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Does it work with 2.3.0 ?

Waiting to find out if it works fine on 2.30 before installing.

Works fine with 2.3.0

thank you!

installed on vb2.3, no probs with install.

hey guys,

my forum doesn't contain the

'forumhome_forumbit_level3_post' template.

should i create a new one?

If so, how do i create it under Forum Home Page Templates?

Hey guys,

How do i get this working in the sub-sub forums?

This is my structure...

Main Category
|
Sub Category
|
Sub Category <- How do i get the (+/-) here?
|
All Postable Forums

Please help...

Main Category <??

Sub Category < level1_nopost

Sub Category <- level2_post or nopost, depending on if you have the subcategory as postable.

All Postable Forums < level3_post

Each category template that needs to have the expand contract icons by adding $expandcontract, also the standard level2 modifications need to be made.

As an example a complete level2_nopost template would look like.

PHP Code:


		
			
<tr class="cat" id="f$forum[parentid]z$z" $fhomeexpandstyle>

  <td bgcolor="{categorybackcolor}"><smallfont>&nbsp;</smallfont></td>

  <td bgcolor="{categorybackcolor}" colspan="5">

   $expandcontract

   <a href="forumdisplay.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&amp;forumid=$forum[forumid]"><normalfont color="{categoryfontcolor}"><b>$forum[title]</b></normalfont></a>

   <br><smallfont color="{categoryfontcolor}">$forum[description]</smallfont></td>

</tr>

The complete level3_post template would then look like.

PHP Code:


		
			
tr id="f$forum[parentid]z$z" $fhomeexpandstyle align="center">

    <td bgcolor="{secondaltcolor}" valign="top"><img src="{imagesfolder}/$forum[onoff].gif" border="0" alt=""></td>

    <td bgcolor="{firstaltcolor}" align="left"><a href="forumdisplay.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&forumid=$forum[forumid]"><normalfont><b>$forum[title]</b></normalfont></a>

    <br><smallfont>$forum[description]</smallfont></td>

    <td bgcolor="{secondaltcolor}"><normalfont>$forum[replycount]</normalfont></td>

    <td bgcolor="{firstaltcolor}"><normalfont>$forum[threadcount]</normalfont></td>

    <td bgcolor="{secondaltcolor}"><smallfont>$forum[lastpostinfo]</smallfont></td>

    <td bgcolor="{firstaltcolor}"><smallfont>$forum[moderators]</smallfont></td>

</tr>

Extra templates are added by clicking "add template" inside the admincp. Custom templates are always placed at the top of the templates list under "custom templates".
This hack in no way alters vB behavour in that area.

ok...i understand how it works now...

This i what im trying to do....

Main Category (level 1 no post)
|
Sub Category (level 2 no post)
|
Sub Category (level 3 no post)<- How do i get the (+/-) here?
|
All Postable Forums (level 4 post)

I created the Level 3 no post template and the level 4 post template but it still doesn't work.

The new templates i created don't show up under the Forum Home Page templates with the others, they appear at the very top under custom templates.

Any ideas?

Place the contents of the level2_nopost template in post 327 inside your level3_nopost template.

The new templates will not show up under "Forum Home Page templates", as only the templates included with vB by default appear there.

Yes, that's what i did...it still doesn't work....

When i put the code in the level2_nopost, it works like a charm.

when i put the code in the new level3_nopost i created, it doesn't work.

Quote:

Today at 08:34 PM jackomo said this in Post #330
Yes, that's what i did...it still doesn't work....

When i put the code in the level2_nopost, it works like a charm.

when i put the code in the new level3_nopost i created, it doesn't work.

Define doesn't work.

The level3 template doesn't appear?
The plus minus symbols don't appear but the level3 template does?
The level4 template doesn't appear?

i created both level3_no post and level4_post templates and they appear under the custom templates.

These 2 templates were not there before, i only had level 1 and level 2, so i added them.

When i go back into the forums and click through each category, i see the templates, but no (+/-) symbols at the third level.

Example...

