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

[Main Forum]	Asteroids 6 bullet hack by PL1	Today at 12:56:49 am
[Project Announcements]	CNC-2116 - Up and running, sort of (2015-03-21) by Yvan256	Yesterday at 05:11:08 pm
[Project Announcements]	Dainamikade-Fully dynamic artwork Bartop (prototype stage) by Yvan256	Yesterday at 04:59:37 pm
[Software Forum]	Favorite Front End by pfemame	February 21, 2026, 11:51:26 pm
[Software Forum]	pfeMAME version 3.3.5 has been released today by pfemame	February 21, 2026, 11:49:56 pm
[GroovyMAME]	GroovyArcade live-CD 2022 (collaborative effort) by Deathblow81	February 19, 2026, 01:54:35 pm
[Main Forum]	Batch file? by thebyter	February 19, 2026, 01:44:26 pm
[GroovyMAME]	Updating GroovyMAME from 0.246 to 0.285 by Calamity	February 19, 2026, 05:19:29 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(); ?>

Result

Board	Topics	Posts
Main Forum	48589	504994
Everything Else	13303	250344
Project Announcements	6554	198226
Software Forum	16087	130092
Buy/Sell/Trade - non-retail	17932	96746
Monitor/Video Forum	12484	88760
Consoles	4048	58100
Miscellaneous Arcade Talk	4137	46867
Artwork	5398	42274
GroovyMAME	2940	37405

	Views	Replies
DemulShooter (Dual light gun on DEMUL, Model2, Dolphin, Silent Hill, etc...)	1956834	3658
Soft-15KHz - slim new tool for 15KHz on normal vga cards	1154246	2420
LEDBlinky - Arcade LED Control software and Animation Editor - v8.2	1139792	2093
CNC Cut Bartop Kits - Orders Open! New Models Available!	1044897	2633
Control Panel Database: Post a picture of your Control Panel!	999673	1042
PGA Tour Golf by Global VR & EA Sports Owners Thread	954422	2775
hiscore diff (with no nag/white box removal)	944889	1245
GUN4IR - The Ultimate 4 Points Lightgun System	828650	1130
Mission Control Project: 5 years on, what to do with the leftovers?	813224	1809
Switchres: modeline generator engine	785639	1297

	Views	Replies
DemulShooter (Dual light gun on DEMUL, Model2, Dolphin, Silent Hill, etc...)	1956834	3658
PGA Tour Golf by Global VR & EA Sports Owners Thread	954422	2775
CNC Cut Bartop Kits - Orders Open! New Models Available!	1044897	2633
Soft-15KHz - slim new tool for 15KHz on normal vga cards	1154246	2420
LEDBlinky - Arcade LED Control software and Animation Editor - v8.2	1139792	2093
Re: NOT A PROJECT - Thread for Posting Images to Link in our project threads	641496	1944
Arcadeemulator.net, semi ann. clearance sale has begun look for the thread	584954	1917
WOW New LightGUN Info !!! Woot!!! :)	617026	1886
Mission Control Project: 5 years on, what to do with the leftovers?	813224	1809
Retro-Futuristic Mame cabinet	694148	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(); ?>

Result

Please welcome Rocelest, 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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brobarkit
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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6654 Guests, 0 Users

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(); ?>

Result

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(); ?>

Result

Total Members: 56321
Total Posts: 1732153
Total Topics: 152619
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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Asteroids 6 bullet hack

Yesterday at 12:11:53 am by spisi

Did anyone hear about this? If so, where can I find the rom? I have the files, and I created a new rom (asteroid.bin) but MAME doesn't recognize the files since they don't match up with the original rom files.

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Batch file?

February 19, 2026, 07:54:00 am by LeedsFan

Sorry if this is in a wrong forum.

I'm no good at writing stuff like batch files. I did do a google search and AI did come up with something, but said it might not work.

I have a cabinet that has a dedicated dual stick control panel running Win10. It only plays about four games and I don't even want to use a front end.
I'm quite happy for Mame to start on boot and auto run a game.

