Forum Display Enhancements - Sorky - SubForum List Control

Purpose
This plugin allows extensive control of how SubForums are displayed.

• Use any mix of between 0 and 10 columns
• Different layouts can be used on specified forums
• Change formatting
• Display Thread/Post counts
• Limit the number of SubForums shown (Show More/Less)
• Collapse entire display
• Sort SubForum display order
• plus lots more!

Installation
Import XML file (as product): AdminCP > Plugin System > Manage Products > [Add/Import Product]

Options
To set the options go to: AdminCP > vBulletin Options > Sorky - SubForum List Control

Tips
To get it on the Forum Home page, set...

"vBulletin Options" > "Forum Listings Display Options" > "Depth of Forums - Forum Home" to "1"

For all other forums, set...

"vBulletin Options" > "Forum Listings Display Options" > "Depth of Forums - Forum Display" to "1"

You should also set...

"vBulletin Options" > "Forum Listings Display Options" > "Depth of Sub-Forums" to "1" Note: Setting it higher will also work!

Version Log
For previous versions see 3.7.x or 3.6.x Mods
v1.5.2 - 28th of January, 2009 = official release for 3.8.x (click here for more information)
v1.6.0 - 11th of April, 2009 = Removed (small bug found)
v1.6.1 - 13th of April, 2009 = Remember show/hide state + more (more information here)
v1.6.2 - 27th of April, 2009 = Debug opton + more (more information here)
v1.7.0 - 21st of May, 2009 = New & improved sorting (more information here)
v1.7.1 - 23rd of May, 2009 = alt text for show/hide image (more information here)
v1.7.2 - 17th of June, 2009 = Removed (small change simply combined with another in next version)
v1.7.3 - 17th of June, 2009 = Hide SubForums: prefix & count tool-tip as well as the SubForums (more information here)
v1.7.4 - 23rd of June, 2009 = Hide specific SubForums from the SubForum list (more information here)
v1.8.0 - 17th of August, 2009 = Display of SubForum descriptions (more information here)

Hall Of Fame (Donations - Greatly Appreciated - Thank You)
Fungsten US$25
Budweiser US$20
CreditForum US$25
lazyseller US$30
Alisa Lindsay US$10

Acknowledgement
Thanks (and apologies) to Cybernetec for the ideas & inspiration to generate this Mod.

Keywords
SubForum, SubForums, Sub-Forum, Sub-Forums, Table, List, Grid, Child, Children, Parent

Settings, Demonstration Screenshots, Notes, etc
See v1.5.2 post (click here)

If you like this Mod please click INSTALL.

[kylek]

Thanks, works great!

[uklupinfan]

*Marked as installed*

Thanks

[Alfa1]

1. If I show my sub-subforums, by setting the depth of subforums to 3 in forum listing display options and 'Allow depth of SubForums > 1 by indenting the Sub-SubForums' to yes, then they get alphabetically sorted in such a way that sub-subforums are sorted together with subforums. It shows like this:

Subforum A
Subsubforum A
Subforum B
Subforum C
Subforum D
Subforum E

Even when Subsubforum A is a child of Subforum D. I would like it to show under Subforum D.

2. Some of my forums do not show a horizontal border between them. Edit: for some reason this is now resolved.
3. 'Forums where this Mod will HIDE any SubForums' does not seem to work for me.

How can I fix this?

Please add the function to show the number of people viewing a subforum.

[Sorky]

Originally Posted by Alfa1

1. If I show my sub-subforums, by setting the depth of subforums to 3 in forum listing display options and 'Allow depth of SubForums > 1 by indenting the Sub-SubForums' to yes, then they get alphabetically sorted in such a way that sub-subforums are sorted together with subforums. It shows like this:

Subforum A
Subsubforum A
Subforum B
Subforum C
Subforum D
Subforum E

Even when Subsubforum A is a child of Subforum D. I would like it to show under Subforum D.

This is a known limitation (Note that the sorting option actually says: "Do not use alphabetic sorting if SubForumDepth > 1 as the sorting may not make sense"). The logic to try and do nested sorting given the way the SubForum are returned is far to complex and liable to impact performance... Use the "Forum Display order" sorting and you can force the order in the Forum Manager.

Originally Posted by Alfa1

2. Some of my forums do not show a horizontal border between them. Edit: for some reason this is now resolved.

If it re-occurs, PM me a link &/ image so I can see it

Originally Posted by Alfa1

3. 'Forums where this Mod will HIDE any SubForums' does not seem to work for me.

Works fine for me... PM me a link and screen shots of the option settings so I can see if you have something set incorrectly

Originally Posted by Alfa1

Please add the function to show the number of people viewing a subforum.

It's added to the wish-list

[boandmichele]

works and looks great for us sorky, thanks

one question: when hiding the subforum list in the forumbit, if i leave that page and come back, it is no longer hidden. is there anyway to make this stay on a per-user basis?

[Sorky]

Originally Posted by boandmichele

works and looks great for us sorky, thanks

one question: when hiding the subforum list in the forumbit, if i leave that page and come back, it is no longer hidden. is there anyway to make this stay on a per-user basis?

Yeah - I have in my wish-list to add a cookie to remember the show/hide state. I do expect to get to it sooner or later

[Budweiser]

I have been checking out your work and think I can use this. It changes the formatting for all my forums so I must have something set wrong.

What config setting do I need to change to restore the original formatting?

I captured a couple screen shots so you can see what I mean....


The picture above is with the mod enabled...^


The picture above is with the mod disabled...^

[Alfa1]

It would indeed be nice to decrease the space/margin between forum names and forum description.

[Sorky]

Originally Posted by Budweiser

What config setting do I need to change to restore the original formatting?

vBulletin Options / Sorky03 - SubForum List Control - V1.5.2 / Forum description (div) formatting [original was class="smallfont"]

Default: class="smallfont" style="margin: 10px 10px 0px 10px"
Change back to: class="smallfont"

PS: Screenshots really helped!

Originally Posted by Alfa1

It would indeed be nice to decrease the space/margin between forum names and forum description.

See above - You can try different settings here to suit your own personal needs

[Walter Ronny]

Hello, installed, works but i want to get forum looks like this. i was using and hack as this but with the 3.8.1 doesnt works, desinstalled it alrady and installed your .

problem now is when i enable the hack, it appear a comma.. here a screen...



I want to add another subforum in another forum category but i do it and appear like this.. in the secong line..

look yourself..



what i want to get done is just like screen you posted, No Expand, No collapse , not count and 3 columns, but i want all it into one column.

And i'd like that text appear a bit little than normal..

Do i can do it ?

Thank you.