Canada (Category 1) - level 1 no post - i can see this page.
|
Computers (Category 2) - level 2 no post - i can see this page.
|
Hardware (Category 3) - level 3 no post - i can see this page but no (+/-) next to it.
|
Part 1, Part2,...(Postable forums) - level 4 post - i can see this page but it does not collapse

Define "click through each category", as this hack only applies to the main index page. It does not apply to any of the sub views inside forumdisplay.

Well, when the main page comes up you will see Canada as a main category then Computers as a sub-category under it.

When i click on Computers, there is another sub-category called Hardware under that.

Hardware contains a bunch of parts that i would like to collapse.

Is this possible with your hack?

Quote:

Today at 09:34 PM jackomo said this in Post #334
Well, when the main page comes up you will see Canada as a main category then Computers as a sub-category under it.

When i click on Computers, there is another sub-category called Hardware under that.

Hardware contains a bunch of parts that i would like to collapse.

Is this possible with your hack?

If when you click on the category the url changes from index.php to forumdisplay.php then no.

This hack was designed for cases where lots of forums are required to be display on the home page.

Most of the installations using forums 3 or more levels deep with this hack alter the "depth of forums" setting to show all the required forums on the index page.

vBulletin Options > Forums Home Page Options > Depth of Forums

aahh...ok...the URL does change to forumdisplay.php

I changed the forum depth to 3 as you suggested.

Now the (+/-) appears...

Ok....well, thanks for all your help i really appreciate it.

Sorry to have wasted your time.

Hey Dabean,

How hard would it be to change this chack to work with Forum Display?

Just copy paste the existing code into the correct places inside forumdisplay.php. No further template modifications are required.

Find

PHP Code:


		
			
function makeforumbit($forumid,$depth=1,$permissions='') {

  global $DB_site,$bbuserinfo,$iforumcache,$ipermcache,$imodcache,$session,$accesscache,$usergroupdef,$noperms;

  global $showlocks,$hideprivateforums,$showforumdescription,$forumdisplaydepth,$dateformat,$timeformat,$forumshown,$enableaccess;

  global $bbforumview;

Below add

PHP Code:


		
			
// expand collapse hack

global $BrowserDOM, $collapsedstate;

// end expand collapse hack

Find

PHP Code:


		
			
if ($forum['cancontainthreads']==1) {

  $tempext = '_post';

} else {

  $tempext = '_nopost';

}

Below add

PHP Code:


		
			
// expand collapse hack

if ($BrowserDOM==True) {

  if ((!isset($z)) or ($depth==1)) {

    $z=0;

  } else {

    $z++;

  }

  // get state of collapse

  if ($forum[parentid]==-1) {

   $collapsedstate=$forum['collapsed'];

  }

  // auto collapse forums based on forum setting

  if ($collapsedstate==1) {

   $fhomeexpandstyle="style=\"visibility:hidden; display:none;\"";

  } else {

   $fhomeexpandstyle="";

  }



  // auto collapse forums for user

  if (getViewSetting($forum['parentid'])==1) {

   $fhomeexpandstyle="style=\"visibility:hidden; display:none;\"";

  } elseif (getViewSetting($forum['parentid'])==2) {

   $fhomeexpandstyle="";

  }



  // display correct item (this can not be simplified into the block above

  // due to CSS2 defining special display values for tables, eg display:table-row;)

if ($collapsedstate==1) {

   $divexpand = "display: inline;visibility: visible;";

   $divcollapse = "display: none;visibility: hidden;";

} else {

   $divexpand = "display: none;visibility: hidden;";

   $divcollapse = "display: inline;visibility: visible;";

}



if (getViewSetting($forum['forumid'])==1) {

   $divexpand = "display: inline;visibility: visible;";

   $divcollapse = "display: none;visibility: hidden;";

  } elseif (getViewSetting($forum['forumid'])==2) {

   $divexpand = "display: none;visibility: hidden;";

   $divcollapse = "display: inline;visibility: visible;";

  }

  eval("\$expandcontract = \"".gettemplate("forumhome_expandcontract")."\";");

