Sorky - SubForum List Control

[Sorky]

Purpose
This plugin allows extensive control of how SubForums are displayed.

Use any mix of between 0 and 10 columns
Different layouts can be used on specified forums
Change formatting
Display Thread/Post counts
Limit the number of SubForums shown (Show More/Less)
Collapse entire display
Sort SubForum display order
plus lots more!

Installation
Import XML file (as product): AdminCP > Plugin System > Manage Products > [Add/Import Product]

Options
To set the options go to: AdminCP > vBulletin Options > Sorky - SubForum List Control

Tips
To get it on the Forum Home page, set...
"vBulletin Options" > "Forum Listings Display Options" > "Depth of Forums - Forum Home" to "1"

For all other forums, set...
"vBulletin Options" > "Forum Listings Display Options" > "Depth of Forums - Forum Display" to "1"

You should also set...
"vBulletin Options" > "Forum Listings Display Options" > "Depth of Sub-Forums" to "1" Note: Setting it higher will also work!

Version Log
For previous versions see 3.8.x (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=203353)
v2.0.0 - 15th of January, 2010 = official release for 4.0.x (click here for more information (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?p=1955396#post1955396))

Hall Of Fame For ALL Versions (Donations - Greatly Appreciated - Thank You)
Fungsten US$25
Budweiser US$20
CreditForum US$25
lazyseller US$30
Alisa Lindsay US$10
Alfa1 ?50

Acknowledgement
Thanks (and apologies) to Cybernetec (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/member.php?u=108756) for the ideas & inspiration to generate this Mod.

Keywords
SubForum, SubForums, Sub-Forum, Sub-Forums, Table, List, Grid, Child, Children, Parent

Settings, Demonstration Screenshots, Notes, etc
See post 1 (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?p=1955396#post1955396)

If you like this Mod please click INSTALL (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/vborg_miscactions.php?do=installhack&threadid=?).

[Sorky]

(Update) Release Notes


Official version for 4.0.x
For previous versions see 3.8.x (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=203353)

Notes

If the following templates have been modified from their original, either "revert" them or test this Mod carefully before use:


forumhome_forumbit_level1_nopost
forumhome_forumbit_level1_post
forumhome_forumbit_level2_nopost
forumhome_forumbit_level2_post
forumhome_subforumbit_post
forumhome_subforumbit_nopost
header

WishList - Other Ideas


Number of people viewing count (med)
SubForum moderators (med)
Enable/Disable for certain styles (med)
Different formatting for each SubForum depth [child/grandchild/etc] (low)

Settings & Demonstration Screenshots (OLD - But I'm sure you'll get the idea!)

[GeorgeB85]

I installed this, but I deleted it because it gave a greyish like background, and the sub forum words was smooshed in with the description text of the parent forum.

[VonDoom]

Oh man you are a life saver ive needed the ten columns since ive upgraded to 4.0 Will be installing shortly. So glad to see this back in 4.0

[KURTZ]

tagged and in testing onto my playing board ... seems to be a great job Sorky ... :)

[VonDoom]

I installed this, but I deleted it because it gave a greyish like background, and the sub forum words was smooshed in with the description text of the parent forum.

You just need to set the plethora of option in ACP/Options

Installed Confirmed working, and rated 5 stars

[KURTZ]

You just need to set the plethora of option in ACP/Options

Installed Confirmed working, and rated 5 stars

and just nominated ... really great hack ...

[Veer]

Rated, Installed and Nominated of course :)

Thanks Sorky.

Question: Will this version upgrade my existing installation of 3.8 version? I think not because you have changed the productid.

[Alex@Mk3OC]

Sweet, thank you for updating this, tagged it for install tonight

[Muggz562]

Works good for me. Is there anyway to get rid of the "sub forum" text?

[Bram H]

There is a bug in firefox where the subforums overlap the forum description. For the rest super that this mod returned!

[Muggz562]

There is a bug in firefox where the subforums overlap the forum description. For the rest super that this mod returned!Same here, all of my users reported the same issue on firefox and safari.

[anaksimandros]

very good hack but very confusing

[KURTZ]

very good hack but very confusing

no dude, it's really clear instead ... :)

[anaksimandros]

very nice hack, but a lot of unnecessary features.

It should be simple ...

[voglermc]

simple it is NOT, uninstalled sorry

[tafreeh]

There is a bug in firefox where the subforums overlap the forum description. For the rest super that this mod returned!

Same here, all of my users reported the same issue on firefox and safari.

hey there.. i just found a temp fix for this:
( mod dev can remove it, anytime he wants)

Admincp>Sorky01 - SubForum List Control - V2.0.0
Look for "Other Formatting Options (Global)"
Second last option
Replace the text with this

<br><h4 class="subforumlistlabel">' . vB_Template_Runtime::parsePhrase("subforums") . ':</h4>

---------------

Installed >>> Marked as Installed >> Nominated >> Added 5 Star

[texasteamplayer]

works great. just what we needed.

[VonDoom]

very nice hack, but a lot of unnecessary features.

It should be simple ...

I disagree, i love and need the control this mod offers. Thats why i had uninstalled the other sub forum hack available here. the lack of features did not suit my needs. Ive been waiting for this to become available and am happy as punch its here. and as far as being over complicated. that may be true for some but really easy to figure out i had installed it on my forum and configured it in about three minutes. i love that it allows you to manage different forums sub cats in different ways depending on how many columns you need. it really makes for a nice clean overall professional look.

[Big-Pete]

Where do we set the background colour?

[Big-Pete]

You just need to set the plethora of option in ACP/Options

Installed Confirmed working, and rated 5 stars



VonDoom, May I ask what mod you use to get the subforum pictures to show as you have them in your attachment??

[VonDoom]

I changed the images myself but displaying them is a built in feature of this hack.

[Big-Pete]

I changed the images myself but displaying them is a built in feature of this hack.

