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!

[VirtueTech]

Originally posted by dabean
Hmm, find attached a debugging version of updateindex which will echo its output as it goes along. Please tell me the point at which it stops. To use this version remove the .test from the filename and replace the version of updateindex contained in the forum root, and then reattempt to manually collapse a forum as described in the post a further back.

Ok here is what I got:

loading...
Warning: Cannot add header information - headers already sent by (output started at /web/pbc2/beta225/updateindex.php:3) in /web/pbc2/beta225/admin/functions.php on line 1544
included globalincluded requiredforumid or value was not set

Here is Function.php lines:

1543 if ($cookiedomain) {
1544 setcookie($name, $value, $expire, $cookiepath, $cookiedomain, $secure);
1545 } else {
1546 setcookie($name, $value, $expire, $cookiepath, '', $secure);
1547 }

[dabean]

Originally posted by VirtueTech


Ok here is what I got:

loading...
Warning: Cannot add header information - headers already sent by (output started at /web/pbc2/beta225/updateindex.php:3) in /web/pbc2/beta225/admin/functions.php on line 1544
included globalincluded requiredforumid or value was not set

<snipped function.php>

Bizare, what version of php?
and what value where you using for <forumid> in the url?

[VirtueTech]

Originally posted by dabean


Bizare, what version of php?
and what value where you using for <forumid> in the url?

PHP Version 4.2.0

and

Forumid = 58

/updateindex.php?fid=58&val=1

[dabean]

register globals are on?

[VirtueTech]

Originally posted by dabean
register globals are on?

Yes: register_globals = On

Would this cause a problem:
; Magic quotes
magic_quotes_gpc = Off
magic_quotes_runtime= Off
magic_quotes_sybase = Off

[VirtueTech]

FYI: Ok I tried it with quotes_gpc ON and it didn't work still.

[VirtueTech]

Now I restarted my machine, ran updateindex.php again and now it says this:

loading...included globalincluded requiredforumid or value was not set

[dabean]

Try this php4.2.0 tailored version of update index.

The correct result is to recieve the message "done".

Incorrect results will result in "error" being displayed, whilst semi incorrect results will echo back the values entered for forumid and val.

[VirtueTech]

Originally posted by dabean
Try this php4.2.0 tailored version of update index.

The correct result is to recieve the message "done".

Incorrect results will result in "error" being displayed, whilst semi incorrect results will echo back the values entered for forumid and val.

Ok now it is writing to the DB but everytime I reload the forumhome the table is still expanded.

I get this on the return from updateindex.php that you sent in the above post for 4.2:

58|:done

[dabean]

Originally posted by VirtueTech


Ok now it is writing to the DB but everytime I reload the forumhome the table is still expanded.

I get this on the return from updateindex.php that you sent in the above post for 4.2:

58|:done

Wow, I wasn't expecting that result... (the number portion).

Is this a new installation of the hack, or have you previously had this working under a older version of vbulletin?

Find attached a newer version of the getforumview.php file.. which hopefully should write correct data to the database.