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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[Woodworking]	Need Advice: Reinforcing Particle Board Control Panel for Joystick by RobodocX	Today at 09:32:51 pm
[Monitor/Video Forum]	Component modding CRT TV - "China TV" by Zebidee	Today at 02:34:16 pm
[Main Forum]	Happ pushbuttons with vertical microswitch? by RandyT	Today at 02:23:26 pm
[Main Forum]	Help with Ipac and Batocera by themadsinger	Today at 01:29:09 pm
[GroovyMAME]	GroovyMAME won't work with Corsair Strafe keyboard?! by BuckoA51	Today at 12:45:10 pm
[GroovyMAME]	GroovyMAME 0.289 - Switchres 2.22f by Calamity	Today at 04:44:27 am
[Monitor/Video Forum]	GreenAntz RGB to component transcoder by Zebidee	Today at 02:32:47 am
[Pinball]	Repairs pinball needed Binghamton NY area by Spudboy2024	Yesterday at 09:17:19 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	48620	505150
Everything Else	13305	250359
Project Announcements	6564	198382
Software Forum	16099	130149
Buy/Sell/Trade - non-retail	17943	96767
Monitor/Video Forum	12493	88908
Consoles	4050	58106
Miscellaneous Arcade Talk	4140	46876
Artwork	5399	42279
GroovyMAME	2960	37587

	Views	Replies
DemulShooter (Dual light gun on DEMUL, Model2, Dolphin, Silent Hill, etc...)	3540911	3684
LEDBlinky - Arcade LED Control software and Animation Editor - v8.2	1942748	2094
Soft-15KHz - slim new tool for 15KHz on normal vga cards	1721029	2420
CNC Cut Bartop Kits - Orders Open! New Models Available!	1653990	2633
Control Panel Database: Post a picture of your Control Panel!	1634949	1043
Mission Control Project: 5 years on, what to do with the leftovers?	1536118	1809
hiscore diff (with no nag/white box removal)	1378702	1245
PGA Tour Golf by Global VR & EA Sports Owners Thread	1376044	2775
GUN4IR - The Ultimate 4 Points Lightgun System	1336372	1130
Switchres: modeline generator engine	1333051	1297

	Views	Replies
DemulShooter (Dual light gun on DEMUL, Model2, Dolphin, Silent Hill, etc...)	3540911	3684
PGA Tour Golf by Global VR & EA Sports Owners Thread	1376044	2775
CNC Cut Bartop Kits - Orders Open! New Models Available!	1653990	2633
Soft-15KHz - slim new tool for 15KHz on normal vga cards	1721029	2420
LEDBlinky - Arcade LED Control software and Animation Editor - v8.2	1942748	2094
Re: NOT A PROJECT - Thread for Posting Images to Link in our project threads	1055819	1944
Arcadeemulator.net, semi ann. clearance sale has begun look for the thread	845472	1917
WOW New LightGUN Info !!! Woot!!! :)	811524	1886
Mission Control Project: 5 years on, what to do with the leftovers?	1536118	1809
Retro-Futuristic Mame cabinet	1028161	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 Pistachio Bonkrod, 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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Sidashi
I want to build my own arcade controls!

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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14534 Guests, 1 User
RobodocX

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: 56583
Total Posts: 1733152
Total Topics: 152758
Total Categories: 7
Total Boards: 47

News Function

Shows random forum news.

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<?php ssi_news(); ?>

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Shop Amazon Video Games through our link. Thank you!

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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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Help with Ipac and Batocera

Today at 01:29:09 pm by themadsinger

Hi,

I am trying to set up a coctail cab using Batocera. Primarily going to use MAME on it but would also like to set up some C64 games as well.

I have an IPAC in there which from the looks of it is a legacy ps/2 version (see attached picture).

I can set up the controls to work in the front end menu and also to work in MAME but I am having problems getting the emulator to exit back to the front end. I can use alt + F4 on an attached keyboard but it will not work from the ipac connected control panel using select + start.

IS it possible on the version of the ipac I have to configure it so that one of the buttons outputs F4 so I can then use a button combination on the control panel to exit?

Alternatively, does anyone know why the start + select is not working and what i can do to overcome the issue?

Thanks

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Need help installing trimode board on my solo XArcade

September 22, 2026, 02:56:36 pm by troubleshootah

Hey there,

I have an older solo XArcade. I want to play Mortal kombat x and need to get a Trimode board installed so steam and the game see my stick as an XBOX 360 controller.
Last night I installed the board and the following happened.

