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

[vakvak]

Thanks,

[jilly]

Could I make this a user-selectable style, so that people who want the old style could choose that, and people who want less scrolling could use the column style?

[Xenon]

well, everything can be coded of course

all you need would be a custom profile field (yes no) and then change the if conditions, if the forums should be shown in columns or not

[jilly]

Can you give me instructions in detail when you get a chance? If you are really busy I am willing to pay - i would have pm'd that last part to you but you say no pm's in your sig

[Xenon]

as said create a new custom profile field just allowing yes/no as option, and afterwards open functions_forumlist.php

find:

PHP Code:

if (THIS_SCRIPT == 'index' AND $forum['subforumcolumns'] != 1 AND ($subsonly OR $depth < MAXFORUMDEPTH)) 


and change into

PHP Code:

if ($bbuserinfo['fieldxx'] == 'yes' AND THIS_SCRIPT == 'index' AND $forum['subforumcolumns'] != 1 AND ($subsonly OR $depth < MAXFORUMDEPTH)) 


replace the xx with the fieldid of your new custom field

that's all

[jilly]

Okay, I tried it out, made it a Single-Selection Radio Button with a yes/no selection, put it under 'Edit Options' section in the User CP, and noted the field number, and did the mod in functions_forumlist.php, however now it shows the old way again, and setting the radio button to yes or no doesn't change it.

[Xenon]

it's a casesensitive yes or no, maybe there's the problem?

[jilly]

That was it! I made sure the case matched and it worked! Thanks Xenon, you are a true genius!!!

[jilly]

when I use the 'old' layout, the columns and such seem to be a bit off - see screenshot - i notice for example on the mod list, it looks like the mod names are centered now - I dont think they were before. Any idea on how to make the old layout line up a bit more evenly?

[Xenon]

glad you could solve it

oh yes, i know the second problem
i forgot to tell you, that you ahve to manipulate the template forumhome_forumbit_level1_nopost as well.

find there

<if condition="$forum['subforumcolumns'] > 1">

and change it to

<if condition="$bbuserinfo['fieldxx'] == 'yes' AND $forum['subforumcolumns'] > 1">