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ForumHome Category Spacing [3.8] · **Released**: 02-02-2009

This is a small port from what Floris and Zachery have written on Forum Category Spacing. I hope that some of you will find this bit of information useful.

Demo: http://forums.allurehost.com/

Quote:

[HOW-TO] Fix Random "Last Post By" Widths:

Login to your vBulletin AdminCP
GOTO: vBulletin Options > "Forum Listing Display Options"
Fine "Last Thread Title Maximum Displayed Characters", change value to 15 or less

OR

In the instructions on Step 3 & 4 - Change the following:

HTML Code:

width="175"

Change this value to something higher to make sure it fits the varying size of your titles.

Don't forget to click INSTALL

Credits:
Floris - http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=110590
Zachery - https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=88983

Changelog:

v3.0 (January 24 2009)
========================
- Updated to Support vBulletin 3.8.x

View the 3.7 Version: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=166248
View the 3.6 Version: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?p=1048565

DJ29Joesph · #32 05-19-2009, 04:14 PM

Have a question. You want me to replace all of Main section with just two lines.

Code:

<!-- main -->
$forumbits
$forumhome_markread_script
<!-- /main -->

If not you need to clearify that.

Aarmin · #33 05-29-2009, 03:43 PM

Just reliezd that I goofed!

Works great, thanks!

rtyagis · #34 05-31-2009, 05:28 AM

Works fine for me in 3.8.2
Thanks!! :up:

Jubei · #35 06-03-2009, 01:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JohnBee

Big fan of your MOD!

1Q. Is it possible to make the bottom table surround thin like at vb.org?

^^ What this guy said. How would we do that??

RedHotChili · #36 06-05-2009, 09:19 PM

This seems to work okay for me in FF 3.0 and Google Chrome, with the exception of the Last Post column being wider than usual.

But it doesn't seem to work very well at all with IE7. The first column of the tables that shows post status (new/old posts) in forum is all over the place. Seems like there's nothing controlling the first cell width. Similar problem here too with the Last Post column width, it's wider than usual.

Anybody have any idea what might be going on?

Raug · #37 06-06-2009, 06:18 AM

I was wondering if there was a way to fix this issue when dealing with subforums.

Attachment 100205

Where there's an extra forums, last post, etc. row above the subforum.

Quote:

Originally Posted by RedHotChili

This seems to work okay for me in FF 3.0 and Google Chrome, with the exception of the Last Post column being wider than usual.

But it doesn't seem to work very well at all with IE7. The first column of the tables that shows post status (new/old posts) in forum is all over the place. Seems like there's nothing controlling the first cell width. Similar problem here too with the Last Post column width, it's wider than usual.

Anybody have any idea what might be going on?

You can try something like this in forumhome_forumbit_level1_nopost and adjust the %'s as you like.

PHP Code:


			
<td class="thead" width="5%">&nbsp;</td> 

      <td class="thead" width="56%" align="$stylevar[left]">$vbphrase[forum]</td> 

      <td class="thead" width="25%">$vbphrase[last_post]</td> 

      <td class="thead" width="7%">$vbphrase[threads]</td> 

      <td class="thead" width="7%">$vbphrase[posts]</td> 

      <if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']"> 

       <td class="thead" width="0%">$vbphrase[moderator]</td>

RedHotChili · #38 06-06-2009, 03:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raug

I was wondering if there was a way to fix this issue when dealing with subforums.

Attachment 100205

Where there's an extra forums, last post, etc. row above the subforum.

You can try something like this in forumhome_forumbit_level1_nopost and adjust the %'s as you like.

PHP Code:


			
<td class="thead" width="5%">&nbsp;</td> 

      <td class="thead" width="56%" align="$stylevar[left]">$vbphrase[forum]</td> 

      <td class="thead" width="25%">$vbphrase[last_post]</td> 

      <td class="thead" width="7%">$vbphrase[threads]</td> 

      <td class="thead" width="7%">$vbphrase[posts]</td> 

      <if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']"> 

       <td class="thead" width="0%">$vbphrase[moderator]</td>

Thanks so much. I really appreciate the help. :up:

MonCher · #39 06-12-2009, 06:35 AM

I am just so new to this and I was really afraid to try installing this. I actually closed my eyes when I had to look at the results. I thought my entire home page would be gone. I actually just followed your instructions and was so please with the results... thank you! I noticed my side tables have re-adjusted a little and I'm not sure how to fix them. But, I'll have the person who installed them adjust them for me. I'm so glad I tried this for myself. Thanks again. Hopefully, it will be the same in the morning.

sicSRT8 · #40 06-15-2009, 09:35 PM

Great mod Thank you!

Samish · #41 08-17-2009, 03:43 PM

it has made my thread and posts column wider... how do i make smaller?

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