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Sorky - SubForum List Control · **Released**: 01-27-2009

Purpose
This plugin allows extensive control of how SubForums are displayed.

Use any mix of between 0 and 10 columns
Different layouts can be used on specified forums
Change formatting
Display Thread/Post counts
Limit the number of SubForums shown (Show More/Less)
Collapse entire display
Sort SubForum display order
plus lots more!

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

Options
To set the options go to: AdminCP > vBulletin Options > Sorky - SubForum List Control

Tips
To get it on the Forum Home page, set...

"vBulletin Options" > "Forum Listings Display Options" > "Depth of Forums - Forum Home" to "1"

For all other forums, set...

"vBulletin Options" > "Forum Listings Display Options" > "Depth of Forums - Forum Display" to "1"

You should also set...

"vBulletin Options" > "Forum Listings Display Options" > "Depth of Sub-Forums" to "1" Note: Setting it higher will also work!

Version Log
For previous versions see 3.7.x or 3.6.x Mods
v1.5.2 - 28th of January, 2009 = official release for 3.8.x (click here for more information)
v1.6.0 - 11th of April, 2009 = Removed (small bug found)
v1.6.1 - 13th of April, 2009 = Remember show/hide state + more (more information here)
v1.6.2 - 27th of April, 2009 = Debug opton + more (more information here)
v1.7.0 - 21st of May, 2009 = New & improved sorting (more information here)
v1.7.1 - 23rd of May, 2009 = alt text for show/hide image (more information here)
v1.7.2 - 17th of June, 2009 = Removed (small change simply combined with another in next version)
v1.7.3 - 17th of June, 2009 = Hide SubForums: prefix & count tool-tip as well as the SubForums (more information here)
v1.7.4 - 23rd of June, 2009 = Hide specific SubForums from the SubForum list (more information here)
v1.8.0 - 17th of August, 2009 = Display of SubForum descriptions (more information here)

Hall Of Fame (Donations - Greatly Appreciated - Thank You)
Fungsten US$25
Budweiser US$20
CreditForum US$25
lazyseller US$30
Alisa Lindsay US$10

Acknowledgement
Thanks (and apologies) to Cybernetec for the ideas & inspiration to generate this Mod.

Keywords
SubForum, SubForums, Sub-Forum, Sub-Forums, Table, List, Grid, Child, Children, Parent

Settings, Demonstration Screenshots, Notes, etc
See v1.5.2 post (click here)

If you like this Mod please click INSTALL.

Sorky · #**202** 01-25-2010, 10:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alfa1

Has this functionality been added since then? If not, then could you please add it? I really need this.

It hasn't and has not been requested from others either - A bit beyond my desire I'm afraid.

Alfa1 · #**203** 01-25-2010, 05:11 PM

Is there any way I can motivate you to add this?

Sorky · #**204** 01-31-2010, 10:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alfa1

Is there any way I can motivate you to add this?

First I'd need to understand what it is you want - can you post some kind of example?

Alfa1 · #**205** 01-31-2010, 06:20 PM

If a subforum has a moderator, then I'd like this to display in the moderator column on forum index.
Lets say a 1 forum(forum A) has a 4 subforums(subforum 1,2,3,4).
The moderator column on forum index currently lists the moderators of forum A. (Moderator A, Moderator B, Moderator C)
The sub-forum moderators of subforum 1,2,3 and 4 should be listed under the moderators of forum A. Like:

Quote:

Moderator A, Moderator B, Moderator C
Subforum Moderators: Moderator 1, Moderator 2, Moderator 3

Does that make sense?

albrens · #**206** 02-01-2010, 12:12 AM

Thanks

mhackl · #**207** 02-02-2010, 06:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mhackl

Is there a solution that does this not only for the forumhome but also when viewing category and forum pages?

Example:
My Forum page.

See how the last two could benefit from having the sub-forums organized like forumhome. This is the solution that I really need.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sorky

Can't see your examples at the moment, however I the PlugIn does work at any level. I'm sure that you have the Forum list display options / Forum home depth > 1 - Just make sure that the forum display option is also > 1

Sorry About that my forum is down for reconstruction.

This is what I currently have:
Example shown in ver3.8 using Cyb - Sub-Forum Manager
The way that the sub-forums are listed it's almost impossible for a user to ever realize that there are actually posts down below.

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And this is what I'd like to achieve:
Photoshop Mock up of the same page corrected

View Full Size

The Mock up is, of course, the ideal situation but anything would be better than what I have now.

Sorky · #**208** 02-05-2010, 04:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alfa1

Does that make sense?

That helps... This PlugIn doesn't (and wont) touch anything but the SubForum display.

That is not to say that another PlugIn could not be done to do what you are after - would take a bit of work cascading down through SubForums, but is definitely doable.

Quote:

Originally Posted by mhackl

The Mock up is, of course, the ideal situation but anything would be better than what I have now.

