SharePoint: Change the “No Items” message in a discussion web part

 

Yet another Content Editor Web Part (CEWP) trick…

But you can also add it to the master page!

 

When you create a new team site or add a new discussion list to a site the discussion web part displays a "no items" message. If you would like to change this message all you need is a little JavaScript added to the web part page or to the master page. If you would rather hide this web part anytime there are no discussions then see the previous customization: "Hide a web part with zero rows".

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After:

   

 

Steps:

Add a Content Editor Web Part to the page with the discussion web part and using the Source Editor button (2007) paste the following JavaScript.  For 2010 or 2007 create a text file in a library with this JavaScript and link to it from the Content Editor Web Part.

<script  type="text/javascript">

function ChangeDiscussionMessage()
{

  var a = document.getElementsByTagName("TD");
  for ( var i=0; i<a.length; i++ )
  {
    if (a[i].className=="ms-vb")
    {
      if (a[i].innerHTML.indexOf("There are no items to show in this view")>-1 &&
          a[i].innerHTML.indexOf("discussion board")>-1)
      {
         a[i].innerHTML = "There are no active discussions";
      }
    }
  }
}

_spBodyOnLoadFunctionNames.push("ChangeDiscussionMessage"); 

</script>

 

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