checkout the LatestPost() function in the forum code, you could do a call to that control within the Forum control.

Or replace that function in your homepage controller.

let us know how you go.

Hi guys thanks for you help.

I've found the following section of code in Forum.php
   /**
    * Get the latest posting of the forum
    *
    * @return Post Returns the latest posting or nothing on no posts.
    * @todo This is causing some errors, temporarily added is_numeric.
    */
   function LatestPost() {
      if(is_numeric($this->ID)) {
         $posts = DataObject::get("Post", "ForumID = $this->ID",
                                              "Created DESC", "", 1);
         if($posts)
            return $posts->First();
      }
   }

Am I right in thinking I can just call this function in the homepage's .ss file, and it'll list the last x latest posts out? something like:
LatestPost(4);

And I get the 4 latest posts? Or have I blundered?

Also any thoughts on the little errors I am experiencing?

Hi there - thanks for your help!

I added the LatestPosts function to the Forum.php file, just under the LatestPost function, and added the calling line to my theme's page.ss.
Unfortunately when I flushed/refreshed the page it threw this error:

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected $end in /tmp/silverstripe-cache-home-1658-caliban-www.varnishingcornwall.co.uk-public_html/.cache.home.1658.caliban.www.varnishingcornwall.co.uk.public_html.themes.freestyle.templates.Page.ss on line 328

Any ideas?

I can't find the "Page_Controller" code/file- where is it?