There is a lot of confusion here due to the way vBulletin refer to Forums, SubForums and Sub-SubForums. The first section in the display (which is known as the ForumList) is in reality showing a list of SubForums of the current Forum, however in the views of vBulletin they are Forums inside the current Forum. In vBulletin terms, SubForums exist as a layer below the ForumList and are displayed in the "SubForums: ......" section.

A simplistic view of this PlugIn is that it simply takes the "SubForums: ......" text and re-formats it and therefore cannot help with the issue you describe. Funnily enough, your mock-up is actually what you see in the forum above your current forum, which is where this PlugIn can do its magic.

As this PlugIn does not modify the actual ForumList section (just a small part of the contect) it cannot and it is not appropriate to have it help with what you need. You could consider modifying the forum display templates yourself or see if there is another PlugIn that would help in terms of a "Forum List Control"

mhackl · #**209** 02-05-2010, 11:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sorky

That helps... This PlugIn doesn't (and wont) touch anything but the SubForum display.

That is not to say that another PlugIn could not be done to do what you are after - would take a bit of work cascading down through SubForums, but is definitely doable.

There is a lot of confusion here due to the way vBulletin refer to Forums, SubForums and Sub-SubForums. The first section in the display (which is known as the ForumList) is in reality showing a list of SubForums of the current Forum, however in the views of vBulletin they are Forums inside the current Forum. In vBulletin terms, SubForums exist as a layer below the ForumList and are displayed in the "SubForums: ......" section.

A simplistic view of this PlugIn is that it simply takes the "SubForums: ......" text and re-formats it and therefore cannot help with the issue you describe. Funnily enough, your mock-up is actually what you see in the forum above your current forum, which is where this PlugIn can do its magic.

As this PlugIn does not modify the actual ForumList section (just a small part of the contect) it cannot and it is not appropriate to have it help with what you need. You could consider modifying the forum display templates yourself or see if there is another PlugIn that would help in terms of a "Forum List Control"

Thank you for your response. I'll see what I can do to create this. I had asked this about a year ago on another mods thread and the question was ignored. Thanks again!

elenh · #**210** 02-07-2010, 07:24 PM

I get this error if i enable the addon:

Code:

Warning: Unexpected character in input: '' (ASCII=29) state=2 in /var/www/vhosts/+++++++++.com/httpdocs/includes/functions_forumlist.php(501) : eval()'d code on line 1

Warning: Unexpected character in input: '' (ASCII=30) state=2 in /var/www/vhosts/+++++++++.com/httpdocs/includes/functions_forumlist.php(501) : eval()'d code on line 1

Warning: Unexpected character in input: '' (ASCII=29) state=2 in /var/www/vhosts/+++++++++.com/httpdocs/includes/functions_forumlist.php(501) : eval()'d code on line 1

Warning: Unexpected character in input: '' (ASCII=30) state=2 in /var/www/vhosts/+++++++++.com/httpdocs/includes/functions_forumlist.php(501) : eval()'d code on line 1

Warning: Unexpected character in input: '' (ASCII=29) state=2 in /var/www/vhosts/+++++++++.com/httpdocs/includes/functions_forumlist.php(501) : eval()'d code on line 1

Warning: Unexpected character in input: '' (ASCII=30) state=2 in /var/www/vhosts/+++++++++.com/httpdocs/includes/functions_forumlist.php(501) : eval()'d code on line 1

Warning: Unexpected character in input: '' (ASCII=29) state=2 in /var/www/vhosts/+++++++++.com/httpdocs/includes/functions_forumlist.php(501) : eval()'d code on line 1

Warning: Unexpected character in input: '' (ASCII=30) state=2 in /var/www/vhosts/+++++++++.com/httpdocs/includes/functions_forumlist.php(501) : eval()'d code on line 1

Warning: Unexpected character in input: '' (ASCII=29) state=2 in /var/www/vhosts/+++++++++.com/httpdocs/includes/functions_forumlist.php(501) : eval()'d code on line 1

Warning: Unexpected character in input: '' (ASCII=30) state=2 in /var/www/vhosts/+++++++++.com/httpdocs/includes/functions_forumlist.php(501) : eval()'d code on line 1

Warning: Unexpected character in input: '' (ASCII=29) state=2 in /var/www/vhosts/+++++++++.com/httpdocs/includes/functions_forumlist.php(501) : eval()'d code on line 1

Warning: Unexpected character in input: '' (ASCII=30) state=2 in /var/www/vhosts/+++++++++.com/httpdocs/includes/functions_forumlist.php(501) : eval()'d code on line 1

blairwarlock · #**211** 02-28-2010, 01:58 AM

I removed the "sub-forum:" heading, but I still get "-->" being displayed above my sub-forums.

The code reads:

Code:

<div id="Sorky03_ShowOrHide_div_xx"> --> <ul class="subforum">

How do I remove that??

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