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Subforums...?
Hello.
I'd like to ask if there is any hack that would create subforums... or do we have to wait for the V3 of the VB to have them? :) thanx in advance |
This is a standard feature of vB 2.x, no hacks are required for it.
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Really?!!!
thats great! I haven't seen any VB with subforums (like the ones here : http://beta.vbulletin.com/vb3/forumd....php?forumid=2 ) does anyone have a link of a 2.x forum that has subforums, and what is the max depth of forums I can create? and something else I'd like to ask... could someone direct me to the hack that I can use to make private forums? thanx p.s. u made my day :) |
Private forums are also a built in feature of vB.
Have a look at my forums, the archive on on my site has subforums in and the full releases forum here also have a sub-forum, beta hacks. |
As for maxiumum depth, I *don't think* there is a limit, I've gone at least 3 or 4 deep before.
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thanx NTLDR :)
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No Problem :)
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NTLDR you would make a very good moderator at vb.org :)
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Can someone please suggest a basic approach/philosophy on deciding the number of forums to create? (other then obviously, "keeping it simple...")
I would like to use subforums, but I'm worried that I already have to many forums. I'm not sure subforums will help with organizing my BB. Should subforums help a user know where to post a topic, or just confuse things more? I've been perplexed with this question for some time. I'd like some help organizing my site. I'm currently using UBB6, but, as soon as I can afford it, I want to switch to vB. Kind of hoping vB3 will be available when I make the switch, but it seems there isn't a release date yet. Regards, Rand |
Subforums, I would say are for splitting up a forum into finer detail, for example:
Operating Systems - Windows XP - Windows 98 - Linux - Unix Here as well as having a general OS forum, its been split up to organise threads based on the OS. The number of forums you have partly depends on what topics the board is going to cover, and how many members/posts that you have. Using sub-forums may make it more confusing for members or it may help by organising the discussion better. |
Thanks NTLDR,
In my case, I think even an experienced vB designer might be challenged organizing my BB. I definatley think I have to many forums, but the subject of my forums is a bit obscure. I've also wondered if the current vB2.* allows for creating a forum that is linked to an existing forum (basically having two names for the same forum)? I've thought this might help my BB. In case anyone has the time/interest in helping me further with this... WoundTx.com. (Chronic wound care... sorry, won't find any pictures :) ) Please email me privately if this is going off-topic. Thank you very much. Rand |
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No problem Rand, and thank you :)
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Thank you stark427, thats a cool balloon simile too :D
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Is it possible to display the same topic in two or more Forums?
That is, have 2 Forums with links to the same topic. That might make it simplier to force people to post in the best topic, (copy/link some topics in several Forums.) That is what would probably work best for me, though I really need someone's help to get this figured out. Thanks for the feedback. Rand |
May I ask what the difference is between Templates and Hacks?
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If that isn't what you want, you are able to move a thread and leave a redirect in the origional forum, this leaves a link to where it was moved to for users to follow and may be more like what you are looking for. |
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Hacks: These are modification to the PHP source code found in the files that make up vB. |
Hi NTLDR,
Thank you for your continued assistance. Yes, I understand your explaination of copying a topic to another Forum. Do you think this is something that will be offered in vB3? That is the ability to post in a topic and have the new post appear in the same topic in two different Forums. Is this hackable? Is it possible to place the topic "link" in two different Forums? That way you'd access the same topic from multiple Forums. Also, is it easy to move a single post to another topic? As it appears you have some insight to vB3, are you a beta tester? Are there many people tesing it currently. I've seen the vB3 alpha thread at vbulletin.com, but I haven't seen any discussion of time lines. I'd like to get started with vB2.* and it sounds like it will be a simple upgrade when vB3 is available. Again, thank you. Rand Quote:
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[quote]I'd like to get started with vB2.* and it sounds like it will be a simple upgrade when vB3 is available. This should be as simple as running an upgrade script and uploading the new files. Quote:
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Hi NTLDR,
Forgive me if I'm beating this point to a pulp... but, Quote:
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The reason this is important to me, is that currently I have about 75 Forums (UBB). Users have to many Forums/Topics to choose from. If I continued to think it important to have so many forums, I might be able to simplify a decision where to post if some of the same Topics were found in several of the Forums. Not sure this makes sense, but this is basically the maddness I've been dealing with since I started my BB. Unfortunately, I think it's more a matter of content rather then a function of the BB. Thanks again. Rand |
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I hope I have explained that in a way in which you can understand ;) |
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No problem, Glad I could help you out Rand.
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