Cheers for that, I just need t get the background changed and im all good with this :)

[VonDoom]

i just changed the html color code from "#000000" to "transparent" That makes life alot easier if your using 2 or more styles.

[Big-Pete]

i just changed the html color code from "#000000" to "transparent" That makes life alot easier if your using 2 or more styles.

Thanks, seems like a good idea, can't see where do change settings though, i can only see font settings..??

[Muggz562]

hey there.. i just found a temp fix for this:
( mod dev can remove it, anytime he wants)

Admincp>Sorky01 - SubForum List Control - V2.0.0
Look for "Other Formatting Options (Global)"
Second last option
Replace the text with this

<br><h4 class="subforumlistlabel">' . vB_Template_Runtime::parsePhrase("subforums") . ':</h4>

---------------

Installed >>> Marked as Installed >> Nominated >> Added 5 StarAwesome, thanks!:D

[VonDoom]

look for
SubForum list Formatting (combines with all previous settings)
I set all three to transparent..

bgcolor="transparent" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0"
bgcolor="transparent" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="1"
style="font-size:12px;" bgcolor="transparent"Sorry it took so long to get back with you. i was looking for this hack on the wrong forum (one this wasn't installed on) ive been scrataching my head for the last tem minutes. i really have to get around to changing the colors of the ACP for all my different forums.

[KURTZ]

look for
SubForum list Formatting (combines with all previous settings)
I set all three to transparent..
Sorry it took so long to get back with you. i was looking for this hack on the wrong forum (one this wasn't installed on) ive been scrataching my head for the last tem minutes. i really have to get around to changing the colors of the ACP for all my different forums.

have you wrote only 'transparent' or what? :)

[VonDoom]

"transparent" with the quotes. replacing the Html color code example replace the "#000000" with "transparent"

[Big-Pete]

look for
SubForum list Formatting (combines with all previous settings)
I set all three to transparent..
Sorry it took so long to get back with you. i was looking for this hack on the wrong forum (one this wasn't installed on) ive been scrataching my head for the last tem minutes. i really have to get around to changing the colors of the ACP for all my different forums.

Thanks for that VonDoom, using "transparent" made mine go a blue colour, but i've now replaced transparent with #090909 (dark grey / light black) and all looks normal again, now just need to add images to forums and sort out form layout..
:)

[Bram H]

Is it possible to remove the last post column for the subforums you like to display?
I always liked that feature on the steam support forums: click for example (http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/index.php)

[Alex@Mk3OC]

Installed and it's spot on as usual :D

[Sorky]

Is it possible to remove the last post column for the subforums you like to display?
I always liked that feature on the steam support forums: click for example (http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/index.php)

They are using my PlugIn ;-) If you are referring to "Steam Game Discussions", then I believe that is simply setup as a Category (do not act as a forum). Below you will see "Media" which is a standard Forum with SubForums.

[Sorky]

Rated, Installed and Nominated of course :)

Thanks Sorky.

Question: Will this version upgrade my existing installation of 3.8 version? I think not because you have changed the productid.

"I guess not" Correct - Two comments...

This version will not operate on 3.8 and likewise the 3.8 version will not operate on 4.0
Both can be installed together (but only one should be enabled at a time) which makes it easy to migrate your options (install new, set options, disable old, enable new, remove old).

[Sorky]

I installed this, but I deleted it because it gave a greyish like background, and the sub forum words was smooshed in with the description text of the parent forum.

I see this has been covered, but will mention it anyway...

Options a-plenty to allow you to do just about anything you want! Without creating a full guide (which no-one would probably read anyway) I set some options by default. This gives the installer an idea of some of the things that can be done.

Simply clear/wipe/erase/empty all the option fields and start from scratch if that helps ;-)

[Sorky]

simple it is NOT, uninstalled sorry

very nice hack, but a lot of unnecessary features.

It should be simple ...

very good hack but very confusing


Not designed to be simple - Designed to be Powerful/Functional/Useful ;-)

No skin off my nose if you use it or not :p

[Sorky]

Works good for me. Is there anyway to get rid of the "sub forum" text?

Yep - There is an option - just clear it to remove the text completely.

[Sorky]

hey there.. i just found a temp fix for this:
( mod dev can remove it, anytime he wants)

Admincp>Sorky01 - SubForum List Control - V2.0.0
Look for "Other Formatting Options (Global)"
Second last option
Replace the text with this

<br><h4 class="subforumlistlabel">' . vB_Template_Runtime::parsePhrase("subforums") . ':</h4>

Put <br> at the start of the SubForum heading! NICE ;-)

I believe the intent behind the new template/styles of vBulletin 4 is to adjust all the appearances through the CSS. In this case, setting the the 'h4' style for the 'SubForums' class.

My own tests gave me varying results, but they were over several versions of vB4 from Beta onwards and the results did change between versions. I'll see how vb4 stabilizes before I jump in and make changes.

[Sorky]

Thanks, seems like a good idea, can't see where do change settings though, i can only see font settings..??

look for
SubForum list Formatting (combines with all previous settings)
I set all three to transparent..
Sorry it took so long to get back with you. i was looking for this hack on the wrong forum (one this wasn't installed on) ive been scrataching my head for the last tem minutes. i really have to get around to changing the colors of the ACP for all my different forums.

Thanks VonDoom - Another way is to simply clear the options ;-)

[Sorky]

Installed and it's spot on as usual :D

works great. just what we needed.

Installed >>> Marked as Installed >> Nominated >> Added 5 Star

Rated, Installed and Nominated of course :)

Thanks Sorky

tagged and in testing onto my playing board ... seems to be a great job Sorky ... :)

<combined two responses> and just nominated ... really great hack ...

Oh man you are a life saver ive needed the ten columns since ive upgraded to 4.0 Will be installing shortly. So glad to see this back in 4.0


Thank you all for your support / appreciation / etc!

