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Forums arranged in columns on forumhome · **Released**: 01-08-2004

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

99SIVTEC · #**462** 10-11-2005, 03:04 PM

I tried it a couple weeks ago and it didn't work. The first few file edits look to be about the same, but it wasn't working on my test site.

Xenon · #**463** 10-11-2005, 03:45 PM

well, seems like i have to work on it then

Nutz · #**464** 10-12-2005, 06:32 PM

I had a go at this and your nice SQL syntax highlighting and failed at both.

I tried to use the new function construct_forum_bit and change it to suite with no luck:

PHP Code:


			


// ###################### Start construct_forum_columns #######################

function construct_forum_columns($parentid, $columncount)

{

    global $vbulletin, $stylevar, $vbphrase, $show;

    global $imodcache, $lastpostarray, $counters, $inforum;



    if ($columncount == 0)

    {

        // 0 Columns means don't show subforums at all

        return '';

    }





    // this function takes the constant MAXFORUMDEPTH as its guide for how

    // deep to recurse down forum lists. if MAXFORUMDEPTH is not defined,

    // it will assume a depth of 2.



    // call fetch_last_post_array() first to get last post info for forums

    if (!is_array($lastpostarray))

    {

        fetch_last_post_array();

    }



    if (empty($vbulletin->iforumcache["$parentid"]))

    {

        return;

    }



    if (!defined(MAXFORUMDEPTH))

    {

        define('MAXFORUMDEPTH', 1);

    }



    $forumbits = '';

    $depth++;



    foreach ($vbulletin->iforumcache["$parentid"] AS $forumid)

    {

        // grab the appropriate forum from the $vbulletin->forumcache

        $forum = $vbulletin->forumcache["$forumid"];

        $lastpostforum = $vbulletin->forumcache["$lastpostarray[$forumid]"];

        if (!$forum['displayorder'] OR !($forum['options'] & $vbulletin->bf_misc_forumoptions['active']))

        {

            continue;

        }



        $forumperms = $vbulletin->userinfo['forumpermissions']["$forumid"];

        $lastpostforumperms = $vbulletin->userinfo['forumpermissions']["$lastpostarray[$forumid]"];

        if (!($forumperms & $vbulletin->bf_ugp_forumpermissions['canview']) AND !$vbulletin->options['showprivateforums'])

        { // no permission to view current forum

            continue;

        }



            $GLOBALS['forumshown'] = true; // say that we have shown at least one forum



            if (($forum['options'] & $vbulletin->bf_misc_forumoptions['cancontainthreads']))

            { // get appropriate suffix for template name

                $tempext = '_post';

            }

            else



            {

                $tempext = '_nopost';

            }



            if (!$vbulletin->options['showforumdescription'])

            { // blank forum description if set to not show

                $forum['description'] = '';

            }



            // dates & thread title

            $lastpostinfo = $vbulletin->forumcache["$lastpostarray[$forumid]"];



            // compare last post time for this forum with the last post time specified by

            // the $lastpostarray, and if it's less, use the last post info from the forum

            // specified by $lastpostarray

            if ($vbulletin->forumcache["$lastpostarray[$forumid]"]['lastpost'] > 0)

            {

                if (!($lastpostforumperms & $vbulletin->bf_ugp_forumpermissions['canview']) OR (!($lastpostforumperms & $vbulletin->bf_ugp_forumpermissions['canviewothers']) AND $lastpostinfo['lastposter'] != $vbulletin->userinfo['username']))

                {

                    $forum['lastpostinfo'] = $vbphrase['private'];

                }

                else

                {

                    $lastpostinfo['lastpostdate'] = vbdate($vbulletin->options['dateformat'], $lastpostinfo['lastpost'], 1);

                    $lastpostinfo['lastposttime'] = vbdate($vbulletin->options['timeformat'], $lastpostinfo['lastpost']);

                    $lastpostinfo['trimthread'] = fetch_trimmed_title($lastpostinfo['lastthread']);



                    if ($icon = fetch_iconinfo($lastpostinfo['lasticonid']))

                    {

                        $show['icon'] = true;

                    }

                    else

                    {

                        $show['icon'] = false;

                    }



                    $show['lastpostinfo'] = (!$lastpostforum['password'] OR verify_forum_password($lastpostforum['forumid'], $lastpostforum['password'], false));



                    eval('$forum[\'lastpostinfo\'] = "' . fetch_template('forumhome_lastpostby') . '";');

