Forum Display Enhancements - Article Forums

Article Forums v4.x for vBulletin v4.x

Demo | Version History

Turn a forum into an article forum. Sub-forums are turned into categories.

• Posts/Articles show in searches & in new posts
• Create as many sub-forums/ categories as you need
• Follows forum permissions
• Can still rate thread, etc.
• Different postbits for article and replies (comments)
• Choose what to display in postbit for article and comments
• Choose what to display on articles in vBulletin Options

* Not compatible with 3.7.x forums *

Installation:

1. Upload articles.php
2. Import product file
3. Create a forum in admincp
4. Go to vBulletin Options->Article forum Options

Remember to click Mark as Installed to receive updates and support

Possible Future Additions:

• Make article collapsible
• Allow multiple article forums

Translations:

• German/ Deutsch: http://www.vbulletin-germany.org/showthread.php?t=6048
• Russian: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....&postcount=643

[bananalive]

Originally Posted by glowinggal

is there a way to display "newest posts" from this on a non-vb page? (ie: like a php page)

http://www.yoursite.com/forum/search.php?do=getnew&f=111

Where 111 is the forumid of the forum & sub-forum you want new posts from.

[bananalive]

Originally Posted by s8glive

bug found look at image

Template: af_articlebit

<div style="padding:$stylevar[cellpadding]px 0px $stylevar[cellpadding]px 0px; border-top-width: 1px; border-top-style: dotted; overflow: hidden;">
<if condition="$thread['attachmentid'] AND $thread['thumbsize']">
<div style="float: left; padding-right: $stylevar[cellpadding]px; padding-bottom: 4px; $thumbdivstyle"><a href="showthread.php?$session[sessionurl]t=$thread[threadid]$thread[highlight]"><img src="attachment.php?attachmentid=$thread[attachmentid]&amp;stc=1&amp;thumb=1" alt="" border="0" /></a></div>
</if>

<if condition="$thread['altimage'] && $thread['image']">
<div style="float: left; padding-right: $stylevar[cellpadding]px; padding-bottom: 4px; max-width: 100px; max-height: 100px; overflow: hidden; $thumbdivstyle"><a href="showthread.php?$session[sessionurl]t=$thread[threadid]$thread[highlight]"><img src="$thread[image]" alt="" border="0" style="max-width: 100px; max-height: 100px;  width: expression(this.width > 100 ? 100: true);" /></a></div>
</if>

<div style=""><div class="highlight bigfont" style="padding:0px 0px 0px 0px;"><a href="showthread.php?$session[sessionurl]t=$thread[threadid]$thread[highlight]" id="thread_title_$thread[realthreadid]"<if condition="$show['gotonewpost']"> style="font-weight:bolder"</if>>$thread[threadtitle]</a></div>
<div class="smallfont" style="padding:0px 0px $stylevar[cellpadding]px 0px;"><span class="shade ">$thread[postusername]</span> $post[date]</div>
<if condition="$vboptions[af_threadpreview]!=0">$thread[preview]</if><br />
<if condition="$thread[replycount]"><a href="showthread.php?$session[sessionurl]t=$thread[threadid]$thread[highlight]#comments"><phrase 1="$thread[replycount]">$vbphrase[x_article_replies]</phrase></a></if></div>
</div>

[bananalive]

Originally Posted by dancue

That got everything to work except disabling in certain styles. Was I correct in typing in just the number, "22"?

Yes, just use styleid

[dancue]

Originally Posted by bananalive

Yes, just use styleid

Unfortunately, it did not work. It's still appearing in that style.

[bananalive]

Originally Posted by dancue

Unfortunately, it did not work. It's still appearing in that style.

I've tested it on my forum. Are you sure you're using correct styleid?

[dancue]

positive. It's a mobile style. you can check it out yourself.

edit:
hmm...weird. It seems to work ok on my home browser, but not the iphone. Would you happen to have an iphone to check it out?

[bananalive]

Originally Posted by dancue

positive. It's a mobile style. you can check it out yourself.

edit:
hmm...weird. It seems to work ok on my home browser, but not the iphone. Would you happen to have an iphone to check it out?

no sorry; I've found iphone simulator

[dancue]

Can I just delete templates in that style? Will that work?

[bananalive]

Originally Posted by dancue

Can I just delete templates in that style? Will that work?

No.

Which pages have you tested? Is it altering showthread.php on iphone skin or just articles.php?

[dancue]

both