$item_body['subject']['title'] = '<h3 class="hn"><span class="item-num">'.forum_number_format(++$item_num).'</span> '.implode(' ', $item_title).'</h3> ';

        while ($cur_set = $forum_db->fetch_assoc($result_active))
        {
           // Start from scratch
            $item_subject = $item_body = $item_status = $item_nav = $item_title = array();
            $item_indicator = ''; 
            unset($item_status);
            unset($item_subject_status);

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<extension engine="1.0">
    <id>active_topics</id>
    <title>Active Topics List on Index</title>
    <version>1.2.1</version>
    <description>This will add the x most recent posts to the index page of the forum for easy navigation and attention-grabbing.</description>
    <author>Slavok, FalconFour and whatrevolution</author>
    <minversion>1.3</minversion>
    <maxtestedon>1.3</maxtestedon>
    <install>
        <![CDATA[
        ]]>
    </install>
    <uninstall>
        <![CDATA[
        ]]>
    </uninstall>    
    <hooks>
        <hook id="in_main_output_start"><![CDATA[
$topics_count = 5;
$query_active_topics= array(
    'SELECT'    => 't.id AS tid, t.poster, t.subject, t.posted AS has_posted, t.last_post, t.last_post_id, t.num_replies, t.num_views, t.closed, t.sticky, t.forum_id, t.last_poster',
    'FROM'        => 'topics AS t',
    'JOINS'        => array(
        array(
            'INNER JOIN'    => 'forums AS f',
            'ON'            => 'f.id=t.forum_id'
        ),
        array(
            'LEFT JOIN'     => 'forum_perms AS fp',
            'ON'            => '(fp.forum_id=f.id AND fp.group_id='.$forum_user['g_id'].')'
        )
    ),
    'WHERE' => '(fp.read_forum IS NULL OR fp.read_forum=1)',
    'ORDER BY'    => 't.last_post DESC',
    'LIMIT' => $topics_count
);
$result_active = $forum_db->query_build($query_active_topics) or error(__FILE__, __LINE__);

if ($forum_db->num_rows($result_active) == 0) {

?>
    <div class="main-content main-message">
        <p>There are no active topics.</p>
    </div>
<?php
    
} else {
    require_once FORUM_ROOT.'lang/'.$forum_user['language'].'/forum.php';

?>    
    <div class="main-head">
      <h2 class="hn"><span>Most Recent Posts</span></h2>
    </div>
    <div class="main-subhead">
        <p class="item-summary">
            <span>
                <strong class="subject-title"><?php echo $lang_index['Topics']; ?></strong>
                <strong class="info-replies"><?php echo $lang_forum['Replies']; ?></strong>
                <strong class="info-views"><?php echo $lang_forum['Views']; ?></strong>
                <strong class="info-lastpost"><?php echo $lang_index['last post']; ?></strong>
            </span>
        </p>                                                
    </div>
    <div class="main-content main-forum">                    
    <?php

        $item_num = 1;

        while ($cur_set = $forum_db->fetch_assoc($result_active))
        {
           // Start from scratch
            $item_subject = $item_body = $item_status = $item_nav = $item_title = array();
            $item_indicator = ''; 
            
            if (!empty($item_nav))
                $item_title['nav'] = '<span class="item-nav">'.sprintf($lang_forum['Topic navigation'], implode('&#160;&#160;', $item_nav)).'</span>';

            if ($cur_set['sticky'] == '1')
            {
                $item_subject_status['sticky'] = $lang_forum['Sticky'];
                $item_status['sticky'] = 'sticky';
            }

            if ($cur_set['closed'] != '0')
            {
                $item_subject_status['closed'] = $lang_forum['Closed'];
                $item_status['closed'] = 'closed';
            }
            if (!empty($item_subject_status))
                $item_title['status'] = '<span class="item-status">'.sprintf($lang_forum['Item status'], implode(' ', $item_subject_status)).'</span>';
            $item_title['link'] = '<a href="'.forum_link($forum_url['post'], $cur_set['last_post_id']).'">'.forum_htmlencode($cur_set['subject']).'</a>';
            if (!$forum_user['is_guest'] && $forum_config['o_show_dot'] == '1' && $cur_set['has_posted'] > 0)
            {
                $item_title['posted'] = '<span class="posted-mark">'.$lang_forum['You posted indicator'].'</span>';
                $item_status['posted'] = 'posted';
            }

            $item_body['subject']['title'] = '<h3 class="hn"><span class="item-num">'.forum_number_format(++$item_num).'</span> '.implode(' ', $item_title).'</h3> <em> by '.forum_htmlencode($cur_set['poster']).'</em>';

            // Does this topic contain posts we haven't read? If so, tag it accordingly.
            if (!$forum_user['is_guest'] && $cur_set['last_post'] > $forum_user['last_visit'] && (!isset($tracked_topics['topics'][$cur_set['tid']]) || $tracked_topics['topics'][$cur_set['tid']] < $cur_set['last_post']) && (!isset($tracked_topics['forums'][$cur_set['forum_id']]) || $tracked_topics['forums'][$cur_set['forum_id']] < $cur_set['last_post']))
            {
                $item_status['new'] = 'new';
            }
            
            $item_body['subject']['desc'] = implode(' ', $item_subject);
            if (empty($item_status))
                $item_status['normal'] = 'normal';

            $item_style = (($item_num % 2 != 0) ? ' odd' : ' even').(($item_num == 1) ? ' main-first-item' : '').((!empty($item_status)) ? ' '.implode(' ', $item_status) : '');
            
            $item_body['info']['replies'] = '<li class="info-replies"><strong>'.forum_number_format($cur_set['num_replies']).'</strong> <span class="label">'.(($cur_set['num_replies'] == 1) ? $lang_forum['Reply'] : $lang_forum['Replies']).'</span></li>';
            $item_body['info']['views'] = '<li class="info-replies"><strong>'.forum_number_format($cur_set['num_views']).'</strong> <span class="label">'.(($cur_set['num_views'] == 1) ? $lang_forum['View'] : $lang_forum['Views']).'</span></li>';
            $item_body['info']['last_post'] = '<li class="info-lastpost"><span class="label">'.$lang_index['Last post'].'</span> <strong><a href="'.forum_link($forum_url['post'], $cur_set['last_post_id']).'">'.format_time($cur_set['last_post']).'</a></strong> <cite>'.sprintf($lang_index['Last poster'], forum_htmlencode($cur_set['last_poster'])).'</cite></li>';

            ?>
              <div class="main-item<?php echo $item_style ?>">
                  <span class="icon <?php echo implode(' ', $item_status) ?>"><!-- --></span>
                  <div class="item-subject">
                      <?php echo implode("\n\t\t\t\t", $item_body['subject'])."\n" ?>
                  </div>
                  <ul class="item-info">
                      <?php echo implode("\n\t\t\t\t", $item_body['info'])."\n" ?>
                  </ul>
              </div>

<?php
       }
?>
    </div>
<?php
}
        ]]>
        </hook>
    </hooks>
</extension>

    'ORDER BY'    => 't.last_post DESC',

    'ORDER BY'    => 't.id DESC',