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Selective Forum Filter · **Released**: 10-13-2005

I no longer support my hacks. Please feel free to update them and release new versions elsewhere as long as I get the credit for the original modification.

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|| Selective Forum Filter
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|| Author : Anton Kanevsky
|| Co-Author(s) : Andreas
|| Works on : vBulletin 3.5.x - 3.8.x
|| Released : May 31, 2009
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|| Time required to install: 30 seconds
|| Difficulty: easy
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DESCRIPTION

Ever came across large boards with a huge number of sub forums? Couldn't find your info? Wanted to run away from that huge load of stupid threads? This hack is intended to save your users from having such a horrible experience. It provides them with an opportunity to exclude any number of forums from the forums list (as well as from "get new"/"get daily" searches), which still letting them to access those forums directly and search within them, too.

STATISTICS

Products to Install: 1

INTRODUCTION

To enable "can be excluded" in all forums, run this query:
UPDATE PFXforum SET excludable = 1
To disable "can be excluded" in all forums, run this query:
UPDATE PFXforum SET excludable = 0
In both cases, PFX must be replaced with the actual table prefix that you have defined in config.php.
If you have not defined a prefix, remove PFX from the queries.
After you run either one of these queries, you must then open and save any one forum for the forum cache to be updated.

VERSION HISTORY

1.1.0
[+] The hack is now compatible with vBulletin 3.5.x - 3.8.x.
[+] Eliminated all template edits.

1.0.2
[+] The hack is now compatible with vBulletin 3.6.
[+] Corrected a couple of mistakes in the installation manual.

1.0.1
[+] Added option to set forums as excludable. By default, excludability of all forums is disabled.

1.0.0
First Public Release

The installation manual is contained within the attached file.

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KeithMcL · #22 12-02-2005, 02:19 PM

If you've previously installed Andreas's Opt-Out from GetNew/GetDaily hack, is it simply a matter of uninstalling/disabling it in order to use this hack?

akanevsky · #23 12-02-2005, 02:30 PM

Yes. This hack is exactly the same as his hack plus the hide forums functionality.

SpadMan · #24 12-20-2005, 10:33 AM

Nice! *Installed*

What would I need to do to include the filter in vBadvanced's latesttopics.php? Anyone done this yet?

KBV · #25 12-20-2005, 03:13 PM

Might be a stupid question, but can you exclude forums from get new/daily from ACP so that users won't see posts from forum X even if they do not have it selected themselves?

akanevsky · #26 12-20-2005, 05:46 PM

Yes, but that'd be a separate hack.

KBV · #27 12-23-2005, 07:12 AM

Any chance you could make it? XD Love this mod btw +installed ^^

AquilaEagle · #28 12-27-2005, 11:39 AM

downloaded, wont need to install until i have big forums!!

Baldy · #29 12-30-2005, 04:17 PM

I've been running it for a week on two boards, both pretty big, and from all I can tell it's running great. I really really like this hack.

digitalhome · #30 01-05-2006, 02:46 PM

This plugin has stopped working for me! I don't know when - perhaps after the upgrade to 3.5.2. I didn't notice until a member told me.

Anybody else having same problems?

digitalhome · #31 01-05-2006, 02:56 PM

Sorry about that. I guess in the upgrade the modifyoptions template was reverted. I have added the code and everything is fine.

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More Information
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