Forum Home Enhancements - [YUI] Tabbed Forum Home

[YUI] Tabbed Forum Home (TFH) version 4.0.8
vBulletin version: 4.1.11 - 4.2.0
Older versions need original mod for now

Description:
This MOD is for creating a "Tabbed" Forum Home Page to have Categories and other Data types (via Modules) displayed within Tab containers. Please do not confuse this with the Tab Menu System here at vbulletin.org. They are totally different systems. These Tabs actually switch the content via AJAX without leaving the main forums page.

This is an entirely new version of TFH and only works with vB4. Management is all done via the Admin CP.

Installation is done in 3 simple steps. Upload files, Import product, 3 easy Template Edits.

Setup is now a breeze via the Tabs option in the Admin CP.

The attached Zip File contains the Files and Instructions necessary to install.

Incompatible mods
Two columns of categories - https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=275114

Upgrading to 4.0.7+ from previous versions
We have had to change the mod's id which means when you install this time you will have 2 mods, the new version with its new id and the old version.
Both can run side by side but shouldnt to save processing time.

To migrate:
Install the latest version and upload all the files (no conflicts to worry about)
Install the latest product xml
Follow the template changes in the upgrade txt
Create your tabs in the new admincp menu option "EG: Tabbed Forum Home" to mirror the existing "Tabbed Forum Home" menu.
Once done uninstall the product "Tabbed Forum Home" with productid bobster_tfh (old mod id)


Change Log:

VERSION 4.0.8 2nd August 2012
Changes:
> Fixed several database bugs
> Fixed several legacy redirect bugs
> Fixed static path problem for scripts (this should resolve some 4.0.7 blank forum issues)
> Thanks to Bluefin221 & LgsOfChampions

VERSION 4.0.7 1st August 2012
Changes:
> New Mod ID - YOU MUST MIGRATE SETTINGS MANUALLY
> vBulletin 4.1.11+ required
> JS loaded after drawing
> Remote YUI JS (partial) support
> Fixed instructions typo
> All previous fixes in 4.0.5 that caused no bugs

VERSION 4.0.5 27th April 2012
Changes:
> This version should be used with vbulletin 4.1.11+
> Compatibility with JS changes in vbulletin 4.1.11+
> Upgraded to run with YUI 2.9.0
> Local versions of files to minimise loading issues
> Upgraded to Dispatcher 2.2
> Reduced size of forumindextab generator and reduced size to boost performance
> Added a template cache call to reduce load
> Added loader animation and box when tab is clicked and loading.

Original Change Logs for bobster65 & King Kavor releases
VERSION Beta 2b 23 March 2010
Changes:
> CSS Conflict resolved

VERSION Beta 2 19 March 2010
> CSS Conflict resolved
> Upgrade to YUI 2.7.0 & Dispatcher 2.1
> Minor Bug fixes

Originally created by bobster65 & King Kovifor

[bobster65]

Originally Posted by synseal

I went ahead and used this after your post earlier regarding SEO and sitemaps Zerohour, thanks for that, now I have this set up and working fine I have one issue.

Is there a way of making this area (white) transparent, it looks fine on my light style's but terrible on my dark styles.

Do I need to edit the skin-tfh.css? and in what way.

Thanks for any help.

skin-tfh.css

.yui-navset .yui-content {
background:#ffffff;
border-top:5px solid #ADCCE1;
}

change the background element.

NOTE: you'll want to have a different CSS file for your dark and light styles..

[daydie]

this is a great mod and i wud keep it on my forums but.....

ive done a few tests regarding SEO and search engines cant view any of the forums even the default one...

thanks anyways fella.

[daydie]

All my forums will not load now after i uninstalled product and reverted templates.

im stuck!

[synseal]

Originally Posted by bobster65

skin-tfh.css

.yui-navset .yui-content {
background:#ffffff;
border-top:5px solid #ADCCE1;
}

change the background element.

NOTE: you'll want to have a different CSS file for your dark and light styles..

Thanks bobster,

Setting that to transparent worked fine for both light and dark styles.

[ZeroHour]

Originally Posted by daydie

this is a great mod and i wud keep it on my forums but.....

ive done a few tests regarding SEO and search engines cant view any of the forums even the default one...

thanks anyways fella.

Send me a pm with your url.
I can tell you search engines do have permissions to access and if you use sitemaps there is no difference...

[Khriz]

This is a great plugin
modification is actually a very useful and excellent ...
base all my forum on this amendment ...
I'm hoping to use the final result ...

My question is for developers ...
there will always be upgrades to be compatible plugin provided with vbulletin? because it makes me sad but hey seen good changes over time its developers let it die and stop being incompatible.

Congratulations!

Greetings

[ZeroHour]

Originally Posted by Khriz

This is a great plugin
modification is actually a very useful and excellent ...
base all my forum on this amendment ...
I'm hoping to use the final result ...

My question is for developers ...
there will always be upgrades to be compatible plugin provided with vbulletin? because it makes me sad but hey seen good changes over time its developers let it die and stop being incompatible.

Congratulations!

Greetings

I pretty much use the latest vbulletin most of the time so I will update as needed

[daydie]

Originally Posted by ZeroHour

Send me a pm with your url.
I can tell you search engines do have permissions to access and if you use sitemaps there is no difference...

lol ya wrong there, fair play google knows your pages via sitemap and may go to them directly. But if they search your homepage and cant find no more links.

If it doess see the link to the page it will make the relevant link (hpyerlink text) increase the page its pointing to for that keyword.

IMO i wudnt use this . if they can make it load all but only show on click that wud b great

[ZeroHour]

Originally Posted by daydie

lol ya wrong there, fair play google knows your pages via sitemap and may go to them directly. But if they search your homepage and cant find no more links.

If it doess see the link to the page it will make the relevant link (hpyerlink text) increase the page its pointing to for that keyword.

IMO i wudnt use this . if they can make it load all but only show on click that wud b great

Sadly I am not wrong, I have been doing this for a very very long time in regards to SEO.
I am a bit lost by your post, "if they search your homepage"? as in googling for "blah site:blah.com"? that still works or are you meaning on the page.
Hey, its cool if you dont believe me, use what you like, I am just trying to inform you that google really doesnt care about 1 page out of x pages on your site and it wont affect your rankings at all tbh. Its one page, not even a long tail page... if anything google probably ignores keywords on the index page due to its limited content appeal. Its the threads that matter.
I have used this for a long time now and my site grows and grows. I had a non ajax version before and saw NO drop at all but ymmv (your mileage may vary)

[ZeroHour]

Originally Posted by karlm

Re-bumping as is now under 'new management'...

Hey I missed this before,
If you need to remove the table that tfh uses look for {PREFIX}tabs (mine is vb_tabs for example)
Take a DB backup and then remove that table only. Thats the only table used by this mod.