How to make multiples vB folders on the same forum like vb.org has

[FReeSTER]

Hey guys, how can I make multiple folders like vb.org does so instead of having a new category I just create a forum of its own



This is what I mean

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/

[aveon]

thats what im tryin to learn too

[Fungsten]

Me too.

[LisaD1]

http://www.accessify.com/tools-and-wizards/developer-tools/list-o-matic/

I used this to make mine. It isn't as nice and neat as VB.orgs, but it worked. It is also a pain because you have to edit them (depending on which style you use) to match each style you have for your board. Ones like vb.orgs would be wonderful :)

[aveon]

lisa i went on ur site but i couldnt see any example of that can u post a link for me to check please

[LisaD1]

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2007/03/7.jpg

Here is a screen shot. Basically beside the writting is the links.
http://www.live-love-chat.com/forums/index.php

[aveon]

no im not talkin bout the menu this thread is for the forums in those links when u click those linkf it takes u to whole another forum

[LisaD1]

Hey guys, how can I make multiple folders like vb.org does so instead of having a new category I just create a forum of its own



This is what I mean

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b22/rubi1524/more_folders.jpg

Umm he showed the "tabs" here at the top. No one has answered any other post about how to make them like that, so I did my own, and added what we need in our forum in them. They just don't line up the same as here.

[da420]

no im not talkin bout the menu this thread is for the forums in those links when u click those linkf it takes u to whole another forum

This can be done by making a category not visible on forum home by setting it's display order to 0. Then linking to that category where ever on your site.

[aveon]

This can be done by making a category not visible on forum home by setting it's display order to 0. Then linking to that category where ever on your site.

how do i link it to other forum and make i visible on that forum i triend your way forum went invisible and it wasnt on the forum where i linked it

[FReeSTER]

This turn out 2 be very interesting to learn not only me but many others as well. It will be great if one of the coders here can tell us more about this and how to do it.

The reason I want this done is because I want to have 3 different sections on my forum (English, Spanish and Portuguese) in other words by adding three different folders to my forum_home to make those 3 categories to look just like a forum of their own and not just a category from the same main forum.

Any Knowledge that want to share some How to do this please

[aveon]

i think they did it via some plugin or somthin couse u can see they have the statistics and still i really need somethin like this if any coder came uo with a plugin would do that share it with us

[rjmjr69]

I did see this hack somewhere on here keep looking. Search VB.org

[aveon]

I did see this hack somewhere on here keep looking. Search VB.org

i will appariate it if u just find it for us i dnt kno what this hack is called so i dnt even kno where o start searchin

[Marco van Herwaarden]

This turn out 2 be very interesting to learn not only me but many others as well. It will be great if one of the coders here can tell us more about this and how to do it.

The reason I want this done is because I want to have 3 different sections on my forum (English, Spanish and Portuguese) in other words by adding three different folders to my forum_home to make those 3 categories to look just like a forum of their own and not just a category from the same main forum.

Any Knowledge that want to share some How to do this pleaseThat would require 3 licenses.

[aveon]

so how do we do it can admins of vb org give us some info

[aveon]

That would require 3 licenses.


letsay u menaged to create 3 forums in same folder, doesnt your members have to register for the other forums... i dnt think u guys are using this way please share your hack with us or something mor simple i really need this one

[RichTJ99]

This can be done by making a category not visible on forum home by setting it's display order to 0. Then linking to that category where ever on your site.

this is your answer

[aveon]

this is your answer

but how do i link it to a category give me some example

[RichTJ99]

click on the catagory on your forum home page and copy the url

[aveon]

but i do that i click on the category and that forum is not nder that category which i linked it doesnt work that way

[RichTJ99]

you have a PM

[aveon]

hmm i dnt want this topic to close here any body i really need this hack please help me out with this

[FReeSTER]

Well, I guees I will try few things. If it work using few advises here I will post back with the how too do this if I become sucessfull. ;)

[DiSpy]

I tried this, it worked great... Here's what I did:

1) Goto admin panel
2) Click "Forums & Moderators" --> Forum Manager
3) Click "Add New Forum"
4) Put in title and description
5) Under "Display Order" type "0"
6) (Optionally) I made it a child under my parent category.
7) "Act as Forum" set to "no"
8) Save settings
9) Go back to "Forums & Moderators" --> Forum Manager
10) Find the new forum and add some child forums the normal way.
11) Don't forget to create a link to the new hidden forum somwhere so people can get to it. (I added it to my top menu).

HOPE THAT HELPED!

