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!

[TheComputerGuy]

Invalid SQL: UPDATE forum
SET
styleid='1', title='Military Firearms', description='Sponser of our Military Firearms forums',
active='1', displayorder='5', parentid='-1', parentlist='16,-1',
allowposting='1', cancontainthreads='0',
sponsorname='Tapco',sponsorimg='community.gif',
sponsorurl='http://www.tapco.com/departments.asp?dept=75&rc=GUNGAME',daysprune='30' ,
newpostemail='', newthreademail='',
moderatenew='0', allowhtml='0', allowbbcode='1',
allowimages='0', allowsmilies='1', allowicons='1',
styleoverride='0', allowratings='1', countposts='1',
moderateattach='0', 'collapsed='0'
WHERE forumid='16'
mysql error: You have an error in your SQL syntax near ''collapsed='0'
WHERE forumid='16'' at line 12

I get that error when I try to put it to the collapse the forums...I get an error..any idea?

[dabean]

Originally posted by TheComputerGuy
Invalid SQL: UPDATE forum
SET
styleid='1', title='Military Firearms', description='Sponser of our Military Firearms forums',
active='1', displayorder='5', parentid='-1', parentlist='16,-1',
allowposting='1', cancontainthreads='0',
sponsorname='Tapco',sponsorimg='community.gif',
sponsorurl='http://www.tapco.com/departments.asp?dept=75&rc=GUNGAME',daysprune='30' ,
newpostemail='', newthreademail='',
moderatenew='0', allowhtml='0', allowbbcode='1',
allowimages='0', allowsmilies='1', allowicons='1',
styleoverride='0', allowratings='1', countposts='1',
moderateattach='0', 'collapsed='0'
WHERE forumid='16'
mysql error: You have an error in your SQL syntax near ''collapsed='0'
WHERE forumid='16'' at line 12


I get that error when I try to put it to the collapse the forums...I get an error..any idea?

remove the ' before collapsed

[TheComputerGuy]

I get a java error, is there an idea on what is causing it...

www.gunandgame.com/forums

[dabean]

Originally posted by TheComputerGuy
I get a java error, is there an idea on what is causing it...

www.gunandgame.com/forums

Have you changed the "forumhome_forumbit_level2_post" template as described by the readme?

[TheComputerGuy]

I sure have made, went back and did everything twice

[dabean]

Originally posted by TheComputerGuy
I sure have made, went back and did everything twice

hmmm, whilst I know one of your templates needs editing could you turn on template names? then attach a snippet of final page in particular something around..

PHP Code:

<tr align="center">
    <td rowspan="2" bgcolor= 


as directly before that is the name of the template that will need editing.

[TheComputerGuy]

This

PHP Code:

TEMPLATE: forumhome_forumbit_level2_post -->
<tr align="center">
    <td rowspan="2" bgcolor="#C3C3C3" colspan="2" align="left">
    <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr>
        <td valign="top"><img src="aftermath/off.gif" border="0" alt=""></td>
        <td><img src="aftermath/clear.gif" width="9" height="0" border="0" alt=""></td>
        <td><a href="forumdisplay.php?forumid=59"><font face="verdana" size="1"><b>Forum News</b></font></a><br>
        <font face="verdana" size="1">Stay updated with the information on the news, posted by the Admin</font></td>
    </tr></table>
    </td>
    <td colspan="2" bgcolor="#C3C3C3"><font face="verdana" size="1"><b>Forum Info:</b></font></td>
</tr><tr>
    <td bgcolor="#D7D7D7"><font face="verdana" size="1">
    Posts: <b>18</b> | Threads: <b>17</b><br>
    Moderators: <b>&nbsp;</b>
    </font></td>
    <td align="right" bgcolor="#D7D7D7"><font face="verdana" size="1"> 


[dabean]

Originally posted by TheComputerGuy
This
[php]TEMPLATE: forumhome_forumbit_level2_post -->
<tr align="center">
<td rowspan="2" bgcolor="#C3C3C3" colspan="2" align="left">
<snip>

open up the "forumhome_forumbit_level2_post" template(s)
and change <tr align="center"> into
<tr id="f$forum[parentid]z$z" $fhomeexpandstyle align="center">


You will need to do this for each/every style.

[FleaBag]

I just upgraded my board from version 2.2.4 to 2.2.5, and have started re-hacking. I cannot find the references made to code in the admin/index.php file? I've tried searching for single words of the lines of code, but no results are found! Has admin/index.php dramatically changed in this version?

[FleaBag]

Now I am confused. I didn't do any of the admin/index.php file changes, but the hack works fine? Check www.gamerforums.com/board for an example. If the admin files aren't required what do they do? Thanks in advance.