[I swear - some people forget that we do this without being paid, although the occasional gift/donation does come in]

[Bram H]

They are using my PlugIn ;-) If you are referring to "Steam Game Discussions", then I believe that is simply setup as a Category (do not act as a forum). Below you will see "Media" which is a standard Forum with SubForums.

Zorky!! You are the man!! :D

[Hornstar]

Thanks, this will really help save space and make things more organized on my site. Tagged for when I upgrade.

[Bram H]

The only thing i can't get to work now how to display the post/thread count for subforums that are listed, it add alright to to the forums but the layer lower is a problem for me.

[VonDoom]

haha my sub forum list went from about 8 inches long to 1.5 inches with this.

[Sorky]

Zorky!! You are the man!! :D

Thanks! Just glad I could help ;-)

[Sorky]

Thanks, this will really help save space and make things more organized on my site. Tagged for when I upgrade.

No need to wait - This is the vB4 adjustment of my vB3 version here (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=203353) ;-)

[edit] I see you have one of the "other" mods working in your old forum - No need to change if you are happy with what that does - mine does offer a bit more though [show-hide / more-less / SORTING / more variation / etc] ;)

[Bram H]

VonDoom how did you get the posts/threads counter behind your subforums like you did here http://k9bsl.com/index.php

[Sorky]

haha my sub forum list went from about 8 inches long to 1.5 inches with this.

SubForum size envy? :D

I appreciate you having you site link as it helps everyone (including me) see what is possible - I've seen people using various combinations of sorting / columns / more-less / show-hide / formatting / etc and it really makes some sites look great!

PS: For yours, I'd remove the &nbsp; from the Count Close Text (after the )) to get rid of that little space between the ) and the , or simply clear the ,&nbsp; from the SubForum separator option

[Sorky]

The only thing i can't get to work now how to display the post/thread count for subforums that are listed, it add alright to to the forums but the layer lower is a problem for me.

VonDoom how did you get the posts/threads counter behind your subforums like you did here http://k9bsl.com/index.php

Should just be a case of setting "Display Post/Thread Counts (combines with all previous settings)" / "Display Post/Thread Counts after SubForum name for" to "ALL"

PS: Feel free to play with the options - change / delete / etc - NO permanent damage can be done to your system, it only changes the runtime display - Disable the PlugIn to instantly go back to the original display - Uninstall and Re-install the PlugIn to go back to the defaults - Nice and safe!

[Bram H]

Should just be a case of setting "Display Post/Thread Counts (combines with all previous settings)" / "Display Post/Thread Counts after SubForum name for" to "ALL"

Nope, unfortunately not, can it be caused that i have selected mod will HIDE any subforums?

Couldnt get it work in 3.8 either the last years. Also thought it was not possible.

Can somebody upload a screenshot of their admincp settings for this mod?

[Sorky]

Nope, unfortunately not, can it be caused that i have selected mod will HIDE any subforums?

Couldnt get it work in 3.8 either the last years. Also thought it was not possible.

Can somebody upload a screenshot of their admincp settings for this mod?

If you can, PM me access to your admincp and I'll take a look!

PS: Without the access I was able to look at your site and view the page source - my gut tells me that your style modifications are stopping the PlugIns special bits being inserted into the templates. Best way to know for sure is for you to test my PlugIn options and view in the default style - if all that works, it will be one of the customizations in your style - See post #1 for the templates that I need - We can then determine which one is the issue and what can/can't be changed for my PlugIn to do it's thing!

[valendono]

Problem attached with screenshoot, you have idea what happen ?

[Sorky]

Problem attached with screenshoot, you have idea what happen ?

Answered by others below... https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=1955988&postcount=38

[linuxututs]

Installed without a single problem ! :)

Thanks Sorky for all your hard work and time.
I have waited on this and now its here, installed and nominated. Here. (http://www.linuxtuts.net/linux-tutorials/)

Thanks,

[fer_75]

Hi Sorky,

thank you for this awsome mode.

I have installed and also mad the <br> fit. But i sitill have an issue with my skink. Please look image:https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/

Any idea on how to fix this ?

[eTiKeT?]

Very Nice Thanks
My problem :(

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2010/01/80.jpg

[KURTZ]

strange, have you tried to play with the settings?

[eTiKeT?]

strange, have you tried to play with the settings?

Yes I have tried very...

[Sorky]

Very Nice Thanks
My problem :(

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2010/01/80.jpg

Hi Sorky,

thank you for this awsome mode.

I have installed and also mad the <br> fit. But i sitill have an issue with my skink. Please look image:https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/

Any idea on how to fix this ?


Both issues are most likely cause are variations in the Styles templates - First thing to see is how it works with the standard style. Install a new copy of vB4 in another machine / another directory, add my mod and play. Add your other changes one by one to see where it breaks.

You can also clear all the setting in my mod and see what you get - add them back one by one and see where it all stands.

[tafreeh]

Suggestions:

look at the screenshot below:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/


Last post in Red Box should be in the middle...

Extra space in Black Box should be removed or reduced.

Thanks

[Sorky]

Suggestions:

look at the screenshot below:
http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/9058/52884194.png

Last post in Red Box should be in the middle...

Extra space in Black Box should be removed or reduced.

Thanks

While they are nice ideas, they are beyond the scope of this PlugIn (for now). The main purpose for this PlugIn is to simply take the existing text and reformat it in a nice table. The new CSS formatting utilized by vb4 is where I believe you would do the changes you need - Having my PlugIn automagically modify the templates is tricky enough, doing that to the CSS is not something I'm keen to attempt right now.

[meschiash]

I had to uninstall because if you click on the "collapse this category" then all categories are collapsed.

[Sorky]

I had to uninstall because if you click on the "collapse this category" then all categories are collapsed.

That seems extremely odd - if you have it on a test system I can see I'm happy to have a look, but as I do nothing with the categories, I cannot even guess at what may be happening.

[meschiash]

Sorry, but i do not have this mod in my system. I installed a substitute from Hasann.

