Split ForumHome Page into Multiple Pages

[amykhar]

What it does is to allow you to take some forums off your Forum Home page and display them on a second instance of the forumhome page.

This is useful if you have a long list of forums and have some forums like archives that your users don't need to access very often.

This mod differs from Kirby's (Andreas's) in that his allows you to limit the NUMBER of forums shown per page. Mine allows you to select the specific forums to show.

I have not tested it, but I believe this will allow you to use any number of forumhome pages. You could do one per category if you show chose.

This is now a product. No code changes are required on your part. Please note that if you have microstats installed, it will yell about an uncached template. The template is not uncached. It doesn't exist. It is not creating extra queries. I am not sure how to suppress that error at this point.

My thanks to Kirby for pointing the way on how to make the functions_forumlist part of this mod a plugin instead of a code change.

Demo:

Page One (http://www.eaforums.com/forums/)
Page Two (http://www.eaforums.com/forums/page2.html)

Instructions:
1. Install the product.
2. Go to each forum and set which page to display it on. 1,2,3 etc. I have only tested 1 and 2.
3. Create links to the other instances of forumhome. Put these links where you would like them to be - in your navbar, side panel, header, tabs, whereever. Example links are the demo links posted above.
4. Contribute something to this site. Help somebody with a question or release some code of your own. Keep the giving circle going.

[Chris M]

Nice idea amy :)

I might use it in the next forum I create ;)

Satan

[yinyang]

wow, this is hella cool.

[Benj]

amy i love you just what i need

[Shack Networks]

Sub forums no longer show when clicking a category title or in the master forum..

Any work around for this ?

[amykhar]

Yes. In forumdisplay.php find


($hook = vBulletinHook::fetch_hook('forumdisplay_start')) ? eval($hook) : false;

Add after:

$page=1;


Yes, I know this part could be a plugin. When I figure out how to make the rest a plugin, it will be.

[Shack Networks]

LOL

I will try it out and see on my test board..

Other than that THIS SHOULD be part of vBull by default tbh

H

[Andreas]

Yes. In forumdisplay.php find


($hook = vBulletinHook::fetch_hook('forumdisplay_start')) ? eval($hook) : false;

Add after:

$page=1;


Yes, I know this part could be a plugin. When I figure out how to make the rest a plugin, it will be.
I don't know if this is implemented in your Board, but if it is then it doesn't seem to work.
If I click http://www.eaforums.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=165 for example, it doesn't show anything.

[amykhar]

I should never post links to my board. I'm always tinkering and nobody ever looks except when I've broken something while tinkering :D

[amykhar]

OK. Finished tinkering. I made a change that reduces the files that have to be changed to 2. Next upgrade round when you install, you will only modify index.php and functions_forumlist.php

[Andreas]

I played around a bit with this idea as I really like it, and I think I found a more versatile solution:
I added a new setting "Max Forums per Page" in Forums Home Page Options.
If there are more Forums, it will break up into several Pages (as many as needed).
However, if a Top-Level Forum has more Subforums that need to be displayed then the defined Limit, it will still be displayed on one Page, as I think it would be confusing (and complicated) to show this on several Pages.
Works without File edits, but does not display navigation Links yet.

[amykhar]

That's a bit different than what I need. I needed to move specific, lower used forums to the back burner.

Now that file edits are no longer necessary to add settings to forums, I may make this something you can set on a per forum basis. Of course, I still need to find a way to hook into the forumlist routine to make it skip the appropriate forums.

Amy

[:Judge:]

Okay this is something I can use since my forum index is pretty big because I have classifieds set up with forums so I am going to see about making a 2nd page just for classifieds.

First I do want to ask and make sure that this is good with Gold before I start poking around, if I jam myself up I am screwed.

[Itworx4me]

Hey Amykhar,

Any way of updating this to 3.5.0 as a plugin manager???

[:Judge:]

OK, I caught up with Amy to confirm this was good with 3.5 Gold (it is) and got it to work just like I wanted to :D

I have all my classifieds on their own page, only change I made was the link. Instead of doing the page 1 and Page 2 bit I simply added the page 2 URL in my navbar titled 'FREE Classifieds'.

Now some changes I could go for if anyone could help me.

1. Change the title of page 2 - Right now it still reads Forums, obviously I would rather it say Classifieds Page (or something to that effect).

2. A selected image or banner below the navbar and above the forums. Think this could give the new page a more define look, guess that sounds right.

Those would be nice but this is still great!

Thank you much Amy!

[Detomah]

Just wanted to say a big thanks for this one, i'd been pondering for quite a while how I was gonna achieve a spilt forum as I have well over 400 categories to my forum and it's been confusing a lot of my users recently.

Now thanks to the help of this hack, i've done it and got it split into 6 different pages. :)

So thanks a lot. :)

[yinyang]

any update on this as a plugin?

[yinyang]

I played around a bit with this idea as I really like it, and I think I found a more versatile solution:
I added a new setting "Max Forums per Page" in Forums Home Page Options.
If there are more Forums, it will break up into several Pages (as many as needed).
However, if a Top-Level Forum has more Subforums that need to be displayed then the defined Limit, it will still be displayed on one Page, as I think it would be confusing (and complicated) to show this on several Pages.
Works without File edits, but does not display navigation Links yet.

any update?

[amykhar]

He released his own mod, but it's different. Mine lets you specify which forums you want on which page. His allows you to specify how many forums per page, but not which ones.

[RetroDreams]

I plan on using this as I have several hundred subforums and it is nearly 1mb per page load. I do have one question amy:

array(165,62,171,168,167,166,173,172,169,170,63,83 ,85,109,106,89);
if(in_array($forum['forumid'],$pagetwoforums)
Is there any rhyme or reason to how you add the forums in the array here? Should you simply do root, then subs, then next root and so on?

[dan35]

Can we choose a different skin for the 2nd page?

[RetroDreams]

Strike my previous question, however, how do I edit the syntax to have more then 2 pages? I tried to throw an elseif in there but I'm not very php literate yet.

[RetroDreams]

Just wanted to say a big thanks for this one, i'd been pondering for quite a while how I was gonna achieve a spilt forum as I have well over 400 categories to my forum and it's been confusing a lot of my users recently.

Now thanks to the help of this hack, i've done it and got it split into 6 different pages. :)

So thanks a lot. :)

Would you mind sharing this? This is exactly what I'm looking for.

[RetroDreams]

Strike that... I also tinkered until I figured it out. All is spiffy now

[Detomah]

Strike that... I also tinkered until I figured it out. All is spiffy now

Yeah I was going to reply to you, but saw this first.

I was away for 5 days otherwise I would of been able to help you out.

[djjeffa]

I hate to be a pain but can I get a lil better instructions? i tried and it dont seem to be working for me.

[djjeffa]

bump?

