SMF 2.0 SSI.php Examples

Recent Topics Function

Code (simple mode)

<?php ssi_recentTopics(); ?>

Code (advanced mode)

<?php ssi_recentTopics($num_recent = 8, $exclude_boards = null, $include_boards = null, $output_method = 'echo'); ?>

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[Project Announcements]	Pac-Man Legion by Zebidee	Today at 03:02:24 am
[Audio/Jukebox/MP3 Forum]	TouchGroove - Jukebox Front End by TouchGroove	Yesterday at 07:43:05 pm
[Project Announcements]	NOT A PROJECT V - Thread for Posting Images to Link in our project threads by Ond	Yesterday at 08:18:26 am
[Main Forum]	Yes I may be an IDIOT!! But I'm needing some help regarding rgb buttons/strips.. by Zebidee	September 01, 2026, 11:46:42 pm
[Consoles]	Field notes: importing a Japanese Saturn / Dreamcast - region, 100V and what it actually costs by AkiCabHunter	September 01, 2026, 03:17:08 am
[Everything Else]	You people are still here! by pbj	August 31, 2026, 01:11:09 pm
[Everything Else]	Field of Dreams is the dumbest movie ever made by Zebidee	August 31, 2026, 06:50:39 am
[Main Forum]	Big Buck Hunter Pro (open season, world, safari, etc.) replacement boards by madmanlxl	August 30, 2026, 11:58:17 pm

Recent Poll Function

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<?php ssi_recentPoll(); ?>

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Top Boards Function

Shows top boards by the number of posts.

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<?php ssi_topBoards(); ?>

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Board	Topics	Posts
Main Forum	48615	505136
Everything Else	13305	250355
Project Announcements	6563	198362
Software Forum	16098	130143
Buy/Sell/Trade - non-retail	17943	96766
Monitor/Video Forum	12492	88882
Consoles	4050	58105
Miscellaneous Arcade Talk	4140	46876
Artwork	5399	42279
GroovyMAME	2959	37574

	Views	Replies
DemulShooter (Dual light gun on DEMUL, Model2, Dolphin, Silent Hill, etc...)	3411454	3681
LEDBlinky - Arcade LED Control software and Animation Editor - v8.2	1886026	2094
Soft-15KHz - slim new tool for 15KHz on normal vga cards	1691184	2420
CNC Cut Bartop Kits - Orders Open! New Models Available!	1614744	2633
Control Panel Database: Post a picture of your Control Panel!	1588081	1043
Mission Control Project: 5 years on, what to do with the leftovers?	1469428	1809
hiscore diff (with no nag/white box removal)	1347191	1245
PGA Tour Golf by Global VR & EA Sports Owners Thread	1345753	2775
GUN4IR - The Ultimate 4 Points Lightgun System	1312579	1130
Switchres: modeline generator engine	1310067	1297

	Views	Replies
DemulShooter (Dual light gun on DEMUL, Model2, Dolphin, Silent Hill, etc...)	3411454	3681
PGA Tour Golf by Global VR & EA Sports Owners Thread	1345753	2775
CNC Cut Bartop Kits - Orders Open! New Models Available!	1614744	2633
Soft-15KHz - slim new tool for 15KHz on normal vga cards	1691184	2420
LEDBlinky - Arcade LED Control software and Animation Editor - v8.2	1886026	2094
Re: NOT A PROJECT - Thread for Posting Images to Link in our project threads	1032379	1944
Arcadeemulator.net, semi ann. clearance sale has begun look for the thread	826602	1917
WOW New LightGUN Info !!! Woot!!! :)	797133	1886
Mission Control Project: 5 years on, what to do with the leftovers?	1469428	1809
Retro-Futuristic Mame cabinet	998167	1749

Top Poll Function

Shows the most-voted-in poll.

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<?php ssi_topPoll(); ?>

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Latest Member Function

Shows the latest member's name and profile link.

