Forums arranged in columns on forumhome

As requested several times, this hack allows you to arrange forums on forumhome in xx columns instead of just one per row as it is in standart vb3.

Look at the screenshot to know what i mean

The design is changeable in the templates of course

I've tested it, and it should work, but as i don't use it myself, i cannot do a longtime test, so if you find any bugs, report them

You can apply the changes to forumdisplay as well if wanted

[Xenon]

Hmm, sorry, but i don't really understand what you're asking me.

But regarding this:

It basically closed all of my catagory headers?

That sounds like you have made a mistake while installing. Maybe missed a template edit or such, as this is not the standardbehaviour

[lasto]

Originally Posted by joeychgo

I got it to work, sort of. It basically closed all of my catagory headers?

I suspect im suppose to customize the code in the instructions somehow. Yes? And if so -- please explain.

Im new at all this and learning more and more every day - so please be gentle.

yeah is what happened to me

all u gotto do is go to admin select any forum from the forum moderators link and select 1 for the numbers of columns

any number will do but as long as u input a number the columns are fine from then on it just happens after install thats all.

[Xenon]

Hmm, wierd, as i've entered 1 as the default value within the query

0 columns means no columns at all of course

[lasto]

Originally Posted by Xenon

Hmm, wierd, as i've entered 1 as the default value within the query

0 columns means no columns at all of course

thing is Xenon your hack works fine

i just need to fix the alignment problem and i be even happier

:nervous:

[Xenon]

juse enter specific width values to all except one col on the normal forumhome_bit templates, that should fix it (or did it here )

[joeychgo]

ok -- please remember im quite new at all this, and although im learning as I go, I still need a little hand-holding. Ill explain whats confusing me...

What im trying to do - is have the child forums of first 4 forum catagories stay as they are - single column

- the child forums of the next 2 catagories to be in 2 columns, and the child forums for the last 2 catagories to remain single column.

Question is: Where do I make these settings changes?

IN the txt file instructions under edit template forumhome_forumbit_level1_nopost is says
"if your columnized forums should be below open for post categories, you also have to change level1_post that way.."

What does that mean in english?

And in the "Ending Step" is says "now you have to edit the category, which's subforums should be in columns and change the value into
the ammount of columns, you want to have."

Again - how about an english translation for those of us who are learning this stuff? THanks for being patient with me. Im sure this is all obvious but I need a little nudge to comprehend it all.

[Xenon]

the child forums of the next 2 catagories to be in 2 columns, and the child forums for the last 2 catagories to remain single column

very easy, edit the two categories and change the subforum value to 2, then click on save and all is fine.

you won't need the _post changes if you do not have categories, where posting is allowed

it's hard to explain that more detailed, it may help to read through the vb3 manual, to learn some of the terms (and i think the template scheme will be posted on vb.com soon as well)

[jb605]

Hi, Xenon, do you have any plan to make this work for forumdisplay and make it work for forum in addition to categories?

Thanks.

[Xenon]

Shouldn't be hard to do.

actually it works for forums as well as for categories, and the forumdisplay would be an edit of a few lines i think

[jb605]

Originally Posted by Xenon

Shouldn't be hard to do.

actually it works for forums as well as for categories, and the forumdisplay would be an edit of a few lines i think

I have tried, but looks like it does not work for forumdisplay, or at least not working when the upper level is forum instead of category. I edited forumdisplay.php and Forum Display template.