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Let me first explain why this is necessary. If you have a board with many forums, the list in the index is very long or complex. A category area at the top of the index listing favorite forums will do the trick:

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(Even if the topic and the number of posts are not written, it is ok, or the last post)


But what if there are no favorite forums? This area should show up though. So users know they can favorite forums and list them here:

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I wanted to open this topic to Extension Requests first. However, while I was preparing these images, I realized that there is already another type of in phpBB. Subscribed forums are listed on the subscriptions page that can be accessed from UCP. Subscribe to a forum if it's your favourite, are you?

Here, too, the notifications stuck in my mind. always get notifications from subscribed forums. But even if there is no notification from Favorite Forums.

Is there a way to list the subscribed forums in UCP on the homepage as I show in the picture? Or is Extension Requests the place for this topic?
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I have try to figure out your need here.
So i have imagined an extension that hook into
core.display_forums_before (and may some else)
then output into
overall_header_content_before
with some trick to fire it only when required.

What is not clear, is that if chosen favorite forums, that so will show on top, should also display into the generated phpBB forum's list.
Or you'll have duplicated (that can also be in this case, it is not a problem)

Plus it is necessary to create the related option into ucp, but it is boring more than hard!

I would find more interesting a last topics list, coming from chosen forums, that can be more immediate and useful?
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axe70 wrote: Tue Oct 04, 2022 10:34 am
What is not clear, is that if chosen favorite forums, that so will show on top, should also display into the generated phpBB forum's list.
Or you'll have duplicated (that can also be in this case, it is not a problem)
Actually the "favourite" forums should remain in the phpBB's generated forumlist.
However, creating a section listing the favourite forums (with a link to the actual forum) isn't a bad idea in itself.
But this is posted in Custom Coding which IMHO isn't a good idea - it would be better as an extension request.
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Isn't subscribed forums same as favorite forums?
I agree with warmweer.. It is not suited for custom coding.
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warmweer wrote: Tue Oct 04, 2022 10:57 am
axe70 wrote: Tue Oct 04, 2022 10:34 am
What is not clear, is that if chosen favorite forums, that so will show on top, should also display into the generated phpBB forum's list.
Or you'll have duplicated (that can also be in this case, it is not a problem)
Actually the "favourite" forums should remain in the phpBB's generated forumlist.
However, creating a section listing the favourite forums (with a link to the actual forum) isn't a bad idea in itself.
But this is posted in Custom Coding which IMHO isn't a good idea - it would be better as an extension request.
Why? What's wrong with 3.3.x MODs? :P

In all seriousness, I agree. It would also put a wrench in any attempt to upgrade to phpBB4 which OP has been following very closely.
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If no external extension is required, we can list the subscribed forums listed in the UCP as Favorite Forums. As I said, partly the same thing. I don't know much coding but it seems like it can't be done with simple php.

Of course, those listed in the Favorite Forums list should only be simple links. The main forum should stay where it is.

If so, please move it to the extension request.
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halil16 wrote: Tue Oct 04, 2022 4:49 pm If no external extension is required, we can list the subscribed forums listed in the UCP as Favorite Forums.
Something which would be used on each visit should be accessible on the frontpage, immediately after login.
e.g. a button with dropdown containing 5 (max 10) favourite forums.
Surely you don't want to impose having to access UCP, then access the relevant tab, then the relevant section and only then see the section for the favourite forums.
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What I meant was this: It will be listed on the homepage but will pull data from the UCP.
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halil16 wrote: Tue Oct 04, 2022 5:34 pm What I meant was this: It will be listed on the homepage but will pull data from the UCP.
Not wanting to be a pain in the *ss (I'll risk it anyway) but data is pulled/retrieved from the database.

Also since were talking about phpBB, I guess you meant the board index (homepage is in many cases not even the board)
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I don't normally use the word clipboard. I just say forum. Forum home page...

Understood. I don't know how to pull data from there as I don't have excessive code knowledge.
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I think this is a brilliant idea, as most users usually only care and are active on just a few forums, such a feature would greatly streamline the user experience. It is unfortunate that this feature doesn't exist, with user having to navigate into the list of subscribed forum in UCP.

So is there any updates on this? coding solutions or extension?
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Jakezerni wrote: Thu Dec 01, 2022 5:50 am I think this is a brilliant idea, as most users usually only care and are active on just a few forums, such a feature would greatly streamline the user experience. It is unfortunate that this feature doesn't exist, with user having to navigate into the list of subscribed forum in UCP.

So is there any updates on this? coding solutions or extension?
No. I'm waiting.

I think Favorite Forums and subscribed forums at UCP are two completely different things. They should not interfere with each other and should remain separate.

An extension is needed for this. I don't know if anyone is working on it.
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But we can change the issue as follows: Show the forums followed on the main page, that is, in the forums list. This sort of fits the topic's favorite forums mention. In this part, it is enough to pull data from the list in UCP.
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