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 is in standart vb3.

Look at the screenshot to know what i mean

The design is changeable in the templates of course

I've tested it, and it should work, but as i don't use it myself, i cannot do a longtime test, so if you find any bugs, report them

You can apply the changes to forumdisplay as well if wanted

[D@rkness]

That problem should be caused by having a zero value in your Show Subforums in # of columns field. Set value to 1 and you should be fine.

[jesse]

ok starting fresh i just installed this mod
http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=110590

now what will be the next step to get this to work ?

after the install the text looks like this what should I change to get this up?
forum_forumbit_level1_nopost
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="tcat" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions[showmoderatorcolumn]">6<else />5</if>">
<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumbit_$forumid')"><img id="collapseimg_forumbit_$forumid" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_tcat{$collapseimg_forumid}.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
<a href="forumdisplay.php?$session[sessionurl]f=$forum[forumid]">$forum[title]</a>
<if condition="$show['forumdescription']"><div class="smallfont">$forum[description]</div></if>
<if condition="$show['subforums']"><div class="smallfont"><strong>$vbphrase[subforums]</strong>: $forum[subforums]</div></if>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<if condition="$childforumbits">
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumbit_$forumid" style="{$collapseobj_forumid}">

<tr align="center">
<td class="thead" width="35">&nbsp;</td>
<td class="thead" align="$stylevar[left]">$vbphrase[forum]</td>
<td class="thead" width="200">$vbphrase[last_post]</td>
<td class="thead" width="65">$vbphrase[threads]</td>
<td class="thead" width="65">$vbphrase[posts]</td>
<if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">
<td class="thead" width="120">$vbphrase[moderator]</td>
</if>
</tr>
$childforumbits
<tr><td class="thead" style="line-height: 0; padding: 0; margin: 0;" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions[showmoderatorcolumn]">6<else />5</if>"><img src="$vboptions[cleargifurl]" alt="" width="1" height="12" /></td></tr>
</tbody>
</if>
</table>
<div style="padding:0px 0px 16px 0px;"></div>

[GamerzWorld]

Hello a few questions. My template forum home shows this

<if condition="$childforumbits">
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumbit_$forumid" style="{$collapseobj_forumid}">
<tr align="center">
	  <td class="thead" width="30">&nbsp;</td>
	  <td class="thead" align="$stylevar[left]">$vbphrase[forum]</td>
	  <td class="thead" width="245">$vbphrase[last_post]</td>
	  <td class="thead" width="55">$vbphrase[threads]</td>
	  <td class="thead" width="55">$vbphrase[posts]</td>
	  <if condition="$vboptions[showmoderatorcolumn]">
	  <td class="thead" width="100">$vbphrase[moderator]</td>
	  </if>
	</tr>

Now it says to replace

<if condition="$childforumbits">
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumbit_$forumid" style="{$collapseobj_forumid}">
$childforumbits
</tbody>
</if>

With

<if condition="$childforumbits">
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumbit_$forumid" style="{$collapseobj_forumid}">
<if condition="$forum['subforumcolumns'] > 1">
	<tr>
		<td class="alt1" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions[showmoderatorcolumn]">6<else />5</if>">
<table style="border: none; width: 100%;">
			$childforumbits
</table>
		</td>
	</tr>
<else />
	$childforumbits
</if>
</tbody>
</if>

What modification would i make to my template please?

Other question is how do i add images and lay out like shown in attached image

[jesse]

the hack you are using is from vbtemplates you would seek that there

[Beermonster]

Any ideas why when I change it, it just squashes things up? I've double checked the install don't think I've missed anything

[Beermonster]

Originally Posted by Beermonster

Any ideas why when I change it, it just squashes things up? I've double checked the install don't think I've missed anything

Doesn't matter I've sorted it, god damn nood must have missed something :tired:

[aljassmy]

hi!!
thanks Xenon for this nice hack ,,
i have a small problem with it!
when Show Subforums in (1) of columns the moderators of the subforum is show but when i put Subforums in (2) or (3)... of columns the moderators will be hideing

any help please!!

[Xenon]

well, it's working as designed.

the moderator column would make the display way too cluttered.

[aljassmy]

yeh but i need it!!

is that impossible??

[Xenon]

well, it's not impossible.

you have to copy the moderator list part from construct_forumbits into construct_forum_columns

and manipulate the template forumhome_forumbit_columncell
.

It shouldn't be too hard to do it, but i won't do it myself.