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

[Xenon]

ahh, i see.

hmm, the forumdisplay part is a thing i have added in a rush more or less.
seems i have to take a closer look at that part, when i get more time

[Schwarze Katze]

Thanks
I can't wait to see it.

[glenvw]

Want to see a professional install of this hack by none other than Xenon himself?

Take a look at his awesome work:

http://www.warmislands.com/islands/index.php

[lasto]

Originally Posted by glenvw

Want to see a professional install of this hack by none other than Xenon himself?

Take a look at his awesome work:

http://www.warmislands.com/islands/index.php

yeah but Xenon knows his stuff - now give it to me to do and i can show u a top example of how to mess it up

[glenvw]

Originally Posted by lasto

yeah but Xenon knows his stuff - now give it to me to do and i can show u a top example of how to mess it up

You and me both. That's why I have him do it :-)

[Xenon]

@lasto: loool, good one

@glen: *blushes*

[michael5472]

Having a slight problem.

I have installed this but when i make the colloms it just pushes everything to the left ?

See attached screenshot.

BTW. It also happens on the skins that i have not got the mod for the pics in the thread.

[AlexUK]

Will this work on vB 3.0.7 version?
I tried and all went wrong.

[Giray]

Have read through thread and don't understand why:
>> On my forumdisplay pages, the sub-forums do, indeed, appear in the number of columns specified in the admincp. But not on forumhome. Is there a place I have to enter the number of columns for the sub-forums in the forumhome?

[Blackbeard]

Ok i will post the two templates that i have played with.

forumhome_forumbit_level1_nopost

<!-- eXtremepixels.com top category table setup -->
<table width="100%" style="background-image:url($stylevar[imgdir_misc]/cat_back.gif)" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
  <tr>
    <td width="60" height="27" align="left" valign="top"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/cat_top_ls.gif" width="60" height="27" alt=" " border="0" /></td>
     <td width="19" height="27" align="left" valign="top"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/text_ls.gif" width="19" height="27" alt=" " border="0" /></td>
    <td width="50%" class="tcat" style="background-image:url($stylevar[imgdir_misc]/cat_top_text_bk.gif)" align="left">
	
			
			<div align="left" class="smallfont">
			<a href="forumdisplay.php?$session[sessionurl]f=$forum[forumid]"><b>$forum[title]</b></a>
			<if condition="$show['forumdescription']"> :$forum[description]</if>
			<if condition="$show['subforums']"><strong>$vbphrase[subforums]</strong>: $forum[subforums]</if></div>
		
	
	</td>
    <td width="36" height="27" align="left" valign="top"><a href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumbit_$forumid')"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/cat_top_text_end.gif" width="36" height="27" alt=" " border="0" /></a></td>
    <td width="50%" height="27" align="left" valign="top"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/cat_back.gif" width="50%" height="27" alt=" " border="0" /></td>
     <td width="17" height="27" align="right" valign="top"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/cat_top_rs.gif" width="17" height="27" alt=" " border="0" /></td>
  </tr>
</table>
        
        
        

<table class="tborder" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="1" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<if condition="$childforumbits">
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumbit_$forumid" style="{$collapseobj_forumid}">
<tr align="center">
	  <td class="thead">&nbsp;</td>
	  <td class="thead" width="100%" align="$stylevar[left]">$vbphrase[forum]</td>
          <td class="thead" width="200">$vbphrase[last_post]</td>
          <td class="thead">$vbphrase[threads]</td>
	  <td class="thead">$vbphrase[posts]</td>
	  <if condition="$vboptions[showmoderatorcolumn]">
	  <td class="thead">$vbphrase[moderator]</td>
	  </if>
	</tr>
<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 />
	$childforumbits
</if>
</tbody>
</if>
</table>
  <!-- bottom table setup -->
    <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
      <tr>
        <td width="40" height="15" align="left" valign="top"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/bottom_ls.gif" width="40" height="15" alt=" " border="0" /></td>
        <td  width="100%"  style="background-image:url($stylevar[imgdir_misc]/bottom_x.gif)"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/clear.gif" width="100%" height="15" alt=" " border="0" /></td>
        <td width="40" height="15" align="right" valign="top"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/bottom_rs.gif" width="40" height="15" alt=" " border="0" /></td>
      </tr>
    </table>
   <!-- End bottom table setup -->

     <div style="padding: 7px 7px 7px 7px;"></div>

forumhome_forumbit_columncell

<td class="alt1Active" align="$stylevar[left]" id="f$forum[forumid]" width="$column_width">
	<div>
		<img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/forum_$forum[statusicon].gif" alt="" border="0" />
		<a href="forumdisplay.php?$session[sessionurl]f=$forum[forumid]"><strong>$forum[title]</strong></a>
	</div>
	<if condition="$vboptions['showforumdescription']"><div class="smallfont">$forum[description]</div></if>


<if condition="$show['lastpostinfo']"> 
<div class="smallfont" align="$stylevar[left]"> 
    <div class="smallfont"> 
        <a href="showthread.php?$session[sessionurl]goto=newpost&amp;t=$lastpostinfo[lastthreadid]" title="<phrase 1="$lastpostinfo[lastthread]">$vbphrase[go_first_unread_in_thread_x]</phrase>"><strong>$lastpostuser[trimthread]</strong></a> 

        <phrase 1="member.php?$session[sessionurl]find=lastposter&amp;f=$lastpostinfo[forumid]" 2="$lastpostinfo[lastposter]">last post <strong>$vbphrase[by_x]</strong></phrase> 
    </div> 
     
<div align="$stylevar[right]"> 
        $lastpostinfo[lastpostdate] <if condition="!$show['detailedtime']"><span class="time">$lastpostinfo[lastposttime]</span></if> 

        <a href="showthread.php?$session[sessionurl]goto=lastpost&amp;t=$lastpostinfo[lastthreadid]"><img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/lastpost.gif" alt="$vbphrase[go_to_last_post]" border="0"></a> 
    </div> 
</div> 

<else /> 

    $lastpostinfo[lastpostdate] <if condition="!$show['detailedtime']"><span class="time">$lastpostuser[lastpostuser]</span></if> 
</if> 
<td class="alt2" colspan="15" border="0"><center>$forum[replycount]</center></td>

Right what i want to do is

1. place the image and title in the center
2. Add description of last post under the last post by.....
3. Add a border around each forum in column

Please someone play with this and tell me what to do.

If you need to see the forum - it learnall-forum.com/forums