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'); ?>

Result

[Software Forum]	Keyboard2Xinput (Virtual X360 pads from keyboard) by Schwing	Today at 11:16:38 am
[Driving & Racing Cabinets]	Sega Nascar Racing conversion by fablog	Today at 11:01:22 am
[GroovyMAME]	GroovyMAME 0.226 - Switchres v0.017s by Calamity	Today at 10:57:12 am
[Main Forum]	Best sticks for Robotron (2020 edition) by Thraug	Today at 10:23:51 am
[Everything Else]	Windows 10 (still) free? by francisbaud	Today at 09:53:25 am
[Consoles]	NES/Famicom Multicarts by pbj	Today at 09:20:44 am
[Everything Else]	RIP - The Dead Celebrity Thread by pbj	Today at 09:20:03 am
[GroovyMAME]	Radeon HD 7850 overkill for GroovyMame? by donluca	Today at 09:13:04 am

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	47429	495555
Everything Else	13171	247386
Project Announcements	6354	190074
Software Forum	15758	127924
Buy/Sell/Trade - non-retail	17662	95870
Monitor/Video Forum	12150	86540
Consoles	3985	57069
Miscellaneous Arcade Talk	4082	45895
Artwork	5332	41995
GroovyMAME	2424	31571

	Views	Replies
Control Panel Database: Post a picture of your Control Panel!	575037	1017
Soft-15KHz - slim new tool for 15KHz on normal vga cards	509985	2414
hiscore diff (with no nag/white box removal)	451599	1233
DemulShooter (Dual light gun on DEMUL, Model2, Dolphin, Silent Hill, etc...)	410192	2676
Retro-Futuristic Mame cabinet	367189	1749
CNC Cut Bartop Kits - Orders Open! New Models Available!	361443	2613
Mission Control Project: 5 years on, what to do with the leftovers?	342100	1800
Jukebox software list - Updated April 14 2007	298639	166
LEDBlinky - Arcade LED Control software and Animation Editor - v7.0	295691	1723
FLYNN'S ARCADE (Project Code Name: Overambitious) - FINISHED	280653	974

	Views	Replies
DemulShooter (Dual light gun on DEMUL, Model2, Dolphin, Silent Hill, etc...)	410192	2676
CNC Cut Bartop Kits - Orders Open! New Models Available!	361443	2613
PGA Tour Golf by Global VR & EA Sports Owners Thread	241452	2485
Soft-15KHz - slim new tool for 15KHz on normal vga cards	509985	2414
Re: NOT A PROJECT - Thread for Posting Images to Link in our project threads	173699	1944
Arcadeemulator.net, semi ann. clearance sale has begun look for the thread	262811	1917
WOW New LightGUN Info !!! Woot!!! :)	239900	1886
Mission Control Project: 5 years on, what to do with the leftovers?	342100	1800
Retro-Futuristic Mame cabinet	367189	1749
LEDBlinky - Arcade LED Control software and Animation Editor - v7.0	295691	1723

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 pollo_5555, 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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waclawa3566
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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374 Guests, 11 Users
naplesbill, Foxhole, MrMame74, Schwing, xdontevenblink, Phreakwars, Osirus23, P-chan, JRobATL, toolaa, Mike A

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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Halloween

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: 52066
Total Posts: 1684795
Total Topics: 148143
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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How do i use the search feature.

October 28, 2020, 08:49:18 pm by glewis

I get
"Unable to access the search daemon"
when i try to search.
Any idea?

Just found out that searches currently are done through google using the site option i.e "site:forum.arcadecontrols.com"

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Button Selection - Upgrading from Ultimarc gold leaf?

October 28, 2020, 05:58:32 am by wcndave

I was watching a crazy fast track and field technique on YT, when I thought, as a piano player, I should be able to do the same movement. I don't want to get as fast as that, but none of my friends or I have ever passed the second round of the 100m, or can lift more than the very lightest weight in hyper olympics, so it would be nice to be able to.

