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!

[Shenlong]

just for the record:

forumhome_forumbit_level1_nopost:

PHP Code:

<tr id="cat">
    <td bgcolor="{categorybackcolor}" colspan="6">$expandcontract<a href="forumdisplay.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&forumid=$forum[forumid]"><normalfont color="{categoryfontcolor}"><b>$forum[title]</b></normalfont></a>
    <br><smallfont color="{categoryfontcolor}">$forum[description]</smallfont></td>
</tr> 


forumhome_forumbit_level2_post:

PHP Code:

<tr id="f$forum[parentid]z$z" $fhomeexpandstyle align="center">
    <td bgcolor="{secondaltcolor}" valign="top"><img src="{imagesfolder}/$forum[onoff].gif" border="0" alt=""></td>
    <td bgcolor="{firstaltcolor}" align="left"><a href="forumdisplay.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&forumid=$forum[forumid]"><normalfont><b>$forum[title]</b></normalfont></a>
    <br><smallfont>$forum[description]</smallfont></td>
    <td bgcolor="{secondaltcolor}"><normalfont>$forum[replycount]</normalfont></td>
    <td bgcolor="{firstaltcolor}"><normalfont>$forum[threadcount]</normalfont></td>
    <td bgcolor="{secondaltcolor}"><smallfont>$forum[lastpostinfo]</smallfont></td>
    <form><td bgcolor="{firstaltcolor}" valign="middle" align="right" nowrap>
<IMG align="absmiddle" SRC="{imagesfolder}/team.gif">
<SELECT NAME="newLoc" onChange="jumpPage(this.form.newLoc)" style="font-size: 7pt; background-color: #dfdfdf; font-family: Arial, Tahoma;" maxlength="20">
<OPTION VALUE="#">moderators</OPTION>
<OPTION VALUE="#">---------------------</OPTION>
$forum[moderators]</select></td></form></tr> 


[dabean]

level1_post should only be edited if you don't have parent forums as categories, which generally seems a rare configuration.

[Shenlong]

NM i misunderstood, anyway, i guess this hack just wont work with 2.2.1, thanx for ur help anyway

[dabean]

This hack will and does work with vb 2.2.1.

[Shenlong]

apparently not for me

I gave u links to everyone of my files, posted my edited templates here, and if u looked through them and approved, not much more I can do to fix

[dabean]

Shenlong : try this attached style, upload it as a NEW style and change your style to use it. Do not upload it on top of your existing style(s) as it will overwrite them.

[Shenlong]

what shall I name it?

[dabean]

Originally posted by dabean
Shenlong : try this attached style, upload it as a NEW style and change your style to use it. Do not upload it on top of your existing style(s) as it will overwrite them.

Anything

[Sven]

Originally posted by Shenlong
apparently not for me

I installed it yesterday and it works perfect with 2.2.1!

Just a little annoying though that settings are not saved for users - that's why I asked for the enhancement on the previous page.

Dabean, any comment on this?

[Shenlong]

Originally posted by dabean


Anything

so thats gonna help me? cool