Tag Cloud on Forumdisplay

[ThorstenA]

vbulletin 4 version (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=229475)




What does this product do?
It displays a tag cloud of all tags used within actual forums on top of FORUMDISPLAY. If a user clicks on tags, only threads within actual forums are displayed then.

How to install?
Just import product. Done.

Optional: To also only show threads within actual forums once a user clicks on a tag on showthread, change template tagbit to

<a href="tags.php?$session[sessionurl]tag=$tag_url<if condition="THIS_SCRIPT == 'showthread'">&forumid=$threadinfo[forumid]</if>">$tag</a>


How to uninstall?
Just deinstall product. Done.

How to change location of tag cloud box?

Replace this code from manage plugins > plugin forumdisplay_start (Forum Tags)
$vbulletin->templatecache['FORUMDISPLAY'] = str_replace('$navbar','$navbar'.fetch_template('ta g_cloud_headinclude').'$cloud_html' .'<br />',$vbulletin->templatecache['FORUMDISPLAY']);

with
$vbulletin->templatecache['FORUMDISPLAY'] = str_replace('$navbar','$navbar'.fetch_template('ta g_cloud_headinclude'),$vbulletin->templatecache['FORUMDISPLAY']);


Put $cloud_html in FORUMDISPLAY style to show tag cloud.


Details

no options available yet
uses standard tag options made in admincp > tags
Does not add phrases, templates.
It uses standard tag cloud template, but shows it on FORUMDISPLAY
Tag cloud is only shown in actual forum when tags were used
threads tagged within subforums are not shown
Tag cloud is automaticely placed below navbar template
Tag links are altered to let tags be searchable by forum
Tag.php has a new option forumid to only show tags from specific forums
If you click on a tag, only topics within actual forum are displayed
Tag size is dependent on how many threads are tagged only within actual forum
Adds 1 query to forumdisplay

Version history

30.7.08 version 0.1
31.7.08 version 0.2 Templates are cached
24.8.08 version 0.3 Pagenav bug resolved
9.1.09 New description how to change location of tag cloud box (solved bug)

[Zapper1]

Screenshot please.

[ThorstenA]

Screenshot added. I am also looking for further suggestions.

[yahoooh]

how many query ?
is there any option for cache tags ?

[ThorstenA]

This mod adds 1 query to forumdisplay. This query is not cached. As there is just one small query I do not know how if caching here would be possible anyway.

[Charlie98902]

Is this for per section rather than on the home page as I have a similar one on my home page of VB. Here is what I use currently how does this one differ?

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=174258&highlight=Cloud

[ThorstenA]

Is this for per section rather than on the home page as I have a similar one on my home page of VB. Here is what I use currently how does this one differ?

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=174258&highlight=Cloud

It's different in two ways:
1. Your mentioned product is placed on FORUMHOME, mine is placed on FORUMDISPLAY.
2. If you click on a tag in your mentioned product, you'll see all threads tagged with this tag. If you click on my tag, you'll only get a list of all threads tagged with this tag within actual forum.

[yahoooh]

installed
and nominated
thanks

[yahoooh]

suggestion :
tags location before ther footer

[ThorstenA]

suggestion :
tags location before ther footer

I need to have placed them on top. But I'll take this into consideration into making an option about that.

I also put some space after tag cloud. I updated product xml file and screenshot.

[soundbarrierpro]

Where do I find this to enable in vbulletin options? I installed it but only see the default "tagging options" function.

[Artes_Marciales]

Installed & Nominated
Thanks!!

[ThorstenA]

Where do I find this to enable in vbulletin options? I installed it but only see the default "tagging options" function.

It is automatically enabled once you install it. There are no further options available in admincp now. All standard tag options made in admincp > settings > tags will be used to show this tag cloud. If there are tags used within actual forums, tag cloud will appear. If there are no tags used within actual forums, no tag box will be shown.

To disable this product, either click on admincp > manage products > disable this product, or you can also just delete this product.

[soundbarrierpro]

It is automatically enabled once you install it. There are no further options available in admincp now. All standard tag options made in admincp > settings > tags will be used to show this tag cloud. If there are tags used within actual forums, tag cloud will appear. If there are no tags used within actual forums, no tag box will be shown.