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<?php ssi_latestMember(); ?>

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Please welcome prophet79, our newest member.

Member of the Day

Shows one random member of the day. This changes once a day.

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<?php ssi_randomMember('day'); ?>

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xboxlivess

Log Online Presence

This function logs the SSI page's visitor, then shows the Who's Online list. In other words, this function shows who are online inside and outside the forum.

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<?php ssi_logOnline(); ?>

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7730 Guests, 1 User
PL1

Login Function

Shows a login box only when user is not logged in.

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<?php ssi_login(); ?>

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Logout Function

Shows a logout link only when user is logged in.

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<?php ssi_logout(); ?>

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Welcome Function

Greets users or guests, also shows user's messages if logged in.

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<?php ssi_welcome(); ?>

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Welcome, Guest. Please login or register.
Did you miss your activation email?

Today's Calendar Function

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<?php ssi_todaysCalendar(); ?>

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Today's Birthdays Function

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<?php ssi_todaysBirthdays(); ?>

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Today's Holidays Function

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<?php ssi_todaysHolidays(); ?>

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Today's Events Function

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<?php ssi_todaysEvents(); ?>

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Recent Calendar Events Function

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<?php ssi_recentEvents(); ?>

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Forum Stats

Shows some basic forum stats: total members, posts, topics, boards, etc.

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<?php ssi_boardStats(); ?>

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Total Members: 56562
Total Posts: 1733049
Total Topics: 152746
Total Categories: 7
Total Boards: 47

News Function

Shows random forum news.

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<?php ssi_news(); ?>

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Board News Function

Shows the latest posts from read only boards, or a specific board.

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<?php ssi_boardNews(); ?>

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Yes I may be an IDIOT!! But I'm needing some help regarding rgb buttons/strips..

September 01, 2026, 07:47:50 pm by cobalt_boxx

OK guys, I have built a multi-player pedestal. I am in the wiring stages of hooking everything up. I started w/ the rgb buttons ( Ultimarc gold leaf ) and standard 5050 60pm rgb light strips / 4 RGB drink holders. The Idiot part is I way underestimated the load rating of the Ultimarc UIO's in regards to the High Current connectors. I believe I may have smoked the mosfets on the boards. I have 2 strips measuring 100", One Measuring 95". havent hooked up the cup holders as of yet. I am running 2 Ultimarc UIO's, I have 1 strip hooked to each High current Led port, with the High current turned on in the board configuration. I also have 25 RGB led buttons plugged into each UIO, skipping the first row of led plugs as they are for the high current terminals. I am running separate External power supplies, 5v - 20A - 100w, to each UIO for the 5v buttons. I have a similiar 12v power supply running the strips thru the UIO's as shown on the Ultimarc website. My 12v power supply never gets hot, all illuminate well in regards to the strips, but my 5v Power supplies and UIO boards get crazy hot, 1 of the UIO's smoked the barrel connector for LED power within just a few minutes. I realize My Led strips are way too long now, & I need to run Amplifiers, but would that have also killed my 5v section? If I could get some help w/ this I would really appreciate it! Been doing this for a long time, just have never played w/ led's $ the like.

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Hi everyone

August 25, 2026, 12:17:48 pm by Mario Montminy

Hi everyone,

I'm Mario, the developer of VectorPie, a Raspberry Pi-based system focused on running vector arcade games on original vector monitors using the USB-DVG.

I've been working on the project for several years, adding support for both MAME and native vector games, along with features for dedicated arcade cabinets. I'm currently expanding the project with support for LED controllers such as the PACLED64 and eventually LED-Wiz.

I've been following the arcade hardware community for a long time and figured it was time to join BYOAC, share what I'm working on, and hopefully contribute where I can.

Have a nice day,

Mario

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Hello!

