Forum Display Enhancements - Article Forums v4.x

Turn a forum into an article forum. Sub-forums are turned into categories.

• Posts/Articles show in searches & in new posts
• Create as many sub-forums/ categories as you need - categories display in navbar
• Follows forum permissions
• Can still rate thread, etc.
• Different postbits for article and replies (comments) - Optional
• Choose what to display in postbit for article and comments
• Choose what to display on articles in vBulletin Options

Installation:

1. Upload articles.php
2. Import product file
3. Create a forum in admincp
4. Go to vBulletin Options->Article forum Options

Remember to click Mark as Installed to receive updates and support

[Phrost]

Any idea how to get rid of this blank column (highlighted in red)

[mauro269]

Hi,
I've a big problem. I've installed this great mod and all works fine on the normal website. The problem occurs when I try to navigate my forum through the mobile version. If I try to visit the NEWS SECTIONS via smartphone, I see the same page structure of the normal website.

Is it possible to disable this view only for mobile version?
Thanks

[deverill2010]

Is anyone using this mod who has the Facebook app?

This mod is causing this error when trying to view trickles on the Facebook app

Warning: array_key_exists() [function.array-key-exists]: The second argument should be either an array or an object in /home/midwife/public_html/fb/category.php on line 2523

Anyone know what I can do? Otherwise I'll have too uninstall this.

[deverill2010]

Anyone?
It's been narrowed down to the plugin called First post always show -

PHP Code:

$scriptname = basename($_SERVER['PHP_SELF'], ".php");  
if ($scriptname != 'content' && $thread['firstpostid'] && is_array($ids) && !in_array($thread['firstpostid'], $ids) && $articleforum && $vbulletin->options['af_firstpost'])
{
$ids[] = $thread[firstpostid];
} 


I've disabled it and can't see any different, so what does the above actually do?

Because if I can keep the article product installed and keep my article threads as articles (as they are) with the first post always show plugin disabled and be able to use my Facebook app to view articles then I'm a happy bunny!

[Volvoholic]

Help !

I messed up my af_articlebit and I can't get the original one back, even after uninstalling and reinstalling. How do I fix this please?

Secondly, how do I remove the Category block. It cannot be deselected in the options section.

Thanks in advance.

[Preech]

Replace your af_articlebit with this.

PHP Code:

<div style="padding:0px 0px 0px 0px;<vb:if condition="$row>1">border-top-width: 1px; border-top-style: dotted;</vb:if> overflow: hidden; clear: both;">
<div>
    <div class="title">
        <h3 style="font: normal normal bold 14px/normal Tahoma, Calibri, Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; margin: 5px 0px 0px; text-decoration: none;">
        {vb:raw thread.prefix_rich}
            <a href="{vb:link thread, {vb:raw thread}}" id="thread_title_{vb:raw thread.realthreadid}" <vb:if condition="$show['gotonewpost']">style="font-weight:bolder"</vb:if>>
                <span>{vb:raw thread.threadtitle}</span>
            </a>
        </h3>
    </div>
    <div style="color: #3E3E3E; display: block; font-size: 11px; padding-bottom: 2px; position: relative; top: 0px; width: 100%;">
        {vb:phrase by_x_published_x, {vb:raw thread.postuserid}, {vb:raw thread.postusername}, {vb:raw post.date}}
    </div>
    <div class="content" style="padding-top: 10px;">
        <vb:if condition="$thread['attachmentid'] && $thread['extension']">
        <div style="float: {vb:stylevar left}; padding-right: 5px; padding-bottom: 4px; {vb:raw thumbdivstyle}">
            <a href="{vb:link thread, {vb:raw thread}}">
                <img src="attachment.php?attachmentid={vb:raw thread.attachmentid}&amp;stc=1&amp;thumb=1" alt="" border="0" />
            </a>
        </div>
        </vb:if>
        <vb:if condition="$thread['altimage'] && $thread['image']">
        <div style="float: {vb:stylevar left}; padding-right: 5px; padding-bottom: 4px; max-width: 100px; max-height: 100px; overflow: hidden; {vb:raw thumbdivstyle}">
            <a href="{vb:link thread, {vb:raw thread}}">
                <img src="{vb:raw thread.image}" alt="" border="0" style="max-width: 100px; max-height: 100px;  width: expression(this.width > 100 ? 100: true);" />
            </a>
        </div>
        </vb:if>
        <vb:if condition="$vboptions['af_threadpreview'] != 0">{vb:raw thread.preview}</vb:if>
    </div>
    <div style="clear: both;display: block;float: {vb:stylevar left};margin-bottom: 5px;padding: 0px;position: relative;width: 100%;">
        <span class="readmore" style="clear: left;float: right;font-weight: bold;text-align: right;width: 50%;">
            <a href="{vb:link thread, {vb:raw thread}}">
            {vb:phrase article_read_more}
            <img src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_cms}/read_more-{vb:stylevar right}.png" alt="{vb:phrase article_read_more}" title="{vb:phrase article_read_more}" style="position: relative; top: 2px;" />
            </a>
        </span>
        <span class="commentnumber">
            <a href="{vb:link thread, {vb:raw thread}}#comments">
            <img src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_button}/firstnew-comment.png" alt="" class="inlineimg" style="position: relative; top: 2px;" />
            </a>
            <a href="{vb:link thread, {vb:raw thread}}#comments">
            {vb:phrase x_article_replies, {vb:raw thread.replycount}}
            </a>
        </span>
    </div>
</div>
</div> 


For the category block...look through the af_articles template. It's in there.

[Emeralda]

Could this be set so it would work as the forum's front page? As in, it would load first as if it was a homepage?

[Preech]

What I did with a older site, was hide the forum tab completely.
I don't see why you couldn't do some changes to make it that way.

[BMR]

Just a quick question as I've had issues with Users Getting A Error Message when trying to post larger Articles as they've had to split them into 2 parts.

Is there a maximum characters setting I'm missing somewhere.

[Volvoholic]

Originally Posted by Phrost

Any idea how to get rid of this blank column (highlighted in red)

Edit af_articles and find <td nowrap="nowrap" style="vertical-align: top; padding-right: 10px;">{vb:raw a_left}</td> and delete it.