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03-05-2007, 10:00 PM
Removing the Post and Thread count columns.
This is what we want to achieve:
http://tangelo.quickshareit.com/share/vbarticledc48a.gif
You can see an example here (http://www.psicofxp.com/forums/)
Removing the columns
The different snippets of code might differ from style to style. I'm writing this basing it on my own (VBStyle's Element), but you have to pay close attention and focus on the code in bold. You'll identify the snippets quickly that way.
FORUMDISPLAY
Find
<td class="thead"> $vbphrase[threads] </td>
<td class="thead"> $vbphrase[posts] </td>
Comment it or remove it. (How to comment? wrap the code between <!-- and -->)
forumhome_forumbit_level1_nopost
Find
<td class="thead"> $vbphrase[threads] </td>
<td class="thead"> $vbphrase[posts] </td>
Comment it or remove it.
forumhome_forumbit_level1_post
Find
<td class="alt2"><if condition="$forum[link] != ''"> <else />$forum[threadcount]</if></td>
<td class="alt1"><if condition="$forum[link] != ''"> <else />$forum[replycount]</if></td>
Comment it or remove it.
forumhome_forumbit_level2_post
Find
<td class="alt1" width="80"><if condition="$forum[link] != ''"> <else />$forum[threadcount]</if></td>
<td class="alt2" width="80"><if condition="$forum[link] != ''"> <else />$forum[replycount]</if></td>
Comment it or remove it.
================================================== ====
Adding the counts below the forum description
Now you might or might not want to display that information. If you do, keep reading.
Edit the following templates
forumhome_forumbit_level2_nopost
Find
<if condition="$show['forumdescription']"><div class="smallfont">$forum[description]</div></if>
Add below:
<div class="smallfont forumcount"><strong>{$vbphrase[threads]}:</strong> $forum[threadcount] | <strong>{$vbphrase[posts]}:</strong> $forum[replycount]</div>
forumhome_forumbit_level2_post
Find
<if condition="$show['subforums']"><div class="smallfont" style="margin-top:$stylevar[cellpadding]px">$forum[subforums]</div></if>
Add above:
<div class="smallfont forumcount"><strong>{$vbphrase[threads]}:</strong> $forum[threadcount] | <strong>{$vbphrase[posts]}:</strong> $forum[replycount]</div>
================================================== ====
A bit of styling
If you test now, maybe you feel the counts we added are not separated enough from the description and subforums.
If that's your case, go to the style administration page, go to your style's "All style options" and select Main CSS.
Go to the very bottom, where it says Advanced Users:. To the very bottom of the second textarea, add:
.forumcount {
margin: 3px 0;
}
You might want to change the font styling, colors, etc. You can do that there. For example
.forumcount {
margin: 3px 0;
color: #333;
font-size: 10px;
}
Post any questions here. You can even post your style's template content if you're confused as to where to edit or add code.
This is what we want to achieve:
http://tangelo.quickshareit.com/share/vbarticledc48a.gif
You can see an example here (http://www.psicofxp.com/forums/)
Removing the columns
The different snippets of code might differ from style to style. I'm writing this basing it on my own (VBStyle's Element), but you have to pay close attention and focus on the code in bold. You'll identify the snippets quickly that way.
FORUMDISPLAY
Find
<td class="thead"> $vbphrase[threads] </td>
<td class="thead"> $vbphrase[posts] </td>
Comment it or remove it. (How to comment? wrap the code between <!-- and -->)
forumhome_forumbit_level1_nopost
Find
<td class="thead"> $vbphrase[threads] </td>
<td class="thead"> $vbphrase[posts] </td>
Comment it or remove it.
forumhome_forumbit_level1_post
Find
<td class="alt2"><if condition="$forum[link] != ''"> <else />$forum[threadcount]</if></td>
<td class="alt1"><if condition="$forum[link] != ''"> <else />$forum[replycount]</if></td>
Comment it or remove it.
forumhome_forumbit_level2_post
Find
<td class="alt1" width="80"><if condition="$forum[link] != ''"> <else />$forum[threadcount]</if></td>
<td class="alt2" width="80"><if condition="$forum[link] != ''"> <else />$forum[replycount]</if></td>
Comment it or remove it.
================================================== ====
Adding the counts below the forum description
Now you might or might not want to display that information. If you do, keep reading.
Edit the following templates
forumhome_forumbit_level2_nopost
Find
<if condition="$show['forumdescription']"><div class="smallfont">$forum[description]</div></if>
Add below:
<div class="smallfont forumcount"><strong>{$vbphrase[threads]}:</strong> $forum[threadcount] | <strong>{$vbphrase[posts]}:</strong> $forum[replycount]</div>
forumhome_forumbit_level2_post
Find
<if condition="$show['subforums']"><div class="smallfont" style="margin-top:$stylevar[cellpadding]px">$forum[subforums]</div></if>
Add above:
<div class="smallfont forumcount"><strong>{$vbphrase[threads]}:</strong> $forum[threadcount] | <strong>{$vbphrase[posts]}:</strong> $forum[replycount]</div>
================================================== ====
A bit of styling
If you test now, maybe you feel the counts we added are not separated enough from the description and subforums.
If that's your case, go to the style administration page, go to your style's "All style options" and select Main CSS.
Go to the very bottom, where it says Advanced Users:. To the very bottom of the second textarea, add:
.forumcount {
margin: 3px 0;
}
You might want to change the font styling, colors, etc. You can do that there. For example
.forumcount {
margin: 3px 0;
color: #333;
font-size: 10px;
}
Post any questions here. You can even post your style's template content if you're confused as to where to edit or add code.