Miscellaneous Hacks - Cyb - Sub-Forum Manager

Info:
This plugin is useful when you have big number of sub-forums. It arranges them into columns. You can easily choose number of columns (1 to 7) to arange sub-forums into. There are options to enable/disable hack, exclude forums, enlarge font for sub-forums titles, hide commas, hide "Sub-Forums" phrase, show thread/reply counts, and more...


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


Notes:
-To get this hack working you must set "Depth of Sub-Forums" to "1" in vBulletin Options > Forum Listings Display Options
-To set hack options go to: AdminCP > vBulletin Options > Cyb - Sub-Forum Manager


Versions:
v1.0 - Apr 24. 2006.
-First release
v1.1 - Apr 24. 2006.
-Typo fixed
v1.2 - Apr 25. 2006.
-TC bug fixed
v1.3 - May 30. 2006.
-Added ability to use original font size for subforums titles (requested)
v1.4 - May 30. 2006.
-Added ability to hide commas (shown after every subforum title except the last one) - requested
v1.5 - May 30. 2006.
-Fixed little bugs (phrase, variable)
v1.6 - Aug 04. 2006.
-Release of this hack for vB v3.6
v1.7 - Aug 12. 2006.
-Added option to hide "Sub-Forums" phrase
-Added options to customize sub-forums table attributes
-Little improvements in the code
v1.8 - Sep 06. 2006.
-Added: Option to exclude forums
-Added: Options to show thread-count or reply-count or both after sub-forum title
-Hack name changed from "Cyb - Sub-Forums Arranger" to "Cyb - Forumhome Sub-Forums Manager"
-Added "Product Version Checking"
v1.9 - Sep 06. 2006.
-Fixed bug (if you choose to arrange sub-forums into two columns it arranges it into one)
-Added: When you mouseover count(s) it shows you what count(s) are for, depending on settings
v2.0 - Sep 09. 2006.
-Thread/post counts are hidden automatically if sub-forum is link or contains "child forums"
-Added option to turn on/off extra style and counts for excluded forums
v2.1 - Sep 14. 2006.
-Added: Option to change text size for thread/reply counts
-Fixed bug (unneded space before commas)
v2.2 - May 31. 2007.
-Option to hide thread/reply counts for selected sub-forums
-Counts automatically hidden for sub-forums with '0' threadcount
-Option to add blank lines after selected sub-forums
-Options to change CSS attributes for sub-forums inner table (change background color, text size,...)
-Several other improvements and general code cleanup
v2.3 - Jun 01. 2007.
-Fixed bug with some XHTML validation errors
-Fixed bug where some sub-forums are not arranged properly
v2.4 - Jun 01. 2007.
-Fixed bug where excluded forums shows "Cybernetec" between sub-forums
v2.5 - May 03. 2008.
-Compatible with vBulletin 3.7
-Minor bugs fixed
v2.5.1 - Jun 20. 2009.
-Minor bugs fixed (CSS, variables, phrases, product info)


If you like this hack please click INSTALL.


LIVE DEMO

[Dugchugger]

I installed it... loved it (with a minor exception... outlined below). Now I'm off to uninstall it and install the RIGHT one (for 3.7). ><

I have subforums within subforums and I don't care that they don't show on the first page, but when I click on the subforum, it would be nice to see their subforums shown the same way the subforums are on the first page. Hope that made sense.

Either way... THANKS for this! I hope you continue to develop this... it seems very popular and many members have downloaded it.

~duggy

[-=Leb=-]

Cyb, you are amazing, and i love all your hacks.
Like kurtz said you ROCK

[Animparadise]

Originally Posted by mark|3

i would like to have it in this manner

forum
>subforum A
>>>subsubforum A
>>>subsubforum B
>subforum B

So far i am able to display up to subforum A level and not the subsubforum level. How do i achieve this?

thanks

yeah i need something like this.
is there anyway to hide spicific forums forum forumhome?

[OsideRida06]

Thanks. Installed once again on a second forum!

[swiper the fox]

This is a great mod

TWO QUESTIONS:

#1. Instead of showing total posts/thread counts, can this instead show new posts/threads for each subforum ?

example: FORUM --- SubForum (3/7) <=== number of new posts / new threads

#2. Info for this mod shows that sub forum title font size can be changed, but I am not seeing this option ? Where is it done at ?


Thanks alot, and again............outstanding mod

[TFEX]

wasn't what I was after just yet, but I have it bookmarked for the future... thanks for the mod

[glenvw]

Installed here: http://www.warmislands.com/tropical_...rums/index.php

Questions:

In your DEMO can you be specific as to how your set up is figured? Your titles / subjects do not link to anything. I would like to do that.

The reason is if you go to my forum home page and click on "Caribbean Islands" -you note to get to those posts the user has to scroll past umpteen sub-categories to get to the posts. The only work around I see is if there was a way

a) to not have the sub-forums show in the top-level category
b) move the posts that are in "Caribbean Islands" top category to a sub category named "General Talk"

Hope you see my problem - am I missing an obvious fix?

[Raffaele]

It works great in VB 3.7.2 and love it and now the big.... But!!! hehehehe how can i make the font in the sub-forum bold... well because some people like me are can see very well...

Thank you for the help,
Raffaele

[Valter]

Go to hack settings and add this to the and of last setting field:
font-weight:bold

[Raffaele]

Thank you very much Cybernetec that made my day

Raffaele