Forum Module Extension Hooks¶
- forum_add_template
- forum_include_extras
- forum_submission_form_start
- forum_submission_form_end
- forum_submission_page
- forum_submit_post_start
- forum_submit_post_end
- forum_threads_template
- forum_thread_rows_absolute_end
- forum_thread_rows_loop_start
- forum_thread_rows_loop_end
- forum_thread_rows_start
- forum_topics_absolute_end
- forum_topics_loop_start
- forum_topics_loop_end
- forum_topics_start
- main_forum_table_rows_template
forum_add_template¶
- forum_add_template($which, $classname)¶
Allows the addition and loading of entirely new templates.
How it’s called:
$classname = ee()->extensions->call('forum_add_template', $which, $classname);
Parameters: - $which (string) – The name of the template to be loaded.
- $classname (string) – The name of the class and thus folder associated with the template name or FALSE.
Returns: Modified $classname
Return type: String
New in version 2.5.0.
forum_include_extras¶
- forum_include_extras($this, $function, $element)¶
Allows additional processing of forum templates that are not associated with an existing forum method call. Can be used in conjunction with the forum_add_template hook to parse entirely new templates.
How it’s called:
$element = ee()->extensions->call('forum_include_extras', $this, $function, $element);
Parameters: - $this (object) – The current Forum object
- $function (string) – The name of the template being parsed.
- $element (string) – A string containing the contents of the template.
Returns: Modified temlate ($element)
Return type: String
New in version 2.5.0.
forum_submission_form_start¶
- forum_submission_form_start($this, $str)¶
Allows rewrite or modify of Submission form template before processing
How it’s called:
$str = ee()->extensions->universal_call('forum_submission_form_start', $this, $str); if (ee()->extensions->end_script === TRUE) return $str;
Parameters: - $this (object) – The current Forum Core object
- $str (string) – Submission form template
Returns: Modified forum template ($str)
Return type: String
New in version 1.4.0.
forum_submission_form_end¶
- forum_submission_form_end($this, $str)¶
Final chance to modify the submission form before it is displayed
How it’s called:
$str = ee()->extensions->universal_call('forum_submission_form_end', $this, $str); if (ee()->extensions->end_script === TRUE) return $str;
Parameters: - $this (object) – The current Forum Core object
- $str (string) – Submission form template
Returns: Modified form template ($str)
Return type: String
New in version 1.4.0.
forum_submission_page¶
- forum_submission_page($this, $type)¶
Allows usurping of forum submission forms and more error checking and permissions, too.
How it’s called:
$edata = $this->extensions->universal_call('forum_submission_page', $this, $type); if ($this->extensions->end_script === TRUE) return $edata;
Parameters: - $this (object) – The current Forum Core object
- $type (string) – new_topic, edit_topic, new_reply, edit_reply
Return type: Void
New in version 1.4.0.
forum_submit_post_start¶
- forum_submit_post_start($this)¶
Allows usurping of forum submission routine or possible adding more checks and permissions.
How it’s called:
$edata = ee()->extensions->universal_call('forum_submit_post_start', $this); if (ee()->extensions->end_script === TRUE) return $edata;
Parameters: - $this (object) – The current Forum Core object
Return type: Void
New in version 1.4.0.
forum_submit_post_end¶
- forum_submit_post_end($this, $data)¶
Do more processing after the post is submitted.
How it’s called:
$edata = ee()->extensions->universal_call('forum_submit_post_end', $this, $data); if (ee()->extensions->end_script === TRUE) return $edata;
Parameters: - $this (object) – The current Forum Core object
- $data (array) – the forum post data array
Return type: Void
Note
User notifications have not been sent at this point.
New in version 1.5.2.
forum_threads_template¶
- forum_threads_template($this, $str, $tquery)¶
Allows modifying of the Threads display template before it is processed.
How it’s called:
$str = ee()->extensions->universal_call('forum_threads_template', $this, $str, $tquery); if (ee()->extensions->end_script === TRUE) return $str;
Parameters: - $this (object) – The current Forum Core object
- $str (string) – The topics thread template
- $tquery (object) – Thread database object
Returns: Modified threads template ($str) before processing
Return type: String
New in version 1.4.0.
forum_thread_rows_absolute_end¶
- forum_thread_rows_absolute_end($this, $data, $thread_rows)¶
Take the processed thread rows and do what you wish
How it’s called:
$thread_rows = ee()->extensions->universal_call('forum_thread_rows_absolute_end', $this, $data, $thread_rows); if (ee()->extensions->end_script === TRUE) return $thread_rows;
Parameters: - $this (object) – The current Forum Core object
- $data (array) – Information about the current group of thread_rows (announcement, topic, all posts, etc.)
