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

[yotsume]

I just installed the mod: Mark Thread as [Solved] for 3.8x. Once that mod is enabled all the threads that are clicked on show as a complete white screen.

This mod requires you to edit the SHOWTHREAD template with to replacements. Can someone look and see if this can be modified to work with our beloved tab forum home mod here please!

Is it possible that there is a problem or conflict similar to CYB Sub Forum Manager?

Can anyone give some help with this conflict?

[Damien1990]

The tabs are there but I get this message.

Warning: Division by zero in [path]/tabforumhome.php(125) : eval()'d code on line 521

[Icehawk002]

Its a very long thread and I have probably missed the answer.

Having installed the 1.5 Ajax version the tabs appear fine but I see no forums just image and text

Requesting content...

Help please.

Edit.

I am running on local host I checked the paths and now get tabs ok but this error message

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_ENCAPSED_AND_WHITESPACE, expecting T_STRING or T_VARIABLE or T_NUM_STRING in ...\htdocs\forums\tabforumhome.php(126) : eval()'d code on line 25[/CODE]

[Icehawk002]

How do I identify the category number?

the only reference I can find is the forumid (f=1) although it is set to category.

thanks

[Icehawk002]

Anyone?

[LieuR]

Greate plugin

[LieuR]

Sry my bad for double post

[tafreeh]

if you tell me if i can use an image as a tab then i will stop waiting for V2 for now.

[bobster65]

Originally Posted by tafreeh

if you tell me if i can use an image as a tab then i will stop waiting for V2 for now.

Its all done via CSS... I've seen multiple YUI Tab apps with images as Tabs. I'm not a CSS expert however, so maybe one of the CSS Guru's on the YUI Forums can help you out.

[Jeffler]

No matter what I do, the colours come up for me as shades of red, even though the CSS has them as blue shades. Any help?