[johnrizz]

Could someone please take a look at this forum and possibly explain how this is done? they look like Sub-forums but it doesn't say they are even though they actually are.... also if you highlight each forum it has a .HTML tag to them

[url] http://www.christianforums . com/

[RichTJ99]

I tried this, it worked great... Here's what I did: ... HOPE THAT HELPED!

this is how I explained it to aveon in PMs (and how it looks to have been accomplished here) but he seems to be looking for something else https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/

[aveon]

this is how I explained it to aveon in PMs (and how it looks to have been accomplished here) but he seems to be looking for something else http://www.ciaysr.com/zx10r/dontknow.gif

ok i accompplished this is asy but im talkin about the main menu and the stats at the bottom of the forums u see when u click on the tabs above it comes active with different background if u click another tab and the one was active goes default bg and other one u clicked which is active goes gifferent bg im tryin to accomplish that...

[DiSpy]

Could someone please take a look at this forum and possibly explain how this is done? they look like Sub-forums but it doesn't say they are even though they actually are.... also if you highlight each forum it has a .HTML tag to them

http://www.christianforums.com/

They either bought vBseo (a paid mod) OR they used the free vRewrite mod.

Search the mods section here for info on both.

Hope that helps!

[johnrizz]

Thanks DiSpy, I give that try.....

[Brandon Sheley]

this is very easy.,,, making tabs would be in the header or navbar template

[jluerken]

The tab thing is great. It makes a huge board very smart to navigate.

Does anyone know how the at vb.org made the search box?
Its nice to be able to search single categories only...

[dbirosel]

this is very easy.,,, making tabs would be in the header or navbar template
How do we go about accomplishing this though?

[sinaluna]

I tried this, it worked great... Here's what I did:

1) Goto admin panel
2) Click "Forums & Moderators" --> Forum Manager
3) Click "Add New Forum"
4) Put in title and description
5) Under "Display Order" type "0"
6) (Optionally) I made it a child under my parent category.
7) "Act as Forum" set to "no"
8) Save settings
9) Go back to "Forums & Moderators" --> Forum Manager
10) Find the new forum and add some child forums the normal way.
11) Don't forget to create a link to the new hidden forum somwhere so people can get to it. (I added it to my top menu).

HOPE THAT HELPED!This works great except that they can no longer use the jump menu or do advanced searches on that forum. The forum name will not show up on either of those lists. Any idea how to fix that?

Thanks!

[Dismounted]

Yes, you'll have to make use of the plugin system.

[sinaluna]

Do you know of a pre existing plugin or is this something I will have to code myself?

Thanks for the help!

[Kirk Y]

How do we go about accomplishing this though?
I'll throw you guys a bone here; this is how I've done it.

Add the following to your Main CSS - Additional CSS Definitions:
(Courtesy of vB.org) :p
td.tab a:link,td.tab a:visited,td.tab a:active,a.tab,
td.tab2 a:link,td.tab2 a:visited,td.tab2 a:active,a.tab2,a:link.tab2,a:active.tab2,a:visite d.tab2{
background:transparent url(images/tab.gif) top right no-repeat;
font:11px tahoma,sans-serif;
color:yellow;
width:71px;
height:20px;
text-align:center;
padding:2px 0 0;
margin:0 1px;
text-decoration:none;
float:right;
position:relative;
top:0px
}
td.tab a:hover,img.tab a:hover,.tab a:hover,a:hover.tab,
td.tab2 a:link,td.tab2 a:visited,td.tab2 a:active,a.tab2,a:link.tab2,a:active.tab2,a:visite d.tab2{
background:transparent url(images/tab2.gif) top right no-repeat;
}Obviously, you'll need to change the information to suit your needs.

Then you'll need to create 2 images: 1 for what the tab regularly looks like and then another for what it will look like when it's hovered over.

I've placed my tabs under the navbar; so to do that you'd find in your "navbar" template:
<!-- / login form -->

</td>

</if>

</tr>
</table>And add underneath it:
<table cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%" align="center" style="border-bottom-width:0px;color:white;">
<tr>
<td class="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="padding:0 5px 0;color:white">

<a href="#" title="My Tab" id="mytab" class="tab">My Tab</a>
<script type="text/javascript">
vbmenu_register("mytab",true);
</script>

</tr></table>

<div class="vbmenu_popup" id="mytab_menu" style="display:none">
<table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="1" border="0" align="left">
<tr align="left">
<td class="thead"><a href="forumdisplay.php?f=12">My Tab</a> </td>
</tr>
<tr align="left">
<td class="vbmenu_option" title="">
<a href="#">Link</a>
</td>
</tr>
<tr align="left">
<td class="vbmenu_option" title="">
<a href="#">Link 2</a>
</td></tr>
</table>
</div>Again, edit to suit your needs.

http://img112.imageshack.us/img112/8497/tabsub5.gif

[Rukas]

Has anybody worked out how to get the forums statistics to appear at the bottom of the "new" section and also have the drop down navigation jump menu work?

