vb.org Archive - Better Sub-Forum Placement

Hack:
Better Sub-Forum Placement

Inspired by the "Better Similar Threads Placement" hack which can be found at the following URL:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=81453

Author:
Slave

vBulletin Version:
Tested on 3.0.3 - but should work on all 3.0 versions.

Problem:
If you have a large amount of Sub-Forums within a forum users have to scroll past them to view threads.

Solution:
This hack places the list of Sub-Forums within a drop-down menu meaning no more scolling for your users. If the forum in question has no threads and only Sub-Forums, the Sub-Forums are shown as normal.

Install time:
About 2 mins, if that! :)

Number of Templates to edit:
1

Instalation Instructions:

Open your default FORUMDISPLAY template ..

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FIND:

Code:

<if condition="$show['forumslist']">

<!-- sub-forum list  -->

ABOVE that add:

Code:

<if condition="$show['threadslist']">

<else />

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FIND:

Code:

<br />

<!-- / sub-forum list  -->

BELOW that add:

Code:

</if>

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FIND:

Code:

        <td class="vbmenu_control" id="forumsearch"><a href="#goto_forumsearch">$vbphrase[search_this_forum]</a> <script type="text/javascript"> vbmenu_register("forumsearch"); </script></td>

        </if>

BELOW that add:

Code:

        <if condition="$show['forumslist']"><td class="vbmenu_control" id="relatedtools"><a href="#goto_relatedtools">Sub Forums</a> <script type="text/javascript"> vbmenu_register("relatedtools"); </script></td></if>

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FIND:

Code:

BELOW that add:

Code:

<!-- related tools menu -->

<if condition="$show['forumslist']">

<div class="vbmenu_popup" id="relatedtools_menu" style="display:none">

        <table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="1" border="0">

<tr></td>

<!-- sub-forum list  -->



<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" align="center">

<thead>

        <tr align="center">

          <td class="thead">&nbsp;</td>

          <td class="thead" align="$stylevar[left]">$vbphrase[forum]</td>

          <td class="thead" width="175">$vbphrase[last_post]</td>

          <td class="thead">$vbphrase[threads]</td>

          <td class="thead">$vbphrase[posts]</td>

          <if condition="$vboptions[showmoderatorcolumn]">

          <td class="thead">$vbphrase[moderator]</td>

          </if>

        </tr>

</thead>

$forumbits

</table>

<!-- / sub-forum list  -->

</td></tr>

        </table>

</div>

</if>

<!-- / related tools menu -->

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That it!
Save FORUMDISPLAY and you've done.

X vBulletin 3.8.12 by vBS Debug Information
Page Generation 0.00949 seconds Memory Usage 1,729KB Queries Executed 10 (?)
More Information
Template Usage: (1)ad_footer_end (1)ad_footer_start (1)ad_header_end (1)ad_header_logo (1)ad_navbar_below (8)bbcode_code_printable (1)bbcode_quote_printable (1)footer (1)gobutton (1)header (1)headinclude (6)option (1)post_thanks_navbar_search (1)printthread (5)printthreadbit (1)spacer_close (1)spacer_open Phrase Groups Available: global postbit showthread	Included Files: ./printthread.php ./global.php ./includes/init.php ./includes/class_core.php ./includes/config.php ./includes/functions.php ./includes/class_hook.php ./includes/modsystem_functions.php ./includes/class_bbcode_alt.php ./includes/class_bbcode.php ./includes/functions_bigthree.php Hooks Called: init_startup init_startup_session_setup_start init_startup_session_setup_complete cache_permissions fetch_threadinfo_query fetch_threadinfo fetch_foruminfo style_fetch cache_templates global_start parse_templates global_setup_complete printthread_start bbcode_fetch_tags bbcode_create bbcode_parse_start bbcode_parse_complete_precache bbcode_parse_complete printthread_post printthread_complete
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