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!

[TaP]

DB support would be great Firefly and Bira where u at!

[dabean]

DB is coming, just wait a few hours . I just have to test it under IE5 and package the changes. Oh I want to get some production testing done before release.

[SirSteve]

I too would love to have this for the forum home page as it works like Biras collapse/expand thread hack.

[StarBuG]

dabean you are my man!!

I can?t wait to have the DB Support!

THX for all your hard work!!

StarBuG

[Martz]

OK, I have this installed and working now, thanks for the update. Works great!

[Lucky]

I will install this, but I think I will wait for DB support before doing so.

Great concept though.

[Mark Hewitt]

What I would like to be able to do is with forums that have subforums to be able to put an x box beside them (and only them) which when clicked will display the sub forum too. If you see what I mean?

[Inzagi]

Hi debean,

great hack but does this hack only work on "forum home" or also on normal forums (forumdisplay) ?

[SirSteve]

Originally posted by Inzagi
Hi debean,

great hack but does this hack only work on "forum home" or also on normal forums (forumdisplay) ?

There is a hack out there by Bira that does the normal forums very well.

[StarBuG]

Originally posted by Mark Hewitt
What I would like to be able to do is with forums that have subforums to be able to put an x box beside them (and only them) which when clicked will display the sub forum too. If you see what I mean?

There is already a subforums hack!
Not a shrink one but also very nice!

Have a look at:

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...ight=subforums

Greetings

StarBuG