- $thread_rows (string) – The fully processed thread row template
Returns: Modified thread row template ($thread_rows)
Return type: String
New in version 1.5.1.
forum_thread_rows_loop_start¶
- forum_thread_rows_loop_start($this, $data, $row, $temp)¶
Modify the thread row template and data before any processing takes place.
How it’s called:
$temp = ee()->extensions->universal_call('forum_thread_rows_loop_start', $this, $data, $row, $temp); if (ee()->extensions->end_script === TRUE) return;
Parameters: - $this (object) – The current Forum Core object
- $data (array) – The data for all thread rows
- $row (array) – The data for this thread row (post)
- $temp (string) – The processed thread row
Returns: Modified thread row ($temp)
Return type: String
New in version 1.5.1.
forum_thread_rows_loop_end¶
- forum_thread_rows_loop_end($this, $data, $row, $temp)¶
Modify the processed row before it is appended to the template output.
How it’s called:
$temp = ee()->extensions->universal_call('forum_thread_rows_loop_end', $this, $data, $row, $temp); if (ee()->extensions->end_script === TRUE) return;
Parameters: - $this (object) – The current Forum Core object
- $data (array) – The data for all thread rows
- $row (array) – The data for this thread row (post)
- $temp (string) – The processed thread row
Returns: Modified thread row ($temp)
Return type: String
New in version 1.5.1.
forum_thread_rows_start¶
- forum_thread_rows_start($this, $template, $data, $is_announcement, $thread_review)¶
Allows modifying of the thread rows template.
How it’s called:
$template = ee()->extensions->universal_call('forum_thread_rows_start', $this, $template, $data, $is_announcement, $thread_review); if (ee()->extensions->end_script === TRUE) return $template;
Parameters: - $this (object) – The current Forum Core object
- $template (string) – The topics thread row template
- $data (array) – The data for this thread row (post)
- $is_announcement (boolean) – TRUE if announcement
- $thread_review (boolean) – TRUE if thread review
Returns: Modified thread rows template ($template)
Return type: String
New in version 1.4.0.
forum_topics_absolute_end¶
- forum_topics_absolute_end($this, $result, $str)¶
Modify the finalized topics template and do what you wish.
How it’s called:
$str = ee()->extensions->universal_call('forum_topics_absolute_end', $this, $query->result(), $str); if (ee()->extensions->end_script === TRUE) return $str;
Parameters: - $this (object) – The current Forum Core object
- $result (array) – Array of all of the displayed topics
- $str (string) – The finalized topics template
Returns: Modified topics template ($str)
Return type: String
New in version 1.5.1.
forum_topics_loop_start¶
- forum_topics_loop_start($this, $result, $row, $temp)¶
Modify the topic row template and data before any processing takes place.
How it’s called:
$temp = ee()->extensions->universal_call('forum_topics_loop_start', $this, $query->result(), $row, $temp); if (ee()->extensions->end_script === TRUE) return;
Parameters: - $this (object) – The current Forum Core object
- $result (array) – Array of all of the topics
- $row (array) – The data for this topic
- $temp (string) – The yet-to-be-processed template
Returns: Modified topic row template ($temp)
Return type: String
New in version 1.5.1.
forum_topics_loop_end¶
- forum_topics_loop_end($this, $result, $row, $temp)¶
Modify the processed topic row before it is appended to the template output.
How it’s called:
$temp = ee()->extensions->universal_call('forum_topics_loop_end', $this, $query->result(), $row, $temp); if (ee()->extensions->end_script === TRUE) return;
Parameters: - $this (object) – The current Forum Core object
- $result (array) – Array of all of the topics
- $row (array) – The data for this topic
- $temp (string) – The yet-to-be-processed template
Returns: Modified topic row ($temp)
Return type: String
New in version 1.5.1.
forum_topics_start¶
- forum_topics_start($this, $str)¶
Allows modifying of the Topics display template before it is processed.
How it’s called:
$str = ee()->extensions->universal_call('forum_topics_start', $this, $str); if (ee()->extensions->end_script === TRUE) return $str;
Parameters: - $this (object) – The current Forum Core object
- $str (string) – The topics template
Returns: Modified topics template ($str)
Return type: String
New in version 1.4.0.
main_forum_table_rows_template¶
- main_forum_table_rows_template()¶
Allows modifying of the forum_table_rows template
How it’s called:
$table_rows = ee()->extensions->universal_call('main_forum_table_rows_template', $this, $table_rows, $row, $markers, $read_topics); if (ee()->extensions->end_script === TRUE) return $table_rows;
Parameters: - $this (object) – The current Forum Core object
- $table_rows (string) – The unparsed forum table rows template
- $row (array) – Array of data for the current row
- $markers (array) – Array of topic markers
- $read_topics (array) – Array of topics read by current visitor
Returns: Modified and parsed forum table rows template ($table_rows)
Return type: Array
New in version 1.6.8.

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