anybody can tell me why my link blog is not sorted by date?
it shows in a unreglare sort... i dont know why...

your linkblog is sorted alphabeticaly.. nog irregulary...

What you do need, if you want the 'recent posts in a certain blog/categorie) is this code, Isaac made :

<?php
	/*
	 * This is the template that displays the links to the recent posts
	 *
	 * This file is not meant to be called directly.
	 * It is meant to be called by an include in the _main.php template.
	 */
	if(substr(basename($_SERVER['SCRIPT_FILENAME']),0,1)=='_')
		die("Please, do not access this page directly.");

//text to show at the beginning of the recent posts list
if(!isset($recent_before_all)) $recent_before_all = '<ul>';

//text to show after the recent posts list
if(!isset($recent_after_all)) $recent_after_all = '</ul>';

//text to show before each item
if(!isset($recent_before_each)) $recent_before_each = '<li>';

//text to show after each item
if(!isset($recent_after_each)) $recent_after_each = '</li>';



//blogs to show in "recent posts"
if(!isset($recent_blogs)) $recent_blogs = $blog;
//NOTE: If you set the $recent_blogs to 1, and select the categories that you want
// to show, then the "recent" links will be ordered by date, most recent first.
//If you select some blogs, however, you can sort them by blog first, then date.



//set to 1 to show the blog title/link on the recent posts
//I recommend not having this set if you're only use blog #1 for "recent posts"
if(!isset($recent_show_blogname)) $recent_show_blogname = '0';
if(!isset($recent_before_blogname)) $recent_before_blogname = '<li>';
if(!isset($recent_after_blogname)) $recent_after_blogname = '<ul>';
if(!isset($recent_after_bloggroup)) $recent_after_bloggroup = '</ul></li>';


//show the number of comments for each "recent" entry.
if(!isset($recent_ShowCommentNumber)) $recent_ShowCommentNumber = 1;

//show the date of each post
if(!isset($recent_showdate)) $recent_showdate=0;
if(!isset($recent_date_fmt)) $recent_date_fmt='d/m';


//max number of posts for each blog in the summary
if(!isset($numposts)) $numposts = 5;
//categories to show in "recent posts"
if(!isset($recent_cat)) $recent_cat =''; //keep out the linkblog blog
//Some other options:
//if(!isset($recent_cat)) $recent_cat = '1 2 3'; //NO ENDING SPACE!
//if(!isset($recent_cat)) $recent_cat = ''; //show everything in recent posts
//TODO: add $recent_cat = 'exclude n'; to exclude posts in blog #n


//THE FOLLOWING ITEMS SET THE DATE RANGE
//THIS IS TRICKY, SO *PLEASE* READ THIS IF YOU'RE GOING TO PLAY WITH IT
// all posts from $recent_fromdate to $recent_todate will be shown
// You can set this up in the following ways:
//  1. Set both of them to some date, like "01/01/2004" and "01/31/2004" and you'll show all the posts
//     in a fixed date range.
//  2. Set ONE of them, and also set $recent_daterange.
//     If you do this, then the script will set the appropriate "from" and "to" dates.
//     For example, set $recent_fromdate to "January 1, 2004" and set $recent_daterange to "1 months",
//     and you'll get posts starting at 1/1/4 and going for one month.
//     You could also get the same effect by leaving $recent_fromdate unset, and setting $recent_todate
//     to "1/31/04", and having the $recent_daterange set to '-1 months'.
// **Use a NEGATIVE $recent_daterange if you're specifying the $recent_todate**  For example '-2 years'
// **Use a POSITIVE $recent_daterange if you're specifying the $recent_fromdate** For example '1 years'
//  The script will understand "now" as a valid argument for either the $recent_todate or $recent_fromdate
//  If you screw it up too bad, it'll just start at the current date and go back 1 month.
// I've included some examples for you.  Have fun.
//  --Isaac Z. Schlueter http://isaacschlueter.com

if (!isset($recent_todate)) $recent_todate='now'; //show posts UP TO the current time.
//if (!isset($recent_todate)) $recent_todate='January 1, 2004'; //show posts through 1/1/2004.
//if (!isset($recent_fromdate)) $recent_fromdate = "01/01/05 23:44:21"; //show posts starting at this date/time
//only set ONE of the "to" and "from" if you're using a range, or the range is moot
if(!isset($recent_daterange) ) $recent_daterange = '-3 months';

// Do this to use this as a generic evoSkin template file:
// 1. Save this entire file to your skins directory
// 2. Copy this file into a particular skin folder, like $blogurl/skins/originalb2/
// 3. In $blogurl/skins/skinname/_recent.php, uncomment the next line:

// 	require get_path('skins').'/_recent.php';

// 4. In $blogurl/skins/skinname/_recent.php, customize all the things above this point
// 5. In $blogurl/skins/skinname/_recent.php, delete everything below these instructions.
// 6. Somewhere in $blogurl/skins/skinname/_main.php, add this line:

//  require(dirname(__FILE__).'/_recent.php');

// 7. Go through and delete all my stupid comments once you get the hang of it.