                }

            }

            else if (!($forumperms & $vbulletin->bf_ugp_forumpermissions['canview']))

            {

                $forum['lastpostinfo'] = $vbphrase['private'];

            }

            else

            {

                $forum['lastpostinfo'] = $vbphrase['never'];

            }



            // do light bulb

            $forum['statusicon'] = fetch_forum_lightbulb($forumid, $lastpostinfo, $forum);



            // add lock to lightbulb if necessary

            if ((!($forumperms & $vbulletin->bf_ugp_forumpermissions['canpostnew']) OR !($forum['options'] & $vbulletin->bf_misc_forumoptions['allowposting'])) AND $vbulletin->options['showlocks'] AND !$forum['link'])

            {

                $forum['statusicon'] .= '_lock';

            }



            // get counters from the counters cache ( prepared by fetch_last_post_array() )

            $forum['threadcount'] = $counters["$forum[forumid]"]['threadcount'];

            $forum['replycount'] = $counters["$forum[forumid]"]['replycount'];



            // get moderators ( this is why we needed cache_moderators() )

            if ($vbulletin->options['showmoderatorcolumn'])

            {

                $showmods = array();

                $listexploded = explode(',', $forum['parentlist']);

                foreach ($listexploded AS $parentforumid)

                {

                    if (!isset($imodcache["$parentforumid"]))

                    {

                        continue;

                    }

                    foreach($imodcache["$parentforumid"] AS $moderator)

                    {

                        if (isset($showmods["$moderator[userid]"]))

                        {

                            continue;

                        }



                        $showmods["$moderator[userid]"] = true;

                        if (!isset($forum['moderators']))

                        {

                            eval('$forum[\'moderators\'] = "' . fetch_template('forumhome_moderator') . '";');

                        }

                        else

                        {

                            eval('$forum[\'moderators\'] .= ", ' . fetch_template('forumhome_moderator') . '";');

                        }

                    }

                }

                if (!isset($forum['moderators']))

                {

                    $forum['moderators'] = '';

                }

            }



            if ($forum['link'])

            {

                $forum['replycount'] = '-';

                $forum['threadcount'] = '-';

                $forum['lastpostinfo'] = '-';

            }

            else

            {

                $forum['replycount'] = vb_number_format($forum['replycount']);

                $forum['threadcount'] = vb_number_format($forum['threadcount']);

            }



            $show['forumdescription'] = iif ($forum['description'] != '', true, false);



            // build the template for the current forum

            $column_width = intval(100 / $columncount) . '%';

            eval('$column = "' . fetch_template("forumhome_forumbit_columncell") . '";');

            

            // do the columnstuff

            if ($counter % $columncount == 0)

            {

                // Begin a new row

                $forumbits .= "\t<tr>\n";

            }

            $forumbits .= $column;

            if ($counter % $columncount == $columncount - 1)

            {

                // End row

                $forumbits .= "\t</tr>\n";

            }



            $counter++;

    }



    // prevent unclosed <tr> tags

    if ($counter % $columncount != 0)

    {

        $forumbits .= "\t</tr>\n";

    }

    return $forumbits;

}

Maybe you can use this in some way, I understand you?re busy

Thanks,
Mat

Xenon · #**465** 10-13-2005, 11:38 AM

don't break your head with the SQL sysntax, i have already ported it, just not yet released

99SIVTEC · #**466** 10-13-2005, 06:16 PM

you should release it, even if it is only in beta format. I have a couple test sites I could check it out on.

Nutz · #**467** 10-13-2005, 06:44 PM

If you don't want the hassle of releasing/suporting it could you PM the mod?

Thanks,
Mat

hbalagh1 · #**468** 10-13-2005, 06:45 PM

I can't wait

Xenon · #**469** 10-13-2005, 07:42 PM

@99: i will do so when i have upgrade vb.org, as my testversion is running there

i don't write the instructions before i am sure they work

Nutz · #**470** 10-13-2005, 07:48 PM

How far off is the 3.5 vb.org

Thanks,
Mat

Xenon · #**471** 10-13-2005, 07:50 PM

hard to say.

the most things are done, just 2 things are missing, but these are important...
i expect two weeks, but cannot promise it.

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