[Sorky]

Sorry, but i do not have this mod in my system. I installed a substitute from Hasann.

His is nice and simple - glad that is all you need and you are happy!

[Extra PC]

any demo plz ?

regards..

[x626xblack]

Sorky. I love this I just need help figuring out why the word "Sub-Forum" displays in my header? How can I change it? If I can get it to drop down into the lighter area it would be prefect for me. I have examples in both My Style and the VB4 Style. I tried the firefox fix but it just makes the header bar bigger.

[Sorky]

Sorky. I love this I just need help figuring out why the word "Sub-Forum" displays in my header? How can I change it? If I can get it to drop down into the lighter area it would be prefect for me. I have examples in both My Style and the VB4 Style. I tried the firefox fix but it just makes the header bar bigger.

PM me a URL so I can have a look at the site. If you can provide admincp access I may be ale to adjust the settings on the spot

[Sorky]

any demo plz ?

See the screenshots in Post 1 or those posted by users - Some users even have the URL to their websites

[x626xblack]

PM me a URL so I can have a look at the site. If you can provide admincp access I may be ale to adjust the settings on the spot


I got it fixed. It had to do with what level the subforums were listed under in my VB ACP

[Nadeemjp]

hello sorky
i have always used this mod of your in previous versions:)
in vb4 however i have a problem with the layout.
it seems that when i have subforums, the word sub-forum is overlapped with the mother forum's description.
please refer to www.familybunker.com/forums

is there any way in the admincp that i can cure this probglem?

thans

[Sorky]

is there any way in the admincp that i can cure this probglem?

thans

If I remember correctly this was solved this with the Forum Depth settings.

[Nadeemjp]

so what settings in the depth should i change it to?

[murekhalir]

Hey guys -

Anyone able to get the subforum mod to work with the YUI tabbed home mod?

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showt...ghlight=tabbed


Need to get it together, but dont know where to add on the code or fix it.

[acanuck]

Awesome mod!

Thanks!

[bhallan]

The Sub Forums title for me is going into my forum description. How do I fix this?

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/

[Sorky]

The Sub Forums title for me is going into my forum description. How do I fix this?

Answered previously by others, please read down the thread!

[Sorky]

Hey guys -

Anyone able to get the subforum mod to work with the YUI tabbed home mod?

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showt...ghlight=tabbed


Need to get it together, but dont know where to add on the code or fix it.

Never seen it and that link doesn't seem to work either.

[Sorky]

so what settings in the depth should i change it to?

My bad... reread you post and realized it was the same Q as others... Answered further down the thread.

[nomoreturn]

You just need to set the plethora of option in ACP/Options

Installed Confirmed working, and rated 5 stars


installed and want to know how i can set the plethora in acp i can find it plz help me thanks

[tommyxv]

If I remember correctly this was solved this with the Forum Depth settings.

What should the settings be?

[shyguy82]

Had to uninstall it, cause it was slowing my forum down dramatically. I guess this plugin is not optimized for large number of forums. Another thing that stops working after you install this plugin is that you can no longer collapse a section/category. It collapses the section plus all other sections underneath.

If you have a large number of forums, once you scroll all the way down on the page, it seems to be freezing the browser all the time.

Good effort nonetheless.

[archet1337]

How do I remove the comma behind the subforum names?

[Wilfred1]

The only issue I have with this is as you can see in the attached image the collapse button conflicts with the subscribe button when the user is on 1024 screen resolution - if the site is using either the forum sidebar or vBa CMPS with a side column in the forums

[nicky.82uk]

Nice mod but can i ask on the next update can you add post preview if some post in there you can actually see it also that would be great

[Sakera]

The Sub Forums title for me is going into my forum description. How do I fix this?

http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/1365/424f9327d06a4ce4b3bf61e.png

As the solution earlier in this thread gave unsatifactor results on my forum i did an edit in the forumbits.css file in my style

.forumbit_nopost .forumbit_nopost .foruminfo .subforums {
margin-{vb:stylevar left}: {vb:stylevar padding};
position: relative;
_top: -{vb:stylevar padding};
}

As you can see i simply removed the top adjustment witch on my forum was reading -10px, and the problem was gone. i have not done any research on why this setting was there, and how it affects the original subforums layout.

[Sorky]

installed and want to know how i can set the plethora in acp i can find it plz help me thanks

Hope you have worked it all out - the config is really up to you I'm afraid.

[Sorky]

What should the settings be?

Depends on what you want - best to try different options (preferably in a test server) until you find what suits you best!

[Sorky]

Had to uninstall it, cause it was slowing my forum down dramatically. I guess this plugin is not optimized for large number of forums. Another thing that stops working after you install this plugin is that you can no longer collapse a section/category. It collapses the section plus all other sections underneath.

If you have a large number of forums, once you scroll all the way down on the page, it seems to be freezing the browser all the time.

Good effort nonetheless.

Had a similar report by another user of an earlier version a long time ago - It turned out he had a modified template that wasn't compatible with my Plug-In - If you still have problems with the default style and with no other Plug-Ins installed, I'll be happy to take a look for you.

[Sorky]

How do I remove the comma behind the subforum names?


URL: <your forum>/admincp/options.php?null=0
Setting Group: Sorky03 - SubForum List Control - V1.8.0
Setting Section: Miscellaneous Options (combines with all previous settings)
Setting: Separator to use between SubForum [original was ,&nbsp;]

[Sorky]

The only issue I have with this is as you can see in the attached image the collapse button conflicts with the subscribe button when the user is on 1024 screen resolution - if the site is using either the forum sidebar or vBa CMPS with a side column in the forums

I'd expect it to be part of the CSS, but I'm not an expert in that area. I'm guessing something to do with image position/border

An easy thing to try that I can think of would be to make a new expand/collapse icon that is wider with transparency where they overlap ;-)

[Sorky]

Nice mod but can i ask on the next update can you add post preview if some post in there you can actually see it also that would be great

I'll add it to the wish-list!