[djjeffa]

ok I got it to work but I have 3 problems/Questions
1. will this make it harded for spiders to navagate
2. can I add a third page? ifso how whats the codes.
3 when im on page 2 it still shows a link for page 2 instead of changing to page 1

any help would be apreciated

[amykhar]

I have made significant changes to this gang. It is now a product. You can set which page to put a forum on in the admincp in the forum settings section. Forums default to page 1.

I believe, but have not tested, that this works for multiple pages - not just 2. No tinkering required.

Amy

[Southpaw]

Thanks a lot amykhar! :D

[Southpaw]

I have a slight problem;
I can't seem to edit the settings of any forums anymore. Here is the error message I get:

Fatal error: Field page is not defined in $validfields in class vb_datamanager_forum in /includes/class_dm.php on line 485

Does anybody else seem to have this problem?


Using the product, not the old hack.

[Detomah]

/me notes the update as a reminder to self, but doesn't install just yet as the previous version is working just dandy at the moment and the hassle needed to swap it over doesn't warrent the change until the next vBulletin update.

Thanks Amy, it seems that I use every hack you ever make.

The only one that I haven't got from you that I really want, is the smiley categories hack, but i'll get round to signing up for your site to get hold of that one day.

[amykhar]

I am no longer distributing that hack to the general public. I maintain the code there only for those who already registered. Sorry.

Southpaw, thanks for testing the product. I forgot to add one of the existing plugins in. I'll fix it and reupload asap. My site is down right this second though.

[Southpaw]

I am no longer distributing that hack to the general public. I maintain the code there only for those who already registered. Sorry.

Southpaw, thanks for testing the product. I forgot to add one of the existing plugins in. I'll fix it and reupload asap. My site is down right this second though.

Thanks Amy! Take your time! :)

[amykhar]

I have to :( Our server is under a DOS attack and it seems to be taking the host a while to get back up. (Not my site - just the server it's on)

[amykhar]

ok. I updated the product again to include the missing plugin. I had never intended to re-release this and had put the code for one plugin in with another plugin. So, it got left out of the release.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

[Southpaw]

Tested and working on 3.5.3 :)

Thanks again Amy!

[amykhar]

My pleasure.

[FalkinPro]

Quick Pro Quo

I uploaded the file onto my server, but no options are appearing under Forum Manager in MyAdmin.php. Can you load up a screenshot of what the option looks like under ur admin?

Thanks,

[amykhar]

It's just a forum setting. Here is a screenshot from mine, but I have other mods installed too.

[FalkinPro]

Thank you, got it up :banana:

Thanks Amy. Looks great!

-FalkinPro

EDIT: Got the numbers setup. And no longer does a 2 appear on the home page. But, but when I go to ..../index.php&page=2 , I get

"The requested URL /index.php&page=2 was not found on this server."

HMmmm.....

[amykhar]

It comes up for me. It's not an & it's a ?

http://forums.falkininvesting.com/index.php?page=2

[FalkinPro]

Figured it was something simple!

Amy, I sincerely thank you so much for you help, support, and most importantly great add ons. You rock :)

Best Regards,

-Falkinpro

[djjeffa]

I have made significant changes to this gang. It is now a product. You can set which page to put a forum on in the admincp in the forum settings section. Forums default to page 1.

I believe, but have not tested, that this works for multiple pages - not just 2. No tinkering required.

Amy
gee now you do it after i went nuts figering it out lol
how do i undo the original hack so i could inststall this?
and will this hurt my results on the search engins? In other words will spyders have trouble seeing the new added pages?

[amykhar]

I would 'uninstall' simply by not doing the code changes the next time you upgrade. Import the product and allow overwrite. Set up each forum in the admincp and create your links to your other pages.

As far as SEO goes, you won't lose any on forumhome or the forumdisplay pages for the forums. It may take some time to build up pagerank on the new pages though.

[texasasl]

I will be appreciated if somebody can tell me how I can "install" in 3.5.3 this nice job. Thanks

[djjeffa]

A few questions
1. did anyone do more than 2 pages sucsesfully?
2. could anybody else post a link to there site that has this hack?
3. Is there a way to show all the forums on the main page and then have sepret pages to break them down as well?

[amykhar]

1. yes
2. mine, but I haven't got a link to page 2 on the navbar right this sec cause I'm working on a style. I'm probably going to split into more than 2 pages when I get more time to organize things.
3. Probably, but not the way the hack is now written and I don't have time to investigate that at the moment.

[djjeffa]

1. yes
2. mine, but I haven't got a link to page 2 on the navbar right this sec cause I'm working on a style. I'm probably going to split into more than 2 pages when I get more time to organize things.
3. Probably, but not the way the hack is now written and I don't have time to investigate that at the moment.

thanks for the info and keep me posted lol
I did you hack mannaul from the old one you had but lost it when i upgreaded.

[Lost_Prophet]

Fantastic! Wonderful!
This mod is 100% what I wanted for the site I've just started developing!! :)

[texasasl]

ok installed great job amykhar thanks

[wiredinoc]

Hi Amy! When I saw this hack I was very excited. I have a forum where I want to split out differing subjects into two pages (using the terminology from this hack). I also have general social forums that I would like to appear on both pages.

I installed this, and it GREAT! I quickly noticed however that this might not address my problem. On the forum config screen, I tried to put "1,2" for the page on the particular social forum that I need on both pages, and "1" and "2" respectivly on the seperate discussion categories. No worky, looks like you can only put one page number in there, the instructions above got my hopes up.

I've been searching desperately for a hack/code that can do what I'm looking for. I'm still a newbie to VB, but I was hoping to be able to use forumdisplay.php to do the trick through .../forumdisplay.php?f=1&f=2, etc. Unfortunately it seems like VB dosen't want people doing this. ergo the "multiple forums, one user database" thing.

Any ideas if this hack can be modded to accept multiple pages for forums to appear on? Else, any advice or pointers you can provide would be incredibly helpful.

Thank you soo much for doing this for our community.

[amykhar]

I never said you could put it on two pages ;) But, if you really want to do it that way, you could change the php to check to see if the page is 9999 and if it is, include it on all pages.

[wiredinoc]

HOLY SMOKES! You're fast! THANKS! My apologies also, didn't mean to make it sound like your instructions were wrong, they make perfect sense. I was a little excited and anxious when I found this.

I've been searching for a way to do this for the past 3 months to no avail. Adding the capability to be able to display multiple pages in the ACP for a particular forum would create the first and only fix for this dilema. In my research I have found alot of folks have been trying to find a solution to this.

In the interim, would you be able to provide the php code that would search for "9999" to display on both pages? I'm a bonehead when it comes to this stuff. This would be greatly appreciated - I promise to send you some good juju over the wire ;)

Thanks again!!!

