Collapsable forums on forum home

This hack adds expansion and contraction support to the forum home page (index.php). The current version of this hack has been tested on vBulletin 2.3.2

Only supported browsers gain the ability to expand and collapse forum groups, non supported browsers do not gain anything, but no errors will be displayed.
Each users preference is saved to the database, additionally admins can select which forums are to be collapsed by default.

• Browsers supported
• Netscape6+/Mozilla0.6+
• MS IE5+
• Konqueror
• Opera 7 support is included

• Browsers unsupported
• MS IE4 or earlier
• Netscape 4 or earlier
• Opera (version 6 and earlier)

Note: PHP 4.1.x or 4.2.x is required, PHP 4.0.x is now unsupported.

Instructions inside attachment.
Updated 4:18 PM 1/12/2002
- Packaged Post, Thread template Addon

Updated 7:53 PM 1/11/2002
- corrected installer

Updated 4:23 PM 1/11/2002
- Added DB support
- Added Per forum Collapsed Pref to admin cp

Updated 01/10/02 01:39am.
- Fixed missing line.

Updated 04/06/02 01:30am.
- Version 1.2
- PHP 4.1.x, 4.2.x support with or without register globals off.
- Performance tweeked javascript

Updated 06/06/02 11:20pm.
- Corrected templatecache bug

Updated 06/25/02
- Corrected formatting errors in readme

Updated 09/01/02
- vB 2.2.7 compatiblity statement, updated readme.

Updated 30/08/03
- vB 2.2.x and 2.3.x compatiblity statement, added new automatic testing script.

FAQ
Q: what exactly is Template_Option.txt?
A: Basically that exention was provided as a request to cover sites with the template modification that adds a "header" to each grouping.

Q: How do I show a forum depth greater than 2?
A: Open vB Admin cp set forum depth to your required level. Then create the additional templates. For template examples see https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...465#post250465

Q: Can sub-forums be collapsed?
A: Yes. See the above answer for example templates.

Q: XYZ doesn't work help.
A: Check that all the template changes required have been made, 99% of problems are due to incorrect template alteration. Also use the cx_test.php to automatically check your installation!

[Martz]

Yup, it works great for me too!

5 Stars

[incursio]

Originally posted by dabean
incursio, does it remeber setting for any section you open after collapsing it?

as a test try http://<yourforums>/updateindex.php?fid=<categoryid>&val=0 where categoryid is a forum you have collapsed. That should expand the the forum.

Yes, that works fine. I load the URL you mention above in one window, then refresh my forums home page in another, and all loads fine.

However, the problem is still there. Take a look:

http://www.wetcanvas.com/forums

[Lucky]

Great hack!

Thanks.

[dabean]

Originally posted by incursio


Yes, that works fine. I load the URL you mention above in one window, then refresh my forums home page in another, and all loads fine.

However, the problem is still there. Take a look:

http://www.wetcanvas.com/forums

Thats a old version of the hack.. and by the look of the javascript possibly the orginal db release.. download the latest "3b" release or alternatively.
Change
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dostatesaveXP(itemID,1);
}

to
dostatesaveXP(itemID,1);
}
}


This problem was cured in later releases.

[Sven]

Possible enhancement?

What about adding an option into the user's cp so they can pre-define which categories to collapse by default?

I really don't know how to code it and I appreciate the current capabilities - but due to the lack of IE to save the settings this would be a great option!

[Shenlong]

figured id try again, this script doesnt work on v2.2.1, just tried it and a blank page is showing, heres my URLs

Index.PHP
Forum.PHP

[dabean]

Originally posted by Shenlong
figured id try again, this script doesnt work on v2.2.1, just tried it and a blank page is showing, heres my URLs

Index.PHP
Forum.PHP

Upload getbrowser.php to your admin directory
Upload getforumview.php to your admin directory

Once you've done that it will work.. as there is nothing syntatically wrong the code.

[Shenlong]

Hehe, I did, I did. Theres no error coming up, just the image isnt coming up, here is my templates too:

forumhome_expandjscript
forumhome_expandcontract

[dabean]

Originally posted by Shenlong
Hehe, I did, I did. Theres no error coming up, just the image isnt coming up, here is my templates too:

forumhome_expandjscript
forumhome_expandcontract

and you have edited forumhome_forumbit_level1_nopost or forumhome_forumbit_level1_post and forumhome_forumbit_level2_post?

[Shenlong]

aye aye matey! I have, images just wont show up, I will reupload and try again, I got all the files saved in a folder, and didn't even re-edit the templates to switch them back to normal

wait, i was supossed to edit forumhome_lvl_one_post?

the instructions only say nopost