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. It is a plain port of my 3.0 version you can find here.

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

Right now, it's just working on forumhome.
I'll add changes for forumdisplay later

[Brother Malachi]

Originally Posted by bobster65

Pretty easy actually ..

I am going to assume you already installed this and am only going to give you the changes you need to make for this to work with TFH ..

FIND THIS in (includes/functions_forumlist.php ) File

if (THIS_SCRIPT == 'index' AND $forum['subforumcolumns'] != 1 AND ($subsonly OR $depth < MAXFORUMDEPTH))
        {
            $childforumbits = construct_forum_columns($forum['forumid'], $forum['subforumcolumns']);
        }
        else if ($subsonly)
        {
            $childforumbits = construct_forum_bit($forum['forumid'], 1, $subsonly);
        }
        else if ($depth < MAXFORUMDEPTH)
        {
            $childforumbits = construct_forum_bit($forum['forumid'], $depth, $subsonly);
        }
        else
        {
            $childforumbits = '';
        }

REPLACE with THIS (NOTE: New Code is highlighted in red ... )

if (THIS_SCRIPT == 'index' AND $forum['subforumcolumns'] != 1 AND ($subsonly OR $depth < MAXFORUMDEPTH))
        {
            $childforumbits = construct_forum_columns($forum['forumid'], $forum['subforumcolumns']);
        }
        else if (THIS_SCRIPT == 'tabforumhome' or 'index' AND $forum['subforumcolumns'] != 1 AND ($subsonly OR $depth < MAXFORUMDEPTH))
        {
            $childforumbits = construct_forum_columns($forum['forumid'], $forum['subforumcolumns']);
        }
        else if ($subsonly)
        {
            $childforumbits = construct_forum_bit($forum['forumid'], 1, $subsonly);
        }
        else if ($depth < MAXFORUMDEPTH)
        {
            $childforumbits = construct_forum_bit($forum['forumid'], $depth, $subsonly);
        }
        else
        {
            $childforumbits = '';
        }

THEN CHECK/EDIT your forumhome_forumbit_level1_nopost Template

NOTE: You should have this step already done if you installed both properly..

NOTE: Red Highlite = TFH Code Green Highlite= Forums arranged in columns on forumhome Code Black Code = Default vB (yours might be slightly different if you have a custom style, however, the colored stuff HAS to be exact) ..

<if condition="(THIS_SCRIPT == 'tabforumhome' AND in_array($forum['forumid'], $GLOBALS[tabcats])) OR THIS_SCRIPT == 'forumdisplay'">
<tbody>
    <tr>
        <td class="tcat" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions[showmoderatorcolumn]">6<else />5</if>">
            <if condition="$childforumbits">
            <a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumbit_$forumid')"><img id="collapseimg_forumbit_$forumid" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_tcat{$collapseimg_forumid}.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
            </if>
            <a href="forumdisplay.php?$session[sessionurl]f=$forum[forumid]">$forum[title]</a>
            <if condition="$show['forumdescription']"><div class="smallfont">$forum[description]</div></if>
            <if condition="$show['subforums']"><div class="smallfont"><strong>$vbphrase[subforums]</strong>: $forum[subforums]</div></if>
        </td>
    </tr>
</tbody>

<if condition="$childforumbits">
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumbit_$forumid" style="{$collapseobj_forumid}">
<if condition="$forum['subforumcolumns'] > 1">
    <tr>
        <td class="alt1" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions[showmoderatorcolumn]">6<else />5</if>">
<table style="border: none; width: 100%;">
            $childforumbits
</table>
        </td>
    </tr>
<else />
    $childforumbits
</if>
</tbody>
</if>
</if>

This works fine on both default vB and with Custom styles (I tested both this AM)

Wow dude, thank you very much! Much appreciated. I've been messing with that php code for quite some time now and didn't realize I had to add another block of else/if. Instead I was modifying the first if statement.

Anyway, here's a quick question. Currently we have the old version of your tabbed hack and it works just fine. I'm not planning on installing the AJAX one just yet. Anyway, are the template edits you posted above for the AJAX version?

[bobster65]

Originally Posted by hammerhead24

Wow dude, thank you very much! Much appreciated. I've been messing with that php code for quite some time now and didn't realize I had to add another block of else/if. Instead I was modifying the first if statement.

