Batch Creation of Forums
 

I need to add something like 400 forums to my vBulletin install.

I know I could do this manually, however this would take an age.

I believe all forum data is held in the DB so it seems feasible to create an SQL script that will batch insert forums where all added forums inherit permissions from the parent forum.

In the end I am creating something like this

Parent Forum (manually created)
- Child 1
- - Child 1 a
- - Child 1 b
- - Child 1 c
- - ....
- - Child 1 x

- Child 2
- - Child 2 a
- - Child 2 b
- - Child 2 c
- - ....
- - Child 2 x
...
...
- Child 50

You might be asking why on earth I would want to do this, well in summary this is an attempt at using vBulletin as a Wiki (more info here: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=172148)

I see I'm on the same wave length as someone else. I need this functionality too. At the moment I'm creating a forum that contains regional forums by city and county.

I have something like this:

Region1
City_or_County_Forum1
City_or_County_Forum2
City_or_County_Forum3
City_or_County_Forum4
City_or_County_Forum5
Region2
City_or_County_Forum1
City_or_County_Forum2
City_or_County_Forum3
City_or_County_Forum4
City_or_County_Forum5

It would be nice to have something like this in the AdminCP.

You could create a SQL query to handle it, but you'd still have to enter all the names and descriptions i'd imagine.

This may be useful: EPC Add Mass Child Forums Hack

Thank you very much for pointing out this hack! :)