Available Includes

Information can be added to your website including Forum statistics, Member notification of messages and who is browsing your site/forum. For examples, you can check our own SSI.php functions, which includes the segment of code required to activate each function:

 http://www.simplemachines.org/community/ssi_examples.php http://www.simplemachines.org/community/ssi_examples.shtml 

Here is a quick run down of the various includes available for insertion:

 Recent Topics Function: Lists the most recent topics posted on your forum. Will also hide and include Member specific boards for logged in members and guests. Recent Posts Function: Lists the most recent posts on your forum. Will also hide and include Member specific boards for logged in members and guests. Recent Poll Function: Displays the most recently added poll to which members will be able to vote and view the results.  Top Boards Function: Lists the top 10 most posted in boards. Top Topics by View Function: Lists the top 10 most viewed boards. Top Topics by Replies Function: Lists the top 10 topics by number of replies. Top Poll Function: Displays most popular poll for members to vote and view the results.  Top Poster Function: Displays the Member with the most posts on your Forum linking to his profile. Latest Member Function: Displays the latest Member with a link to their profile. Board Stats: Displays Forum statistics including total members, total posts, total topics, total categories and total boards. Who&#039;s Online Function: Lists number of guests, users and hidden members that are currently viewing your forum. Members that are not hidden will be listed with a link to their profile. Log Online Presence + Who&#039;s Online Function: Lists number of guests, users and hidden members that are currently viewing your forum. Members that are not hidden will be listed with a link to their profile. This command also has the effect of logging the user as online be it as a guest or a member, which is useful for also adding people who are viewing your website and not just your forum. </li> Welcome Function: Displays a welcome to your guest or member. If the viewer is a guest, registration information will be shown, however if the viewer is a Member this function will display a number of messages for the user in question. </li> News Function: Displays the Forum news, which is customized in your Forum Admin area.</li> Board News Function: Displays a Board from your Forum and lists it as a basic news layout for use on your website.</li> Menubar Function: Displays a Forum like menubar with button graphics that can include home, help, search, profile, calendar etc.</li> Quick Search Function: Adds a search input box for users wanting to search your Forum with easy access from your website.</li> Login Function: Displays a log-in box (username, password) when a guest is detected. </li> Log Out Function: Displays a log-out link when a Member is detected.</li> Today&#039;s Birthdays Function: Displays today&#039;s members birthdays (if any available) with a link to their Profile and their age. Best for forums with a high Member total.</li> Today&#039;s Holidays Function: Lists today&#039;s holidays (if any available).</li> Today&#039;s Events Function: Lists today&#039;s events (if any available).</li> Today&#039;s Calendar Function: Lists today&#039;s holidays, events and birthdays all in one command.</li> Recent Calendar Events Function: Lists recent calendar events. </li></ul>