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

[Brother Malachi]

Originally Posted by bobster65

Sorry for the delay peeps.. I'm finally back to work and will be getting in touch with KK to finish up a few things so we can get version 2 released...

Sweet Can't wait.

[murekhalir]

hope things go well with you bobster~

we support you all the way, definetly the coolest mod around.

[lowey]

What a fantastic modification. Thanks a lot!

Still I'm encountering the following issue, which drives me insane: although I've assigned class="selected" to one of my tabs, it does not open by default when entering the homepage. It's rather always the first tab defined in FORUMHOME, which will open up.

Any ideas on how to fix that? And is there a way of not showing the "retrieving content..."-progress-indicator atall? Thanks again. Keep up the good work!

[thaker]

There is a interesting problem i had:

<!-- Tabbed Forum Home Header Code -->	
	<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/clientscript/tabs/ajaxtabs.css" /> 
	<script type="text/javascript" src="/clientscript/tabs/ajaxtabs.js"> </script>
<!-- /Tabbed Forum Home Header Code -->

There was a point missing:

<!-- Tabbed Forum Home Header Code -->	
	<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="./clientscript/tabs/ajaxtabs.css" /> 
	<script type="text/javascript" src="./clientscript/tabs/ajaxtabs.js"> </script>
<!-- /Tabbed Forum Home Header Code -->

It costs me a lot of hours to find this problem and I found no hint in this thread.

Now it works great.

[lowey]

Hm, this does not help with my issue though. Thanks anyway!

[n95gps]

bobster65

sorry for your lost

i hope eveything is ok

i lost count on how many times do i keep visiting this thread

thank you so much

can't wait to see the new release 2.0

[imk]

Originally Posted by imk

iim having real problems with this

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...83#post1645983

please take a look here

if you hava heart youll do it for free, if not i'll pay

ASAP going mad here, dont know how to change which forums you see in each tab?

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE HELP!


any suggestions or a detaild breakdown on my problem or coding please help

check that thread

thanks so much ASAP!

[imk]

if somone could just highlight in like red, the exact part of code to change for changeing the Category? so do a few examples say i want cat 5 then cat 6 then 7........all in seperate tags

pleas ehighlight in another color and break it down

thanks

[Brother Malachi]

imk, from what I could tell you've installed v1.0. I'd recommend waiting another few days until v2.0 is out...or if you can't wait - or don't want to - then uninstall what you have, then install v1.5 which is much simpler to install with better overall functionality.

[imk]

THANKS PROBLEM SOLVED.....HOWEVER COULD SOMONE SUGGEST A FIX FOR THIS

WWW.FULLHELP.COM

if you click on one of the cell links e.g. Forum Help.

then it's linked to the forum help cat, but then this hack doenst show up...any reason? or way i can make it so it shows?