MD

[amykhar]

In the plugin code, try this:

Find:

if($forum['page'] != $page)


Replace it with:

if(($forum['page'] != $page) and ($forum['page'] != 9999))


Not promising - haven't tested it. Don't forget to set the forums you want on all pages to 9999

[Talisman]

I've just found this hack and I'm so happy you created and released this. Thank you so much, Amy!

[wiredinoc]

Amy, you are absolutely an angel sent from heaven. Your generousity is simply amazing, and I thank you from the bottom of my heart. You can have my first born, or whatever it is that folks say around here :)

It worked witht the exception of the 9999. When you put that in the forum config, hit save, go back and it turned to 127. No big, just re-worked it to 99 instead.

Hack of the decade in my book. Consider adding the 9999 functionality, or multiple entries per forum to the next update. This will be HUGE! Many lost soles are drifting between .org and .com looking for this.

Thank you ma'am.

[Lost_Prophet]

I've successfully used this for an 11 page forum as you can see here: http://forums.hybrid-gamers.com

However something I've now only just realised doesn't work and I'm hoping that there's a way around it ...

Can you apply a forum theme to a page?
As you can see from the site I have 'game' pages. Each forum (and its associated CMS frontpage) has a customised theme (well, they will do - they're just copies of the original at the moment) but they won't display on the main page that shows the game's forums.

Any ideas?

[amykhar]

Lost_Prophet, that would take some doing because the page you are looking at isn't a forumdisplay page, it's the forumhome page. I think the easiest solution would be to pass the them you want to use in the link to the page.

http://www.hybrid-gamers.com/forums/index.php?page=6&styleid=22 for example.

Don't know if it'll work like you want, but it's worth a shot.

[amykhar]

Amy, you are absolutely an angel sent from heaven. Your generousity is simply amazing, and I thank you from the bottom of my heart. You can have my first born, or whatever it is that folks say around here :)

It worked witht the exception of the 9999. When you put that in the forum config, hit save, go back and it turned to 127. No big, just re-worked it to 99 instead.

Hack of the decade in my book. Consider adding the 9999 functionality, or multiple entries per forum to the next update. This will be HUGE! Many lost soles are drifting between .org and .com looking for this.

Thank you ma'am.
if you know how to use phpmyadmin, change the page field in the forum table to an int 10 instead of a tinyint 4. That should give you room to grow ;)

[Lost_Prophet]

Lost_Prophet, that would take some doing because the page you are looking at isn't a forumdisplay page, it's the forumhome page. I think the easiest solution would be to pass the them you want to use in the link to the page.

http://www.hybrid-gamers.com/forums/index.php?page=6&styleid=22 for example.

Don't know if it'll work like you want, but it's worth a shot.

Woo! :banana:
That works a treat, thank you :)

[Lost_Prophet]

Ah ... not quite as well as I'd hoped :(
The theme changes for me (as an admin), but then it switches that style permenantly.
And for the other users - who aren't allowed to change styles - it doesn't work at all :(

[amykhar]

Prophet, I did a stupid little mod that set the style on a per user basis. I'll bet you can modify that to set the style on a per page basis. I don't have time to do it for you, but I'm thinking it will work with a bit of tweaking.

[Lost_Prophet]

Found it :)
Thanks, I'll have a go when I've got some time and see if I can make it work

[texasasl]

Dear Amykhar as I posted above I already have isntalled succesfully that nice hack. I created already 18 pages with no problem at all. Everything is going perfect with the hack.
But I was wondering whether or not this could be much more precious.
That means how is possible each page (i.e ...../your site/forum.php?page=12 and ...../your site/forum.php?page=11---10---9, e.t.c) to be different. I mean how is possible each page to have each own background and each own appearance. I will be really appreciated if there is some good idea.

[Lost_Prophet]

texasasl, see Amy's comment above - this is also what I am after.

The modification in question can be found here (https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?s=&threadid=107400) but I haven't managed to modify it in a way that works - then again I'm not particularly well versed in the way vBulletin works

[PJSkiboy]

I really hate to ask this, but in Amy's main post it simply says to add the page links into your navbar. I understand how to add a link to the navbar and all, but I am confused how you add a link to it to bounce back from page 2 to page 1.

Easy enough to use a page link from forumhome, but then when on page 2, won't it simply be the same page link going to page 2?

I'm just curious if someone could show me the code for a simple 2 page mod of this, if it's not asking too much.

[amykhar]

The links are in the format:

http://www.yoursite.com/forum/index.php?page=1

http://www.yoursite.com/forum/index.php?page=2

http://www.yoursite.com/forum/index.php?page=3

etc. you just put the links wherever you want them.

[yinyang]

amykhar, i know you're busy but i have a small request... but may not be simple, i don't know.

this mod totally works, but is it possible to designate which page the forum goes into on the forum manager page itself? this would be so much easier and faster then going into each forum.

possibly, put it next to the right of the "Display Order" entry area?

in other words, the Forum Manager currently looks like:

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2006/03/7.gif

is it possible to change it to:

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2006/03/8.gif

i plan on using this a lot and it would totally help!!

[Lost_Prophet]

^That would be an awesome addition, I have about 160 forums to moderate and that would increase ease of use :)

[amykhar]

I don't know if I will have time to get to that any time soon, but I agree it would be helpful.

[unenergizer]

I don't know if I will have time to get to that any time soon, but I agree it would be helpful.

Well, im bored in school and I guess I can do it. Though, dont expect to make it a plugin. But we will see what happens. If I can do that, then I'll send amykhar the syntax, let her take a look at it, then decide what to do with it.

unenergizer

[yinyang]

Well, im bored in school and I guess I can do it. Though, dont expect to make it a plugin. But we will see what happens. If I can do that, then I'll send amykhar the syntax, let her take a look at it, then decide what to do with it.

unenergizer

that'd be great!

[soulface]

OK, when ever i enable page for any section am getting this...

Page generated in 0.72093 seconds with 45 queries (2 queries for uncached templates) [Server Loads: 0.03 0.07 : 0.07]
Uncached templates: forumhome_forumbit_level1 (1)
Uncached templates: forumhome_forumbit_level2 (4)

[amykhar]

OK, when ever i enable page for any section am getting this...
Did you read the first post of the thread?

[yinyang]

Well, im bored in school and I guess I can do it. Though, dont expect to make it a plugin. But we will see what happens. If I can do that, then I'll send amykhar the syntax, let her take a look at it, then decide what to do with it.

unenergizer

how's this coming along?

[mariannet]

Yes. In forumdisplay.php find


($hook = vBulletinHook::fetch_hook('forumdisplay_start')) ? eval($hook) : false;

Add after:

$page=1;


Yes, I know this part could be a plugin. When I figure out how to make the rest a plugin, it will be.

Just downloaded and installed on VB 3.5.4.
Can't get my subs to show, only category on page 2.
Tried this fix, but gives Parse error?

[amykhar]

Just downloaded and installed on VB 3.5.4.
Can't get my subs to show, only category on page 2.
Tried this fix, but gives Parse error?