To disable this product, either click on admincp > manage products > disable this product, or you can also just delete this product.

Ahhh, I see. Very nicely done. Good job. Marked as installed.

[dirtycrow]

awesome! thank you!

[bxbigt]

Thanks a milli

[ThorstenA]

Thanks a milli

If you installed it, you can click on Install. Of course do not forget to uninstall it once you do not use this product any more. This way jelsoft developers have a better view of how much interest ist out there for which modification.

[sensimilla]

Thanks ThorstenA :) Good to see you are working on vbulletin.pl

[sinucello]

Hi,

nice hack. But I think it would be better if you would integrate/combine it in/with the forum filter list:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/.

Then you could combine the tag filter with the other options like prefix, date and so on. That would be a really effective and useful tool.

all the best,
Sacha

[ThorstenA]

nice hack. But I think it would be better if you would integrate/combine it in/with the forum filter list:
http://content.screencast.com/users/wunderkessel.de/folders/Jing/media/9256cc3b-38b7-4765-8a5b-a1332bff74bb/2008-07-30_0951.png.

Then you could combine the tag filter with the other options like prefix, date and so on. That would be a really effective and useful tool.

suggestion : tags location before ther footer

I am looking forward to make an option where to place this mod. I just need from you variables from FORUMDISPLAY template ($navbar, $footer, $similarthreads) where you want to put them. For easier coding, I would prefer that you name me some variables within FORUMDISPLAY where tag cloud is placed *after* these variables.

[sinucello]

Hi,
I am looking forward to make an option where to place this mod.thanks for picking up our suggestions. What I meant is more functionality related and not just the position.

It would be cool if the user could not only choose a tag but also combine them with other filters like prefix, date and sorting.

Maybe it`s even already possible. But even if it would be possible, I`m not sure if it is transparent for the user that he can combine your forum tag cloud with the filter bar to get more specific results. This is why I think it might be better to include another input or select-field for tags into the filter bar instead of displaying the cloud.

Hm, thinking about it, this could/should maybe done in another hack.

Well, I`m just sharing my thoughts here and will try your mod this evening.

thanks for listening,
Sacha

[ThorstenA]

Interesting idea. I think these are good suggestions for a new product, as this product here uses

tag cloud template
and search results are done with tag.php

Your integrated approach would

use forumdisplay template standard filters
therefore search results are done with forumdisplay.php


It would be also grow into a bigger product as then you need some new styles for integration. The easy thing now is that we do not do anything more than just show standard tag cloud below navbar with only changes that only threads within actual forum are displayed.

On another side it is hard to explain to our users what tags are and then it is hard to differentiate between prefixes and tags. So it would be easier to tell them "Tags are something you can add to every topic. There is always a tag cloud, you click on it and get all threads tagged with this tag"

[Artes_Marciales]

This mod add 4 queries : (
1 queri the mod + 3 for uncached templates...

Page generated in 0.61688 seconds with 33 queries (3 queries for uncached templates) [Server Loads: 4.52 3.80 : 2.79]
Uncached templates: tag_cloud_box (1)
Uncached templates: tag_cloud_headinclude (1)
Uncached templates: tag_cloud_link (47)

Please solve that or I will have to uninstall : (

Regards!

[ThorstenA]

I'll look into that.

[ThorstenA]

I took care into uncached templates. There's a new version 0.2 out there now. Could you testify that again and post your statistics once more? I'll look into query performance later.

[Artes_Marciales]

I took care into uncached templates. There's a new version 0.2 out there now. Could you testify that again and post your statistics once more? I'll look into query performance later.
With the new versi?n templates are chached!!
Nice work, only 1 query is good for my : )

Thanks!

[ThorstenA]

For confirmation: This product now needs only 1 query.

[BWJ]

It would be cool if the user could not only choose a tag but also combine them with other filters like prefix, date and sorting.

Super idea!

[ThorstenA]

It would be cool if the user could not only choose a tag but also combine them with other filters like prefix, date and sorting.

