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

[ZeroHour]

Originally Posted by nezr

any new updates coming?

I am going to be launching the jQuery based version as soon as its live on my site.

[exxxir]

Hi

thanks for great mod,

can you help me how can i add a loading image while forums load?

[enginethatcan't]

Ok, I installed and everything seemed to work alright.

I have two tabs "Forum" which is the main (default) forum, and "Events" which is obviously section for events.

When I load the main page, it takes forever to load the forum part. sometimes it wont show at all.

Is this something I've done wrong? or is it normal to take a while?

[Cla75]

I need your help.
installed this beautiful and most useful mods on vbulletin 4.0.5, everything seems to work but often, very often I do not see the content of the Tabbed :-(

I am sure that installation and configuration, but does not work even if I use "All Forums" (tabindex.php? tabcat [] = all)

Only in very few times I have seen the correct content, but then disappears again at the next visit

Kindly can you help me?

site under construction here: http://forumviaggiatori.com/FV-vb4/

thanks for your support

[LifesGreatestGift]

I'd like to know how to
1) Load all categories by default (there is a split second when loading the non-default tabs)
2) Implement tab history so that the tab is remembered and still selected on page refresh (even if its not the designated "default tab"

This site appears to have got both of these things working.
http://www.aquaterraria.com/forum.php
And yes i've PM'd him and am awaiting a response, but if anyone else has any idea how to do this in the mean time, that would be awesome.

[Noslo]

Everytime I try to edit the header template I get an internal server error when I try and save. All my other templates are fine

[LifesGreatestGift]

Does anyone at least know how to target/link to the tabs without breaking the style?

[synseal]

Originally Posted by LifesGreatestGift

I'd like to know how to
1) Load all categories by default (there is a split second when loading the non-default tabs)
2) Implement tab history so that the tab is remembered and still selected on page refresh (even if its not the designated "default tab"

This site appears to have got both of these things working.
http://www.aquaterraria.com/forum.php
And yes i've PM'd him and am awaiting a response, but if anyone else has any idea how to do this in the mean time, that would be awesome.

Did you get this figured out? I too would like to know how he has done that.

[LifesGreatestGift]

he said something about using part of the 3.7 mod and making a lot of edits to index.php
so this is not an option i would opt for due to having to re-code index.php on every update.
So i guess we have to wait for someone to update this mod with more options, or someone
that is fluent with YUI or jQuery to recode it.

[Reinier324]

Thanks, working amazing on 4.1.9