August 24, 2026, 08:53:35 am by Afroton

Hi everyone! Finding this incredible community has renewed my passion for a lot of my smaller hobby projects so I just wanted to say thank you all for making this excellent space

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Pacto Tech 2000T � Analog stick Y-axis inverted vs real Xbox 360 pad (Taito Type

August 24, 2026, 05:07:21 am by Giamazz

Hi all,

I recently installed a Pacto Tech 2000T in my arcade cabinet to replace a generic Zero Delay encoder, hoping to fix an issue with my Taito Type X games (running via Wine on Batocera through the RGS/Pixel Nostalgia pack). Unfortunately, the same problem persists with the Pacto board.

The issue: the analog stick's Y-axis (up/down) is inverted specifically on Taito Type X games, compared to what happens when I plug in a genuine Xbox 360 controller (which works perfectly, no inversion). The stick is a standard 4/8-way microswitch joystick, wired into the Pacto board and running in ANA-F (Fast Analog) mode.

Interestingly, this only seems to affect games/software that read the raw XInput signal directly (like Type X), while MAME and RetroArch cores are unaffected (or at least easily correctable via their own remap options), suggesting a possible difference in Y-axis polarity between how the Pacto emulates XInput and how a genuine Microsoft XInput device reports it.

My questions:

Has anyone else run into this specific issue with a Pacto board (or similar generic Xinput encoders) on Taito Type X / Type X2 (..and all games windows embedded)?

Is this a known firmware bug that's already been fixed in a later revision? I couldn't reach Pacto Tech support directly via email, so I'm hoping someone here has more insight or has dealt with this before.

As a workaround, I'm planning to physically swap the up/down wires at the joystick and instead invert the axis in RetroArch/MAME software (where it's easy to fix) � has anyone found a cleaner solution?

Setup: Pacto Tech 2000T, Batocera (latest), Taito Type X games running via Wine (RGS/Pixel Nostalgia pack), standard 8-way arcade joystick with microswitches.

Thanks in advance for any input!

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Hi everyone!

August 17, 2026, 10:12:55 pm by mccoy178

I hope all the old timers and the new timers are well!

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Menubar Function

Displays a menu bar, like one displayed at the top of the forum.

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<?php ssi_menubar(); ?>

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Quick Search Function

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<?php ssi_quickSearch(); ?>

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Recent Attachments Function

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<?php ssi_recentAttachments(); ?>

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File	Posted by	Downloads	Filesize
franky_bolts.jpg	Zebidee	10	28.05kB
PMLegion_2.20.jpg	Ond	56	102.7kB
GreenAntz_parcels.jpg	Zebidee	65	86.49kB
OTfinal.jpeg	KillerQ	85	173.54kB
Dolly.jpg	Zakk	66	195.44kB
Dolly.jpg	Zakk	66	195.44kB
light_guides2.jpg	Zebidee	103	58.96kB
light_guides.jpg	Zebidee	112	71.2kB
SWCab.png	mongoosetoo	89	108.91kB
GreenAntz_case_LEDs2.jpg	Zebidee	327	162.22kB

Show Single Poll

Shows a poll in the specified topic.

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<?php ssi_showPoll($topicID); ?>

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Not shown because it needs specific topic ID that contains a poll.

Show Single Post

Fetches a post with a particular IDs. By default will only show if you have permission to the see the board in question. This can be overriden by passing the 2nd parameter as true.

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<?php ssi_fetchPosts($postIDs, $isOverride); ?>

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Not shown because it needs a specific post ID.

Show Single Member

Shows the specified member's name and profile link.

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<?php ssi_fetchMember($memberIDs); ?>

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Not shown because it needs a specific member ID.

Show Group Members

Shows all members in a specified group.

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<?php ssi_fetchGroupMembers($groupIDs); ?>

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Not shown because it needs specific membergroup IDs.

Home Page Sample

This sample uses the following features: ssi_recentTopics(), ssi_logOnline(), ssi_welcome(), and ssi_boardNews(). ssi_recentTopics() is fetched using the array method, to allow further customizations on the output.

