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

[preemz10314]

also if you add the auto-install please include what files we should back up before installing incase we need to revert. I'll wait for this. As a forum grows this is a good mod to clean it up. I have plans for this when completed.. and also, if possible, let us know how to customize the tab colors.. thanks. -waiting.

[RedDevil]

Originally Posted by preemz10314

also if you add the auto-install please include what files we should back up before installing incase we need to revert. I'll wait for this. As a forum grows this is a good mod to clean it up. I have plans for this when completed.. and also, if possible, let us know how to customize the tab colors.. thanks. -waiting.

Tab colors are simple to change in CSS if i recall, im sure its been mentioned in an earlier post

[ZeroHour]

Originally Posted by preemz10314

also if you add the auto-install please include what files we should back up before installing incase we need to revert. I'll wait for this. As a forum grows this is a good mod to clean it up. I have plans for this when completed.. and also, if possible, let us know how to customize the tab colors.. thanks. -waiting.

Hi
The install will work like this, you install the mod, go to the Mods Styles section and enable the styleid's you want to use the tabbed forum home, the system will then compile the changes. If you choose to disable the styleid's tabbed mode it will automatically remove the changes
Without choosing which to enable NOTHING is changed.
As for tab colours etc I will be adding options for that soon too, the initial release though probably wont have those changes integrated yet as I want to get the auto installer out there first.

[Santori]

Hi Santori,
I didnt mean it quite as it sounded. This addon loads the tab's content from the server when you click a tab and if you were to re-click the tab the content would reload with any updates. Your site uses a similar approach to the vb3.8 mod like this where each tabs content is in the html of your forumhome but its hidden. When you click a tab the content is shown and the unselected tab content div is then hidden. If you reclick the same tab though the tabs content is not updated *dynamically* as such (aka fresh) it just shows the existing content. The mod your using is similar to how the collapse button works.
Because of this your page is larger then it would be if the hidden tab content was not loaded.

Regarding vbet, thats a dangerous mod for SEO to run and if you need translation primarily and not some hidden SEO benefit you can use various scripts which load if the users language is different using google translator.

Mpfff, Sorry, but every tab have a own variable forumbits, It?s the same working for vbulletin 4. The same. But I don?t know why is the problem with the larger of the page if is faster of TFH.
Sorry, I dont?t see results or purpose to all. This is mod( tfh) is good , but some users have the same problems: The time to charging and the famous button.
Now I find a solution and you say somethings about the programation etc... but works my friend. As i say, you are efforting in the wrong way.
I don?t have anything to say about this .

Regards.

[preemz10314]

nice..........cant wait to see how this turns out.

[Alfa1]

Originally Posted by bobster65

me too, however, I won't be doing any vB4 work. I've got a jquery version of the vB3 TFH and you probably already know what version of TFH I am working on right now :P

Thats good to read. My main site is on vb3 anyway.

[Avrojet]

Good to hear this is still being developed.

Any chance of making it so that it remembers which tab you were on? So when you click the back button on your browser it will go back to that tab instead of the default tab.

[ZeroHour]

Originally Posted by Avrojet

Good to hear this is still being developed.

Any chance of making it so that it remembers which tab you were on? So when you click the back button on your browser it will go back to that tab instead of the default tab.

Yes I am very keen to get that integrated, I have read some code that should allow it to work but I do plan to have the feature.

[karlm]

Originally Posted by karlm

Just bumping my own support request...

Re-bumping as is now under 'new management'...

[synseal]

I went ahead and used this after your post earlier regarding SEO and sitemaps Zerohour, thanks for that, now I have this set up and working fine I have one issue.

Is there a way of making this area (white) transparent, it looks fine on my light style's but terrible on my dark styles.

Do I need to edit the skin-tfh.css? and in what way.

Thanks for any help.