That code was from before when this was a code mod. It's now a product and that doesn't apply.

You have to set EACH forum to the right page. It doesn't inherit from the categories at this time.

[mariannet]

That code was from before when this was a code mod. It's now a product and that doesn't apply.

You have to set EACH forum to the right page. It doesn't inherit from the categories at this time.
Thank you very much, it did it ;)

[TeaTree]

Hey,

All installed but I can't find the URL To page 2-

Anyone able to help please ??

Many Thanks :D

[kira]

If you read the previous page, Amy says that the links are in the format:

http://www.yoursite.com/forum/index.php?page=1

http://www.yoursite.com/forum/index.php?page=2

http://www.yoursite.com/forum/index.php?page=3

So for example, if you install this product on the site listed in your profile, the link will be:

http://www.samsterteenz.com/Community/index.php?page=2

[TeaTree]

If you read the previous page, Amy says that the links are in the format:




So for example, if you install this product on the site listed in your profile, the link will be:

http://www.samsterteenz.com/Community/index.php?page=2

Hi,

How would I remove my shoutbox and forum announcement just from that page please?? Also, only the name of the category is on it, not all of the subforums, even though when I put it on the normal forumhome, I see all of the subforums! :s

Many Thanks:)

[aceofspades]

Is there anyway to change it so its /info.html instead of page2.html ?

[Gehanna]

Hello,

I just installed this and I moved the gallery portion of the forum to page 2. I noticed that there is a little dot just above the forum on that page. I only see it when viewing the forums with Firefox. I can live with it if I have to but if there is a way to remove it can you please tell me how?

If you use Firefox, here is a quick link to show what I mean:

http://www.currentday.com/forums/index.php?page=2

Sincerely,
Gehanna

[amykhar]

This mod makes no template changes. Sorry, I'm not going to be of much help for you.

[Gehanna]

Oh well, a little dot never killed anyone.... on second thought, a little dot of cancer certainly can but then again, we're not talking about people so it's all good :D

Enough with the silliness from me. In all honesty, I appreciate this hack and I thank you for it.

Sincerely,
Gehanna

[cd1986]

Hi Amy - is there any way to create a conditional based on the forum page number?

[Desainer]

Hey I´ve got a question... I´m still using vbb 3.0. Is it also possible to use this mod on my board?

[amykhar]

Hi Amy - is there any way to create a conditional based on the forum page number?

Check the value of the $page variable.

Hey I?ve got a question... I?m still using vbb 3.0. Is it also possible to use this mod on my board?
No

[Desainer]

Sorry to bother again, but I pluged it in a 3.5.4 but it doesn´t seem to work right. The board places every new category on a new page and I´m not able to decide on what page it should be placed in my admincp... Did I do something wrong? I first made the change in my template and then pluged the file in with "manage Products".

[amykhar]

you need to go into your forum manager and edit the forums to indicate what page they should be on.

[Desainer]

you need to go into your forum manager and edit the forums to indicate what page they should be on.

I tried that, but it doesn't ask for a page like in your attachment.

[amykhar]

Sounds like you didn't upload the bitfield xml file correctly then.

[Desainer]

Oke thanks, then I'll try it a diffent way ;)

[Desainer]

I tried it a different way but it still won´t work. Do I have to do something special after I add the plugin to my board? btw, it is listed on my Installed Products list...

[amykhar]

oops. This one doesn't have a bitfield xml file. That's what I get for trying to work from memory. If the product imported successfully, you should be able to open any forum in the forum manager and find a box to put in page. Without seeing your forum manager, I don't know if it's there or not.

I know the mod works in 3.5.4 because I still use it.

[Desainer]

Aaah I found it! I used version 1.0.. Now I tried version 1.5 and it works fine! Thanks for the support anyways... You're great!

[Hornstar]

Hi, Amy, This is what I have been looking for.

However, I am willing to donate a little bit of money to you, if you could offer some of your time to finish doing a few requests.


Request 1:
Instead of /index.php?page=2 I would like it to be /whatEverIchoose.html

Request 2:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=934426&postcount=71 If this could be done.

Request 3:
Some people were discussing about having each page a style or something. If that could be done.

Question:
Will this work on VB 3.6 or will a new port need to be done (They changed something so not sure if it will be compatible), as I will be upgrading to vb 3.6 most likely in 1 month if thats when it comes out of beta.


I am a big fan of your work, and I can understand that apart from doing this, you would have a busy life.

Thus why I feel a donation may go a big way.

Of course if you would like to do this for free, that would be great (after moving to a dedicated server its put on keeping my site up as its costing soooo much.)

you may pm me, or talk here, I dont mind. But I feel this hack is one of a kind, and really makes the forum less clattered and more organised and user friendly.

So thanks.

[amykhar]

I'm sorry, but I just can commit to it right now.

[Coast to Coast]

I just added it to "The-week.net" and have 3 pages up, working with perfection!

[Hornstar]

I know in my last post it did sound like a lot lol, but im sure when you get time, some of those features would be nice :)

However, if you get time to do 1 or 2 things then these are the important ones.



1. By default make a forum 1 as it is currently 0 so when creating new forums you dont need to change this and forget like i did and wonder what is going on lol.

2. https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=934426&postcount=71 This feature would be wonderful, It would save lots of time, and make it more easy to see what is going on. Defently a must :)

Thanks

[amykhar]

If it's a must, I'm sure somebody will figure it out and post the code ;) Right now for me the only must is getting a medical billing app out the door ;D

[cd1986]

Check the value of the $page variable.
Thank you. ;)

[Hornstar]

Okay, Well found out that I already had a solution to get the http://www.gamerzneeds.net/forums/index.php?page=2 name changed. It now works as http://www.gamerzneeds.net/forums/index2.html ^^

[amykhar]

Still seems to be working in 3.6

[tyfoon]

Now I am confused : I was asking information on the vb sales support team because I want to setup a site with this plugin ( with another domainname linked to the second page) and they where telling me at first that I need 2 licenses to do this , even when I didn't use a new domainname but used the /index.php?page=2 as url they still try to tell that I need 2 license for this can anybody help me.

[amykhar]

you do need two licenses if you are using it to make the two domains look different

[tyfoon]

even when you don't use seperated domainnames and use another url ( index.php and index.php?page=2) they tell me that I need 2 licenses also ..

[amykhar]

That can't be true because they've built in somewhat similar functionality into the software. You can display individiual categories on the forumhome page using the built in stuff, but can't specifiy collections of categories or forums

[tyfoon]

I here post the support answer from vbulletin.com sales

The best I can tell is that this page:

http://xxxx/forum/index.php?page=2

...contains content that is not available via the forum home page:

http://xxxx/forum/index.php

Therefore if I understand you corrrectly, this requires separate licenses:

"vBulletin license grants you the right to run one instance (a single installation) of the Software on one web server and one web site for each license purchased. Each license may power one instance of the Software on one domain. For each installed instance of the Software, a separate license is required. Modifications to the software or database to circumvent the one-license-one-board rule are prohibited."

