If forum description is blank, don't show blank line in forum display

[Darth Cow]

I found it kinda annoying how a blank line is still displayed for the forum description even if there isn't one in the forum display. This is a really quick hack with just one file edit and a couple of easy template modifications. It will just remove the line break if there is no forum description when viewing a forum.

In forumdisplay.php find:

while ($forum=$DB_site->fetch_array($forums)) {

After it, add:

if ($forum["description"]!="") {
$forum["description"]="<br>".$forum["description"];
}

Under the "Forum Display Templates" set of templates, edit forumdisplay_forumbit_level1_nopost, forumdisplay_forumbit_level1_post, forumdisplay_forumbit_level2_nopost and forumdisplay_forumbit_level2_post to remove the "<br>" before "<smallfont color="#000000">$forum[description]</smallfont>" in each.

To also enable this in the forum homepage, just do the exact same file edit in index.php and the same template modifications in forumhome_forumbit_level1_nopost, forumhome_forumbit_level1_post, forumhome_forumbit_level2_nopost and forumhome_forumbit_level2_post, all under the "Forum Home Page Templates" category.

[Floris]

Nice little tweak.

[Mark Hewitt]

Or remove the <br> from the template and then add the <br> to the end of each of your forum descriptions.

[Darth Cow]

Well, that works too, but it's more work in the long run (and intially) than running my quick change. Besides, it's harder to remember to do every new forum :).