[Sorky]

As the solution earlier in this thread gave unsatifactor results on my forum i did an edit in the forumbits.css file in my style

As you can see i simply removed the top adjustment witch on my forum was reading -10px, and the problem was gone. i have not done any research on why this setting was there, and how it affects the original subforums layout.

AWESOME - That is exactly what I thought was needed, by my knowledge of CSS was not up to par!!!

Summary..

Find (or Add): ".subforums" in the CSS
Change/Remove/Set: "top: ###;" <adjust to suit>

[rmxs]

Hello,

Subforums overlaping each other using IE8.
When i change window size for some pixes (dragging from the corner)everything comes back to normal and one under the other (this happends only if i use more than 1 lists)

[kylek]

Hey guys -

Anyone able to get the subforum mod to work with the YUI tabbed home mod?

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showt...ghlight=tabbed


Need to get it together, but dont know where to add on the code or fix it.

I am reworking a site and have the Tabbed Forum Home mod already installed - https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=233135 and have now installed Sorky's subforum list control and so far it looks like they are both working with each other nicely. A match made in heaven!!

[nicky.82uk]

I'll add it to the wish-list!


Thank you so much :up:

[Breakpoint]

I found a major issue with your product.

When you are on FORUMHOME and you minimize a forums block, it closes everyone below it and not just the individual block. I disabled your product and it fixed itself, so it is coming from your plugin.

Can anyone else try this and double confirm, thanks.

This is a Default vb4 Template with just the Skory plugin turned on.

[Breakpoint]

Can anyone show me a forum that works without the plugin collapsing all forums below it?

[pedroenf]

I found a major issue with your product.

When you are on FORUMHOME and you minimize a forums block, it closes everyone below it and not just the individual block. I disabled your product and it fixed itself, so it is coming from your plugin.

Can anyone else try this and double confirm, thanks.

This is a Default vb4 Template with just the Skory plugin turned on.


Same here.

[Rafa-el]

Question:

Is possible to add this in the forumdisplay too? I mean if
I have Pattern Category I see the plugin in action
In a child category of the Pattern I still see the plugin in action
But I want to display this in the forumdisplay too, this would be great when you have a lot of subforums.

Thanks

[pedroenf]

Another bug founded, in Firefox this plugin blocks the browser and increases CPU load (of the PC of course - not the server CPU). Does anyone confirm this?

[Alex@Mk3OC]

Works fine in Firefox on my forums

[Lairston]

Hi Sorky,

thank you for this awsome mode.

I have installed and also mad the <br> fit. But i sitill have an issue with my skink. Please look image:http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/5943/yaya.gif

Any idea on how to fix this ?

Did anyone find what was causing this?

[PVO_Dave]

Where is the option for members to collapse the sub forums list on the forumhome view?

Excellent mod btw, installed and working well :)

Dave.

[pedroenf]

I found a major issue with your product.

When you are on FORUMHOME and you minimize a forums block, it closes everyone below it and not just the individual block. I disabled your product and it fixed itself, so it is coming from your plugin.

Can anyone else try this and double confirm, thanks.

This is a Default vb4 Template with just the Skory plugin turned on.


No update to fix this?

[Wilfred1]

Please Sorky can you fix this issue about collapsing everything below

[onehost]

uninstalled

Dont like grey area.
some categories are disorted or way to far across the screen.
using v4.0.6

[ChaFF]

Hello Sorky,
Do you know how to fix Category Collapsing issue?
Thanks

[chriske]

Wondering about the same thing?

[Avrojet]

He was last online in May :(
I'd also like to see the collapsing category bug fixed.

[bigrover]

I was able to fix the collapsing forum issue by modifying the parse_templates plugin. I found the problem was related to missing </ol> tags in the html code delivered to the browser by comparing output using the baseline configuration where the collapse feature works, and with the Sub-Forum List Control enabled.

I tried to locate where these tags were supposed to be reinserted into the content per the embedded notes but I never determine where that should have been.

In the parse_templates plugin:

Replace:
$vbulletin->templatecache[forumhome_forumbit_level1_nopost] = str_replace($Sorky01_SubforumOLBefore , '', $vbulletin->templatecache[forumhome_forumbit_level1_nopost]);

With:
// hack to fix collapsing forums
// $vbulletin->templatecache[forumhome_forumbit_level1_nopost] = str_replace($Sorky01_SubforumOLBefore , '', $vbulletin->templatecache[forumhome_forumbit_level1_nopost]);
// end hack

[bigrover]

I found another problem related to how the Sub-Forum List Control is handling the <ol> tag. When the parse_templates plugin replaces the data for categories it removes an <ol> tag that is defining the container that holds the displayed data, while leaving the closing </ol> tag. This causes the container to close early, leaving all remaining forums, and the footer outside of the bounding box. I can fix it by commenting out the removal of the <ol> tag as indicated below, but that causes problems with the table width resulting in the sub-forums getting bunched up to the left rather than properly spaced as intended by the mod. This is apparently caused by the class attribute in the <ol> tag. I modified the plugin to remove the class attribute and have satisfactory results.

In the parse_templates plugin:

Replace:
$vbulletin->templatecache[forumhome_forumbit_level1_nopost] = str_replace($Sorky01_SubforumOLBefore , '', $vbulletin->templatecache[forumhome_forumbit_level1_nopost]);

With:
// hack to correct forum home formatting
$Sorky01_SubforumOLReplace = '<ol>' . "\r\n";
$vbulletin->templatecache[forumhome_forumbit_level1_nopost] = str_replace($Sorky01_SubforumOLBefore , $Sorky01_SubforumOLReplace, $vbulletin->templatecache[forumhome_forumbit_level1_nopost]);
// end hack

[pedroenf]

I was able to fix the collapsing forum issue by modifying the parse_templates plugin. I found the problem was related to missing </ol> tags in the html code delivered to the browser by comparing output using the baseline configuration where the collapse feature works, and with the Sub-Forum List Control enabled.