All the best,
Steve Machol
Customer Support Manager, vBulletin

http://www.vbulletin.com/
mailto:support@vbulletin.com
and when I told them the pages are accessible thru the top navbar

they answered my
But it's not available as a standard part of vB, at least not what I can find. That is simply a link you've added manually.

If it is available via the standard vB style and templates, please explain how to access it.

All the best,
Steve Machol
Customer Support Manager, vBulletin

http://www.vbulletin.com/
mailto:support@vbulletin.com


Because I did not agreed with the given answer they passed it thru to one of the devellopers to check it again...

(nice try to sell more licenses)

[amykhar]

The funny thing is a vb developer did a similar mod to this one :D His doesn't allow you to select which forums you want on which page. It does it based on a count. I think Steve may have misunderstood your question because you originally asked about using different domains.

[tyfoon]

No I send him a reply on the ticket and he said even if I us only one domainname (and the ?page=2)behind the index.php I need TWO licenses.

[amykhar]

Upon discussion with Jelsoft staff, the use of this hack COULD violate your license - depending on how you use it. If you're just splitting up a long list of forums into multiple pages, that's one thing. If you are tying to make each page look like a different board - that's not allowed.

If you question your own specific use of the mod, it's best to ask Jelsoft directly regarding your planned implementation.

[aceofspades]

Can you please tell me if i am able to rename the page numbers into names that are more relevant. I.e If i have my outdated forums on page two, can i now re-name page2.html as old.html?

Thank you

[amykhar]

Yes, you could do it using mod rewrite. can't tell you how specifically, but you could do it.

[utw-Mephisto]

Amy, works perfectly on 3.6 Beta3 ...

You could even use a different language and style like

forum.php?langid=2?page=2?styleid=45

but again, it might violate licenses .. but it is perfect. I was looking for a solution running two instances of vbulletin using the same database and now I found this one .. once again - thanks :)

[Lost_Prophet]

Amy, works perfectly on 3.6 Beta3 ...

You could even use a different language and style like

forum.php?langid=2?page=2?styleid=45

but again, it might violate licenses .. but it is perfect. I was looking for a solution running two instances of vbulletin using the same database and now I found this one .. once again - thanks :)

Unfortunately in my experience, using the styleid in the link sets the user's style for the entire board to that style.
On my site (a multi-game site) the idea was one style per game and a general "main" style for the front page. Users were not allowed to change their styles, and the styleid links didn't even work for them.
When I allowed them to make the changes, they ended up with the front-end being themed the same way as the last game section they had looked at :(

It does seem though as if allowing a style-per-page would break the TOS/EULA which is a pretty big drawback from Jelsoft's end IMO.
As far as I'm concerned if I pay for the software I should be able to mould it to fit my site in such a way. It's not as if I'm using different databases, just different styles.

[utw-Mephisto]

So why not using the option Style by forum them ?
In the forum iteself you can force a specific style .. once they going back, they have their old style (assuming you set overwrite to no)

[Lost_Prophet]

That's what I do. But the idea was for each page (containing two different catagories) to have its own theme.

[tyfoon]

At last the final answer regarding multiple license and this plugin

One of the Devs took a quick look at that plugin and said as long as it's possible to get back and forth via the forum jump then this should fit into the license agreement.

All the best,
Steve Machol
Customer Support Manager, vBulletin

End good all good.

[utw-Mephisto]

That's what I do. But the idea was for each page (containing two different catagories) to have its own theme.

This is how I accomplished it :

Mainforum : http://ut2007world.com/index.php?langid=1&styleid=39
Subforums : http://ut2007world.com/index.php?page=ut2004world&langid=2&styleid=45 (Click on forum (Deutsch) )

Both using now even vbadvanced :)

I also changed all the other link used to browse through the forums, like banner etc., which was easy since I do use two different styles, hence I could modify banner, header, footer and navbar accordingly.

You will realise that even a language id is used to convert the 2nd forum to german and I also phrased the vbadvanced for the 2nd part (yes I do have a branding free option - in case you will ask ..)

Once again Amy, THANKS :)

I usually have a small country flags to jump back and forth, but they are disabled as long as we are not finished with the 2nd part (will be imported from a wbb forum)


Regarding forumjump : It does not appear on forumhome .. so you DON'T have it .. I am not sure if this is what they require though ...But IF it violates the license, I am more than happy to get one .. worth the result :)

[utw-Mephisto]

Amy, is there a way to force a style and language to a certain page ?

[^SuiCyde^]

i think if i understood this correctly, the person above you just answered that question......... you just have to implement the style and language in your links to switch between pages........

[aceofspades]

Can someone please please tell me how i would go about changing the names of the pages. For example i would like page2 to be news.html

Can someone please tell me how i can achieve this

[utw-Mephisto]

This needs to be down with rewrite rules using .htaccess, but since I am using vbseo - it was easy to do it that way ...

[aceofspades]

I am also using VBSEO (well, i plan to buy it next week anyway), can you tell me how i would do it with SEO installed please?

[utw-Mephisto]

So you use it but you did not buy it ?!? Sounds dodgy ...

Anyway, create a custom rewrite rule


'index\.php\?page=ut2004world&langid=2&styleid=45' => 'deutsch.html'

[aceofspades]

No no i mean im making a new forum up this week (havent started yet) and i plan to use SEO, but since i havent brought my second VB licence i havent brought my second seo licence yet either becuase i havent got any hosting to put the files on.

Could you please tell me more about the custom rewite rule. What file do i put this information in, and where do i put this file. Im sorry to be a noob but im new to the whole modding thing. Thanks for your help

[utw-Mephisto]

Once you bought vbseo you have an admin menu with a section called Custom Rewrite Rules and there you put it in .. no file edit .

[PanamaRed]

getting this error:

XML Error: xml declaration not at start of external entity at Line 1

I have this installed in a test area and was able to get 13 pages working just fine, but when I went to install onto the live site, it gave the above error.

I am not too well versed with Vbulletin, so I may be missing something or doing something incorrectly.

Please Advise

[PanamaRed]

Nevermind. Seems it didn't like blank spaces :)

[ronoxQ]

What link goes to page 2? My site: http://oasisforums.omegaseye.com

What would be the link to page 2?

[amykhar]

<a href="http://oasisforums.omegaseye.com/index.php?page=2" target="_blank">http://oasisforums.omegaseye.com/index.php?page=2</a>

[ReuMi]

I love this hack

great work !!! works perfectly, **clicked install**

[amykhar]

Glad you like it :)

[hotwheels]

testing on 3.6........so far so good.

