This is a quick dirty little hack to get a handy new posts link right at the bottom of a thread saving your users valuable seconds from not having to scroll all the way back to the top of the page from the bottom of a thread.

In template SHOWTHREAD find:

<if condition="$show['next_prev_links']">
<!-- next / previous links -->
<br />
<div class="smallfont" align="center">
<strong>&laquo;</strong>
<a href="showthread.php?$session[sessionurl]t=$threadid&amp;goto=nextoldest" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[prev_thread]</a>
|
<a href="showthread.php?$session[sessionurl]t=$threadid&amp;goto=nextnewest" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[next_thread]</a>
<strong>&raquo;</strong>
</div>
<!-- / next / previous links -->
</if>

replace with:

<if condition="$show['next_prev_links']">
<!-- next / previous links -->
<br />
<div class="smallfont" align="center">
<strong>&laquo;</strong>
<a href="showthread.php?$session[sessionurl]t=$threadid&amp;goto=nextoldest" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[prev_thread]</a>
|
<a href="search.php?$session[sessionurl]do=getnew" accesskey="2">$vbphrase[new_posts_nav]</a>
|
<a href="showthread.php?$session[sessionurl]t=$threadid&amp;goto=nextnewest" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[next_thread]</a>
<strong>&raquo;</strong>
</div>
<!-- / next / previous links -->
</if>

The link appears below the Quick Reply box like so:

http://devioustyrant.com/members/azh-albums-random-picture158-new-posts.jpg

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