Collapsable forums on forum home

This hack adds expansion and contraction support to the forum home page (index.php). The current version of this hack has been tested on vBulletin 2.3.2

Only supported browsers gain the ability to expand and collapse forum groups, non supported browsers do not gain anything, but no errors will be displayed.
Each users preference is saved to the database, additionally admins can select which forums are to be collapsed by default.

• Browsers supported
• Netscape6+/Mozilla0.6+
• MS IE5+
• Konqueror
• Opera 7 support is included

• Browsers unsupported
• MS IE4 or earlier
• Netscape 4 or earlier
• Opera (version 6 and earlier)

Note: PHP 4.1.x or 4.2.x is required, PHP 4.0.x is now unsupported.

Instructions inside attachment.
Updated 4:18 PM 1/12/2002
- Packaged Post, Thread template Addon

Updated 7:53 PM 1/11/2002
- corrected installer

Updated 4:23 PM 1/11/2002
- Added DB support
- Added Per forum Collapsed Pref to admin cp

Updated 01/10/02 01:39am.
- Fixed missing line.

Updated 04/06/02 01:30am.
- Version 1.2
- PHP 4.1.x, 4.2.x support with or without register globals off.
- Performance tweeked javascript

Updated 06/06/02 11:20pm.
- Corrected templatecache bug

Updated 06/25/02
- Corrected formatting errors in readme

Updated 09/01/02
- vB 2.2.7 compatiblity statement, updated readme.

Updated 30/08/03
- vB 2.2.x and 2.3.x compatiblity statement, added new automatic testing script.

FAQ
Q: what exactly is Template_Option.txt?
A: Basically that exention was provided as a request to cover sites with the template modification that adds a "header" to each grouping.

Q: How do I show a forum depth greater than 2?
A: Open vB Admin cp set forum depth to your required level. Then create the additional templates. For template examples see https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...465#post250465

Q: Can sub-forums be collapsed?
A: Yes. See the above answer for example templates.

Q: XYZ doesn't work help.
A: Check that all the template changes required have been made, 99% of problems are due to incorrect template alteration. Also use the cx_test.php to automatically check your installation!

[dabean]

Originally posted by carpman
If someone told me what they are for i could make my own mind up?

Quoting the readme, "If you have the forum, post, threads, template hack now please read Template_Option.txt"

I have uploaded updateindex.php, this is the one that came in the zip file!!!

Yes updatedateindex is the correct filename, I couldn't remeber the exact name, and this "problem" has been reported many times before in 99% of the cases its the result of a file not being uploaded.

Next, up have you uploaded getforumview.php to your admin directory. If you have then open updateindex.php?fid=<forumid>&val=1
- you should see the word "done" appear
- no results a file isn't uploaded (reread the instructions)
- error means your not a logged in user.

[carpman]

Originally posted by dabean


Next, up have you uploaded getforumview.php to your admin directory. If you have then open updateindex.php?fid=<forumid>&val=1
- you should see the word "done" appear
- no results a file isn't uploaded (reread the instructions)
- error means your not a logged in user.

Thanks for reply, yes i had doon all that and when i ran above it came back ok.

When ever i view forum and changed expand contract my setting are never remembered?

[dabean]

Originally posted by carpman


Thanks for reply, yes i had doon all that and when i ran above it came back ok.

When ever i view forum and changed expand contract my setting are never remembered?

url?

[carpman]

Thanks for reply and help,

http://www.carpchat.co.uk/index.php

[dabean]

Originally posted by carpman
Thanks for reply and help,

http://www.carpchat.co.uk/index.php

if you have, phpmyadmin installed, what is the current contents of the "forumviewset" field, after you try to expand a category.

[Erwin]

There's no way of making this compatible with Opera, is there... just wondering.

[dabean]

Originally posted by Erwin
There's no way of making this compatible with Opera, is there... just wondering.

No, and until a version of Opera is released with W3C DOM level 1 and level support 2 support will be impossible.

[carpman]

Originally posted by dabean


if you have, phpmyadmin installed, what is the current contents of the "forumviewset" field, after you try to expand a category.

Ok i have a test user account which did read 1|1:
after chaging forum expand state it changed to
1|1:4|1:9|2:

after freshing page and or going into forum and retuning to main forum page, changing expand state it stayed the same, and forum catagory expand state always returns to default setting


My admin account stayed the same at
1|2:9|1:20|1:13|1:<forumid>|1:4|1:

It seems to enter 1st data but does remeber it or replace it?

thanks for help

[Erwin]

Is there a way to make a link where when it is clicked ALL forums are expanded or contracted?

[dabean]

Originally posted by carpman


It seems to enter 1st data but does remeber it or replace it?

thanks for help

That fact fact that the hack is storing the data has me puzzled.

My gut feeling is that another hack is somehow conflicting with this one.

To test this theory I've attached modified version a one file which would cure such a problem. This file is direct replacement for the existing one in the zip file.

Originally posted by Erwin
Is there a way to make a link where when it is clicked ALL forums are expanded or contracted?

This is possible but would require exentsive modification to how the hack works.