[Ninth Dimension]

Oh wow, now this is exactly the sort of thing I would have loved to have a few days ago.. I've ended up doing my own thing for now, so I don't need this hack, although I do wish I had found it before LOL :p

[interceptor]

I install that on 3.6.1
and work but i get that error
Uncached templates: forumhome_forumbit_level1 (1)
Uncached templates: forumhome_forumbit_level2 (4)

[amykhar]

Read the first post interceptor.

[meissenation]

http://oasisforums.omegaseye.com/index.php?page=2


Doesn't work for me. I put about 6 forums onto Page 2, and when I try that it doesn't show ANY forums...

http://mifbody.com/vbulletin/index.php?page=2

[soletrader]

It it possible to have a forum as private.... and when users who have permission to view that forum will be redirected to the page2 forumhome?

[amykhar]

Not redirected. But, when the forum becomes visible to them, it will be visible on page 2

[soletrader]

Not redirected. But, when the forum becomes visible to them, it will be visible on page 2

Hello Amy,

I am not too clear if this is what I am looking for. Basically I want another forumhome page to show up when a members visits a forum. Does your hack provide this feature? Thank you

[amykhar]

No. It does not.

[kafi]

Hi Amy, is there a way how to limit "New Post" link on forumhome2 only for its forums...?

Thank you!

[kafi]

hmm this hack has somethink that can divide briliantly forum by topics too, have a sort of more communities...

any chance to adopt also subcategories? also New posts?

[Allan]

Hey :)

This hack work with vB 3.6.4 ?

[amykhar]

I'm not sure. I had some problems with a server upgrade at the same time I installed 3.6.4 and have turned off most extensions until I have more time to play.

[Talisman]

Hey :)

This hack work with vB 3.6.4 ?

I'm not sure. I had some problems with a server upgrade at the same time I installed 3.6.4 and have turned off most extensions until I have more time to play.

@ Allan - I just checked and it works like a charm on 3.6.4. :D :D :D

@ amykhar - One question... How could I modify this so instead of using page=1, page=2, and page=3; I could use text instead of numerals to designate the different forumhome pages? As in:

page=main
page=auctions
page=premium
page=those-pesky-sneaks-wont-guess-this-url

Anyone who notices the url naming sequence for pages 1 and 2 might wonder what's on pages 3, 4, 5, and 6.

Edit: I tried using text instead of numbers and it didn't work.

[Hornstar]

@ Allan - I just checked and it works like a charm on 3.6.4. :D :D :D

@ amykhar - One question... How could I modify this so instead of using page=1, page=2, and page=3; I could use text instead of numerals to designate the different forumhome pages? As in:

page=main
page=auctions
page=premium
page=those-pesky-sneaks-wont-guess-this-url

Anyone who notices the url naming sequence for pages 1 and 2 might wonder what's on pages 3, 4, 5, and 6.

Edit: I tried using text instead of numbers and it didn't work.

You can do the above with http://www.vbseo.com/222/ check out my site to see it in use

www.gamerzneeds.net/forums/gfx.html is page 2 :)
www.gamerzneeds.net/forums/techzone.html is page 3 :)



**Urgent problem**

I've been using this for a very long time. and now that im on vb 3.6.4 I have now lost the setting in the admincp, in forum manager, where you set what page that forum is on, that is now no longer there. so i cant change any of the current pages, and any new forums I add, they are now being set on page 1.

[Talisman]

You can do the above with http://www.vbseo.com/222/ check out my site to see it in use

www.gamerzneeds.net/forums/gfx.html is page 2 :)
www.gamerzneeds.net/forums/techzone.html is page 3 :)



**Urgent problem**

I've been using this for a very long time. and now that im on vb 3.6.4 I have now lost the setting in the admincp, in forum manager, where you set what page that forum is on, that is now no longer there. so i cant change any of the current pages, and any new forums I add, they are now being set on page 1.

Thanks for the suggestion, hornstar, but my forum is for a somewhat private group. We're more interested in keeping site crawlers out than attracting new members through search engine query results. So buying that mod won't work for us. I'm hoping someone can help me modify this code to achieve the same result (assigning named pages instead of numeric ones).

As for your urgent problem: After you've installed upgrade files, just reupload the same xml file as before to overwrite the bits that got changed and the hack still works without any trouble. Remember to check the box that says to overwrite what was there before.

Thanks, again! :bunny:

[Hornstar]

Thanks for the suggestion, hornstar, but my forum is for a somewhat private group. We're more interested in keeping site crawlers out than attracting new members through search engine query results. So buying that mod won't work for us. I'm hoping someone can help me modify this code to achieve the same result (assigning named pages instead of numeric ones).

As for your urgent problem: After you've installed upgrade files, just reupload the same xml file as before to overwrite the bits that got changed and the hack still works without any trouble. Remember to check the box that says to overwrite what was there before.

Thanks, again! :bunny:

I just tried doing that then, then checked to see if it was there, and it wasn't. So for some reason, since the update on my forum, I no longer have the option to set the page number, which is the most important feature.

[Cyricx]

I have had no luck getting this to work with 3.6.4

It still shows the forums on page 1 that are set to display on page 2, and page 2 comes up blank.

Any clues?

[amykhar]

I haven't had time to play with it on 3.6.4 yet.

[Cyricx]

I figured out what I was doing...

It does indeed work.

I forgot that I had to enable the parent forum for the sub forums to display :P

My bad :)

Great hack Amy!

[TimIng2211]

This is a great little mod and perfect for my needs.

One thing I'm struggling is this, I can see the category and forums on page2 no problem, but when in a forum, when clicking on the articles link in the breadcrumb navigation at the top, I am taken to Page1 not back to page2 (library.html) - www.digigreen.net/forums/index.php?page=2 then to any of the forums.

How do I change this?

Cheers,

Tim

[amykhar]

Tim, that's a good point. It's one I'll have to think about correcting for a new version.

[Discussions]

Tim, that's a good point. It's one I'll have to think about correcting for a new version.

It would be appreciated!

[wtrk]

on the additional pages, the minimize forums button doesnt let you unminimize the forums. once its shrunk you cant open it back up again. on 3.6.0

[amykhar]

I can on my site on 3.6.4 Check the 'More Goodies' page on my site to see it in action.

[wtrk]

I can on my site on 3.6.4 Check the 'More Goodies' page on my site to see it in action.

they wont expand... :(

when i click the button it disappears.. hunh..

[TimIng2211]

Tim, that's a good point. It's one I'll have to think about correcting for a new version.


Hi Amy,

I've recently had to uninstall VBSEO and it now seems to work fine so it's clearly related to that.

Not sure if that helps...

Cheers,

Tim

[DPSR]

OK, when ever i enable page for any section am getting this...
I am having same problem, but i couldn't find any sol to this in the thread.. can someone help me in this??

I have to disable the hack for the moment :(


and other thing.....
Is there anyway to add some thing like 'You are on page 2, to go back to page 1 click here' in th header of the page 2???

