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!

[dabean]

Originally posted by Birdie501

What is wrong?

<tr id="f$forum[forumid]z" $fhomeexpandstyle align="center">
<td background="{ imagesfolder }/col_backing.gif" width="5%"><smallfont>&nbsp;</smallfont></td>
<td background="{ imagesfolder }/col_backing.gif" width="65%" align="left"><smallfont color="#EEEEFF"><b>Forum</b></smallfont></td>
<td background="{ imagesfolder }/col_backing.gif"><smallfont color="#EEEEFF"><b>Beitr?ge</b></smallfont></td>
<td background="{ imagesfolder }/col_backing.gif"><smallfont color="#EEEEFF"><b>Themen</b></smallfont></td>
<td background="{ imagesfolder }/col_backing.gif" nowrap><smallfont color="#EEEEFF"><b>Letzter Beitrag</b></smallfont></td></tr>


Your missing a $fhomeexpandstyle in there (highlighted), which um should be in the instructions.

[Birdie501]

aaarrggh, that was it sorry!!!! I read it that much but couldn't find it?
Sorry and thanks for this nice hack!

[fixer]

ok

i have 2 styles

templeats are created in both of them.
it works great in one style while gives (error on page) in the defult style.

[dabean]

Originally posted by fixer
ok

i have 2 styles

templeats are created in both of them.
it works great in one style while gives (error on page) in the defult style.

error? a javascript error?

You need to make sure $expandcontractscript appears in your "forumhome" template. Details of where it should be are included in the readme.

[fixer]

yes it is.

i am sure of that.

the $expandcontractscript appears in forumhome template for the both styles at the same place.

[dabean]

Originally posted by fixer
yes it is.

i am sure of that.

the $expandcontractscript appears in forumhome template for the both styles at the same place.

hmm the "forumhome_expandjscript" template exists in both styles?

If it does could you supply me a url to your forums or attach the output of your index page.

[69-FLy-gUy]

Ok. I am having a little problem with this hack..

I tried installing it on my forums.. and it doesn't show the + or - sign.... I can manually collapse it from the admin panel... but i can't get the + or - image to show in order to click on it. i am running 2.2.6.. the images are in the images folder...

The only thing i can think of is it may be because i have an image as my category backing.. (kind of like these forums) is there any way i can get this to work?

[fixer]

Originally posted by dabean


hmm the "forumhome_expandjscript" template exists in both styles?

If it does could you supply me a url to your forums or attach the output of your index page.

here is the output of my index page.

[dabean]

fixer: your using the javascript contained in "template_option.txt" when you should be using the javascript contained in the main readme .

69-FLy-gUy: you've modified the "forumhome_forumbit_level1_nopost" template as required? refer to the readme to see what modifications are nessesary. As you'll have altered that line it won't look exactly as shown in the readme.

[69-FLy-gUy]

thanks it worked. sorry for wasting your time.