Forum Home Enhancements - Header Search (vb.org search style)

This is a template mod similar to vb.org. Is not a copy since on your forums you have the same options, just move it to your header section or navbar, etc...

I added it right next to the logo

Install

Find the place where you want it to be and paste the following code...
Replace the name of your forums and their respective forum id's (option value)

Demo

http://www.extremecorvettes.com

<!-- forum search -->
<form action="search.php" method="post">
<input type="hidden" name="do" value="process" />
<input type="hidden" name="showposts" value="0" />
<input type="hidden" name="childforums" value="1" />
<input type="hidden" name="s" value="" />
<input type="hidden" name="securitytoken" value="$bbuserinfo[securitytoken]" />

<table cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<tr><td align="right"><div style="white-space:nowrap">
<input type="text" class="bginput" name="query" size="25" /> <select name="forumchoice[]">
	<option value="-1" selected="selected" class="time">All Forums</option>
	<option value="5" class="time">Common Interest</option>
	<option value="13" class="time">Cool Stuff</option>
	<option value="8" class="time">Classifieds</option>
	</select> <input name="search" value="Search" type="submit" class="bginput" />
</div></td></tr>
</table>

</form>
<!-- /forum search -->

[Raptor]

It would be better to have correct forum variables in the code - then no need for editing for other users

[ravenfaust]

any way to make it so its in a custom box so it blends with the theme better?
and also where would be a good spot to place this, in header /navbar etc?

[Cloverfield]

gives me security token error on my forum after upgradation to 3.8.4 from 3.8.2.

Your submission could not be processed because a security token was invalid.

If this occurred unexpectedly, please inform the administrator and describe the action you performed before you received this error.

Please guide.

[JamesC70]

Originally Posted by Cloverfield

gives me security token error on my forum after upgradation to 3.8.4 from 3.8.2.

Your submission could not be processed because a security token was invalid.

Verify that the security token code still exists in your template:

 ... copied from first post ...
<input type="hidden" name="s" value="" />
<input type="hidden" name="securitytoken" value="$bbuserinfo[securitytoken]" />

[NinjaKane]

Awesome. added above my navbar. thanks!

[Log on]

nice one

thank you

[RedHacker]

Any release for vBulletin 4....?

[L0rd-81]

Thank You for this
But i have a Problem.
In the Select Tab i see the Last Forum in this Drop Box is write.

How i can change this the i see "Alle Foren" as first?

Example you can see on my Forum www.wm-apps.de/forum

Please help me, thank you

<!-- forum search -->
<form action="search.php" method="post">
<input type="hidden" name="do" value="process" />
<input type="hidden" name="showposts" value="0" />
<input type="hidden" name="childforums" value="1" />
<input type="hidden" name="s" value="" />
<input type="hidden" name="securitytoken" value="$bbuserinfo[securitytoken]" />

<table cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<tr><td align="right"><div style="white-space:nowrap">
<input type="text" class="bginput" name="query" size="25" /> <select name="forumchoice[]">
	<option value="-1" selected="selected" class="time">Alle Foren</option>
        <option value="145" selected="selected" class="time">ASUS</option>
        <option value="132" selected="selected" class="time">HP</option>
        <option value="46" selected="selected" class="time">HTC</option>
        <option value="69" selected="selected" class="time">LG</option>
        <option value="84" selected="selected" class="time">Samsung</option>
        <option value="100" selected="selected" class="time">Sony Erricsson</option>
        <option value="1095" selected="selected" class="time">Multimedia & Grafik</option>
        <option value="1379" selected="selected" class="time">Desktop & Shell</option>
        <option value="1096" selected="selected" class="time">Komm. & Internet</option>
        <option value="1097" selected="selected" class="time">System & Entwicklung</option>
        <option value="1342" selected="selected" class="time">Programme</option>
        <option value="1099" selected="selected" class="time">Spiele</option>
        <option value="1371" selected="selected" class="time">Navigation</option>
        <option value="1098" selected="selected" class="time">Office</option>
        <option value="1100" selected="selected" class="time">Styles WM 6.1</option>
        <option value="1101" selected="selected" class="time">Styles & Modding</option>
        <option value="1377" selected="selected" class="time">Icon Pack</option>
        <option value="1102" selected="selected" class="time">Wallpaper</option>
        <option value="1387" selected="selected" class="time">Klingelt?ne</option>
        <option value="1382" selected="selected" class="time">WM7 Styles</option>
        <option value="1381" selected="selected" class="time">WM7 Icons</option>
        <option value="784" selected="selected" class="time">NetCologne</option>
        <option value="59" selected="selected" class="time">T-Mobile</option>
        <option value="60" selected="selected" class="time">Vodafone</option>
        <option value="61" selected="selected" class="time">O2</option>
        <option value="62" selected="selected" class="time">E-Plus</option>
	</select> <input name="search" value="Direktsuche" type="submit" class="bginput" />
</div></td></tr>
</table>

</form>
<!-- /forum search -->

[JamesC70]

Originally Posted by L0rd-81

How i can change this the i see "Alle Foren" as first?

Remove the code selected="selected" from all options other then the preferred default. See the code box for proper usage.

<input type="text" class="bginput" name="query" size="25" /> <select name="forumchoice[]">
    <option value="-1" selected="selected" class="time">Alle Foren</option>
        <option value="145" class="time">ASUS</option>
        <option value="132"  class="time">HP</option>
        <option value="46"  class="time">HTC</option>
        <option value="69"  class="time">LG</option>
        <option value="84"  class="time">Samsung</option>

[L0rd-81]

Thank you for your help