:confused:

[amykhar]

Tim, I have VBSEO installed with no problems.

[DPSR]

I am having same problem, but i couldn't find any sol to this in the thread.. can someone help me in this??

I have to disable the hack for the moment :(


and other thing.....
Is there anyway to add some thing like 'You are on page 2, to go back to page 1 click here' in th header of the page 2???

:confused:

Hey amykhar buddy, any suggestion on this ?

:rolleyes:

[DPSR]

BUMP!

Can somebody please suggest some solution to this error in the footer:

Uncached templates: forumhome_forumbit_level1 (1)
Uncached templates: forumhome_forumbit_level2 (4)

??

Many thanks :)

[JohnBee]

This mod has tons of potential! - here are few things that I have thought of while trying it out.

1) Custom titles per page(browser and url)
2) Ability to include(repeat) forums on multiple pages(instead of links with blank activity display).
3) Ability to post entire Categories along with child forum arrangements onto other pages.
4) Custom styles per page.

I am currently developing a large community with many subsection and adding subsection profiles as pages would greatly enhance our ability to keep things organized and manageable.

Great hack btw!

[JohnBee]

BUMP!

Can somebody please suggest some solution to this error in the footer:

Uncached templates: forumhome_forumbit_level1 (1)
Uncached templates: forumhome_forumbit_level2 (4)

??

Many thanks :)
Just use a mod called "ZH - Template cache" that allows you to add and cache uncached templates. Problem solved.

[DPSR]

Just use a mod called "ZH - Template cache" that allows you to add and cache uncached templates. Problem solved.

Still not working, but i installed the Split home page hack ;) i'm waiting for some help by hack author ;)

[enigmarokker]

Not to bust anyone's b*lls here by posting something off topic but I think it would benefit many if something like what I need was to be created... Myself and several others want to be able to use a product ALMOST just like this one here in this thread, but we'd need a few separate things 'tweaked'. If the creator of this product would please be so kind as to briefly read this thread (in the link below) I'd greatly appreciate it, myself and many others are willing to pay. Thanks!

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?p=1179477#post1179477

[karrerax]

This plugin works in 3.6.4?

Thanks

[Discussions]

Yes this plugin works fine in 3.6.4

[SpanishHarlem]

Amy, do you know how I would get it so that we would have tabs on the forum like vborg has. I absolutely love this hack.

Thanks.

[Rich]

The tabs at the top are nothing more than template edits and links. You could create the same affect with text, images, etc. all linked to each page.

[Rich]

BUMP!

Can somebody please suggest some solution to this error in the footer:

Uncached templates: forumhome_forumbit_level1 (1)
Uncached templates: forumhome_forumbit_level2 (4)

??

Many thanks :)

You CAN use the ZH cache mod, but you need to actually create those 2 templates in order for them to be cached. Those do not exist. lol

In the ACP, choose Styles and Templates >> Style Manager >> (Drop menu) Add New Template

Title: forumhome_forumbit_level1
&nbsp;

Save it

Do this again for level2. The 2 new templates, and them listed in the zh cache mod should square you away.

[bela-meaad]

amazin job

can you tell me how to use different language for these two pages?
i mean the main page is arabic & the second one English

& if style can be change too
will be cool ;)

Thanks

[BlueKnight]

I did everything you asled.. and set the forums I want to page 2.. I click on the link for page 2 everything loads but the forums I have set for page 2 heres my link... http://pnwfs4x4s.com/forums.index.php what am I doing wrong

[Luky]

Any support getting it to work on 3.6.7 with vBSEO?

[flup]

Hey all,

I'm running vB3.5.4 and I uploaded the product succesfully -> all plugins are shown in the plugin manager and the product is activated.

But what do I do next? With the forummanager I can't select any page to let my forums/categories appear on... neither is there something with vB options where I can change this?

Can someone please make a decent installation help file? Because it might be just me or it's a bit of a vage readme. Thanks alot!

//Edit

Ok, due to me having some mods which add some certain extra rows to the 'Forum Manager' table it might be usefull to give your plugin a little update which adds a little heading above the 'Page [inputfield]' row. There's a screenshot which might explain more.

//Edit 2
When creating a new forum,.. the 'page' will be default set to '0'.
Is there a way it either becomes '1' by default or looks up under which category it is and takes over that page number? Thanks

//Edit 3
Ok, great! I got it all working, here's the way I worked it out:

http://www.tuningmax.nl/index.php

I created this topbar to navigate true the various forum-split-page. Kinda nice huh?:) Idea from this bar comes from www.fok.nl

Next thing i'm going to work on is to change the view of the forums when on another page.
Just inside the template, kinda curious if i'm getting it to work!

Template Add-on:

I'm writing a template edit right now to change the titles of the pages per page! It will be soon released, just tweaking it a little bit :)

[flup]

Template Modification for Custom Pagetitels! can be found and installed here:

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=147365

I created another template modification to create custom forumhome layouts per page, very simple via the template system!

Template modification for Custom Forum Home Layouts! can be found and installed here:

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=147373

[Luky]

4 posts in a row dude....

It wont work for me, i think it might be my vbSEO .htaccess?

[OCB]

I love this hack ...

But is it avalaible for vB 3.6.X, or is there an equal hack ???

Thank you very much

[Coleccromos]

To forgive for my English and if this answer this in this thread

My idea is to make in my forum a second it paginates with several sub forums and several categories.

As I have to make it

[BCC]

Is this Modification Avalible for 3.6.x?
I have installed it on my 3.6.x Board and it has a Couple of Errors or Bugs.

[Hornstar]

Is this Modification Avalible for 3.6.x?
I have installed it on my 3.6.x Board and it has a Couple of Errors or Bugs.

im running it on my 3.6.7 board fine (as far as i know)

www.gamerzneeds.net/forums/ check out the gfx or techzone or general games section, they are on different pages.

what problems/bugs did you find?

I know of a few that have been mentioned here already, and it appears a user has posted a fix for one of them above, checking that out now.

would be so nice if Amy could update this to include what the above user included. if not, it all good ^^

edit:

1 possible fix that would be great if you could fix is this:

My page 3 is here for example http://www.gamerzneeds.net/forums/gfx.html

when you click on the help request forum, it takes you to this:

http://www.gamerzneeds.net/forums/help-request/

When your inside that forum, the thingy in the navbar does not include the actual page, so users can not go back to the page 3 but instead have to go back to page 1.

example of what it looks like:

Gamerz Needs - For All Your Gaming Needs! > GfX - For All your Graphic Needs

but instead it should have this:

Gamerz Needs - For All Your Gaming Needs! > Page 3 title > GfX - For All your Graphic Needs

[dpatel304]

Great mod! Quick question (sorry if it has already been answered). Is there a way to have a different skin for the second page? I am able to do it for each individual forum, through vB, but I would like the entire page 2 to be a diff skin. Thanks.

