Forum Home Enhancements - [AJAX] Tabbed Forum Home

Tabbed Forum Home version 1.01

[AJAX] Tabbed Forum Home version 1.5.0 (BETA)

NOTE: Works with both 3.7x and 3.6x

Description: This MOD is for creating a "Tabbed" Forum Home Page to have Categories displayed within Tab containers (similar to what the new Profile System looks like on vb3.7). 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 without leaving the main forums page.

I wrote the initial Non AJAX version based on reading many requests from members asking about how namepros created their custom tabbed forum home page. The first implementation I did was a request by bbwforums.net (which you can visit to see a working example). I have shared this version with many members already and decided to release it since it seems to be something that a lot of members are interested in.

UPDATE: I have released a BETA [AJAX] version for those that what something a little more robust and easier to install/configure. This Beta version will never go into production tho as version 2.0 will utilize the YUI AJAX Tabview Toolset. It IS stable tho and is currently running on a few live sites.

NOTE: Keep in mind, I wrote this with the assumption that you are fairly well versed and comfortable with editing files/templates and following the flow of things. If there is something you don't understand, PLEASE let me know so that I can help you understand it. This IS NOT a product that a novice can just plug and play and it takes a little bit of time to setup, but its well worth it in the end (if you want a custom unique look to your forum home page)... the next version (Don't ask when, cause its just on the drawing board) will be a product with ACP controls for easy setup

The attached Zip File(s) contain the Files and Instructions necessary to install each version.

DEMO: www.bbwforums.net or www.namepros.com
[Moderator Edit: The first URL has been un-linked as there has been reported malware on that domain. The mod author may edit this notice once the situation has been cleaned.]

Screen Shots: None, visit one or both of the above links as seeing them in action is better than some static image(s)..

Bobster

Change Log

version 1.01 -
tabcontent.js ver 2.2 to support remote links
updated install instructions (both in txt and rtf format)

version 1.5.0 -
BETA [AJAX] version

July 8, 2008 - Added xml file for WOL
Sep 2, 2008 - Updated xml file for WOL

[bobster65]

Originally Posted by wtrk

I wish i had kept a better list! Im going back and retesting a bunch of plugins to find the ones that I had problems with. So far:

-- "Spiders on ForumHome" (default tabs never load, click on a new tab doesnt load that tab either)


(ill update this thread in a bit)

OK, cool .. as long as we have something to investigate, we'll try and provide a solution

Originally Posted by Q-v-n-s-Q

forumdisplay: normal:

http://www.highrankforum.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1


click on the search engine tab. It doesnt show the number of viewing .(17 Viewing)



thanks

Ah, gotcha... I'll look into that for ya... it should work .. just not sure why its not

[Q-v-n-s-Q]

Originally Posted by bobster65

OK, cool .. as long as we have something to investigate, we'll try and provide a solution



Ah, gotcha... I'll look into that for ya... it should work .. just not sure why its not

thank you

[Subah]

Is there any way to let another totally style work in each tabbed ?

[King Kovifor]

Originally Posted by Subah

Is there any way to let another totally style work in each tabbed ?

Try adding &styleid=x to the end of the URL. That might work.

[Doom Stone]

I can't seem to get the tabs to contain any content, not 100% sure where I'm going wrong.

I believe the following code is what I need to edit to list the categories, however I'm not sure how to go about that exactly. I'm not sure how to find the forum category numbers, at first I thought it was the forumdisplay number but I've realised that it's not.

<li class="selected"><a href="tabforumhome.php?tabcat[]=1" rel="ajaxTFHcontentarea">TAB 1 NAME</a></li>
<li><a href="tabforumhome.php?tabcat[]=1&tabcat[]=2" rel="ajaxTFHcontentarea">TAB 2 NAME</a></li>
<li><a href="tabforumhome.php?tabcat[]=1&tabcat[]=2&tabcat[]=3" rel="ajaxTFHcontentarea">TAB 3 NAME</a></li>

Any help is much appreciated.

[King Kovifor]

To find category ids, click on any category and look in the url bar. It will say forumdisplay.php?id=x; x is what you need.

[Doom Stone]

Hrhm.. I must have messed up elsewhere then. Putting the forum ID in doesn't work.
The tabs are showing, but they say "Requesting Content" and then they are blank.
I'll go through the templates and have a look to see if I've done something wrong elsewhere, although I'm sure I did everything properly.

[sdfaheem]

How do we uninstall the mod?

[bobster65]

Originally Posted by Doom Stone

Hrhm.. I must have messed up elsewhere then. Putting the forum ID in doesn't work.
The tabs are showing, but they say "Requesting Content" and then they are blank.
I'll go through the templates and have a look to see if I've done something wrong elsewhere, although I'm sure I did everything properly.

You need to put the CATEGORY ID. Categories contain forums, forums contain sub forums. If you put in a FORUM ID that contains no Sub Forums, then there won't be anything to display. So you need to put the Forums PARENT ID (which is known as a Category ID) and it will display all the forums for that specific category.

[bobster65]

Originally Posted by sdfaheem

How do we uninstall the mod?

Just remove the files and reverse the template edits..