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<?php require("SSI.php"); ?>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
	<title>SSI.php example for home page</title>
	<style type="text/css">
		body { font-family: Arial, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 80%; background: #DFDFDF; color: #FFFFFF; margin: 0 }
		ul,ol { padding-left: 19px; margin: 0; }
		li { font-size: 11px; }
		h1,h2,h3 { margin: 0; padding: 0; }
		h3 { font-size: 15px; }
		a:link,a:visited { color: #FF9000; text-decoration: none; }
		a:hover { text-decoration: underline; }

		#container { background: #52514E; width: 100%; border: 1px solid midnightblue; line-height: 150%; margin: 0; }
		#header,#footer { color: lightgray; background-color: #2A2825; clear: both; padding: .5em; }
		#leftbar { background: #DF7E00; float: left; width: 160px; margin: 0; padding: 1em; }
		#leftbar a { color: #000000; text-decoration: underline; }
		#content { margin-left: 190px; padding: 1em; }
		#navigation { float: right; }
		#navigation a:link,#navigation a:visited { color: #FF9000; }
	</style>
</head>
<body>
<div id="container">
	<div id="header">
		<div id="navigation">
			<a href="#">Link</a> | <a href="#">Link</a> | <a href="#">Link</a> | <a href="#">Link</a> | <a href="#">Link</a>
		</div>
		<h1 class="header">YourWebsite.com</h1>
	</div>
	<div id="leftbar">
		<h3>Recent Forum Topics</h3>
		<ul>
<?php
// Using array method to show shorter display style.
$topics = ssi_recentTopics(8, null, null, 'array');

foreach ($topics as $topic)
{
	// Uncomment the following code to get a listing of array elements that SMF provides for this function.
	// echo '<pre>', print_r($topic), '</pre>';

	echo '
			<li><a href=\"', $topic['href'], '\">', $topic['subject'], '</a> ', $txt['by'], ' ', $topics[$i]['poster']['link'], '</li>';
}

unset($topics);
?>
		</ul><br />
		<h3>Online Users</h3>
		<?php ssi_logOnline(); ?>
	</div>
	<div id="content">
		<?php ssi_welcome(); ?><br /><br />
		<h2>News</h2>
		<?php ssi_boardNews(); ?>
	</div>
	<div id="footer">
		<a target="_blank" rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/"><img alt="Creative Commons License" style="border-width:0" src="http://i.creativecommons.org/l/publicdomain/88x31.png" /></a>
		This sample website layout is dedicated to the <a target="_blank" rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/">Public Domain</a>.
	</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>

[Project Announcements]	Re: Pac-Man Legion by Zebidee	Today at 03:02:24 am
[Audio/Jukebox/MP3 Forum]	Re: TouchGroove - Jukebox Front End by TouchGroove	Yesterday at 07:43:05 pm
[Project Announcements]	Re: Pac-Man Legion by PL1	Yesterday at 06:23:26 pm
[Project Announcements]	Re: Pac-Man Legion by Ond	Yesterday at 04:25:54 pm
[Project Announcements]	Re: Pac-Man Legion by Zebidee	Yesterday at 11:49:04 am
[Project Announcements]	Re: Pac-Man Legion by Ond	Yesterday at 08:27:42 am
[Project Announcements]	Re: NOT A PROJECT V - Thread for Posting Images to Link in our project threads by Ond	Yesterday at 08:18:26 am
[Project Announcements]	Re: Pac-Man Legion by Zebidee	Yesterday at 05:38:36 am

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Recent Topics Function

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Recent Posts Function

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Recent Poll Function

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Top Boards Function

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Top Topics

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Top Poll Function

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Top Poster Function

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Latest Member Function

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Member of the Day

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Who's Online Function

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Log Online Presence

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Login Function

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Logout Function

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Welcome Function

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Today's Calendar Function

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Today's Birthdays Function

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Today's Holidays Function

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Today's Events Function

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Recent Calendar Events Function

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Forum Stats

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News Function

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