The x arcade showed up in joy.cpl in mode 1 and 2 as x arcade joystick.
In mode 1 pressing the program button would not make the light turn on and off.
Mortal kombat x locked on the faction update screen when xarcade was in mode 4
Mortal kombat x would enter game in mode 1 but the stick was inoperative.

I have pulled the connectors, checked for bent pins and reseated them.
I tried to do a firmware update for the solo board but the firmware program did not recognize. I had a controller attached.
I did a firmware update for the dual stick out of desperation. And that had no effect, even though the firmware update did go through.
I tried unplugging it and tapping the programming button to drain it of memory, but that was ineffective.
I tried the stick on two separate computers and it displayed the same behavior on both.

The stick worked great in mame With the old board that was in it.
The stick worked great in quake with the new board on mode one.

I'm not sure if I have made a basic wiring error, if the new board requires a different wiring pattern, then the old board.
I'm not sure if the new board I got was d o a.
I'm not sure if there's some special hoop. I need to jump through because i'm using a solo x. Arcade and not a dual stick configuration.

I'm not sure if it's just some x factor I don't know about.

If anybody could point me in the right direction, I would be much obliged.

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Happ pushbuttons with vertical microswitch?

September 21, 2026, 09:41:03 am by Freppz

Hi,

When i built my first cabinet back in the 2000:s, I bought controls directly from HAPP in the US (I'm in Sweden). I can't exactly remember what they where called, but I think it was something along the lines of "Happ competition pushbutton".

They looked like the standard Happ/Suzo concave pushbuttons availible today, but the microswitch was mounted vertically in the button. I would like to get my hands on a few more buttons of the same kind but can't seem to find them anywhere. Have they simply gone out of production? I really liked them for two reasons: You could replace them without taking the microswitch off and they had a more responsive "click" (according to me anyway).

Does anyone remember these button? Is there anywhere to get a hold on a few of them?

Kind regards
/Freppz

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Valley Cougar dart board

September 13, 2026, 06:21:58 pm by lewmel

Hey guys
Sorry for the dumb question

But does anyone know how this machine collapses
I see hinges on the backside
But don�t know how to get it to come down for transport

Thank you very much

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Flight stick in arcade cabinet - what do you do for a throttle?

September 10, 2026, 12:15:57 pm by shiosai123

I'm thinking of converting one of my small bar top cabinets into a dedicated flight stick cab. The UltraStik 360FS Flight Stick seems to be the way to go for an analogue stick. But many MAME games that use a flight stick also use an analogue throttle. Are there any such products out there for DIY arcade cabinets?

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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
image0 (12).jpeg	themadsinger	5	257.58kB
mario3.jpg	Zebidee	30	307.42kB
IMG_20230108_092644.jpg	Spark	41	3400.47kB
Background.png	Ond	88	98.61kB
Side Decal.jpg	Ond	99	142.39kB
MSP-TV1300.jpg	rdagger	26	1816.51kB
IMG_6328.jpeg	lewmel	54	2744kB
wrally_nokeep.txt	ronbin	20	8.53kB
wrally.txt	ronbin	24	8.5kB
switchres.ini.txt	ronbin	23	6.69kB

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>

[Woodworking]	Re: Need Advice: Reinforcing Particle Board Control Panel for Joystick by RobodocX	Today at 09:32:51 pm
[Monitor/Video Forum]	Re: Component modding CRT TV - "China TV" by Zebidee	Today at 02:34:16 pm
[Main Forum]	Re: Happ pushbuttons with vertical microswitch? by RandyT	Today at 02:23:26 pm
[Main Forum]	Help with Ipac and Batocera by themadsinger	Today at 01:29:09 pm
[GroovyMAME]	Re: GroovyMAME won't work with Corsair Strafe keyboard?! by BuckoA51	Today at 12:45:10 pm
[Monitor/Video Forum]	Re: Component modding CRT TV - "China TV" by titan-91	Today at 09:03:07 am
[GroovyMAME]	Re: GroovyMAME won't work with Corsair Strafe keyboard?! by Calamity	Today at 07:35:16 am
[GroovyMAME]	Re: GroovyMAME won't work with Corsair Strafe keyboard?! by BuckoA51	Today at 06:47:04 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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