How do I hide certain forums unless a link is clicked (like vbulletin.org)...? [Archive]

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SaltyOnionBalls

01-10-2008, 02:00 AM

I want to hide certain forums from the forum home display and have links, that when clicked will show more forums related, just like how vbulletin.org has it with the "Forums" - "Articles" - "Mods" - "Styles" that only display when clicked on.

Any help would be great, I've been searching and I just can't figure it out or find any information on it.

Thanks.

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I figured it out... yayyyyy!

wobbly

01-19-2009, 10:35 AM

I'm after the very same thing. Could you please elaborate on how you did this?

SEOvB

01-19-2009, 10:58 AM

You set the forum as active to No I beleive (Under Edit forum options)

Vackrick

01-19-2009, 11:00 AM

i also want to same thing pls tell me how pls

Dismounted

01-19-2009, 11:40 AM

Set the forum display order to zero.

Michael.A

01-19-2009, 12:11 PM

more info plzz
what do u mean by (Under Edit forum options)
thax..

Dismounted

01-20-2009, 05:25 AM

Just set the forum's display order to zero. The forum will disappear from the forum list. You can then link to the hidden forum directly.

Vackrick

01-20-2009, 06:04 AM

dude i want the tabbed one pls teach me how...

SEOvB

01-20-2009, 06:48 AM

dude i want the tabbed one pls teach me how...

dude you have to create the tabs, then use <a href="http://yourforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=forumid">Hidden Forum</a> to link to them with the tabs

Vackrick

01-20-2009, 08:32 AM

how to create a tabbed?????

djxcee

01-20-2009, 08:54 AM

Goto the backend

Forums & Moderators > Forum Manager > Select a forum > Forum is Active = 0

dismas

01-20-2009, 08:55 AM

how to create a tabbed?????

With Photoshop or some other graphics program.

Vackrick

01-20-2009, 08:56 AM

dude it wont display tab i want to use tab

like vb.org have...

Dismounted

01-20-2009, 10:28 AM

"Dude", you have to create the tab images and the tag CSS. Although IIRC there is a modification that handles that functionality.

flup

01-20-2009, 10:35 AM

What you are after is this modification: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=92201

It works from versions 3.5.4 till 3.7.2 as far as I know. After installing this mod, you can edit your forms and assign a page to them (numeric values), after that, use index.php (or perhaps you named your forum file forum.php) to call the right page as follows:

index.php?page=1 (to display the forums for tab 1)
index.php?page=2 (to display the forums for tab 2) etc.

Ofcourse these links have to be placed somewhere on your website (text/button), I have done the same at my forums www.clubpunto.nl, the buttons on top of the website link to the 'tabbed' forums.