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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[Artes_Marciales]

Nice mod!
THANKS!!!!

[Artes_Marciales]

Is strange, not work for my : S

Any idea?

[MjrNuT]

Hi, would someone kindly explain this in crayons?

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.

I just don't understand what it's saying!

[AngelBlue]

Originally Posted by Artes_Marciales

Is strange, not work for my : S

Any idea?

Are all your top-level forums set to be categories, with sub-forums underneath them?

If so, try opening the plugin "SPF: User Options", and replacing:

	if (trim($forum['link']))
	{
		return false;
	}

With:

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

[Samish]

How can you make it so that some Forums do not show up in the list so 'have to be viewed'?

[Artes_Marciales]

Are all your top-level forums set to be categories, with sub-forums underneath them?

Yes.

Originally Posted by AngelBlue

Are all your top-level forums set to be categories, with sub-forums underneath them?

If so, try opening the plugin "SPF: User Options", and replacing:

	if (trim($forum['link']))
	{
		return false;
	}

With:

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

THANKS for reply, but d?ont wok for my
Any idea?

[Tettinntil]

Originally Posted by Tettinntil

We have a modified "new posts" search on the forum; http://myforum/search.php?do=getnew&f=xx , where xx is a forum with many sub forums. The members choices for which forums to filter from new posts search do not work on this modified search. Is there anything I could do to make it work?

Any help on this?

[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.

[thefnool]

Hey — love the look of this, but is there any way to get it to apply to forums that aren't listed on the index? I have a few boards that are linked to through unconventional means and aren't present on the index at all, and as such they don't turn up on the menu in the user control panel. My goal is to allow people to filter certain forums/sections out and prevent them from appearing on areas like the "new posts" page.

Cheers.

[Trek]

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.

Works perfectly, excellent work, thank you!