I rethought of that and it could be done with tags.php, not only with forumdisplay.php. This would then be all possible once tag search results would have clickable top column (last post, forum ...). This is best done with another modification. This modification can adopt these features.

[vbboarder]

Thanks for this cool mod! Look forward to the search integration suggested by sinucello & you. Suggestion: you may want to change the title of this thread to something more descriptive so people can more easily discover this useful mod - something like "Exclude Forums from Tag Cloud" would help ;)

[ThorstenA]

Suggestion: you may want to change the title of this thread to something more descriptive so people can more easily discover this useful mod - something like "Exclude Forums from Tag Cloud" would help ;)

Thanks for your suggestion. I am open to change the name of this mod. In fact, this modification

displays a tagcloud on top of FORUMDISPLAY,
only includes tags used within actual forum, while clicking on tags
only show threads within actual forum.

It would be great to underline this by a new name.

[vbboarder]

I have 2 feature requests:

1. Provide an option to allow tags in subforums to be included

2. Provide an option to allow this mod to work in showthread.php

Thanks for this great mod! :cool:

[ThorstenA]

Suggestion: you may want to change the title of this thread to something more descriptive so people can more easily discover this useful mod - something like "Exclude Forums from Tag Cloud" would help ;)
Changed product name from Forum Tags to Tag Cloud on Forumdisplay.

[ThorstenA]

Optional: To also only show threads within actual forums once a user clicks on a tag within a thread, change template tagbit to

<a href="tags.php?$session[sessionurl]tag=$tag_url<if condition="THIS_SCRIPT == 'showthread'">&forumid=$threadinfo[forumid]</if>">$tag</a>

[ThorstenA]

New version 0.3 Pagenav bug resolved.

Upgrading recommended.

If your tag results go for more than one page, a page navigation is displayed (page 1,2,3 ... last page). This page navigation was not remembering actual forum. I fixed this.

[salava]

I have just update, but the info still says version 0.2. It is not changed in the new xml file.
BTW: Thanks, it is very useful mod for me.

[ThorstenA]

I have just update, but the info still says version 0.2. It is not changed in the new xml file.

Thanks for reporting. It was 0.3, just version number was showing 0.2. I fixed this now.

[AdrianH]

Installed and nomimated,thanks.:up:

[Fırtına]

How to tag cloud location bellow forum display?

[stonner]

Hi,

on our site it doesnt show the tags in a frame.

How can I solve this?

Thank you

[ThorstenA]

Hi,

on our site it doesnt show the tags in a frame.

How can I solve this?

Thank you

This product uses standard tag_cloud_box template. It seems you have modified it or use a different css for showing tag clouds.

[vktechnology]

How can i show forum tag below forum list ?
or how can i manually place forum tag to where i want ?

[MarkoP]

I installed and love it but have uninstalled until I can find a way to get it on the bottom of the forum instead of the top. I like to keep the top areas of my forum clear.

If we could get an option for top or bottom that would be fantastic.

Thanks for the effort!

[ThorstenA]

How to change location of tag cloud box?

Delete this code from manage plugins > plugin forumdisplay_start (Forum Tags)
$vbulletin->templatecache['FORUMDISPLAY'] = str_replace('$navbar','$navbar'.fetch_template('ta g_cloud_headinclude').'$cloud_html' .'<br />',$vbulletin->templatecache['FORUMDISPLAY']);

Put $cloud_html in your style to show tag cloud.

[MarkoP]

Thank you very much!!

[traf]

I would love to see an option to use the tag cloud on some forums and not on every one.

[ThorstenA]

I would love to see an option to use the tag cloud on some forums and not on every one.
Actually tag cloud is only shown on forums if there are any threads tagged at all. If this is requested more often, I will include this in this product.

[neoxi]

thank you.. nice hacks :D

[yakusasc]

I would love to see an option to use the tag cloud on some forums and not on every one.

+1

good job !

[imported_silkroad]

Actually tag cloud is only shown on forums if there are any threads tagged at all. If this is requested more often, I will include this in this product.


Please include this option, thanks!

