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]

SirSteve: I would recommend you redownload "forumhome_expandjscript2.txt" the version on your site does contain a small error, with out the update the hack may not from work correctly. (as of when I posted this)

[SirSteve]

Cleared everything and tried it again and now it saved just 1 setting but none of the others. err....

[SirSteve]

Ok, trying it now. Thanks.

[dabean]

SirSteve: sorry about the previous post but use this attachment. I ment to attach it above

If you want to check that it is installed correctly then
http://yoursitehere/updateindex.php?fid=<forumid>&val=0 to expand a collapsed forum and http://yoursitehere/updateindex.php?fid=<forumid>&val=1 to collapse a forum.



[after edit Attachment removed now part of the hack.]

[SirSteve]

That worked! BUT, when you collapse it, everything collapses correctly with the extra hack that is there (the Forum Posts Threads Last Post Moderator template hack/addition) but when you come back, that Forum Posts Threads Last Post Moderator row is there, but collapsed. I guess you have to see it for yourself to understand. Thanks again!

[SirSteve]

I guess we are both typing at the same time. I will try the above.

[SirSteve]

Ok, tried the new attachment and it's almost there. See post #65 above.

[dabean]

I see the problem, I'll code up a fix over the evening for you.

After edit.
Code is now part of the hack release.

[SirSteve]

Thanks. I'll check back tomorrow then.

[dabean]

easier than it looked fix is above.

I will package this properly into the zip tomorrow however.