[Dismounted]

This is what I use, please don't distribute it though.

Search Menu - Hook: 'search_intro'
$forumid = INSERTFORUMID;
$forum =& $vbulletin->forumcache["$forumid"];

$optionvalue = $forumid;
$optiontitle = "$forum[depthmark] $forum[title_clean]";
if ($vbulletin->options['fulltextsearch'] AND !($vbulletin->userinfo['forumpermissions']["$forumid"] & $vbulletin->bf_ugp_forumpermissions['canviewthreads']))
{
$optiontitle .= '*';
$show['cantsearchposts'] = true;
}
$optionclass = 'fjdpth' . iif($forum['depth'] > 4, 4, $forum['depth']);

if (in_array($forumid, $vbulletin->GPC['forumchoice']))
{
$optionselected = 'selected="selected"';
$noforumselected = '';
}
else
{
$optionselected = '';
}

eval('$searchforumbits .= "' . fetch_template('option') . '";');

Forum Jump - Hook: 'forumjump'
$forumid = INSERTFORUMID;
$forum = $vbulletin->forumcache["$forumid"];

$optionvalue = $forumid;
$optiontitle = $prependchars . " $forum[title_clean]";

$optionclass = 'fjdpth' . iif($forum['depth'] > 4, 4, $forum['depth']);

if ($curforumid == $optionvalue)
{
$optionselected = 'selected="selected"';
$optionclass = 'fjsel';
$defaultselected = '';
}
else
{
$optionselected = '';
}

eval('$jumpforumbits .= "' . fetch_template('option') . '";');

[sinaluna]

Thank you Dismounted!!

[Rukas]

This is what I use, please don't distribute it though.

Search Menu - Hook: 'search_intro'
$forumid = INSERTFORUMID;
$forum =& $vbulletin->forumcache["$forumid"];

$optionvalue = $forumid;
$optiontitle = "$forum[depthmark] $forum[title_clean]";
if ($vbulletin->options['fulltextsearch'] AND !($vbulletin->userinfo['forumpermissions']["$forumid"] & $vbulletin->bf_ugp_forumpermissions['canviewthreads']))
{
$optiontitle .= '*';
$show['cantsearchposts'] = true;
}
$optionclass = 'fjdpth' . iif($forum['depth'] > 4, 4, $forum['depth']);

if (in_array($forumid, $vbulletin->GPC['forumchoice']))
{
$optionselected = 'selected="selected"';
$noforumselected = '';
}
else
{
$optionselected = '';
}

eval('$searchforumbits .= "' . fetch_template('option') . '";');

Forum Jump - Hook: 'forumjump'
$forumid = INSERTFORUMID;
$forum = $vbulletin->forumcache["$forumid"];

$optionvalue = $forumid;
$optiontitle = $prependchars . " $forum[title_clean]";

$optionclass = 'fjdpth' . iif($forum['depth'] > 4, 4, $forum['depth']);

if ($curforumid == $optionvalue)
{
$optionselected = 'selected="selected"';
$optionclass = 'fjsel';
$defaultselected = '';
}
else
{
$optionselected = '';
}

eval('$jumpforumbits .= "' . fetch_template('option') . '";');


What exactly is this supposed to do because it doesnt seem to do much of anything for me...

[Dismounted]

It allows forums with a display order of 0 (zero) to display on the forum jump and search select menu. Make sure you replace the INSERTFORUMID though.

[thaki]

This is what I use, please don't distribute it though.

Search Menu - Hook: 'search_intro'
$forumid = INSERTFORUMID;
$forum =& $vbulletin->forumcache["$forumid"];

$optionvalue = $forumid;
$optiontitle = "$forum[depthmark] $forum[title_clean]";
if ($vbulletin->options['fulltextsearch'] AND !($vbulletin->userinfo['forumpermissions']["$forumid"] & $vbulletin->bf_ugp_forumpermissions['canviewthreads']))
{
$optiontitle .= '*';
$show['cantsearchposts'] = true;
}
$optionclass = 'fjdpth' . iif($forum['depth'] > 4, 4, $forum['depth']);

if (in_array($forumid, $vbulletin->GPC['forumchoice']))
{
$optionselected = 'selected="selected"';
$noforumselected = '';
}
else
{
$optionselected = '';
}

eval('$searchforumbits .= "' . fetch_template('option') . '";');

