Collapsable forums on forum home

This hack adds expansion and contraction support to the forum home page (index.php). The current version of this hack has been tested on vBulletin 2.3.2

Only supported browsers gain the ability to expand and collapse forum groups, non supported browsers do not gain anything, but no errors will be displayed.
Each users preference is saved to the database, additionally admins can select which forums are to be collapsed by default.

• Browsers supported
• Netscape6+/Mozilla0.6+
• MS IE5+
• Konqueror
• Opera 7 support is included

• Browsers unsupported
• MS IE4 or earlier
• Netscape 4 or earlier
• Opera (version 6 and earlier)

Note: PHP 4.1.x or 4.2.x is required, PHP 4.0.x is now unsupported.

Instructions inside attachment.
Updated 4:18 PM 1/12/2002
- Packaged Post, Thread template Addon

Updated 7:53 PM 1/11/2002
- corrected installer

Updated 4:23 PM 1/11/2002
- Added DB support
- Added Per forum Collapsed Pref to admin cp

Updated 01/10/02 01:39am.
- Fixed missing line.

Updated 04/06/02 01:30am.
- Version 1.2
- PHP 4.1.x, 4.2.x support with or without register globals off.
- Performance tweeked javascript

Updated 06/06/02 11:20pm.
- Corrected templatecache bug

Updated 06/25/02
- Corrected formatting errors in readme

Updated 09/01/02
- vB 2.2.7 compatiblity statement, updated readme.

Updated 30/08/03
- vB 2.2.x and 2.3.x compatiblity statement, added new automatic testing script.

FAQ
Q: what exactly is Template_Option.txt?
A: Basically that exention was provided as a request to cover sites with the template modification that adds a "header" to each grouping.

Q: How do I show a forum depth greater than 2?
A: Open vB Admin cp set forum depth to your required level. Then create the additional templates. For template examples see https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...465#post250465

Q: Can sub-forums be collapsed?
A: Yes. See the above answer for example templates.

Q: XYZ doesn't work help.
A: Check that all the template changes required have been made, 99% of problems are due to incorrect template alteration. Also use the cx_test.php to automatically check your installation!

[fixer]

it works so fine now

thanx

[Timmmmmy]

Database error in vBulletin Control Panel 2.2.6:

Invalid SQL: INSERT INTO forum
                      (forumid,styleid,title,description,active,displayorder,parentid,
                       parentlist,allowposting,cancontainthreads,daysprune,newpostemail,newthreademail,
                       moderatenew,allowhtml,allowbbcode,allowimages,allowsmilies,allowicons,
                       styleoverride,allowratings,countposts,moderateattach)
                   VALUES
                      (NULL,'1','test','','1','1','-1',
                       '','1','1','30','','',
                       '0','1','1','1','1','1',
                       '0','1','1','0','')
mysql error: Column count doesn't match value count at row 1

mysql error number: 1136

thats the error i get, This hack didnt work at all for me, i get that error when i try to add another forum.

This all started when i went thru with the altering templates, the index and /admin/forum.php files to what the readme said then i went to run the installer, it wouldnt do anything just kinda look, id lick install and it would just sit there, id click uninstall and it would just sti there so i added the install stuff manually thu phpmyadmin.

I uninstalled everything and I still cant add forums, any thoughts would be nice thanks

[dabean]

Originally posted by Timmmmmy

Database error in vBulletin Control Panel 2.2.6:

Invalid SQL: INSERT INTO forum
                      (forumid,styleid,title,description,active,displayorder,parentid,
                       parentlist,allowposting,cancontainthreads,daysprune,newpostemail,newthreademail,
                       moderatenew,allowhtml,allowbbcode,allowimages,allowsmilies,allowicons,
                     styleoverride,allowratings,countposts,moderateattach)
                   VALUES
                      (NULL,'1','test','','1','1','-1',
                       '','1','1','30','','',
                       '0','1','1','1','1','1',
                       '0','1','1','0','')
mysql error: Column count doesn't match value count at row 1

mysql error number: 1136

thats the error i get, This hack didnt work at all for me, i get that error when i try to add another forum.

This all started when i went thru with the altering templates, the index and /admin/forum.php files to what the readme said then i went to run the installer, it wouldnt do anything just kinda look, id lick install and it would just sit there, id click uninstall and it would just sti there so i added the install stuff manually thu phpmyadmin.

I uninstalled everything and I still cant add forums, any thoughts would be nice thanks

Assuming you are after uninstallation, then the colum count in that query doesn't match you need to remove the last entry, which will read " ,'$collapsed' " in fact the whole before and after for that line is in the readme. Now coming on to the installer which/what version of php are you using and could you clarrify "just sit there"? does it not progress past the first step?

[Graphics]

I have vb 2.2.6 and when i searched for if ($forum['cancontainthreads']==1) {
$tempext = '_post';
} else {
$tempext = '_nopost';
} It wasn't found in index.php

[Timmmmmy]

sorry, i click on it, it says at the bottom going to step 2, but doesnt do anything. I had to manually enter the sql data, and ive removed them too. The same thing happens when i go to uninstall it.
Thanks

[Timmmmmy]

Thanks, i thought i had taken everything out, I removed ",'$collapsed' " from the /admin/forum.php and it worked.

[dabean]

Originally posted by Graphics
I have vb 2.2.6 and when i searched for if ($forum['cancontainthreads']==1) {
$tempext = '_post';
} else {
$tempext = '_nopost';
} It wasn't found in index.php

Assuming your index.php is unmodified lines 305 to 309 will contain those lines.

Originally posted by Timmmmmy
sorry, i click on it, it says at the bottom going to step 2, but doesnt do anything. I had to manually enter the sql data, and ive removed them too. The same thing happens when i go to uninstall it.
Thanks

Installer and the hack will fail to work correctly on php older than 4.0.x, PHP 4.1.x or 4.2.x is required for succesful installation.

[carpman]

template_option.txt
What are these setting for?

I have it working, except it won't remember settings?

I have all but one forum catagory to be collapse as standard, tried in IE5.5 NS6.01 Mozilla 0.9.9 Galeon 1.2.0

many thanks

[dabean]

Originally posted by carpman
template_option.txt
What are these setting for?

Optional additional code, generally if you don't know what its for you don't need it.

I have it working, except it won't remember settings?

Random guess upload update_index.php to your forums directory.

[carpman]

Originally posted by dabean


Optional additional code, generally if you don't know what its for you don't need it.



Random guess upload update_index.php to your forums directory.

thanks for reply.

If someone told me what they are for i could make my own mind up?


I have uploaded updateindex.php, this is the one that came in the zip file!!!