Forum Home Enhancements - [AJAX] Tabbed Forum Home

Tabbed Forum Home version 1.01

[AJAX] Tabbed Forum Home version 1.5.0 (BETA)

NOTE: Works with both 3.7x and 3.6x

Description: This MOD is for creating a "Tabbed" Forum Home Page to have Categories displayed within Tab containers (similar to what the new Profile System looks like on vb3.7). Please do not confuse this with the Tab Menu System here at vbulletin.org. They are totally different systems. These Tabs actually switch the content without leaving the main forums page.

I wrote the initial Non AJAX version based on reading many requests from members asking about how namepros created their custom tabbed forum home page. The first implementation I did was a request by bbwforums.net (which you can visit to see a working example). I have shared this version with many members already and decided to release it since it seems to be something that a lot of members are interested in.

UPDATE: I have released a BETA [AJAX] version for those that what something a little more robust and easier to install/configure. This Beta version will never go into production tho as version 2.0 will utilize the YUI AJAX Tabview Toolset. It IS stable tho and is currently running on a few live sites.

NOTE: Keep in mind, I wrote this with the assumption that you are fairly well versed and comfortable with editing files/templates and following the flow of things. If there is something you don't understand, PLEASE let me know so that I can help you understand it. This IS NOT a product that a novice can just plug and play and it takes a little bit of time to setup, but its well worth it in the end (if you want a custom unique look to your forum home page)... the next version (Don't ask when, cause its just on the drawing board) will be a product with ACP controls for easy setup

The attached Zip File(s) contain the Files and Instructions necessary to install each version.

DEMO: www.bbwforums.net or www.namepros.com
[Moderator Edit: The first URL has been un-linked as there has been reported malware on that domain. The mod author may edit this notice once the situation has been cleaned.]

Screen Shots: None, visit one or both of the above links as seeing them in action is better than some static image(s)..

Bobster

Change Log

version 1.01 -
tabcontent.js ver 2.2 to support remote links
updated install instructions (both in txt and rtf format)

version 1.5.0 -
BETA [AJAX] version

July 8, 2008 - Added xml file for WOL
Sep 2, 2008 - Updated xml file for WOL

[King Kovifor]

Originally Posted by ArnyVee

2.0 of the tabbed forum home was out for a cup of coffee.....but, it had some unforseen bugs/errors pop up, so it went 'back to the shop' and it's having another tuneup

Beta tests are ongoing and we'll receive updates on this thread, I'm sure

I've made some headway today on beta 3 today.

[Cust0ms]

Is it good for SEO? Forums included in each tabb will be visit by Google etc?

[Digital Jedi]

Originally Posted by taffy056

am trying to do this but the easy step in step 6 makes little sense, can someone please explain what you should do please?

Could you be a little more specific? What part of Step 6 are you having trouble with?

[taffy056]

its the whole thing to be honest, I don't exactly understand the instructions in this, I got about 10 forum categories I want under this, but I am making little headway with it, after adding it looks like this on the attachment

[Digital Jedi]

Well, for step 6 anyway, break it apart:

FIND <!-- Tabbed Forum Home -->
below that look for the DIV that contains these <li> tags. I've included 3 SAMPLEs for us to work with (as listed below)
<li class="selected"><a href="tabforumhome.php?tabcat[]=1" rel="ajaxTFHcontentarea">TAB 1 NAME</a></li>
<li><a href="tabforumhome.php?tabcat[]=1&tabcat[]=2" rel="ajaxTFHcontentarea">TAB 2 NAME</a></li>
<li><a href="tabforumhome.php?tabcat[]=1&tabcat[]=2&tabcat[]=3" rel="ajaxTFHcontentarea">TAB 3 NAME</a></li>

Did you find this area yet? It should have been added back in Step 2b.

OK now, lets get Categories to display under each tab.
You will notice that each <li> has a weird looking URL "tabforumhome.php?tabcat[]=1&tabcat[]=2"
To set a category you simply assign a category ID number to a tabcat[] variable like this: tabcat[]=1

Do like it says, and add your ID number of the forums categories you want showing up under a given tab.

To have more than one category show up under a tab, just concat them like this: "tabforumhome.php?tabcat[]=1&tabcat[]=2&tabcat[]=3"
Its THAT simple.

And string them like that if you want more then one under a given tab.

[King Kovifor]

For those following 2.0.0 this weekend I got over 50% of my to do done.

[ArnyVee]

Woo hoo! Good to hear Brobin!

[RHWiRED]

Got this installed. When viewing the whoisonline, it says "Forum Home", you click it and it takes you to: tabforumhome.php?, where it displays errors:


Warning: in_array() [function.in-array]: Wrong datatype for second argument in [path]/includes/functions_forumlist.php(395) : eval()'d code on line 1


Is there a way to redirect traffic that clicks on the whoisonline "Forum Home" link?

[Oyabun]

The plugin really doesn't work.
I tried to change the path in the plugin to index.php, but didn't work.
I searched the entire thread, templates and stuff like that. Does anyone have
a solution for that?

I changed the Tabbed Forum Home WOL Unknown Plugin to

PHP Code:

if ($userinfo['activity'] == 'Viewing forum home')
{
            $handled            = true;
            $userinfo['action'] = 'Viewing forum home';
            $userinfo['where']  = "";
} 


to remove the messed up links.

[RHWiRED]

No, that is what I asked.. This coder has terrible support.

He/she just earned an uninstall from me.