Seperate Forum Categories
 

Separate Forum Categories

• Version: 1.0.1
• Author: RS_Jelle
• Description: This mod separates each forum category on the forum home without any template edits. The category header is added to the top of each separated category. This will be done for ALL the styles on your forum. Have a look at the attached screenshot and everything will become clear if you don't get the point :)
• Why? I created this mod because someone requested it.
• Limitations:
  1. It's possible that this mod won't work properly on highly customized styles.
  2. The 'Last Post' column can be smaller than normal if the thread titles of the category forums are all small (you can only fix this with a template edit). Have a look at the attached screenshot to see this limitation.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2010/10/30.jpg

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Installation
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1. Import the product
2. Enjoy!

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History
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• 1.0.0: Initial release
• 1.0.1: Moved the version check to the vBulletin.org version check system

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First post reserved :)

A bit more about the limitations:

• The category header bar is necessary, otherwise your layout will be screwed. It can't be done without it.
• I will never fix these limitations. The mod is about doing it without any template edits and the only way to get around the limitations are template edits.

Nice release, I'd install this if the Forum, Last Post, Threads, and Posts bar was placed under the category bar.

[high]* Makaveli105 watches this mod :D[/high]

That's also a limitation, then you have to do a template edit:

1. First install the product
2. Open forumhome_forumbit_level1_nopost and remove the following code:
   
   HTML Code:

   ---

   <tbody>
        <tr>
                <td class="tcat" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions[showmoderatorcolumn]">6<else />5</if>">
                        <a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumbit_$forumid')"><img id="collapseimg_forumbit_$forumid" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_tcat{$collapseimg_forumid}.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
                        <a href="forumdisplay.php?$session[sessionurl]f=$forum[forumid]">$forum[title]</a>
                        <if condition="$show['forumdescription']"><div class="smallfont">$forum[description]</div></if>
                        <if condition="$show['subforums']"><div class="smallfont"><strong>$vbphrase[subforums]</strong>: $forum[subforums]</div></if>
                </td>
        </tr>
</tbody>

   ---

3. Open forumhome_seperate_forumcats and add the following code at the end of the template:
   
   HTML Code:

   ---

   <tbody>
        <tr>
                <td class="tcat" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions[showmoderatorcolumn]">6<else />5</if>">
                        <a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumbit_$forumid')"><img id="collapseimg_forumbit_$forumid" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_tcat{$collapseimg_forumid}.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
                        <a href="forumdisplay.php?$session[sessionurl]f=$forum[forumid]">$forum[title]</a>
                        <if condition="$show['forumdescription']"><div class="smallfont">$forum[description]</div></if>
                        <if condition="$show['subforums']"><div class="smallfont"><strong>$vbphrase[subforums]</strong>: $forum[subforums]</div></if>
                </td>
        </tr>
</tbody>

   ---

2 hours after i did the template edits too :D

Owell, nice job with the plugin version ;)

I did something similar but removed it because of the same limitation.

We can do this also by adding a white <tr><td></td></tr> but the border will style be shown.

installed ..

Indeed, that's the first thing I tested, but that was very ugly with that border and background color -like you said-.

Can anyone help me solve this problem please - I have two description bars!

You rock man!

Installed!

Thank you!! :)

thanks alot mate installed.

Thank you very much Jelle for this great hack!
Particularly beautifully: It is valid XHTML! ;)

Find in:
- FORUMDISPLAY
- FORUMHOME
- forumhome_seperate_forumcats


And replace it with (for example):

Notice how not all of the table cells (<td> tags) have width attributes. You need to give each cell a width attribute, and the total widths need to equal 100% of the horrizontal space. Percentages work well for this.

Kind Regards

Excuse for my english :).
But if you change this templates, the first category (Main Category by installation default) didn't show. Is correct?

Very nice. Thank you! :)

I experienced this as well.

eta: To expand... the category for the first forum disappeared and the category/forum header did not switch as expected for the remaining forums.

Any ideas?

thanks

Not workin' for me :|

They also show how to do this manually over at vb.com incase you have problems with this one.

Would be better if you could specify a depth.

Just what i was looking for; thanks :)

I hate to sound stupid, but where do you import it at.

AdminCP -> Plugins & Products -> Manage Products -> Add/Import Product

Thanks for it. :)

Nice work ;), but only one question. The diferents forums are nonaligned.


Edit: Installed http://img119.imageshack.us/img119/4...sikwos15yb.gif

Nice work...

Running smoothly on 2.6.2, everything aligned, etc...

Installed :)

Installed without a problem, everything aligned and working like a charm.
Thanks RS for another nice hack! :D

any chance of a link to this?

nevermind I found it

You can find template edit mods for this here and here ;)

Edit: too late, lol :p

@Minha: that's a limitation, you can't fix that with a product. Then you have to do template edits (see the other two mods above).

humm, I'm getting a strange error:

n/m, I'm a retard. Wrong vB version...

Thx. Jelle works perfekt.

Also i have make the changes from lillylissy, but the columns are not the same in the forums always is lastpost the problem.

Do i missed something?


as you can see http://www.gc-talk.nl

regards, John

That's a limitation of doing it with a product file (it's stated clear in the first post), otherwise you need to do some template edits. There are also two template edits mods if you want to fix this, you can find them here and here ;)

Jelle, correct i know that this is a limitation but as i wrote i did make also the changes in the templates as lillylissy wrote on post nr.12.

I hoped that this will fixed the lastpost collumn, perhaps that lillylissy give a reply?

installer did not accept that xml. my board is 3,62..

Normally, it should work fine on vB 3.6.2. I've got a clean vB 3.6.2 install and it imports the product without any problems :)

What's the error it gives on your site?

this did not change anything.... heres a look at my website after implementing it www.xcaliburforums.com/index.php

Installed and working fine on 3.6.2 here....

Thanks!

- Justin

Which other mods (using plugins) are you using on your forum? I think one of them are causing the incompatibility.

Or have you modified some of the forumhome templates? Try creating a new style to force all the default templates etc. :)

A small update to make it myself more easier: I moved the version check to the vBulletin.org version check system instead of a file on my own site :)