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]

Updated:
Preference is saved to the database, admins can select which forums are to be collapsed by default.

Redo the whole hack to upgrade new changes are marked new! and alterations from the previous version are in red.

[Tarion]

thx for your great work i love this hack i will install it tonight

big thx

[StarBuG]

WOW!!

WORKS PERFEKT!!!

BIG BIG THX!!!!!

One little thing:

If you start: cx_install.php

you get this error:

Parse error: parse error, expecting `','' or `';'' in c:\foxserv\www\board\admin\cx_install.php on line 127

Just want you to know

Greetings and thx for your very good work!

StarBuG

[dabean]

Installer fixed, doh.

[Martz]

Originally posted by dabean
Updated:
Preference is saved to the database, admins can select which forums are to be collapsed by default.

Redo the whole hack to upgrade new changes are marked new! and alterations from the previous version are in red.

Has the readme been updated? i redownloaded and it looks like the first version of it, the ammendment is missing also!

Thanks for any help, this is a great hack

[dabean]

Originally posted by Martz



Has the readme been updated? i redownloaded and it looks like the first version of it, the ammendment is missing also!

Thanks for any help, this is a great hack

I downloaded the attachment it does have the changes so i presume your browser still has cached the old version.

[StarBuG]

Also Netscape (the newest) don´t save the settings correctly
I have checked it with my Database!
For me the Forum always makes an entry when I collabs a categorie, but it doesn´t remove it when I expand!
I have checked it with 2 other PC´s from friends of mine and the Problem is the same!
It always remembers wich one is closed but doesn´t remove it from the db if u expand it
I don´t know why!
Maybe you forgott in the code that when you expand that the kategorie ID is removed from the DB?????
I have tried it over and over!

What do u think??

Greetings

StarBuG

[jminiman]

Okay, I followed the instructions exactly, and forums home never changed. I selected one of my forums to be collapsed by default, and that didn't change anything.

Outside of what the readme prescribes, what else must I do to enable this to work? Where in admin CP do I turn it on globally? I just went into Forums--Edit to turn on collapsing for one forum.

[SirSteve]

I get this error when trying to load the cx_install.php in the admin dir via the web browser:

Parse error: parse error, expecting `','' or `';'' in [removed]/forums/admin/cx_install.php on line 127

I did it manually though. Just thought you should know.

I am running IE 6 on Win XP.

[StarBuG]

I mentioned this error befor and dabean has correct it!

Greetings

StarBuG