Forum Jump - Hook: 'forumjump'
$forumid = INSERTFORUMID;
$forum = $vbulletin->forumcache["$forumid"];

$optionvalue = $forumid;
$optiontitle = $prependchars . " $forum[title_clean]";

$optionclass = 'fjdpth' . iif($forum['depth'] > 4, 4, $forum['depth']);

if ($curforumid == $optionvalue)
{
$optionselected = 'selected="selected"';
$optionclass = 'fjsel';
$defaultselected = '';
}
else
{
$optionselected = '';
}

eval('$jumpforumbits .= "' . fetch_template('option') . '";');

where should I put these code?

[Dismounted]

In plugins, I've wriiten the hook locations there already...

[thaki]

Ok

Make sure you replace the INSERTFORUMID though.

How to do it?

[Dismounted]

You'll find it if you actually bothered to look at the code (the first line).

[Kinneas]

It allows forums with a display order of 0 (zero) to display on the forum jump and search select menu. Make sure you replace the INSERTFORUMID though.

Very useful indeed, thanks Dismounted!

Is it possible to do multiple forum Ids with those plugins though? Or do I need to do a plugin for each forum ID that has a display order of 0?

[Dismounted]

I only made it for one ID, as my own forum only has one "hidden" forum. But here is a version that accounts for more IDs.

Search Menu - Hook: 'search_intro'
$forumids = array(x, y, z);

foreach ($forumids AS $forumid)
{
$forum =& $vbulletin->forumcache["$forumid"];

$optionvalue = $forumid;
$optiontitle = "$forum[depthmark] $forum[title_clean]";
if ($vbulletin->options['fulltextsearch'] AND !($vbulletin->userinfo['forumpermissions']["$forumid"] & $vbulletin->bf_ugp_forumpermissions['canviewthreads']))
{
$optiontitle .= '*';
$show['cantsearchposts'] = true;
}
$optionclass = 'fjdpth' . iif($forum['depth'] > 4, 4, $forum['depth']);

if (in_array($forumid, $vbulletin->GPC['forumchoice']))
{
$optionselected = 'selected="selected"';
$noforumselected = '';
}
else
{
$optionselected = '';
}

eval('$searchforumbits .= "' . fetch_template('option') . '";');
}

Forum Jump - Hook: 'forumjump'
$forumids = array(x, y, z);

foreach ($forumids AS $forumid)
{
$forum = $vbulletin->forumcache["$forumid"];

$optionvalue = $forumid;
$optiontitle = $prependchars . " $forum[title_clean]";

$optionclass = 'fjdpth' . iif($forum['depth'] > 4, 4, $forum['depth']);

if ($curforumid == $optionvalue)
{
$optionselected = 'selected="selected"';
$optionclass = 'fjsel';
$defaultselected = '';
}
else
{
$optionselected = '';
}

eval('$jumpforumbits .= "' . fetch_template('option') . '";');
}

[Kinneas]

Thank you very much :) - I guessed it was something to do with an array. I tried to modify it myself but must have got the syntax wrong.

[Paul M]

I'm not sure what all this fancy code is for exactly, but just to clear up something that seems to get wrongly assumed a few times across threads - we do not set the forum display to '0' - we have a mod that hides certain forums on the homepage.

[Dismounted]

I figured as much. It seems more logical to do it that way, but I was "sucked in" to the display order 0 hype :D.

[Princeton]

setting the forum display to '0' will hide the forum on the archives page - not something we want to do

[Spank]

<a href="https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?threadid=159844" target="_blank">This mod</a> does a similar thing to how vbulletin.org is setup

[aceofspades]

I have a system on one of my beta boards that has javascript tabs at the top of the forum which dynamically updates for the new catagorys, so if you add a new catagory, a new tab will be automatically generated with the catagory name, and by clicking on that tab you only display the forums which are under that forum catagory, so you tab forums in and out of view depending on what the user has selected, and it is designed in such a way which does not affect SEO. If anyone is interested in this i may release it as a paid mod package, you can pm me for a demo and quote.

[woodysfj40]

a similar issue exists with Subscriptions to the forums in the sub-categories....I do have forumjump and searching working great (thanks Dismounted!)

[silence25]

1st, i would like to thank everyone for adding their information - its helped me make this possible on my forums. A little searching through each post paid off in a pretty big way.

