Forum Display Enhancements - Sorky - SubForum List Control

Purpose
This plugin allows extensive control of how SubForums are displayed.

• Use any mix of between 0 and 10 columns
• Different layouts can be used on specified forums
• Change formatting
• Display Thread/Post counts
• Limit the number of SubForums shown (Show More/Less)
• Collapse entire display
• Sort SubForum display order
• plus lots more!

Installation
Import XML file (as product): AdminCP > Plugin System > Manage Products > [Add/Import Product]

Options
To set the options go to: AdminCP > vBulletin Options > Sorky - SubForum List Control

Tips
To get it on the Forum Home page, set...

"vBulletin Options" > "Forum Listings Display Options" > "Depth of Forums - Forum Home" to "1"

For all other forums, set...

"vBulletin Options" > "Forum Listings Display Options" > "Depth of Forums - Forum Display" to "1"

You should also set...

"vBulletin Options" > "Forum Listings Display Options" > "Depth of Sub-Forums" to "1" Note: Setting it higher will also work!

Version Log
For previous versions see 3.8.x
v2.0.0 - 15th of January, 2010 = official release for 4.0.x (click here for more information)

Hall Of Fame For ALL Versions (Donations - Greatly Appreciated - Thank You)
Fungsten US$25
Budweiser US$20
CreditForum US$25
lazyseller US$30
Alisa Lindsay US$10
Alfa1 ?50

Acknowledgement
Thanks (and apologies) to Cybernetec for the ideas & inspiration to generate this Mod.

Keywords
SubForum, SubForums, Sub-Forum, Sub-Forums, Table, List, Grid, Child, Children, Parent

Settings, Demonstration Screenshots, Notes, etc
See post 1

If you like this Mod please click INSTALL.

[tommyxv]

Originally Posted by Sorky

If I remember correctly this was solved this with the Forum Depth settings.

What should the settings be?

[shyguy82]

Had to uninstall it, cause it was slowing my forum down dramatically. I guess this plugin is not optimized for large number of forums. Another thing that stops working after you install this plugin is that you can no longer collapse a section/category. It collapses the section plus all other sections underneath.

If you have a large number of forums, once you scroll all the way down on the page, it seems to be freezing the browser all the time.

Good effort nonetheless.

[archet1337]

How do I remove the comma behind the subforum names?

[Wilfred1]

The only issue I have with this is as you can see in the attached image the collapse button conflicts with the subscribe button when the user is on 1024 screen resolution - if the site is using either the forum sidebar or vBa CMPS with a side column in the forums

[nicky.82uk]

Nice mod but can i ask on the next update can you add post preview if some post in there you can actually see it also that would be great

[Sakera]

Originally Posted by bhallan

The Sub Forums title for me is going into my forum description. How do I fix this?

As the solution earlier in this thread gave unsatifactor results on my forum i did an edit in the forumbits.css file in my style

.forumbit_nopost .forumbit_nopost .foruminfo .subforums {
margin-{vb:stylevar left}: {vb:stylevar padding};
position: relative;
_top: -{vb:stylevar padding};
}

As you can see i simply removed the top adjustment witch on my forum was reading -10px, and the problem was gone. i have not done any research on why this setting was there, and how it affects the original subforums layout.

[Sorky]

Originally Posted by nomoreturn@hotm

installed and want to know how i can set the plethora in acp i can find it plz help me thanks

Hope you have worked it all out - the config is really up to you I'm afraid.

[Sorky]

Originally Posted by tommyxv

What should the settings be?

Depends on what you want - best to try different options (preferably in a test server) until you find what suits you best!

[Sorky]

Originally Posted by shyguy82

Had to uninstall it, cause it was slowing my forum down dramatically. I guess this plugin is not optimized for large number of forums. Another thing that stops working after you install this plugin is that you can no longer collapse a section/category. It collapses the section plus all other sections underneath.

If you have a large number of forums, once you scroll all the way down on the page, it seems to be freezing the browser all the time.

Good effort nonetheless.

Had a similar report by another user of an earlier version a long time ago - It turned out he had a modified template that wasn't compatible with my Plug-In - If you still have problems with the default style and with no other Plug-Ins installed, I'll be happy to take a look for you.

[Sorky]

Originally Posted by archet1337

How do I remove the comma behind the subforum names?

• URL: <your forum>/admincp/options.php?null=0
• Setting Group: Sorky03 - SubForum List Control - V1.8.0
• Setting Section: Miscellaneous Options (combines with all previous settings)
• Setting: Separator to use between SubForum [original was ,&nbsp;]