[HowTo] [3.0.3] Add 'Forum Info' to the forums!
 

[HowTo] [3.0.3] Add 'Forum Info' to the forums!
By: Floris - http://www.vBulletin-Fans.com/

Description: This tutorial shows you how to remove the last 3 threads/posts/moderators columns to create more space (especially handy for cluthered fixed width forums) and put the data on a single row below the forums on forumhome.

Example of how it looks: Check the screenshots, but should look like this:
Forum Info: Users viewing: 1 - Threads: x - Posts: y - Viewers: z - Moderators: a,b,c

Note: Moderators and Users viewing parts will only show if there is any data for it, so it won't display if the value is empty.

Installation instructions:

* Open the template FORUMHOME

* Find this code and delete it:

* Save the FORUMHOME template.

* Open the template: forumhome_forumbit_level2_post

* Find this code and delete it:

* Now find this code:

* Below this, on a new line, add this code:

* Save the forumhome_forumbit_level2_post template

* Now goto "search phrases" and find this phrase variable name: forum_info

* Edit the phrase and change the phrase type from user tools to 'GLOBAL' from the MASTER language.

NOTE: You may need to add
$debug = '1';
to your includes/config.php file (somewhere in the middle on a new line)
(remove that line when done)

* Save the phrase

* Finally find this phrase variable name: x_viewing

* Edit the phrase and change the phrase to this: (replace total content with..)

Users viewing: {1}

* Save the phrase x_viewing and you are DONE.

Nice mod. Floris

I wish I had read the part to edit the forum_info phrase.. I added a new phrase to get it to work.. :P

Works well in vB3.0.6

I've noticed something else.. when I subscribe to a catergory and look at my subscriptions under my profile that the Thread/Reply column is still there. So Floris, would you know wich template I'll have to edit it to remove the columns?

Note: all though the columns are there, the thread/reply count does not show under the columns.

What about doing this hack to sub forums as well.

the attachment shows subforums ;) will this work with 3.0.7 ? i was searching for the 1st phrase in FORUMHOME and didn't find it?
looks like a usefully mod tho

I am also wondering if it works with 3.0.7?

this should be an option in the Admin CP.. beauty!

I have not tested this myself but yes it should work with 3.0.7

that is my problem . Anyone know how to do it ?
and I do not understand here:
can you explain?

Yeah, I can't seem to locate the first find/remove, I'm running 3.0.7.

i installed it in VB 3.0.7 it seems succesfuyll, until i noticed that "users viewing" werent been displayed, and i had 35 online users viewing all forums, and none of my forums were able to display "users viewing" info...

PS:Its displays post and threads info well. but users viewing info still missing! :tired:

ANY Help??

This mod is missing some important info I believe.

You need to make sure to adjust column spans above and below the $forumbits stuff in forumhome.

You should also make sure to make proper adjustments in all the level1/2_post/nopost templates.

I got it to work with my 3.0.7 installation. I had to edit different templates though, I can't remember which. They were different levels, nopost and post.

bump-------ANY HELP!!!

could this work in the forum display aswell, if not could you help me edit so it will?

Is it possible that this would work in vb 3.5?

I'm going to try, if thats ok...

It should work, just glnacing at the code looks fine for 3.5.x too. I havn't tried it though so I cannot confirm 100%

ok cool... well I am going to try it out, and i'll let you all know. If so, then maybe can port it over.

maybe i am missing something here, but how do you change it from one group to another?

Should be in edit phrase. Otherwise I'd just add another phrase as a global one.

i couldnt figure it out, so I just removed the vbphrase variable and inserted textg "Forum info"

btw, this does work in VB 3.5 if the author would like to update.