This is a teeny little thing, but maybe can get thrown in w/a future update?
On the container forum list (or whatever to call the list of forums you see when you click a container), "last post" refers to the most recent topic/thread.
But in a thread, "last post" at the top is a link to last comment.
I was using String Override module to tweak it so that "Last post" would say "Newest thread" but then discovered that, of course, that changes the link in the thread to the same, which doesn't make sense.

I suppose there's a way to write some preprocess code or something to adjust that, but I'm apparently still leagues away from understanding how to do that.

So my suggestion is: more consistency in what "post" means... maybe change that first one to "topic" or something else.

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michelle
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There is no inconsistancy here. On the forum list, it shows the time of the last post, the author, and the topic name linked to the last post. It doesn't show the title of the last post because 1) the query to do that is horrid and 2) many sites run with reply titles disabled so you get the starting text, which looks awful.

Michelle

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aharown07 commented

I understand. It's a bit confusing though, and I'm sure some users will post a comment in a thread and then wonder why it doesn't show under "last post." ... I'm all for avoiding really slow queries though.

Edit: idea hits me... how about just adding "in" before that topic/thread title on the Forum list page? That way there's a visual clue that the comment title intentionally not displayed.

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michelle
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Sure, you can do that. I was actually thinking of doing that on my own site. I had it in the module for a while but people didn't like it. *shrug* That's why the templates are cusomizable. :)

Michelle