, but still appearing

Bleistivt

@jrgrande Then the AutoOffset = false setting should work.
However it has been reported not working: https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla/issues/2469

Note that #latest will jump to the latest unread post. Users (and guests) who haven't read the discussion will always start from the beginning.

vrijvlinder

Note that #latest will jump to the latest unread post. Users (and guests) who haven't read the discussion will always start from the beginning.

Maybe people are required to re-read the comments from the start. This might be handy for instructional discussions where people still ask the same questions over and over, however if they re-read the comments over and over, the number of uninformed would drop substantially

There may be room for a plugin that forces people to read and re-read from the start every time no matter what ….