[RC2] [HowTo] Category in a Box

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[HowTo] Category in a Box


# version
vBulletin 3.0.0 Release Candidate 2

# author
floris (http://www.vBulletin.nl/)

# you can
use this for your own web site
(if you are a licensed vbulletin user)

# you can not
distribute or translate this
(or use it if you are not a licensed vbulletin user)

# credits
ME ME ME

# description
This template modification will learn you how to
split the categories from eachother (as if they were
each in their own box) and also cleans up the forumhome.

# original release thread
http://www.vbulletin.nl/community/showthread.php?t=1745

*/

[Tony G]

Originally Posted by chrissy

would love a fix for the forum alignment

There's a small mod within Zachery's Forum spacing mod which will fix alignment.

[Smike]

Great !
With little modification it worck in vb 3.0.1

[gldtn]

I just installed this on vB3.06 and got a small error, which was a 1px dot at the top of the forums list when you were logged in.

To fix this do the following;

Open/Edit: FORUMHOME
Find:
[------------------------------------------------]

<thead>

<if condition="$show['guest']">
<!-- guest welcome message -->
<tr>
<td class="tcat" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">6<else />5</if>"><phrase 1="$vboptions[bbtitle]">$vbphrase[welcome_to_the_x]</phrase></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="alt1" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">6<else />5</if>">
<phrase 1="faq.php?$session[sessionurl]" 2="register.php?$session[sessionurl]">$vbphrase[first_visit_message]</phrase>
</td>
</tr>
<!-- / guest welcome message -->
</if>

</thead>

[------------------------------------------------]


Replace with:
[------------------------------------------------]

<if condition="$show['guest']">
<thead>
<!-- guest welcome message -->
<tr>
<td class="tcat" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">6<else />5</if>"><phrase 1="$vboptions[bbtitle]">$vbphrase[welcome_to_the_x]</phrase></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="alt1" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">6<else />5</if>">
<phrase 1="faq.php?$session[sessionurl]" 2="register.php?$session[sessionurl]">$vbphrase[first_visit_message]</phrase>
</td>
</tr>
<!-- / guest welcome message -->


</thead>
</if>

[------------------------------------------------]


Notice that the "<if condition="$show['guest']">" code got moved above "<thead>" and "</if>" below "</thead>", thus removing the 1px dot that the code left if you were logged in

Thanks for the great hack Floris