I tried to locate where these tags were supposed to be reinserted into the content per the embedded notes but I never determine where that should have been.

In the parse_templates plugin:

Replace:
$vbulletin->templatecache[forumhome_forumbit_level1_nopost] = str_replace($Sorky01_SubforumOLBefore , '', $vbulletin->templatecache[forumhome_forumbit_level1_nopost]);
With:
// hack to fix collapsing forums
// $vbulletin->templatecache[forumhome_forumbit_level1_nopost] = str_replace($Sorky01_SubforumOLBefore , '', $vbulletin->templatecache[forumhome_forumbit_level1_nopost]);
// end hack



Thanks for the bug correction. It DOES work. I've been trying to solve this issue for a very long time. Time to update the MOD now, where's the coder? :)

[chriske]

Time to update the MOD now, where's the coder? :)

Please update this wonderful mod :cool:

[ChaFF]

I think this mod should be a default in vb board

[Alex@Mk3OC]

Has anyone had a problem with this mod messing the display of the forum index up in IE7?

I originally suspected vb to be at fault, but when I disable this mod it displays as it should in IE7?

[haidm]

how can I remove "sub-forum" text with this mod?

[ZacFields]

Okay maybe I am just stupid, but I seem to be the only one having this problem:

I have an NFL forum, and I have all the NFL Team sub-forums set up perfectly through this mod. But for some reason, I can figure out how to make my other forums their normal size (using the standard large "new post" icons and showing the last post, etc.

On my forums www.NationalFootballForum.com , I want the "Site News" and "General NFL Discussion" forums to go back to looking like they did before. Any ideas? I see it working on other peoples' forums but I can't figure it out on mine.


*Edit* Nevermind I figured this out. You've just got to set the forums an extra level down and change an option in your VB ACP

[Kyo-dono]

@pedroenf
You are my personal hero!

But is there not a typo?
you wrote:
$Sorky01_SubforumOLReplace = '<ol>' . "\r\n";
but must be:
$Sorky01_SubforumOLReplace = '</ol>' . "\r\n";

With this its working for me.
Thanks for help:)

[Sorky]

Sorry I've been away for such a long time... Different PC, new role, very little spare time and no copy of vBulletin to work with seriously impacts my ability to play with this ;-)

While the comments from "pedroenf" and "bigrover" will definitely help users with collapse issues, the real reason for the problem is (I expect) that my Mod is supposed to remove both the start and end outline, however I expect that in some users cases the applied class names "subforumlist commalist" may be different and the html produced does therefore not contain <ol class="subforumlist commalist">. This means that the start of the outline is not actually removed (as I intended) and hence the removal of the end of the outline causes issues.

Depending on feedback and time, I could (a) change that section of the code to be a little more reliable even with class changes or I could (b) make it possible to disable the outline change with an option or I could (c) just remove that section (lines 540 to 552). To do (a) I'll need to see a few sites that have my mod applied that I can look at to see the variations that I'd have to deal with. Note: I took the liberty of looking at pedroenf's site and saw <ol class="commalist">, so in that case, removing the "subforumlist " from line 542 of my Mod should also solve the problem, but in the way I intended, by removing the entire outline, both start and finish.

[profanitytalker]

Hi Sorky,

First of all I'd like to thank you for making this mod. It has made my forum listing so much nicer. My members are loving it.

Anyways, I'd just like to ask you if there was a way to disable this mod based on style? I'm having trouble with this on the mobile style that vBulletin 4.1.2 offered. Any help you can provide would be very appreciated. :)

[Sorky]

Hi Sorky,

First of all I'd like to thank you for making this mod. It has made my forum listing so much nicer. My members are loving it.

Anyways, I'd just like to ask you if there was a way to disable this mod based on style? I'm having trouble with this on the mobile style that vBulletin 4.1.2 offered. Any help you can provide would be very appreciated. :)

Unfortunately there is no way currently - probably not too difficult but I do not have a test system running at the moment.

[profanitytalker]

Unfortunately there is no way currently - probably not too difficult but I do not have a test system running at the moment.

Sorky I can give you access to a test website I utilize if need be. :) Let me know please. I really need to get this working, but I also need the mobile style to work properly.

[Sorky]

Sorky I can give you access to a test website I utilize if need be. :) Let me know please. I really need to get this working, but I also need the mobile style to work properly.

I've done a quick test on 3.8 with the mobile display, but I can't see the problem [no change]... if you can PM me details on the test system I'll take a look.

PS: I've looked into the code changes and it looks doable

[blankpage]

will it work for vB 4.1 ?

[iMaverick]

Hey, what do I mess around (hopefully on this, but otherwise in templates) to edit/shrink the aread under at the bottom of the threads (they look too damn tall right now).

[cash7c3]

Hey there - any way to disable this PER style? It messes up our mobile style, but looks good on the desktop version.

[Sorky]

Hey there - any way to disable this PER style? It messes up our mobile style, but looks good on the desktop version.

As I answered someone below... I've done a quick test on 3.8 with the mobile display, but I can't see the problem [no change]... if you can PM me details on a test system I'll take a look.

PS: I've looked into the code changes and it looks like I can do it but as I can't see any difference on my test system, I can't be sure

[cash7c3]

Seems you've got PM's disabled here.

I am trying to disable the plugin only for our mobile style.

As you can see in this screenshot:

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2011/06/64.png

The table doesn't flow at all in the mobile theme, which uses <li>s, and rather than attempt to match it on the desktop and mobile version, it'd be awesome if I could just tell the subforum plugin NOT to apply when users are on that style.

Can you help?

[cash7c3]

(this is in vB4, btw)

I'm assuming there's a PHP call I can make in the product somewhere to tell it not to apply in a certain skin, but I'm not sure where.