I used a 3rd party modification for the tabs, and i used dismounted's hook code so i can search and use forum jump (thanks a ton for that code, was very generous of you!).

I have one last question:

How do you allow the forum statistics to be shown on all the 'hidden' areas of your forum? It shows on the default home area (the forums you don't have set to '0'). Is it possible, or something i'll just have to live with?

[lovevn]

There is one here
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=166278&page=2

[Rukas]

I'm not sure what all this fancy code is for exactly, but just to clear up something that seems to get wrongly assumed a few times across threads - we do not set the forum display to '0' - we have a mod that hides certain forums on the homepage.

Is it possible to purchase or otherwise get access to this mod? If possible and you want to do it in private please PM me.

[Dismounted]

I don't believe it's hard to do. I just haven't had the time to explore yet :p.

[jGas]

I tried this, it worked great... Here's what I did:

1) Goto admin panel
2) Click "Forums & Moderators" --> Forum Manager
3) Click "Add New Forum"
4) Put in title and description
5) Under "Display Order" type "0"
6) (Optionally) I made it a child under my parent category.
7) "Act as Forum" set to "no"
8) Save settings
9) Go back to "Forums & Moderators" --> Forum Manager
10) Find the new forum and add some child forums the normal way.
11) Don't forget to create a link to the new hidden forum somwhere so people can get to it. (I added it to my top menu).

HOPE THAT HELPED!

that's great!! thanks! :D i 've never thought about it! :up:

[Switch02]

I'll throw you guys a bone here; this is how I've done it.

Add the following to your Main CSS - Additional CSS Definitions:
(Courtesy of vB.org) :p
td.tab a:link,td.tab a:visited,td.tab a:active,a.tab,
td.tab2 a:link,td.tab2 a:visited,td.tab2 a:active,a.tab2,a:link.tab2,a:active.tab2,a:visite d.tab2{
background:transparent url(images/tab.gif) top right no-repeat;
font:11px tahoma,sans-serif;
color:yellow;
width:71px;
height:20px;
text-align:center;
padding:2px 0 0;
margin:0 1px;
text-decoration:none;
float:right;
position:relative;
top:0px
}
td.tab a:hover,img.tab a:hover,.tab a:hover,a:hover.tab,
td.tab2 a:link,td.tab2 a:visited,td.tab2 a:active,a.tab2,a:link.tab2,a:active.tab2,a:visite d.tab2{
background:transparent url(images/tab2.gif) top right no-repeat;
}Obviously, you'll need to change the information to suit your needs.

Then you'll need to create 2 images: 1 for what the tab regularly looks like and then another for what it will look like when it's hovered over.

I've placed my tabs under the navbar; so to do that you'd find in your "navbar" template:
<!-- / login form -->

</td>

</if>

</tr>
</table>And add underneath it:
<table cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%" align="center" style="border-bottom-width:0px;color:white;">
<tr>
<td class="nowrap" align="right" valign="bottom" style="padding:0 5px 0;color:white">

<a href="#" title="My Tab" id="mytab" class="tab">My Tab</a>
<script type="text/javascript">
vbmenu_register("mytab",true);
</script>

</tr></table>

<div class="vbmenu_popup" id="mytab_menu" style="display:none">
<table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="1" border="0" align="left">
<tr align="left">
<td class="thead"><a href="forumdisplay.php?f=12">My Tab</a> </td>
</tr>
<tr align="left">
<td class="vbmenu_option" title="">
<a href="#">Link</a>
</td>
</tr>
<tr align="left">
<td class="vbmenu_option" title="">
<a href="#">Link 2</a>
</td></tr>
</table>
</div>Again, edit to suit your needs.

http://img112.imageshack.us/img112/8497/tabsub5.gif

This is the same code used here at vb.org?

[FReeSTER]

Now upgrading to vb 3.8.0

I have a question for the gurus out there and coders.
How can I add a tab that when I click on it will display more then one category instead of one.

For sample, my board have many forums and I will like to use this method that i started it in this thread to separate the forum into different tabs.

At my board we talk about FTA, Computers, Music, Movies, and many more and I will like to have categories that goes with Computers for sample, to all open within the same tab.

I know this can be done with hard coding but how?

Anyone can share knowledge on this please.

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Can I have that done in code? Can i make a code that will create a list of categories by the category # and make a link to open all categories mention in code at once all together?


Please all I need is an idea to get it done then I figure it myself.

thanks in advance

[FReeSTER]

Anyone? is there a Mod to do this? I will love to add tabs to my board but few of those tabs will open not only one category but 2 or maybe 3 categories.