End-User Options - Selective Forum Filter

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|| Selective Forum Filter
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|| Author : Anton Kanevsky
|| Co-Author(s) : Andreas
|| Works on : vBulletin 3.5.x - 3.8.x
|| Released : May 31, 2009
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|| Time required to install: 30 seconds
|| Difficulty: easy
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DESCRIPTION

Ever came across large boards with a huge number of sub forums? Couldn't find your info? Wanted to run away from that huge load of stupid threads? This hack is intended to save your users from having such a horrible experience. It provides them with an opportunity to exclude any number of forums from the forums list (as well as from "get new"/"get daily" searches), which still letting them to access those forums directly and search within them, too.

STATISTICS

Products to Install: 1


INTRODUCTION

To enable "can be excluded" in all forums, run this query:
UPDATE PFXforum SET excludable = 1
To disable "can be excluded" in all forums, run this query:
UPDATE PFXforum SET excludable = 0
In both cases, PFX must be replaced with the actual table prefix that you have defined in config.php.
If you have not defined a prefix, remove PFX from the queries.
After you run either one of these queries, you must then open and save any one forum for the forum cache to be updated.

VERSION HISTORY

1.1.0
[+] The hack is now compatible with vBulletin 3.5.x - 3.8.x.
[+] Eliminated all template edits.

1.0.2
[+] The hack is now compatible with vBulletin 3.6.
[+] Corrected a couple of mistakes in the installation manual.

1.0.1
[+] Added option to set forums as excludable. By default, excludability of all forums is disabled.

1.0.0
First Public Release

The installation manual is contained within the attached file.

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[wmlvb]

keep trying to download but getting a download failed message.

[BirdOPrey5]

Maybe try another web browser because it's working for me...

[Artes_Marciales]

VB 3.8.6

Originally Posted by Artes_Marciales

Is strange, not work for my : S

Any idea?

[blue6995]

Originally Posted by AngelBlue

Here's how I got this working with vb4:

1. Import attached version of the product, allowing overwrite. (this is the standard product, but with Fiel's changes included)
2. Edit your 'navbar' template. Add: "&exclude={vb:raw bbuserinfo.excludeforumids}" to the end of all links which go to search.php, and which contain both "do=getnew" and "contenttype=vBForum_Post" in the URL.

Where would I insert "&exclude={vb:raw bbuserinfo.excludeforumids}" and do I need to include the quotes "at each end"

I have this line for instance - <li><a href="search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}
do=getnew&amp;contenttype=vBForum_Post">{vb:rawphr ase new_posts_nav}</a></li>

Where in it would I insert "&exclude={vb:raw bbuserinfo.excludeforumids}"

Thanks

[BirdOPrey5]

Originally Posted by blue6995

Where would I insert "&exclude={vb:raw bbuserinfo.excludeforumids}" and do I need to include the quotes "at each end"

I have this line for instance - <li><a href="search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}
do=getnew&amp;contenttype=vBForum_Post">{vb:rawphr ase new_posts_nav}</a></li>

Where in it would I insert "&exclude={vb:raw bbuserinfo.excludeforumids}"

Thanks

You'd make it:

<li><a href="search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}
do=getnew&exclude={vb:raw bbuserinfo.excludeforumids}&amp;contenttype=vBForum_Post">{vb:rawphrase new_posts_nav}</a></li>

[blue6995]

Originally Posted by BirdOPrey5

You'd make it:

<li><a href="search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}
do=getnew&exclude={vb:raw bbuserinfo.excludeforumids}&amp;contenttype=vBForum_Post">{vb:rawphrase new_posts_nav}</a></li>

Very many thanks. That worked

[Mellow]

Originally Posted by Trek

So I installed this, then realized it wasn't working with PaulM's Unread Posts mod.

There is probably a better way to get this to work with it, but this is what I did.

Open Plugin: Unread Posts and Reputation, Hook: Parse Templates

Find:

$eforums = unserialize($vbulletin->options['dupexcl']);

Add under it:

$eforums2 = explode(",", $vbulletin->userinfo['excludeforumids']);

Find:

in_array($xid,$eforums)

Add under it:

OR in_array($xid,$eforums2)

That should be it!

Hopefully this helps someone else using the same mod. =) Keep in mind though if/when Paul updates his mod, you'll have to make these changes again.

That didn't work for me for some reason..

The rest of the product is working just not Paul's mod w/your changes.

I'm also on 4.1 so that might have something to do with it.

[Mellow]

Originally Posted by BirdOPrey5

You'd make it:

<li><a href="search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}
do=getnew&exclude={vb:raw bbuserinfo.excludeforumids}&amp;contenttype=vBForum_Post">{vb:rawphrase new_posts_nav}</a></li>

For this to work with Paul's unread post mod there's 3 phrases that also need to be modified I believe.

dup_no_posts
dup_unread_posts
dup_x_unread_posts

But, I'm not sure how to do that as editing the phrases and inserting the above won't work. Any ideas?

[BirdOPrey5]

I'm not familiar with Paul's mod- the best place to ask would be in the mod thread.

[Mellow]

Originally Posted by BirdOPrey5

I'm not familiar with Paul's mod- the best place to ask would be in the mod thread.

You're right, my bad, will do it now.