Forums arranged in columns on forumhome

As requested several times, this hack allows you to arrange forums on forumhome in xx columns instead of just one per row as it now.

You have to set up a new category(s). All direct subforums to this category(s) will be arranged in columns.
It can be very usefull if you have very much Subforums, so you haven't to scroll as much as you have before

Newest Version: 1.21
Known Bugs: none

Screenshots below.

Design can be changed in templates..

[Neo]

very very nice man.

[Velocd]

Ah! This is going against the generic rules of all forums, it's always a ladder going down. This is why I like it though

[Logician]

great hack pal!

[Lionel]

but that step is conflicting with another hack.

find:
eval("\$forumbits .= \"".gettemplate("forumhome_forumbit_level$depth$te mpext")."\";");

if ($depth<$forumhomedepth) {
$forumbits.=makeforumbit($forum['forumid'],$depth+1,$forumperms);
}


I have (am using 2.21):



if ($forum['sponsorimg'] && $forum['cancontainthreads']==0 && $depth==1) {
eval("\$forumbits .= \"".gettemplate("forumhome_forumbit_level1_nopost_ sponsor")."\";");
} else {
if ($forum['link']) {
eval("\$forumbits .= \"".gettemplate("forumdisplay_linkbit_level$depth" )."\";");
} else {
eval("\$forumbits .= \"".gettemplate("forumdisplay_forumbit_level$depth $tempext")."\";");
}
}
if ($depth<$forumhomedepth) {
$forumbits.=makeforumbit($forum['forumid'],$depth+1,$forumperms);
}
} // END if can view

Is there a way around it?

[Xenon]

no problem
just replace the line

PHP Code:

eval("\$forumbits .= \"".gettemplate("forumhome_forumbit_level$depth$tempext")."\";"); 


in my hack with that:

PHP Code:

if ($forum['sponsorimg'] && $forum['cancontainthreads']==0 && $depth==1) {
eval("\$forumbits .= \"".gettemplate("forumhome_forumbit_level1_nopost_sponsor")."\";");
} else {
if ($forum['link']) {
eval("\$forumbits .= \"".gettemplate("forumdisplay_linkbit_level$depth")."\";");
} else {
eval("\$forumbits .= \"".gettemplate("forumdisplay_forumbit_level$depth$tempext")."\";");
} 


i think it should work

[Chris M]

Very Nice hack Xenon - I will use this to save Space on my forums!!

Just a quick Q : Can multiple Category ids be entered? If so, how? "1,5" or "1 5"?

Satan

[Xenon]

no, not possible by now, but i thought about it for next version

[Chris M]

Oh right ok

No problems It would be a good addon

Im installing this when I get home onto my new vB - I would here, but my domain hasnt been transferred yet, so I can only do it from home

Satan

[Lionel]

wouldn't that affect the category sponsored hack?

[Xenon]

if you applay the changes i've told you it shouldn't affect it

just test it out