[lasto]

works fine on 3.6.8

just letting others knows

nice hack by the way amy

[pandaram]

Hi,this hack was working fine on my 3.6.8 board.I just installed a new skin ,but now the page 2 option is not showing up....can someone please help me...?

[sokol]

I have Vbulletin 3.6.8 pl2 and the plugin installs fine, however all forums still show up in the main forumhome page. I do have index.php renamed forum.php if this might cause a problem.

~Sokol

[Hornstar]

I have been using this for over a year now and it has been working good. hopefully it will continue to work for 3.7 :)

I have Vbulletin 3.6.8 pl2 and the plugin installs fine, however all forums still show up in the main forumhome page. I do have index.php renamed forum.php if this might cause a problem.

~Sokol

Go to forum manager, and any forum you want to change to a different page, then you will need to set which page you want it shown on.
Have you done this?

For us who are running /forums/index.php

The code to show page 2 is: /forums/index.php?page=2

Have you tried: forum.php?page=2

[sokol]

I have been using this for over a year now and it has been working good. hopefully it will continue to work for 3.7 :)



Go to forum manager, and any forum you want to change to a different page, then you will need to set which page you want it shown on.
Have you done this?

For us who are running /forums/index.php

The code to show page 2 is: /forums/index.php?page=2

Have you tried: forum.php?page=2

Yep, have the majority of my forums on page 1, with 5 of them on page 2.
http://sgwcommand.com/forum.php

Explorers League Command and all it's Sub Forums are set to page 2.


~Sokol

[Hornstar]

The forums you selected for page 2. Are they still showing on the main page?

Edit, read above, so I think they are.

I guess the problem for you is that this was designed to work with index.php and not forum.php

I am not sure if she will support this ever, but my feelings are this mod is not going to be updated again, but she could surprise us, you never know.

[Hornstar]

Try uninstalling your copy.

then backup your database - if you are not experienced with this, then do not install the below product.

I am not a coder by any means at all, I think I may have found the problem, but please ensure you backup your database, as I will not be held responsible if the below product causes any problems.

The below is only to be installed if your having problems and your directory is /forum.php instead of the standard /forums/index.php and only if you want to backup your database first.

[sokol]

Try uninstalling your copy.

then backup your database - if you are not experienced with this, then do not install the below product.

I am not a coder by any means at all, I think I may have found the problem, but please ensure you backup your database, as I will not be held responsible if the below product causes any problems.

The below is only to be installed if your having problems and your directory is /forum.php instead of the standard /forums/index.php and only if you want to backup your database first.


Did you modify the xml from:

if(THIS_SCRIPT == 'index')
{
global $page;
if($forum['page'] != $page)
{
$tempext = '';
}
}

to
if(THIS_SCRIPT == 'forum')
{
global $page;
if($forum['page'] != $page)
{
$tempext = '';
}
}

I think that is the solution, as it's looking for the index page which I renamed forum.

That changed worked. Thank you for the help!

Thanks,
Sokol

[sokol]

I Modified this to make use of settings for the name of the script rather then have it hard coded.

Vbulelting settings >> Split Forumhome Settings.

You will most likely leave this set to default "index" but if you are like me, and use a custom page for your index page, this will come in handy.

Note: I take no credit in this as all I did is add settings to modify the script name for the forums.

I've tested it in 3.6.x

~Sokol

[Hornstar]

yeah that is all I changed. Glad it worked for you.

[swissknife]

will this work at 3.7. too ?

[Hornstar]

I sure hope so, as im about to upgrade myself as well. Ideally it would be lovely if it was updated for 3.7 and a few new features was added. But if not, lets hope it works.

[swissknife]

It dosnt work, i tried. :(

i would be very, very, VERY happy, if this would be updated! this addon is one of my most important!!!!

[swissknife]

ok, i need this really. I will pay for it. Please contact me for an offer.

[l SKN l CHRIS]

I really really really need this or a solution that will do the same thing.

Anyone. I would be unmeasurably thankful

[Neutral Singh]

I need this one as well!!

[MalluCastle]

can u please update it for 3.7

[mike_bbf]

would love a 3.7 version of this too, please, please update :)

[Discussions]

would love a 3.7 version of this too, please, please update :)

It works just fine for 3.7.2.

[Blaine0002]

This is a great little mod and perfect for my needs.

One thing I'm struggling is this, I can see the category and forums on page2 no problem, but when in a forum, when clicking on the articles link in the breadcrumb navigation at the top, I am taken to Page1 not back to page2 (library.html) - www.digigreen.net/forums/index.php?page=2 then to any of the forums.

How do I change this?

Cheers,

Tim
I am too having this problem. ALSO, $_GET['page'] Dosent seem to be getting passed to the $page variable, and the $_GET[page] dosent pass to subforums, even when the subforums are specified (easy fix though, just use $forum['page'] or something of the like)

Thanks for the work! (BTW why are there multiple plugins with the exact same thing? oh and the plugin can be simplified to

if (empty($_GET[page]))
{
$_GET[page] = '1';
}
$page = $_GET[page];

[JVCode]

This is just what I've been looking for, thankyou ever so much! Installed and working perfectly on 3.7.2

[binevi]

my forums URL is com/findex.php so what is the link of page 2 going to be.

i tried com/findex.php?page=2 but it doesnt work

any idea

[Hornstar]

you have a typo, you put findex, it should be forums/index.php?page=2

That works perfectly fine for me, just ensure you have set a forum up to be on page 2 in the admincp first.

[binevi]

Fatal error: Field page is not defined in $validfields in class vb_datamanager_forum in [path]/includes/class_dm.php on line 485

i had this error when iwas trying yo set forum to page2

[Hornstar]

Set up a test forums as per vbulletin terms and install just this mod and see if you can get it to work in that, then start installing some of your other modifications and see if any of those are causing problems.

[sub_ubi]

Any luck on 3.8?

[Hornstar]

yeah it is working on 3.8 for me still.

[flup]

Works perfectly after upgrading from 3.5.4 (first install) till 3.7.2.. note: this was not a new install! Just upgraded my vB version till 3.7.2 and the add-on is still working.

[Phantasmagoric]

Brilliant, working perfectly on 3.8.1, thanks.

[Hornstar]

Not sure if anyone knew this, but I just found that this hack has 2 uncahced templates.

[tansu]

I activated the plugin, changed the number from 1 to 2 in forum management.
Where do I see the new page?
I tried page2.html but returns a 404 error.

[Hornstar]

I don't use this anymore but by memory it was something along the lines of index.php?page=2 or something like that. I used vbseo so I had it say whatever.html anyway.

[rabidkevin]

Is it possible to list a forum on more than 1 page? Like I want the Website Feedback forum to be visible on all of them. Right now it only lets you input 1 number :(

[CammyDawson]

Working great on 3.8.5.