Forum Home Enhancements - [YUI] Tabbed Forum Home

[YUI] Tabbed Forum Home (TFH) version 4.0.8
vBulletin version: 4.1.11 - 4.2.0
Older versions need original mod for now

Description:
This MOD is for creating a "Tabbed" Forum Home Page to have Categories and other Data types (via Modules) displayed within Tab containers. Please do not confuse this with the Tab Menu System here at vbulletin.org. They are totally different systems. These Tabs actually switch the content via AJAX without leaving the main forums page.

This is an entirely new version of TFH and only works with vB4. Management is all done via the Admin CP.

Installation is done in 3 simple steps. Upload files, Import product, 3 easy Template Edits.

Setup is now a breeze via the Tabs option in the Admin CP.

The attached Zip File contains the Files and Instructions necessary to install.

Incompatible mods
Two columns of categories - https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=275114

Upgrading to 4.0.7+ from previous versions
We have had to change the mod's id which means when you install this time you will have 2 mods, the new version with its new id and the old version.
Both can run side by side but shouldnt to save processing time.

To migrate:
Install the latest version and upload all the files (no conflicts to worry about)
Install the latest product xml
Follow the template changes in the upgrade txt
Create your tabs in the new admincp menu option "EG: Tabbed Forum Home" to mirror the existing "Tabbed Forum Home" menu.
Once done uninstall the product "Tabbed Forum Home" with productid bobster_tfh (old mod id)


Change Log:

VERSION 4.0.8 2nd August 2012
Changes:
> Fixed several database bugs
> Fixed several legacy redirect bugs
> Fixed static path problem for scripts (this should resolve some 4.0.7 blank forum issues)
> Thanks to Bluefin221 & LgsOfChampions

VERSION 4.0.7 1st August 2012
Changes:
> New Mod ID - YOU MUST MIGRATE SETTINGS MANUALLY
> vBulletin 4.1.11+ required
> JS loaded after drawing
> Remote YUI JS (partial) support
> Fixed instructions typo
> All previous fixes in 4.0.5 that caused no bugs

VERSION 4.0.5 27th April 2012
Changes:
> This version should be used with vbulletin 4.1.11+
> Compatibility with JS changes in vbulletin 4.1.11+
> Upgraded to run with YUI 2.9.0
> Local versions of files to minimise loading issues
> Upgraded to Dispatcher 2.2
> Reduced size of forumindextab generator and reduced size to boost performance
> Added a template cache call to reduce load
> Added loader animation and box when tab is clicked and loading.

Original Change Logs for bobster65 & King Kavor releases
VERSION Beta 2b 23 March 2010
Changes:
> CSS Conflict resolved

VERSION Beta 2 19 March 2010
> CSS Conflict resolved
> Upgrade to YUI 2.7.0 & Dispatcher 2.1
> Minor Bug fixes

Originally created by bobster65 & King Kovifor

[garyopa]

Originally Posted by DM BoNeZ

you think you can help me a lil bit

Download the 'dispatcher-min.js' file from my post, or the github link, save it to your PC, then login into your site by FTP, and upload the file into the TFH folder inside your forums directory.

Then login in admincp on your vbulletin, and if you do search in templates for 'dispatcher-min.js' you will find it is in only one template called FORUMHOME, select that template, click on EDIT, and in FIND type in dispatcher-min.js and it will take you one spot it is used were the URL path is currently 'js.bubbling-library.com/2.1/build/dispatcher/' change that part to be your domain path to the forums TFH folder, for example: 'movietalk.biz/forums/tfh/'

Hope this helps, it just a simple template edit after you upload the JS file to your site, infact with this change I find the plugin works faster, as fetching this file all the time from 'bubbling-library' was slow at times.

[Sinan COSKUN]

Thanks garyopa.. Good jop

[Charis]

Many thanks garyopa!
You are very helpful.

[DM BoNeZ]

ok well i got the tabs to work the only problem is Tab_blog.php and tabindex.php
they have errors and the blog has database error

is this only me ?

[MegaManSec]

Hey, has anyone figured out how to remove all the sections not selected by tabs?

http://gyazo.com/2cf954c6e3c9249a0a58cc945575bcac
Thanks

[ZeroHour]

Originally Posted by adbox

Hello~

I'm having an issue with a sub category of a category forum, and all it's subsforums, not being able to display.

My heiarchy is like this:

Cat1
Cat2
--SubCat2.1
--Subcat2.2
----Forum1
----Forum2
Cat3

I'm trying to create a tab that reveals Subcat2.2 and it's subforums with no luck. When I paste the forum ID of subcat2.2 the tab shows nothing. If I paste the ID of Cat2 then all the subcats with their subforums show. If I paste all the forum ids of Subcat2.2, still nothing shows.

Any idea on what I should do? Maybe there's been an update recently (but I don't think there has).

Will try to recreate/test that with both this YUI version and the new jQuery version.

Originally Posted by markp_2000

Will this run with vbSEO?

I have made the modifications but it still is not working.

I'm not running the vbCMS or blog if that makes a difference but I am running vbSEO.

Mark

Yes it works with vbSEO as I run vbSEO myself on www.edugeek.net

Originally Posted by synseal

This would be better taken over by someone who has more time to make it seo friendly.

Sigh.... its not a huge SEO penalty as has been said before, if you dont want ajax based loading then you should go for a static but fat page tab version.

Originally Posted by DM BoNeZ

it was working fine till now just for me it wont show the forums
and i dont think thats good for some people

What version are you running (vBulletin)?
A edit is required from 4.1.11 to get things to work with the new loader scripts nicely.

Originally Posted by loaep

Hey, has anyone figured out how to remove all the sections not selected by tabs?

http://gyazo.com/2cf954c6e3c9249a0a58cc945575bcac
Thanks

Is it possible you still have:

	<ol id="forums" class="floatcontainer">
		{vb:raw forumbits}
	</ol>

Under the edits for the plugin?

[MegaManSec]

Originally Posted by ZeroHour

Will try to recreate/test that with both this YUI version and the new jQuery version.



Yes it works with vbSEO as I run vbSEO myself on www.edugeek.net



Sigh.... its not a huge SEO penalty as has been said before, if you dont want ajax based loading then you should go for a static but fat page tab version.


What version are you running (vBulletin)?
A edit is required from 4.1.11 to get things to work with the new loader scripts nicely.



Is it possible you still have:

	<ol id="forums" class="floatcontainer">
		{vb:raw forumbits}
	</ol>

Under the edits for the plugin?

You're right. Thanks alot!

[Baghira]

Is it possible to Update this Mod for 4.1.11+?

[fib]

Originally Posted by ZeroHour

What version are you running (vBulletin)?
A edit is required from 4.1.11 to get things to work with the new loader scripts nicely.

I have re-installed this and am still having the issues of forum not showing
can you tell me about this edit I am on the latest version upgraded tonight 4.1.12

Oh and I am running the dispatcher within the webroot - it shows if I know the url just not in forum.php

ta

[DM BoNeZ]

can u try to make this mod
for 4.1.x
will be great thanks
not im on 4.1.7