[Sorky]

As I'm currently unregistered (vBulletin was owned by my last employer) it seems my mailbox size is ZERO and that must be why I don;t get PMs... I've enabled user email, so you can send me your site details that way.

[solohdes]

I have installed forum category icon (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=244351&highlight=forum+category) hack and I have my personal category icons. When I enable your hack, the icon that I put dissapears for default icon, you can see here:

With the hack disabled:

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/

With the hack enabled:

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/

Also, i don't like when you put to separate subforums in 3 colums for example, there is a very big separation between subforum links, this:

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/

I would like to have no separation, like the default format. It's possible?

[Sorky]

I have installed forum category icon (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=244351&highlight=forum+category) hack and I have my personal category icons. When I enable your hack, the icon that I put dissapears for default icon, you can see here:

I've never tried that Mod... Probably the simplest thing to try is to go into the Plug In Manager and change the order in which the plugins work - see how it goes making my plugin earlier or later, or making the other one earlier or later.

[solohdes]

Earlier or later? I do not know what you mean exactly. And the second cuestion? Can you see it?

Also, i don't like when you put to separate subforums in 3 colums for example, there is a very big separation between subforum links, this:

http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/1025/espacez.png

I would like to have no separation, like the default format. It's possible?

[Sorky]

Earlier or later?

Lower or higher number makes them run before or after [controls their order].

Also, i don't like when you put to separate subforums in 3 colums for example, there is a very big separation between subforum links,

Setup your CSS

I would like to have no separation, like the default format. It's possible?

Yes there is an option for that

[Khriz]

notice that you are very friendly and answers all the questions they ask about your product but sometimes are something crazy jejeje
is fantastic and congratulations this product is more complete than the other two out there.
I hope to always update

PD:
Add function hide sub forums in some forums.!!! :)

https://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php/382152-not-to-show-sub-forums-within-a-category-or-forum

Mark installed and nominated !
Thanks :D

[Sorky]

Add function hide sub forums in some forums.!!! :)

That capability exists ;-)

[faraz_hamza]

Is it possible to Short the subforum titile on forumhome???

mean to say. if a subforum name is CS101 - Information system
and i want to just display CS101 in Subforum column

how can i short the title character of a subforum?????

[faraz_hamza]

i think here is not such a genius coder

[jmp51483]

can anyone confirm if this works for 4.1.5?

[Sorky]

i think here is not such a genius coder

Would be quite easy, but the likelihood I would add that function is LOW... The likelihood of me adding that function for you is EVEN LOWER!

[tonjohn]

Sorky,

Your plugin has been a god send for us at forums.steampowered.com!

We are planning to migrate to vb4 soon and plan to use this plugin once again to manage our subforums. However, I have a few requests.

Can you alphabetically sort:
- category views; ex/ D - G (http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=267)
- the forum drowns in the various moderator tools; ex/ move thread

Thank you all your efforts and the awesome plugins!
-Burton

[Sorky]

Sorky,

Your plugin has been a god send for us at forums.steampowered.com!

We are planning to migrate to vb4 soon and plan to use this plugin once again to manage our subforums. However, I have a few requests.

Can you alphabetically sort:
- category views; ex/ D - G (http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=267)
- the forum drowns in the various moderator tools; ex/ move thread

Thank you all your efforts and the awesome plugins!
-Burton

I see here (http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=53) why you like the Mod!

Not quite sure what you are asking though... For the D-G list, there are only a couple of forums/categories with sub-forums - Which one(s) need changes?

[tonjohn]

haha, yes - it has come in handy ;)

If you click on the link in my previous post, you'll see that the forums aren't automatically sorted by your plugin (any that are are done so manually).

[Sorky]

haha, yes - it has come in handy ;)

If you click on the link in my previous post, you'll see that the forums aren't automatically sorted by your plugin (any that are are done so manually).

I don't sort the actual forum list - my plugin only does the "sub-forums" section.. Even though they are seem to be sorted when shown at the level above, I only sort the display, I don't actually change the order.

[avaare]

didn't work with 4.1.7

[monkeyboy1916]

I agree with the person above me. It doesn't function properly on vB 4.1.7.

[bigrover]

I've also noticed it doesn't work now that I upgraded my test site to 4.1.7. The problem is all the subforums are grouped in one column. If I have the mod configured for 3 columns then everything is listed in the first third of the available space. It is also not formatted in any way, just a continuous list of forums.

I've already disabled all the other mods and am now going to rebuild a default style sheet and see if that helps. Otherwise I'm hosed and will have to disable the mod. I really hope that won't be necessary.

I've enjoyed the results of this mod for some time and hope it continues in future versions as well.

[pmquist]

I have installed the SubForum List control in a test environment and I got it running. Now when installing it in the real environment it looks like this with all the subforums crammed together:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2011/11/17.jpg
I have it set for three columns. I have gone through all settings and I can se no difference compared to my test environment.

The only difference is that the test environment was vB 4.1.6 and the real environment is vB4.1.7.

I would really appreciate some help. Really like this plugin.

[Kyo-dono]

I love this addon. Thanks for this great piece of code. Is the problem with version 4.1.7 still available?

[dallibose]

I am trying to get this to work but I am finding a little hard to sort out..this is how i want it to be displayed.

Subforums:

Subforum A
--------- 1 child Subforum A
------- 1 grand child of Subforum A
------- 2 grand child of Subforum A


--------- 2 child sub forum A
------- 1 grand child of sub forum A

Basically it's like this figure..how do i get it to show in this order..
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/attachment.php?attachmentid=110000&d=1263478146

[chriske]

Just installed 4.1.7 and the subforums are displayed like the standard vbulletin again :(

If this mod could be updated I would be in ecstasy :D

[MaSs ZeRo]

Just installed 4.1.7 and the subforums are displayed like the standard vbulletin again :(

If this mod could be updated I would be in ecstasy :D
It actually screws up the look of my 4.1.7 forums, like there's an unclosed div or something in the addon.

