Forum Display Enhancements - Article Forums

Article Forums v4.x for vBulletin v4.x

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Turn a forum into an article forum. Sub-forums are turned into categories.

• Posts/Articles show in searches & in new posts
• Create as many sub-forums/ categories as you need
• Follows forum permissions
• Can still rate thread, etc.
• Different postbits for article and replies (comments)
• Choose what to display in postbit for article and comments
• Choose what to display on articles in vBulletin Options

* Not compatible with 3.7.x forums *

Installation:

1. Upload articles.php
2. Import product file
3. Create a forum in admincp
4. Go to vBulletin Options->Article forum Options

Remember to click Mark as Installed to receive updates and support

Possible Future Additions:

• Make article collapsible
• Allow multiple article forums

Translations:

• German/ Deutsch: http://www.vbulletin-germany.org/showthread.php?t=6048
• Russian: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=643

[crkgb]

Thank you. Super fast.

Also many people have custom bb codes. Those are displayed if included in the beginning of the article. Is there a way to disable those in the articles.php display?

[bananalive]

Originally Posted by crkgb

Thank you. Super fast.

Also many people have custom bb codes. Those are displayed if included in the beginning of the article. Is there a way to disable those in the articles.php display?

open articles.php

line 304

PHP Code:

$thread = process_thread_array($thread, $lastread, $foruminfo['allowicons']); 


Add after:

PHP Code:

$thread[preview] = str_replace('[custombbcode]', '', $thread[preview]);
$thread[preview] = str_replace('[/custombbcode]', '', $thread[preview]); 


[crkgb]

Thank you.

I am using bb-code of left/right align image. I have the URL portion (what is between the bbcodes) still being displayed.

[BlueNinjaGo]

Ok... I installed the newest release on my 3.7.3 board...

So far, everything seems to be working. I do have a question... When setting the option for length of description... (the default is -1)... I set it to 0 so it would have no preview... needless to say it previews the whole article...

[bananalive]

Originally Posted by BlueNinjaGo

Ok... I installed the newest release on my 3.7.3 board...

So far, everything seems to be working. I do have a question... When setting the option for length of description... (the default is -1)... I set it to 0 so it would have no preview... needless to say it previews the whole article...

Find in template: af_articlebit

PHP Code:

$thread[preview] 


Repalce

PHP Code:

<if condition="$vboptions[af_threadpreview]!=0">$thread[preview]</if> 


[bananalive]

Originally Posted by crkgb

Thank you.

I am using bb-code of left/right align image. I have the URL portion (what is between the bbcodes) still being displayed.

Yes it will.

[BlueNinjaGo]

When I go to open an article, i get an error message pop up... (see attachment)

[calord]

I would install but I am too confused about how this works. Please try to be more thorough in the description and please also note whether this is compatible with 3.6/3.7 boards.

My main question is what this does other can create an "article" section. I want to install but not until I know the exact functionality. Does this allow me to take stickies in forums and make them into articles? Or do I have to create a sub-form for every post I want to be an article?

Any clarification welcome.

[Sweeks]

Originally Posted by bananalive

It should show article at top of every page, I've fixed this now

I dont understand. On our forum if the article goes onto 2 pages of replies the first poster on the second page appears to be the article starter with the nice postbit etc. Is there a fix already for this?

Thanks
________
Stefano Domenicali

[bananalive]

Originally Posted by BlueNinjaGo

When I go to open an article, i get an error message pop up... (see attachment)

if you disable article forums do you still get the error message?