I can exit game to the Mame menu itself (as only 4 games very short menu). But on exit of Mame I want the PC to shutdown.

I have no idea how to write this.

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Slagcoin site has gone dark

February 13, 2026, 09:39:44 pm by Extruder

Slagcoin, the home of many useful templates for control panels and other tools has gone offline.

Still accessible via the Wayback machine at https://web.archive.org/web/20250818204233if_/https://slagcoin.com/joystick/layout.html

Maybe someone with better document design skills than me can grab the templates and turn them into a PDF reference?

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Rollie Leaf Switches are Back!!!

February 12, 2026, 11:18:36 pm by ponyboy

By the end of the week Rollie Leaf Switches will be available.

They will be $3.95 ea.

More Products to come!!!

Please go to rollieelectronics.com. Site should be up by the end of the weekend.

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New 4-Play advanced universal USB adapter for wired controllres

February 11, 2026, 04:58:43 pm by ulao

So just a compare of the old vs new here. And if you do not know. The 4-Play was this adapter that lunched in 2015, it was the first all in one USB adapter for just about ever controller out there. As with everything like this there were pros and cons. Here were a few.

Cons
1) Price was high, the KS alone was insane, no one saw it funding...
2) Lag was a bit of an issue for same being its hit up to 16ms for some controllers.
3) New company jitters.
4) Asthmatics and name. Yup a lot of folk did not like the look, and didn't like the "4-play" aspect.
5) Limited cables at first
6) Later on, the lack of xinput

Pros
1) It actually worked with so damn many controllers.
2) If you planned to get that many adapters, then it was a huge savings.
3) HID, and worked with everything.
4) Supports everything, from rumble to pressure buttons, to mansards.
5) Active community, if you know, you know.
6) Cross platform, Just about ever OS could use it.

Old:

NEW:

Oh and all the cables still work, and the device uses the same USB as its all the same protocol. Just a faster USB.

There are a few other things worth a mention.

1) there is arcade inputs, Supergun, neogoe, D.I.Y options.
2) There is a Bridge add-on to make the input work on consoles atar-swtich2
3) Also a Blender and AIR add-on options that do other custom configs.

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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
PCB A034986-02.JPG	spisi	16	2554.27kB
asteroids 6.JPG	spisi	18	739.5kB
6 bullets.JPG	spisi	45	1342.16kB
aimtrak diy (Medium).png	jpS14	121	801.05kB
aimtrak no recoil (Medium).png	jpS14	127	879.97kB
IMG_2901.jpeg	Roboman	187	88.31kB
rollie-leaf-switch-installed.jpg	ponyboy	27	44.95kB
2026-02-12_15-41-32.jpg	Dark_magician	136	1603.66kB
MAME_Model2_customOutputs_v1.0.zip	argonlefou	17	10.92kB
Screenshot 2026-02-09 at 4.43.21 pm.png	henryjames	378	610.96kB

Show Single Poll

Shows a poll in the specified topic.

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<?php ssi_showPoll($topicID); ?>

Result

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>

[Main Forum]	Re: Asteroids 6 bullet hack by PL1	Today at 12:56:49 am
[Project Announcements]	Re: CNC-2116 - Up and running, sort of (2015-03-21) by Yvan256	Yesterday at 05:11:08 pm
[Project Announcements]	Re: Dainamikade-Fully dynamic artwork Bartop (prototype stage) by Yvan256	Yesterday at 04:59:37 pm
[Main Forum]	Re: Asteroids 6 bullet hack by spisi	Yesterday at 04:20:19 pm
[Main Forum]	Re: Asteroids 6 bullet hack by spisi	Yesterday at 04:14:38 pm
[Main Forum]	Re: Asteroids 6 bullet hack by PL1	Yesterday at 01:25:28 pm
[Main Forum]	Re: Asteroids 6 bullet hack by spisi	Yesterday at 11:46:01 am
[Main Forum]	Re: Asteroids 6 bullet hack by PL1	Yesterday at 11:25:26 am

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SMF 2.0 SSI.php Examples

SMF SSI.php Functions

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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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