Forum Home Enhancements - [AJAX] Tabbed Forum Home

Tabbed Forum Home version 1.01

[AJAX] Tabbed Forum Home version 1.5.0 (BETA)

NOTE: Works with both 3.7x and 3.6x

Description: This MOD is for creating a "Tabbed" Forum Home Page to have Categories displayed within Tab containers (similar to what the new Profile System looks like on vb3.7). 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 without leaving the main forums page.

I wrote the initial Non AJAX version based on reading many requests from members asking about how namepros created their custom tabbed forum home page. The first implementation I did was a request by bbwforums.net (which you can visit to see a working example). I have shared this version with many members already and decided to release it since it seems to be something that a lot of members are interested in.

UPDATE: I have released a BETA [AJAX] version for those that what something a little more robust and easier to install/configure. This Beta version will never go into production tho as version 2.0 will utilize the YUI AJAX Tabview Toolset. It IS stable tho and is currently running on a few live sites.

NOTE: Keep in mind, I wrote this with the assumption that you are fairly well versed and comfortable with editing files/templates and following the flow of things. If there is something you don't understand, PLEASE let me know so that I can help you understand it. This IS NOT a product that a novice can just plug and play and it takes a little bit of time to setup, but its well worth it in the end (if you want a custom unique look to your forum home page)... the next version (Don't ask when, cause its just on the drawing board) will be a product with ACP controls for easy setup

The attached Zip File(s) contain the Files and Instructions necessary to install each version.

DEMO: www.bbwforums.net or www.namepros.com
[Moderator Edit: The first URL has been un-linked as there has been reported malware on that domain. The mod author may edit this notice once the situation has been cleaned.]

Screen Shots: None, visit one or both of the above links as seeing them in action is better than some static image(s)..

Bobster

Change Log

version 1.01 -
tabcontent.js ver 2.2 to support remote links
updated install instructions (both in txt and rtf format)

version 1.5.0 -
BETA [AJAX] version

July 8, 2008 - Added xml file for WOL
Sep 2, 2008 - Updated xml file for WOL

[Digital Jedi]

Originally Posted by touba

Hi Jedi,

Why not doing as for forum_home by creating a new template resuming the code of download.php without the header, navbar and footer ?

That might work, I'd just have to invest the time into trying it out.

[maidos]

hope you work it out because im also interested having that tab with the downloads.php
from the mod downloadsII

[hotwheels]

Is this working on 3.7.3?

I have tried it and all i get is errors.

Database error in vBulletin 3.7.3:

Invalid SQL:

SELECT
user.username, (user.options & 512) AS invisible, user.usergroupid,
session.userid, session.inforum, session.lastactivity, session.useragent,
IF(displaygroupid=0, user.usergroupid, displaygroupid) AS displaygroupid
FROM vb3session AS session
LEFT JOIN vb3user AS user ON(user.userid = session.userid)
WHERE session.lastactivity >
ORDER BY username ASC;

MySQL Error : You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'ORDER BY username ASC' at line 8
Error Number : 1064
Request Date : Saturday, October 25th 2008 @ 05:18:48 PM
Error Date : Saturday, October 25th 2008 @ 05:18:49 PM

[Itworx4me]

Do we have an eta on when the release of 2.0 will be out? I really thought it would have been out by now because of a previous post by Bobbster.

[hotwheels]

Originally Posted by hilfe-forum

Ok i found the Problem.
This Hack dont work with the "Spider Display" Hack.

that was it..........thanks

[hotwheels]

K, i have been working on this thing for a few hours now and i just can't locate the point where i need to close this space (see attached image).

I know there isn't alot of support for the ajax version right now, but i would really like to get this to look right.

[hotwheels]

Well i finally found it.........If anyone else is looking you need to remove <br style="clear: left" /> from the forumhome.......

[King Kovifor]

Originally Posted by Itworx4me

Do we have an eta on when the release of 2.0 will be out? I really thought it would have been out by now because of a previous post by Bobbster.

No, sorry. Not at this time anymore.

Originally Posted by hotwheels

K, i have been working on this thing for a few hours now and i just can't locate the point where i need to close this space (see attached image).

I know there isn't alot of support for the ajax version right now, but i would really like to get this to look right.

I believe there was a fix for IE a few pages ago...

[DeXTeR27]

First off I love this modification as it highly organizes all my larger boards. I have not had any issues till now. Added it to another board and it adds a bar underneath my forums. Not sure how to remove these. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Screenshot attached.

nvm, found it in forumhome_forumbit_level1_nopost

[ArnyVee]

Originally Posted by King Kovifor

No, sorry. Not at this time anymore.

Oh...that's not a good statement

Hopefully not too long of a delay.