Forum descriptions not showing. Why?

[Strat]

On the main page, forum descriptions are simply not showing. They are when entering a forum, though.

How can I fix this so that forum description only shows on the main page and *not* when viewing the threads in a forum? Basically, I just want to do the opposite.

Many thanks!

[S@NL - BlackBik]

Goto you admncp -> vBulletin Options -> vBulletin Options -> Forum Listings Display Options -> Set "Show Forum Descriptions in Forum Listings" to Yes

[MortysTW]

Do you have the option set to YES in the AdminCP > vBulletin Options > Forum Listings Display Options where it says SHOW FORUM DESCRIPTIONS IN FORUM LISTINGS ??

And I'll think about the template thingy for the 2nd page inward to remove the description from there.

[S@NL - BlackBik]

First
But it was only a second....

[MortysTW]

Gather around kids, Daddy is going.......... oh wait. Already did that joke.


Okay, once again, its your NAVBAR template.

Open that and do a search for

<!-- NAVBAR POPUP MENUS -->

Then look just above that and you will find something that looks similar to this if not identical.

<tr>
<td class="alt1" width="100%"><strong>$foruminfo[title]</strong> <span class="smallfont">$foruminfo[description]</span></td>
</tr>

Just a reminder, we want to COMMENT OUT this stuff that way its not lost forever. Where? In the Template Forrest of course! :nervous:

So before that <tr> put the <!-- and then after the </tr> tag put --> so it looks something like this.

<!--- <tr>
		<td class="alt1" width="100%"><strong>$foruminfo[title]</strong> <span class="smallfont">$foruminfo[description]</span></td>
	</tr> --->

That should do the trick. Let us know what happened with that YES switch.

[Strat]

OMG, I'm about to shoot myself in the face... and that's *after* I let you two punch me in the throat. LOL!

I don't get it. I actually did go all over those settings yesterday and somehow missed it. Lack of sleep will do this to you, I guess.

Yes, descriptions are now showing on the main forum page. I just want to remove them when viewing the threads or posts of a forum.

I would think this would have something to do with the NAVBAR template and the $foruminfo[description] value. Am I close?

EDIT : LOL!!! Woah! I can't believe I was right! Congratulatory glass of champagne for me, garcon!

I'll come back and tell you if that worked. Gimme a few minutes.

EDIT #2 : Again, I bow to you, Morty! How long did it take you to be so masterful with vB anyway? Just started out 2.5 weeks ago and I learned a lot, but am obviously nowhere near your level. It's very interesting and flexible software, IMHO. Crazy what can be done.

If you'd live in my city, I buy you a beer for this!

[MortysTW]

Um...... did you not read my post just above yours where I explained it all to you?

I'm pretty good with the templates, but if you need actually code edits, I'm the last guy you want to talk to. I'm lost when it comes to the kungfu talk.

[Strat]

I started typing it maybe a couple of minutes after your 1st post in this thread and looked around to see if I could find the solution myself. Then, saw that it would be too complicated for my current limited amount of vB knowledge, so I finished my post and sent it.

Again, thanks for everything!!!

[MortysTW]

So what's next?

Create a new thread for it of course.

[Strat]

Nothing for now, but I'll PM you if there's anything. I wish I could repay you somehow for all the time & work you invested in my forum. In the meantime, if you're interested in reading/posting, you're more than welcome to do so.