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About Developer · **Released**: 01-08-2002

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!

DarkDraco07 · #**262** 08-14-2002, 09:55 AM

i just tried again, i even replaced my index.php with the original file and it still shows the error

DarkDraco07 · #**263** 08-14-2002, 10:23 AM

MY FORUMS HAVE BEEN CURRUPTED AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
i unistalled every step, took out and unedited template, took out the tables, unedited the file AND IT STILL SHOWS THE ERROR!!!

dabean · #**264** 08-14-2002, 04:30 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by DarkDraco07
MY FORUMS HAVE BEEN CURRUPTED AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
i unistalled every step, took out and unedited template, took out the tables, unedited the file AND IT STILL SHOWS THE ERROR!!!

Paste the full error message.

Paste the contents of the line(s) mentioned in the error message. If as a suspect the line is some like eval("\$blahblah = \"".gettemplate('sometemplate')."\";"); Paste the contents of the template named too.

And do you still get a parse error when using the default stock index.php supplied with vB?

DarkDraco07 · #**265** 08-14-2002, 05:12 PM

error

PHP Code:


			
Parse error: parse error, expecting `']'' in /home/darkneme/public_html/forums/index.php(380) : eval()'d code on line 4

line 4

PHP Code:


			
$templatesused='forumhome_birthdaybit,error_nopermission,forumhome_pmloggedin,forumhome_welcometext,forumhome_logoutcode,forumhome_newposts,forumhome_todayposts,forumhome_logincode,forumhome_loggedinuser,forumhome_loggedinusers,forumhome_lastpostby,forumhome_moderator,forumhome_forumbit_level1_nopost,forumhome_forumbit_level1_post,forumhome_forumbit_level2_nopost,forumhome_forumbit_level2_post,forumhome,forumhome_unregmessage';

line 380

PHP Code:


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

dabean · #**266** 08-14-2002, 05:31 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by DarkDraco07

line 380

PHP Code:


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

Please paste the contents of
"forumhome_forumbit_level1_nopost",
"forumhome_forumbit_level2_post" &
"forumhome_forumbit_level2_nopost"

DarkDraco07 · #**267** 08-14-2002, 07:46 PM

forumhome_forumbit_level1_nopost

PHP Code:


			
<tr id="cat">

    <td bgcolor="{ categorybackcolor}" colspan=" 7">

<a href="forumdisplay.php?s=$session[s

essionhash]&forumid=$forum[ forumid]"><normalfont color="{categoryfontcolor}"><b>$forum[title]</b></normalfont></a>

    <br><smallfont color="{ categoryfontcolor}">$forum[description]</smallfont></td>

</tr>

forumhome_forumbit_level2_post

PHP Code:


			
<tr align="center">

    <td bgcolor="{ secondaltcolor}" valign="top"><img src="{ imagesfolder}/$forum[onoff].gif" border="0" alt=""></td>

    <td bgcolor="{ firstaltcolor}" align="left"><a href="forumdisplay.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&forumid=$forum[forumid]"><normalfont><b>$forum[title]</b></normalfont></a>

    <br><smallfont>$forum[description]</smallfont></td>

    <td bgcolor="{ secondaltcolor}"><normalfont>$forum[replycount]</normalfont></td>

    <td bgcolor="{ firstaltcolor}"><normalfont>$forum[threadcount]</normalfont></td>

    <td bgcolor="{ secondaltcolor}"><normalfont>$count</normalfont></td>

    <td bgcolor="{ firstaltcolor}"><smallfont>$forum[lastpostinfo]</smallfont></td>

<form><td bgcolor="{ secondaltcolor}" valign="middle" align="right" nowrap>

<IMG align="absmiddle" SRC="{ imagesfolder}/team.gif">

<SELECT NAME="newLoc" onChange="jumpPage(this.form.newLoc)" style="font-size: 7pt; background-color: #dfdfdf; font-family: Arial, Tahoma;" maxlength="20">

<OPTION VALUE="#">moderators</OPTION>

<OPTION VALUE="#">---------------------</OPTION>

$forum[moderators]</select></td></form></tr>

forumhome_forumbit_level2_nopost

PHP Code:


			
<tr id="cat">

  <td bgcolor="{ categorybackcolor}"><smallfont>&nbsp;</smallfont></td>

  <td bgcolor="{categorybackcolor}" colspan="7">

   <a href="forumdisplay.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&forumid=$forum[forumid]"><normalfont color="{ categoryfontcolor}"><b>$forum[title]</b></normalfont></a>

   <br><smallfont color="{ categoryfontcolor}">$forum[description]</smallfont></td>

</tr>

DarkDraco07 · #**268** 08-14-2002, 08:33 PM

o wait, there was a space between a variable in the template, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR POINTING THAT OUT!!!!

I LOVE YOU :banana:

dabean · #**269** 08-14-2002, 09:00 PM

<snipped> figured out the error I see.

herby · #**270** 09-01-2002, 02:25 PM

Hello,

Anyone installed this on 2.2.7?

I've tried and it does not seem to work. No errors. The forum display just remains as is.

The only thing I can see that might be the problem is that

global $bbforumview;

is no longer in the index.php for 2.2.7

Hence, will these lines below that still be there, as per the hack instuctions?

// expand collapse hack
global $BrowserDOM, $collapsedstate;
// end expand collapse hack

Thanks in advance.

Herby

dabean · #**271** 09-01-2002, 05:53 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by herby
Hello,

Anyone installed this on 2.2.7?

I've tried and it does not seem to work. No errors. The forum display just remains as is.

The only thing I can see that might be the problem is that

global $bbforumview;

is no longer in the index.php for 2.2.7

Hence, will these lines below that still be there, as per the hack instuctions?

// expand collapse hack
global $BrowserDOM, $collapsedstate;
// end expand collapse hack

Thanks in advance.

Herby

Tested and works on vB 2.2.7. Whilst the line "global $bbforumview;" has been removed from vB 2.2.7 you do still need to add

PHP Code:


			
// expand collapse hack

global $BrowserDOM, $collapsedstate;

// end expand collapse hack

Below what remains from the large location fragment.

If your not sure what I mean by this then the readme's inside the zip have been updated to reflect 2.2.7.

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