[TurkYasam]

Hey there,
Thanks for this usefull hack..I want to customise for just one thing and I couldn't find how.. :)
For SEO needs,I don't want to create double url's so I want to remove tag search within actual forums..So how can I remove forum id from tag URL?

Just, http://www.mydomain.net/tags/yargi.html instead of
http://www.mydomain.net/tags/yargi.html?forumid=1133

thanks..

[ThorstenA]

Hey there,
Thanks for this usefull hack..I want to customise for just one thing and I couldn't find how.. :)
For SEO needs,I don't want to create double url's so I want to remove tag search within actual forums..So how can I remove forum id from tag URL?

Just, http://www.mydomain.net/tags/yargi.html instead of
http://www.mydomain.net/tags/yargi.html?forumid=1133

thanks..

There seems to be no way to do this as your SEO product most likely is not able to include forumids in tags. You can however use <a href="" rel="nofollow"> statements. This way search engines do not go after this link.

[TurkYasam]

Actualy, I strontly want the robots follow this but I just want remove that forum id from url.. So let me clear it out, you saying there is no way we can remove that extra line from URL that your hack adds?

regards..:)

[ThorstenA]

Actualy, I strontly want the robots follow this but I just want remove that forum id from url.. So let me clear it out, you saying there is no way we can remove that extra line from URL that your hack adds?

regards..:)

tag script needs to know which forum it should search for. It fetches these datas from url. So url must be changed anyway. It is be possible to do replace url ?forumid=123 with something like tag/tagname/forum123.html but I do not know how to do that in SEO.

[TurkYasam]

I might be getting annoying but I will insist..:)
ThorstenA, why dont we let it fetch as it is now but in its template can't get output without that forumid url? Or can you tell me which template or plugin thats adds the URL? So, If I would add rel=nofollow which temlplate or plugin I should edit? If it is using global template, isnt that gonna add this rel=nofollow to global tags too?

[ThorstenA]

I can not help you further. Please note that this product is marked as not supported. Thank you.

[TurkYasam]

Again ThorstenA, Thanks to you too.. :)
I guess I got it..
For those who is wondering how here the solution I found, (Because of my very limited knowledge of PHP, it is in your own risk)

From your plug-ins find "forumdisplay_start"
and delete below code (you will find two of this)
. '&forumid=' . $foruminfo['forumid']

It worked for me, I hope same thing for you..
It is just good for solid seo..

[laxyy]

awesome, is it possible to add these tags in discription

[ThorstenA]

awesome, is it possible to add these tags in discription

How to change location of tag cloud box?

Delete this code from manage plugins > plugin forumdisplay_start (Forum Tags)
$vbulletin->templatecache['FORUMDISPLAY'] = str_replace('$navbar','$navbar'.fetch_template('ta g_cloud_headinclude').'$cloud_html' .'<br />',$vbulletin->templatecache['FORUMDISPLAY']);

Put $cloud_html in FORUMDISPLAY style to show tag cloud.

[onehost]

I am looking for a particlular tag cloud script where you can add certain words, and when those words appear in a post/article on the forum, then a URL will be attached to that word. I have seen this before, I assume the forum owner was using this as to advertise his url on certain tag keywords...i have even seen that you can click on a tagged word, and a box ad/url comes up, and so so on...

anyone know where i can find this mod/hack?

Thank-You

[Quantnet]

The tag cloud is no longer in alphabetical order after i moved to 3.8 beta 3.
It's now ordered with the most tagged words first.

[ThorstenA]

The tag cloud is no longer in alphabetical order after i moved to 3.8 beta 3.
It's now ordered with the most tagged words first.

This is an official bug of beta 3. It will be okay with beta 4.

[pipin]

Very nice Mod, just was I searched.

[pipin]

This messes up the forumdisplay of GARS.

Any chance, that it can activated only for certain forums or styles?

[ThorstenA]

This messes up the forumdisplay of GARS.

Any chance, that it can activated only for certain forums or styles?

Please first just try to put tag cloud where you want it manually. This way your problem with GARS could be solved.

How to change location of tag cloud box?