// ----------------STOP CUSTOMIZING UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT YOURE DOING------------------

//dirty tricks...
$savedblog=$blog;


if ( $recent_cat == 'exclude linkblog') {
	if( !isset( $linkblog ) )
	{	// No link blog explicitely specified, we use default:
		$linkblog = $Blog->get('links_blog_ID');
	}
	// echo "<code>$recent_cat</code>";
	$recent_cat = '';
	if ($linkblog) {
		// echo "<code>$linkblog</code>";
		$nobr_sql = " SELECT * FROM $tablecategories WHERE cat_blog_id <> $linkblog";
		$querycount++;
		$nobr_result = mysql_query($nobr_sql) or mysql_oops($nobr_sql);
		if ($row = mysql_fetch_object($nobr_result)) {
			$recent_cat = $row->cat_ID;
			while ($row = mysql_fetch_object($nobr_result))
				$recent_cat .= ' ' . $row->cat_ID;
		}	
		// echo "<code>recent_cat=$recent_cat</code>";
	}
}


//set the $recent_timestamp_min and max from $recent_fromdate, $recent_todate, and $recent_daterange

//echo "<br /><code>$recent_fromdate</code>";
//echo "<br /><code>$recent_daterange</code>";
//echo "<br /><code>$recent_todate</code>";
//echo "<br /><code>recent_timestamp_min=".date('H:i:s Y-m-d',$recent_timestamp_min)."</code>";
//echo "<br /><code>recent_timestamp_max=".date('H:i:s Y-m-d',$recent_timestamp_max)."</code>";
//echo "<br /><code>".date('H:i:s Y-m-d',strtotime($recent_todate.$recent_daterange))."</code>";
if(!isset($recent_todate)) {
	if (!isset($recent_daterange) || !isset($recent_fromdate) || (strtotime($recent_fromdate . ' ' . $recent_daterange) == -1))
		$recent_timestamp_max = strtotime("now");
	else
		$recent_timestamp_max = strtotime($recent_fromdate . ' ' . $recent_daterange);
} elseif(strtotime($recent_todate) != -1)
	$recent_timestamp_max = strtotime($recent_todate);
else
	$recent_timestamp_max = strtotime("now");
//echo "<br /><code>recent_timestamp_min=".date('H:i:s Y-m-d',$recent_timestamp_min)."</code>";
//echo "<br /><code>recent_timestamp_max=".date('H:i:s Y-m-d',$recent_timestamp_max)."</code>";

if(!isset($recent_fromdate)) {
	if (!isset($recent_daterange) || (strtotime($recent_todate . ' ' . $recent_daterange) == -1))
		$recent_timestamp_min = strtotime($recent_todate . " -1 month");
	else
		$recent_timestamp_min = strtotime($recent_todate . ' ' . $recent_daterange);
} elseif(strtotime($recent_fromdate) != -1)
	$recent_timestamp_min = strtotime($recent_fromdate);
else
	$recent_timestamp_min = strtotime("now -1 month");
//echo "<br /><code>recent_timestamp_min=".date('H:i:s Y-m-d',$recent_timestamp_min)."</code>";
//echo "<br /><code>recent_timestamp_max=".date('H:i:s Y-m-d',$recent_timestamp_max)."</code>";



//start displaying
echo $recent_before_all;

for( $b=blog_list_start('stub');
		$b!=false;
		$b=blog_list_next('stub') ) 
{
	if( false == stristr($recent_blogs,$b) ) continue;
	$BlogBList = new ItemList( 
		$b, 
		'', //	$show_statuses = array(),					
		'',	// Specific post number to display
		'', // YearMonth(Day) to display
		'', // Week number
		$recent_cat, // List of cats to restrict to
		'', // Array of cats to restrict to
		$author, // List of authors to restrict to
		'DESC', // ASC or DESC
		'', // list of fields to order by
		'',	//# of posts to display on the page
		'',	// List page number in paged display
		'',//$numposts - $MAXPERPAGE, // Start results at this position
		'',//$numposts - 1, // End results at this position
		'',	// Search string
		'',	// Search for sentence or for words
		'', // Require exact match of title or contents
		'',	// Is this preview
		$numposts, //$default_posts_per_page 
		'paged', //$init_what_to_show
		$recent_timestamp_min,	// Do not show posts before this timestamp
		$recent_timestamp_max  );	// Do not show posts after this timestamp
		
