Forum Display Enhancements - Article Forums v4.x

Turn a forum into an article forum. Sub-forums are turned into categories.

• Posts/Articles show in searches & in new posts
• Create as many sub-forums/ categories as you need - categories display in navbar
• Follows forum permissions
• Can still rate thread, etc.
• Different postbits for article and replies (comments) - Optional
• Choose what to display in postbit for article and comments
• Choose what to display on articles in vBulletin Options

Installation:

1. Upload articles.php
2. Import product file
3. Create a forum in admincp
4. Go to vBulletin Options->Article forum Options

Remember to click Mark as Installed to receive updates and support

[Volvoholic]

Originally Posted by Preech

Replace your af_articlebit with this.

PHP Code:

<div style="padding:0px 0px 0px 0px;<vb:if condition="$row>1">border-top-width: 1px; border-top-style: dotted;</vb:if> overflow: hidden; clear: both;">
<div>
    <div class="title">
        <h3 style="font: normal normal bold 14px/normal Tahoma, Calibri, Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; margin: 5px 0px 0px; text-decoration: none;">
        {vb:raw thread.prefix_rich}
            <a href="{vb:link thread, {vb:raw thread}}" id="thread_title_{vb:raw thread.realthreadid}" <vb:if condition="$show['gotonewpost']">style="font-weight:bolder"</vb:if>>
                <span>{vb:raw thread.threadtitle}</span>
            </a>
        </h3>
    </div>
    <div style="color: #3E3E3E; display: block; font-size: 11px; padding-bottom: 2px; position: relative; top: 0px; width: 100%;">
        {vb:phrase by_x_published_x, {vb:raw thread.postuserid}, {vb:raw thread.postusername}, {vb:raw post.date}}
    </div>
    <div class="content" style="padding-top: 10px;">
        <vb:if condition="$thread['attachmentid'] && $thread['extension']">
        <div style="float: {vb:stylevar left}; padding-right: 5px; padding-bottom: 4px; {vb:raw thumbdivstyle}">
            <a href="{vb:link thread, {vb:raw thread}}">
                <img src="attachment.php?attachmentid={vb:raw thread.attachmentid}&amp;stc=1&amp;thumb=1" alt="" border="0" />
            </a>
        </div>
        </vb:if>
        <vb:if condition="$thread['altimage'] && $thread['image']">
        <div style="float: {vb:stylevar left}; padding-right: 5px; padding-bottom: 4px; max-width: 100px; max-height: 100px; overflow: hidden; {vb:raw thumbdivstyle}">
            <a href="{vb:link thread, {vb:raw thread}}">
                <img src="{vb:raw thread.image}" alt="" border="0" style="max-width: 100px; max-height: 100px;  width: expression(this.width > 100 ? 100: true);" />
            </a>
        </div>
        </vb:if>
        <vb:if condition="$vboptions['af_threadpreview'] != 0">{vb:raw thread.preview}</vb:if>
    </div>
    <div style="clear: both;display: block;float: {vb:stylevar left};margin-bottom: 5px;padding: 0px;position: relative;width: 100%;">
        <span class="readmore" style="clear: left;float: right;font-weight: bold;text-align: right;width: 50%;">
            <a href="{vb:link thread, {vb:raw thread}}">
            {vb:phrase article_read_more}
            <img src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_cms}/read_more-{vb:stylevar right}.png" alt="{vb:phrase article_read_more}" title="{vb:phrase article_read_more}" style="position: relative; top: 2px;" />
            </a>
        </span>
        <span class="commentnumber">
            <a href="{vb:link thread, {vb:raw thread}}#comments">
            <img src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_button}/firstnew-comment.png" alt="" class="inlineimg" style="position: relative; top: 2px;" />
            </a>
            <a href="{vb:link thread, {vb:raw thread}}#comments">
            {vb:phrase x_article_replies, {vb:raw thread.replycount}}
            </a>
        </span>
    </div>
</div>
</div> 


For the category block...look through the af_articles template. It's in there.

Thanks very much, I found it and it worked.

[vBNinja]

How can i increase the preview length? I tried changing it from -1 to 1, 2, 10, -5, -10 and all i get is no preview or it shortens to 1 letter

Any help is appreciated, thank you

[BeeMuzza]

How do you add a thumbnail to a article?

[Preech]

Scroll down and click manage attachments.

[Killhunter]

Datenbankfehler in vBulletin 4.0.3:

Invalid SQL:

		SELECT COUNT(*) AS threads, SUM(IF(thread.lastpost > 1334698432 AND open <> 10, 1, 0)) AS newthread
		FROM vbthread AS thread
		WHERE forumid IN(  )
		 AND thread.visible = 1;

MySQL-Fehler  : You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near ')
		 AND thread.visible = 1' at line 3

[gremrock]

Is it possible you can update this mod, in order to have more forums using the articles, rather that being restricted to only one and it's subcategory?

Kind Regards

[Athena1984]

Works great in 4.1.12 but, when saving css as files it messes up the appearance of the form on the bottom.

[gnrx]

How configure the new option for tab in vb 4.2.0?
For example, how configure the line to script in the new option for tab?

Thanks and regards.

PD: Sorry for my english.

[Athena1984]

THIS_SCRIPT would be articles

[gnrx]

Only "THIS_SCRIPT" ?