Delete this code from manage plugins > plugin forumdisplay_start (Forum Tags)
$vbulletin->templatecache['FORUMDISPLAY'] = str_replace('$navbar','$navbar'.fetch_template('ta g_cloud_headinclude').'$cloud_html' .'<br />',$vbulletin->templatecache['FORUMDISPLAY']);

Put $cloud_html in FORUMDISPLAY style to show tag cloud.

[pipin]

Please first just try to put tag cloud where you want it manually. This way your problem with GARS could be solved.


I tried that, too. But it didnt solve the problem.

[ThorstenA]

I tried that, too. But it didnt solve the problem.

You can use this conditional:
<if condition="$bbuserinfo[styleid]=xxx">$tag_cloud</if>

[pipin]

You can use this conditional:
<if condition="$bbuserinfo[styleid]=xxx">$tag_cloud</if>

No. Thats not the problem.

GARS uses a different template GARS_forumdisplay, but after installing Tag Cloud on Forumdisplay the normal Forumdisplay template is used in the GARS forums.

[ThorstenA]

I am sorry I can not help you further with GARS. Please just ask them how to get support.

[pipin]

I am sorry I can not help you further with GARS. Please just ask them how to get support.

Solved it by myself.

The plug-in for the hook forumdisplay_start has execution order of "2" and the plug-in for gars which kicks in on the same hook has "5".

Changed 2 to 6 and all was fine.

[ThorstenA]

Solved it by myself.

The plug-in for the hook forumdisplay_start has execution order of "2" and the plug-in for gars which kicks in on the same hook has "5".

Changed 2 to 6 and all was fine.

That's great! Hope you'll like this Tag Cloud product :D

[pipin]

That's great! Hope you'll like this Tag Cloud product :D

I do. No ive to figure out a way to force our users to use the tags. :o

[ThorstenA]

I do. No ive to figure out a way to force our users to use the tags. :o
You can motivate your moderators using them by installing mass tag product. This way they can tag multiple threads very easy.

[SevgimBoard]

thak you!

[ThorstenA]

thak you!

If you have installed it, please click on "Install" This way install count increases. Thank you.

[vktechnology]

How to change location of tag cloud box?

Delete this code from manage plugins > plugin forumdisplay_start (Forum Tags)
$vbulletin->templatecache['FORUMDISPLAY'] = str_replace('$navbar','$navbar'.fetch_template('ta g_cloud_headinclude').'$cloud_html' .'<br />',$vbulletin->templatecache['FORUMDISPLAY']);

Put $cloud_html in your style to show tag cloud.


thank you
It work but tag diplay only one level
or mean words in tag are disply in same font size.
how it can be solved this ?


1.before

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2009/01/86.jpg


2.after place this tag $cloud_html'
font size in tag has same level
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2009/01/86.jpg

[ThorstenA]

thank you
It work but tag diplay only one level
or mean words in tag are disply in same font size.
how it can be solved this ?


1.before

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/attachment.php?attachmentid=92090&stc=1&d=1231525906


2.after place this tag $cloud_html'
font size in tag has same level
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/attachment.php?attachmentid=92089&d=1231525906


How to change location of tag cloud box? (new description from 9.1.09)

Replace this code from manage plugins > plugin forumdisplay_start (Forum Tags)
$vbulletin->templatecache['FORUMDISPLAY'] = str_replace('$navbar','$navbar'.fetch_template('ta g_cloud_headinclude').'$cloud_html' .'<br />',$vbulletin->templatecache['FORUMDISPLAY']);

with
$vbulletin->templatecache['FORUMDISPLAY'] = str_replace('$navbar','$navbar'.fetch_template('ta g_cloud_headinclude'),$vbulletin->templatecache['FORUMDISPLAY']);


Put $cloud_html in FORUMDISPLAY style to show tag cloud.

[vktechnology]

Hello ThorstenA
Thank you very much
It work now

[ThorstenA]

Re-Use: This code may be used in other modifications as long as the original author is credited.

[Allan]

How put tags in sidebar ?