}

// end expand collapse hack

Find:

PHP Code:


		
			
$forumbits=makeforumbit($forumid, 1, $permissions);

Above add:

PHP Code:


		
			
// expand collapse hack

$fviewcache=BuildViewSettingCache(); // create cache

// end expand collapse hack

Find

PHP Code:


		
			
if ($forumshown==1) {

  eval("\$forumdisplay[forumslist] = \"".gettemplate('forumdisplay_forumslist')."\";");

} else {

  $forumdisplay['forumslist']='';

}

Change it to:

PHP Code:


		
			
if ($forumshown==1) {

  // expand collapse hack

  if ($BrowserDOM==True) {

    eval("\$expandcontractscript = \"".gettemplate('forumhome_expandjscript')."\";");

  }

  // end expand collapse hack

  eval("\$forumdisplay[forumslist] = \"".gettemplate('forumdisplay_forumslist')."\";");

} else {

  $forumdisplay['forumslist']='';

}

Alter:

PHP Code:


		
			
require('./global.php');

into:

PHP Code:


		
			
// expand collapse hack

require('./admin/getbrowser.php');

require('./admin/getforumview.php');

$BrowserDOM=GetBrowserDOM2();

$templatesused.=',forumhome_expandcontract,forumhome_expandjscript';

// end expand collapse hack



require('./global.php');

ok...made the changes to forumdisplay.php as you said and the (+/-) didn't show up.

so, i edited the forumdisplay_forumbit_level1_nopost, by adding the "$expandcontract" and the (+/-) shows up but it doesn't work.

so, i edited the forumdisplay_forumbit_level2_post, by changing to "<tr id="f$forum[parentid]z$z" $fhomeexpandstyle align="center">"

When i put my mouse over the (+/-), it says there is an error on the page.

We have a winner!

I got it working...

i forgot to edit the forumdisplay template

I added the "$expandcontractscript" to the forumdisplay template and it is working perfect now.

Thanks for all your help....

One BIG question!

Will this hack be converted to fit into vBB 3.0????
That would be so awesome!!!!

Greetings

StarBuG

A vB 3.0 version may be released at some point after vB 3 RC1. I haven't yet decided if I'll wait until vB 3.0 final before releasing.

You are the greatest!!

Can hardly wait till RC1!

Greetings

Star

ps: Did you noticed after you released the hack it spreat over thousands of boards and was also rewritten for many other forum softwares hehe!!!

this dosnt work with 2.3.2 or something the + and - are there and i click it the - changes to a - but the forum doesnt collpaseis there anyone who can make it work please

come on please someone im really stuck

The attached file will test your installation for correctness, including template modifications.

The file will explain what actions you need to take to correct any problems.

omg like the coolest thing evar!

hi debean, sorry but i'm able to get it working

by using the new testfile, it seems strange, but no errors occured
http://forum.rts-games.it/admin/cx_test.php

sorry again
thx

Is there a way to use this script for other non-vB pages? Or is this script simply for vB-only pages...?

What I'm asking is if this script is available to use seperate from the vBulletin forum pages, and if so, where can it be found?

Thanks,
y2krazy

Anyone have this running on 2.3.2 successfully?

please check my site - u cans ee my error - i went over all the code but could not really locate where i went wrong..

The "Testing" should look like the Main forum, but is not :(

http://200.12.238.21/ppcf/index.php

i tried deleting the categorya nd redoing it but no go - help please!

Any update for vB3 yet?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Deska

Any update for vB3 yet?

Which version? Isn't this a vb3 feature?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Deska

Any update for vB3 yet?

Standard vB3 feature :)

work great now... visit my site at http://www.tarantulas.us

Can this hide specific forums within a category?
I want to allow members to hide forums as well as categories

Thanks

Okay, here is my issue. I followed the instructions right down to the letter and now not only do the collapsable not appearing but the entire forums are appearing, all you see is the Who's Online and the Private Message bar.

I'm running version 2.3.7

Thanks.

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