	
	$blog=$b;
	if($recent_show_blogname) 
	{
		echo $recent_before_blogname;
		echo '<a href="';
		blog_list_iteminfo('blogurl', 'raw');
		echo '" title="';
		blog_list_iteminfo( 'shortdesc', 'htmlattr'); 
		echo '">';
		blog_list_iteminfo( 'name', 'htmlbody');
		echo '</a>';
		echo $recent_after_blogname;
	}
	for( ;$BItem = $BlogBList->get_item();)
	{
		echo $recent_before_each;
		$recent_last_date = $BItem->get('issue_date');
		// echo "\$recent_last_date = $recent_last_date - " . date( 'Y-m-d', strtotime($recent_last_date));
		if($recent_showdate) { $BItem->issue_time( $recent_date_fmt ); ?> - <?php }
		echo '<a href="';
		$BItem->Permalink();
		echo '">';
		$BItem->title('','', false);
		echo '</a>';
		if( $disp == 'posts' || $disp == 'single' )
		{
	  	// comment number stuff
	
	
			if($recent_ShowCommentNumber)
			{
				echo '&nbsp;<span class="dimmed">'; 
				$BItem->feedback_link( 'feedbacks', '', '', '', '(1)', '(%d)', '#', '#', true ); 
				echo '</span>';
			}
		}
		echo $recent_after_each;
		if($recent_show_blogname) {
			echo $recent_after_bloggroup;
		}
	}

} 
echo $recent_after_all;

$blog=$savedblog; //recover from the dirty trick
$recent_cat ='';
?>

so i should diable showing the link blog in my main blog and then copy paste this code to tmy Main Page template ?

is chanign the blogname the only change I need to do ?

which blog name i should replace the blogname , the short name or full name that has Space in it ?

Instead of including your _linkblog.php, you include _recent.php.

The code that is right above this post is the code that you should save as _recent.php
and in your _main.php file you do this :

<?php require( dirname(__FILE__).'/_recent.php' ); ?>

Does that makes sence ?

and what about changes in the code...for example i want the recent post titles
of the Focus blog be showed on the main blog...what should I do ...exacly ?
:roll: thanks for help in advance.

I do this :

		<?php $recent_blogs = 3; $recent_cat ='98'; require( dirname(__FILE__).'/_recent.php' ); ?>

If I want the recent post of cetagory 98 in blog 3...

thanks it works so well , can I know, how many recent posts it gonna show ?
it wont show all of the posts in that blog .right?

do you think we can add these Recent Topics on the other sites as well ?

i mean can we add the latest topic of this blog on another domian name of anothet site by this mod ? :roll:

You will see somewhere in the code

if(!isset($numposts)) $numposts = 5;//max number of posts for each blog in the summary  

change that to whatever you want.

You can use this within the realm of this b2evo installation.

Ok, now I have a question along the same lines as this. Hopefully this wasn't answered already.

How do you organize the linkblog to show links by group instead of date? I don't want the links to be organized by date within the group listing either.

Is this possible?

i have been working on this for a few days now. i created the _recent.php file from this post and inserted it into my skin but rather than posts I only get the blog title, not posts.

what am i doing wrong?

//set to 1 to show the blog title/link on the recent posts 
//I recommend not having this set if you're only use blog #1 for "recent posts" 
if(!isset($recent_show_blogname)) $recent_show_blogname = '1'; 
if(!isset($recent_before_blogname)) $recent_before_blogname = '<li>'; 
if(!isset($recent_after_blogname)) $recent_after_blogname = '<ul>'; 
if(!isset($recent_after_bloggroup)) $recent_after_bloggroup = '</ul></li>'; 


//show the number of comments for each "recent" entry. 
if(!isset($recent_ShowCommentNumber)) $recent_ShowCommentNumber = 0; 

//show the date of each post 
if(!isset($recent_showdate)) $recent_showdate=0; 
if(!isset($recent_date_fmt)) $recent_date_fmt='d/m'; 


//max number of posts for each blog in the summary 
if(!isset($numposts)) $numposts = '10'; 
//categories to show in "recent posts" 
if(!isset($recent_cat)) $recent_cat ='0'; //keep out the linkblog blog 
//Some other options: 
//if(!isset($recent_cat)) $recent_cat = '1 2 3'; //NO ENDING SPACE! 
//if(!isset($recent_cat)) $recent_cat = '4'; //show everything in recent posts 
//TODO: add $recent_cat = 'exclude n'; to exclude posts in blog #n 

thanks in advance