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 kollam003

i have send u a PM when u have the time take a look

Problem solved :up: .css URL didn't have the correct path to the file

[noj75]

Absolutely fantastic mod. Great work!

installed and worked like a charm. Thanks for your time and effort with this.

A happy customer!

[ams3521]

Heh heh heh this looks great. Nice work bobster thanks. Glad to see folks sorting out their problems for themselves but it would be even better if they told us how they did it as i just know i'm gonna have the same probs when i install this bad boy.

1 question before install if i may. Can i still have my normal forum home as it is and when someone clicks A TAB it shows the forums in A TAB of my forum along with loads of new forums that are just on the click of A TAB?

sorry i tried to make that sound sense. Basically i want to add load more forums to a section of my forum but i also need to leave some forums in that section showing as normal on my Forum Home as the users of these forums will not like to have their forum 'demoted' to being off the forum home and on some new flashy tab button.

thanks

[indie2industry]

How do you stop the board from jumping to the top every time you click a tab???

*edit* Nevermind, I'm an idiot. lol

[indie2industry]

Ok, installed..... Loving the sh*t out of this, But I have an error I can't seem to fix. It seems like my moderator,thread, view, & post got shifted somehow...

How do I re-align these columns???

[bobster65]

Originally Posted by indie2industry

Ok, installed..... Loving the sh*t out of this, But I have an error I can't seem to fix. It seems like my moderator,thread, view, & post got shifted somehow...

How do I re-align these columns???

Can you post your FORUMHOME Template and I'll take a look it. Looks like a simple fix.

[bobster65]

Originally Posted by ams3521

Heh heh heh this looks great. Nice work bobster thanks. Glad to see folks sorting out their problems for themselves but it would be even better if they told us how they did it as i just know i'm gonna have the same probs when i install this bad boy.

1 question before install if i may. Can i still have my normal forum home as it is and when someone clicks A TAB it shows the forums in A TAB of my forum along with loads of new forums that are just on the click of A TAB?

sorry i tried to make that sound sense. Basically i want to add load more forums to a section of my forum but i also need to leave some forums in that section showing as normal on my Forum Home as the users of these forums will not like to have their forum 'demoted' to being off the forum home and on some new flashy tab button.

thanks

You can have the same category on different tabs if thats what you are asking..

ie..
tab 1 could be category 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
tab 2 could be category 1,2, 9, 15
tab 3 could be category 1,2, 10, 16
tab 4 could be category 1,2, 11, 17, 20
tab 5 could be category 1,2, 21

Hope that is what you were asking...

[indie2industry]

Originally Posted by bobster65

Can you post your FORUMHOME Template and I'll take a look it. Looks like a simple fix.

I guess it's too long to post in a thread. I put it in a text file.

[bobster65]

Originally Posted by indie2industry

I guess it's too long to post in a thread. I put it in a text file.

ah, I should have saw it right off the image you posted... custom style that is different colspan than default vb and most custom styles..

Default vB is a colspan of 5 (or 6 with moderator column) ... your style takes the column that normally is "Last Post" and puts it in a DIV within the "forum" column, so your custom style is a colspan of 4 ( or 5 with moderator column) ..

so what you need to do is take out the "last Post" column in this chunk of code (BOLD RED).. This chunk is the first bit of code for each tab, so you will have to find it for all 6 of your tabs..

<thead>
	<tr align="center">
	  <td class="thead">&nbsp;</td>
	  <td class="thead" width="100%" align="$stylevar[left]">$vbphrase[forum]</td>
	  <td class="thead" width="175">$vbphrase[last_post]</td>
	  <td class="thead">$vbphrase[threads]</td>
	  <td class="thead">$vbphrase[posts]</td>
	  <if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">
	  <td class="thead">$vbphrase[moderator]</td>
	  </if>
	</tr>
</thead>

THEN in all your tbody chunks (all of them)... you are going to have to change the colspan numbers.. Change all the 6's to 5's and all the 5's to 4's (The numbers are in RED

<tbody>
	<tr>
		<td class="tcat" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">6<else />5</if>"><a style="float:right" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumbit_11')"><img id="collapseimg_forumbit_11" src="images/solido/buttons/collapse_tcat.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a><a href="forumdisplay.php?f=1">Indie 2 Industry General Forum</a></td>
	</tr>
</tbody>

[indie2industry]

You sir, are a genius...

I have some $$$ coming in soon. I'll be donating to EVERYONE who I've installed a mod from. YOU are DEFINITELY on the list.

Thank you so much