[vidan]

helo, i want to ask something.
tag cloud in forumdisplay,
is it display all the tag used in whole forum at forumdisplay OR display all tag used in CURRENT Forum at forumdisplay?

example:

tag cloud: global tag, tag from all forum
or
tag cloud: tag used in this forum, tag1 this forum, tag2 this forum

[ThorstenA]

How put tags in sidebar ?

How to change location of tag cloud box?

Replace this code from manage plugins > plugin forumdisplay_start (Forum Tags)
$vbulletin->templatecache['FORUMDISPLAY'] = str_replace('$navbar','$navbar'.fetch_template('ta g_cloud_headinclude').'$cloud_html' .'<br />',$vbulletin->templatecache['FORUMDISPLAY']);

with
$vbulletin->templatecache['FORUMDISPLAY'] = str_replace('$navbar','$navbar'.fetch_template('ta g_cloud_headinclude'),$vbulletin->templatecache['FORUMDISPLAY']);


Put $cloud_html in FORUMDISPLAY style to show tag cloud.

[ThorstenA]

is it display all the tag used in whole forum at forumdisplay OR display all tag used in CURRENT Forum at forumdisplay?

It displays all tags used in actual visiting forum and all subforums.

It does not display tags used in other forums but not used in actual visiting forum or subforums.

[paul41598]

Theres a bug with this I believe. I get a database error when I click on a private forum of mine. Has to do with your query and where clause where ur saing visible = 1

[FleaBag]

Thanks for this. I missed it from Zoints Thread Tags.

[LoveStream]

I installed it on 3.8.x.

And it works fine.

Thanks.

[ThorstenA]

Notice: This mod uses Re-usable Code, so please feel free to port it to vbulletin 4 under your username. Thanks.

[LoveStream]

Notice: This mod uses Re-usable Code, so please feel free to port it to vbulletin 4 under your username. Thanks.

No, Indeed I tried this to vB4 Beta4, it only eval() error. My conclusion is that this must be recoded as well. Are you tested in vB4?

[ThorstenA]

You need to port this application to vb4, it is not compatible to vb4.

The way the template engine works has changed, therefore this product has to be rewritten.

[caliman]

Anybody going to do this for 4.0?

IT IS NEEDED!

Great mod.

[caliman]

Anyone get this to work for 4.0?

[Lynne]

Anyone get this to work for 4.0?

I have, but I had to modify it.

[caliman]

Was it hard Lynne? Care to share?

[Lynne]

I don't feel right sharing it without the developers permission. Has ThorstenA said whether he is going to port this to vb4? And no, I don't remember it being hard to convert.

[caliman]

I don't believe he has. I understand. Glad it was easy. I would think it would be as the DB stuff probably hasn't changed.

[Lynne]

I don't believe he has. I understand. Glad it was easy. I would think it would be as the DB stuff probably hasn't changed.
Actually, if I recall correctly, the database stuff did change and so the query had to be modified (there is no longer a tagthread table).

[caliman]

WHoa. That is a bit more then. ;)
Within my reach, but not something to rush. Thanks for the info.

[ThorstenA]

I don't feel right sharing it without the developers permission. Has ThorstenA said whether he is going to port this to vb4? And no, I don't remember it being hard to convert.

I'd be very glad if you would publish your changed mod in the vb 4 section. (I wrote that this mod is completely free already here (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=1916241&postcount=87)). I am not interested in being named as the author, having the functionality - so that it works with vb4 - is far more important to me :D

All my other mods are free to update them to vb4 and publish them from anyone, too.

[Lynne]

OK, Thorsten. I will put this together and release it since it is OK with you. Give me a day cuz I actually customized it a little for my own site and I want to take that out (I only do it for some forums and then don't use the default levels to give the tags colors on my site).

[caliman]

Thanks in advance Lynne! I and many here appreciate it. And thank you ThorstenA!!

[Lynne]

I have put the vB4 version up here - Tag Cloud on Forumdisplay (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=229475)

[James T Brock]

This is pretty much unusable on large forums.

[soundbarrierpro]

Any way to have this work only on forums you want it to work on? I have a forum with a completely different style and it's own theme. I don't want this working on that particular forum.

Thank you