[HHelp1]

This will organize forum! THANKS DUDE!

[SCSCSC]

I have installed the SubForum List control in a test environment and I got it running. Now when installing it in the real environment it looks like this with all the subforums crammed together:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/attachment.php?attachmentid=133795&stc=1&d=1318592290
I have it set for three columns. I have gone through all settings and I can se no difference compared to my test environment.

The only difference is that the test environment was vB 4.1.6 and the real environment is vB4.1.7.

I would really appreciate some help. Really like this plugin.

Even I am facing this same problem. Can anybody help pls.
Thanks

[c0mm]

I am also facing the same problem, columns are not working at all. Running 4.1.8

[Kyo-dono]

One of the best addons. :)
Can anybody help to running it with 4.1.8?

[Gripi]

same with kyo.. no support for 4.1.8 ??

[Sorky]

Sorry folks - I changed jobs and I no longer have a vBulletin license... I'm now "unlicensed" and as such I don't have access to the code and a site to test it on.

I'm happy to take a look at someone's test site if they'd like.

[Killhunter]

So finally, i installed this mod, enabled it and write the forum-ids in it, but nothing changed @vBulletin 4.0.3? Is there any tutorial?

[insidegames]

I have a great problem with this gread mod. when i collapse my subforums know as "Community Area", then collapse it all under Community Area. Whats the problem?

[nate123456]

I have noticed some issues with font color while playing with this mod, and I was hoping to figure this out. No matter what I do I can't change the color of the mod's fonts. I can change the background color, and other things, but i went down the list of options and changed every color option there was, but none of them changed the font.

The font I am looking to change is the title of the subforums section that is below each category.

For example, it says:

Sub-forums: [speechbubble] link 1, [speechbubble] link 2, etc.

My links are colored to be dark blue/highlighted dark blue. The text "Sub-forums" is white. the links are unreadable when I change the background to a dark color, and the "sub-forums" text is unreadable when I switch it to a light background (which is the way I want it).

Is there a way to change that text's font color to a darker shade?

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

[Sorky]

Go to the mod's options...

The "HTML" one's are available to add some formatting such as colour.

If I remember correctly, the "Forum Description" also has a class assigned by default.

[nate123456]

Yea, the "forum description" one does have the class="forumdescription" bit in that field. does that field affect the "subforums:" text? If so, what should I change it to to darken the color? removing/adding the text doesn't really change anything as far as I can tell...

I'm trying to figure out which "html" field is the right one, so i've taken some screenshots of the ones I believe could be the right ones. I have already tried to change these to no avail, but maybe I was doing it wrong. I attached 2 screens of the settings i guess to be the ones to change, and a screen of what im trying to change... I know you don't have a vbulletin license anymore, so you can only guess from memory but any help is great.

once I find the field, what should I type in? I really don't have much experience with html...

<FONT COLOR="######">text text text text text</FONT> is this right? you have

bgcolor="#15317E" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0"
bgcolor="#EBEBEB" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="1"

in 2 different fields, maybe that's what I need to add (without the cellpadding stuff) and I changed those colors, but they either don't do anything or don't change the text color, only the background.

[Sorky]

The "HTML" formatting options insert whatever you type into the field so you can do pretty much anything...

Using this...

bgcolor="#15317E" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0"

The full HTML would look like this...

<td bgcolor="#15317E" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0">

Use whatever you want [eg: color="red"]


If you use class="xxx", then you define "xxx" in a style sheet.

[Sorky]

I have a great problem with this gread mod. when i collapse my subforums know as "Community Area", then collapse it all under Community Area. Whats the problem?

Problem is most likely to be <div>s not matching up correctly, usually due to style or other modifications that modify the layout

Build a clean VBulletin, add my mod and check the operation. Then add your style. Then add other mods. When it breaks, you know the culprit and you have a place to start.

If the culprit is another Mod, often simply changing the priority of the Mods [put mine earlier] will solve the problem.

[markp_2000]

Sorky - I'm trying to do that right now. I'm also running the tabbed home page.

I think it needs to be earlier. Do I need to change all of your mod plugins to make it work?

Mark

[vbandroid]

does this work with 4.1.12?

[nrms?]

Installed on vbulletin 4.1.12 but does not work correctly with the settings of agreements, has no effect on the line list of sub-forums.

I leave an idea to improve the fit of settings: settings evitanto simplify the current confusion (eg, a definition is presented, then back to present another to overlap the same).

[Gripi]

hi..

installed and working fine..

but in mobile style (from vbulletin), the subforum error / disappear, but if i disable this mod, the mobile style works agian without any problem.

any update for this mod?

[Gamelobby]

Compatible with 4.2 ?

I just upgraded to 4.2 & it doesn't seem to be doing anything.

[Gamelobby]

Compatible with 4.2 ?

I just upgraded to 4.2 & it doesn't seem to be doing anything.

Anyone else having it work on 4.2?
I just want to know if it is my site or the mod.

Thanks

[patrick91]

For me it is not working...

See link in footer. Is there a fix for it thanks.

[Gamelobby]

Anyone have this working on 4.2?
It's like it's working, but not working right. The "formatting" doesn't work at all, but it does re-arrange the sub-forums, just not the way you tell it to. lol

[drumnbassbboy]

Anyone have this working on 4.2?
It's like it's working, but not working right. The "formatting" doesn't work at all, but it does re-arrange the sub-forums, just not the way you tell it to. lol

This.

[bzcomputers]

Anyone have this working on 4.2?
It's like it's working, but not working right. The "formatting" doesn't work at all, but it does re-arrange the sub-forums, just not the way you tell it to. lol
This.

I'm not familiar with this particular mod, but another option (linked below) may do what you want and it is compatible with all versions of vb4 right up through the latest 4.2.2.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=236960

[Sorky]

I'm currently not a vBulletin user (not licensed) so I can't test updates... Should anyone want to explore this further, PM me