Miscellaneous Hacks - Cyb - Sub-Forum Manager

Info:
This plugin is useful when you have big number of sub-forums. It arranges them into columns. You can easily choose number of columns (1 to 7) to arange sub-forums into. There are options to enable/disable hack, exclude forums, enlarge font for sub-forums titles, hide commas, hide "Sub-Forums" phrase, show thread/reply counts, and more...


Installation:
-Import XML file (as product): AdminCP > Plugin System > Manage Products > [Add/Import Product]


Notes:
-To get this hack working you must set "Depth of Sub-Forums" to "1" in vBulletin Options > Forum Listings Display Options
-To set hack options go to: AdminCP > vBulletin Options > Cyb - Sub-Forum Manager


Versions:
v1.0 - Apr 24. 2006.
-First release
v1.1 - Apr 24. 2006.
-Typo fixed
v1.2 - Apr 25. 2006.
-TC bug fixed
v1.3 - May 30. 2006.
-Added ability to use original font size for subforums titles (requested)
v1.4 - May 30. 2006.
-Added ability to hide commas (shown after every subforum title except the last one) - requested
v1.5 - May 30. 2006.
-Fixed little bugs (phrase, variable)
v1.6 - Aug 04. 2006.
-Release of this hack for vB v3.6
v1.7 - Aug 12. 2006.
-Added option to hide "Sub-Forums" phrase
-Added options to customize sub-forums table attributes
-Little improvements in the code
v1.8 - Sep 06. 2006.
-Added: Option to exclude forums
-Added: Options to show thread-count or reply-count or both after sub-forum title
-Hack name changed from "Cyb - Sub-Forums Arranger" to "Cyb - Forumhome Sub-Forums Manager"
-Added "Product Version Checking"
v1.9 - Sep 06. 2006.
-Fixed bug (if you choose to arrange sub-forums into two columns it arranges it into one)
-Added: When you mouseover count(s) it shows you what count(s) are for, depending on settings
v2.0 - Sep 09. 2006.
-Thread/post counts are hidden automatically if sub-forum is link or contains "child forums"
-Added option to turn on/off extra style and counts for excluded forums
v2.1 - Sep 14. 2006.
-Added: Option to change text size for thread/reply counts
-Fixed bug (unneded space before commas)
v2.2 - May 31. 2007.
-Option to hide thread/reply counts for selected sub-forums
-Counts automatically hidden for sub-forums with '0' threadcount
-Option to add blank lines after selected sub-forums
-Options to change CSS attributes for sub-forums inner table (change background color, text size,...)
-Several other improvements and general code cleanup
v2.3 - Jun 01. 2007.
-Fixed bug with some XHTML validation errors
-Fixed bug where some sub-forums are not arranged properly
v2.4 - Jun 01. 2007.
-Fixed bug where excluded forums shows "Cybernetec" between sub-forums
v2.5 - May 03. 2008.
-Compatible with vBulletin 3.7
-Minor bugs fixed
v2.5.1 - Jun 20. 2009.
-Minor bugs fixed (CSS, variables, phrases, product info)


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LIVE DEMO

[albear]

Installed ... and Thank you!

[kert]

Hey Cyb,
could you please add a "Disable in some Styles" function, like in Cyb - Advanced 'New Posts' (AJAX)?

*improved integration with different styles (to avoid manual template edits)

It would be very useful, because it destroys all other Styles I have (like Ipod and Handy Styles...).

[Vaupell]

anyone had any experience why it suddenly dosent show subforums at all.

Forumcat
--forums
--forums
----subforumsCAT [invisible]
------subforums [invisible]
------subforums [invisible]
------subforums [invisible]
------subforums [invisible]

Just like that those marked invisible are present i you know the link
but are not clickable. ofcourse and nodoubt it has something to do
with the style, but all other styles which are 100%width fluid and this
im using now which is fixed, and the fixed it dosent work. at all.

any suggestions

[Stubbed]

Hrm, weird I never noticed this mod before, does exactly what I need. A must for anyone running subforums.

Sorry Vaupell, I don't have the issue you do, installed and worked straight away.

[nrms?]

One problem... The add-on as work fine in forum and appear in Product Manager, but...

The options in vB Options are disappeared... any solution...?

[newsoftw]

thxxxxxxxx and nice working.................

[Vaupell]

Originally Posted by Stubbed

Hrm, weird I never noticed this mod before, does exactly what I need. A must for anyone running subforums.

Sorry Vaupell, I don't have the issue you do, installed and worked straight away.

yeah me 2,, so i moved all my forums so no subforums above level 2,
howewer i suspect its after i intergrated VbA on my forum pages for styling.

oh well.

[AMailer]

Hey,
Nice hack however can you make it work for "sub sub" forums as well?

[Vaupell]

Originally Posted by AMailer

Hey,
Nice hack however can you make it work for "sub sub" forums as well?

ahh ofcourse thats my problem,, Bump for this.. haha :up:

EDIT : yep thats it,, REINSTALLED

moved the sub forums one section down tadaa.. working again.. :up:

[Annapurna]

It's a wonderful hack and I like it.

Unfortunately I face some "error".

Everything works perfect at forumhome. No matter which screen resolution or browser I use. But when I'm going into forumdisplay, having only one category with forums and subforums shown, there's some mistake in the display, no matter which Browser I use.

Example:
fine at a resolution at 1024x768
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but not fine at a higher resolution e.g. 1600x1200
Attachment 93979

The columns are not shown under each other.

Any ideas?

Andreas