Anyway, here's a quick question. Currently we have the old version of your tabbed hack and it works just fine. I'm not planning on installing the AJAX one just yet. Anyway, are the template edits you posted above for the AJAX version?

Hey Nick,

Yes, that "fix" above is for the AJAX Version. The first version (manual setup/non ajax) would require something totally different. It doesn't take much to install the AJAX Version and its a heck of a lot easier/faster to setup than the first one. Version 2.0 (Not released yet) will have built in support for this mod) ..

[swissknife]

I am really sorry, but i am playing arround with this for a while and i cant get this to work.

Problem no. 1 is how to remove the right sided column with the last post.

Problem no. 2 is how to how to display the lastpost etc. in the new columns.

would PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE someone , who geht this to work with the 3.7 post a clean instruction ?

[Blackheart_72]

To get mine to display the info i have this in my forumhome_forumbit_columncell:

<td class="alt1Active" align="$stylevar[left]" id="f$forum[forumid]" width="$column_width">
	<div>
<table border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="5">
<tr>
<td><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/forum_$forum[statusicon].gif" alt="" class="ForumImages" /></td>
<td>
		<a href="forumdisplay.php?$session[sessionurl]f=$forum[forumid]"><strong>$forum[title]</strong></a>
	</div>
<if condition="$show['forumdescription']"><div class="smallfont">$forum[description]</div></if><br />
<if condition="$show['lastpostinfo']">
<div class="smallfont" align="$stylevar[left]">
<div style="clear:both">
Last Post: <a href="showthread.php?$session[sessionurl]goto=newpost&amp;t=$lastpostinfo[lastthreadid]" title="<phrase 1="$lastpostinfo[lastthread]">$vbphrase[go_first_unread_in_thread_x]</phrase>"><strong>$lastpostinfo[trimthread]</strong></a>
</div>
<div<if condition="is_browser('ie', 6)"> style="float:$stylevar[left]"</if>>
Posted By <b><phrase 1="member.php?$session[sessionurl]find=lastposter&amp;f=$lastpostinfo[forumid]" 2="$lastpostinfo[lastposter]">$vbphrase[by_x]</phrase></b>

-$lastpostinfo[lastpostdate] <if condition="!$show['detailedtime']">-<span class="time">$lastpostinfo[lastposttime]</span></if></div><br />
<b>Forum Info:</b> Threads: $forum[threadcount]
Posts: $forum[replycount]
</if>
</td>
</table>
</td>

and i put this in place of the hack code changes for forumhome_forumbit_level1_nopost:

<if condition="$childforumbits">
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumbit_$forumid" style="{$collapseobj_forumid}">
<if condition="$forum['subforumcolumns'] > 1">
	<tr>
	
<style="border: none; width: 100%;">
			$childforumbits

		</td>
	</tr>
<else />
<tr align="center">
	  <td class="thead" width="30">&nbsp;</td>
	  <td class="thead" align="$stylevar[left]">$vbphrase[forum]</td>
	  <td class="thead" width="125">$vbphrase[last_post]</td>
	  <td class="thead" width="55">$vbphrase[threads]</td>
	  <td class="thead" width="55">$vbphrase[posts]</td>
	  <if condition="$vboptions[showmoderatorcolumn]">
	  <td class="thead" width="100">$vbphrase[moderator]</td>
	  </if>
	</tr>
	$childforumbits
</if>
</tbody>
</if>
</table>

click sig to see how it looks on my forum.

[swissknife]

THANK YOU!!!!! Great!!!!!!

One little Question: How i will get this with the alternate statusicons to work?

[Blackheart_72]

Not sure how that hack works but you could try changing:

forum_$forum[statusicon].gif" alt="" class="ForumImages

to

$forumid.png" alt="" class="ForumImages

if you could link me to the images hack you are using i will take a look

[swissknife]

Thank you for your quick answer!

I am using the original vbulletion option for alternative statusicons....

[Blackheart_72]

Originally Posted by swissknife

Thank you for your quick answer!

I am using the original vbulletion option for alternative statusicons....

I had noticed you had switched back to the default icons, i dont think vb has a feature to change them out of the box unless i have missed it.

[Infopro]

Go to Edit a Forum and find the Style Options section.

[Blackheart_72]

Originally Posted by Infopro

Go to Edit a Forum and find the Style Options section.

Lol, i never even noticed that option.

Originally Posted by swissknife

I am using the original vbulletion option for alternative statusicons.

Have you got a folder specified for the custom images?