I tried with just two fingers, going slowly, and it doesn't work, because the button doesn't come back up by the time the next finger is down.
Then I thought about the fact that none of us ever made it close to the second round 100m, or close to the records, and I think perhaps it's the buttons... does that sound plausible?

I have the Ultimarc gold leaf pushbuttons, which have all kinds of listed benefits, one of which is "no plunger spring". So there's low force required, but does it come back up much slower?

One of my buttons is broken anyway, so I need to replace at least one, and I figured perhaps there's a better button out there I should consider instead.
The machine is used for the full range of games, from platform to shooter, to fight versus to track and field, but possibly that's the only genre that needs something a little more specific?

Any ideas out there about what would be a good replacement / upgrade?

Many thanks!

Dave

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My Arcade Plans and other info

October 27, 2020, 03:28:10 pm by rjpe

Hi Guys,

I found today a few old files, from the Arcade Project I finished 11 years ago.

I uploaded to my blog:

1) Document with some hints for the Windows XP 64 setup with a SCART TV:

https://perdigaosarcade.com/2020/10/27/perdigaos-arcade-1st-version-2009/

2) my Cabinet's Plans:

https://perdigaosarcade.com/2020/10/27/perdigaos-arcade-cabinet-plans/

Hope it helps someone,

Cheers!

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Just about done...

October 27, 2020, 12:08:22 pm by spisi

My add-on steering wheel / 720 cabinet is just about done...just some minor issues left. What do you guys think?

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Starting my Build : Question on Joystick Brand

October 25, 2020, 10:11:21 pm by malangon

Just got this idea in my head to build a cabinet and now I'm obsessed. Quick question as I explore this new project:

I found a joystick/button combo on Amazon. The brand name is 'Avisiri'. Looks like it has every thing I need but there is a note that says, "if you're a pro-gamer, you should get a Sanwa brand instead."

I'm not a pro-gamer but if the controls have even the slightest bit of latency, I can guarantee it won't work for me. I'm not sure about these different brands and the controls are crucial. I'm planning to just use this for my old arcade game memories.

Any advice here? Is this going to be good enough or should I stay away from this brand or something?

The link is here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07Z38F8NK/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=ASYNTYA34W82S&psc=1

Thanks for the advice and if you have any other tips, please share!

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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
IMG_20161222_125106_366.jpg	netlohcs	51	1011.48kB
IMG_20161221_125817_096.jpg	netlohcs	52	1220.85kB
IMG_20161221_125805_760.jpg	netlohcs	52	1102.21kB
IMG_20161219_184727_196.jpg	netlohcs	60	680.45kB
IMG_20161217_014855_172.jpg	netlohcs	61	543.53kB
IMG_20161216_170825_440.jpg	netlohcs	63	549.69kB
IMG_20161222_125336_955.jpg	netlohcs	59	803.66kB
IMG_20161222_143919_715.jpg	netlohcs	59	651.93kB
IMG_20161215_152339_488.jpg	netlohcs	60	556.64kB
IMG_20161213_194253_467.jpg	netlohcs	59	843.48kB

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>

[Software Forum]	Re: Keyboard2Xinput (Virtual X360 pads from keyboard) by Schwing	Today at 11:16:38 am
[Driving & Racing Cabinets]	Re: Sega Nascar Racing conversion by fablog	Today at 11:01:22 am
[GroovyMAME]	Re: GroovyMAME 0.226 - Switchres v0.017s by Calamity	Today at 10:57:12 am
[GroovyMAME]	Re: GroovyMAME 0.226 - Switchres v0.017s by u-man	Today at 10:50:43 am
[GroovyMAME]	Re: GroovyMAME 0.226 - Switchres v0.017s by Calamity	Today at 10:48:35 am
[Main Forum]	Re: Best sticks for Robotron (2020 edition) by Thraug	Today at 10:23:51 am
[Everything Else]	Re: Windows 10 (still) free? by francisbaud	Today at 09:53:25 am
[Consoles]	Re: NES/Famicom Multicarts by pbj	Today at 09:20:44 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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