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 smirkley

I did a once over analysis again and I cannot get the script error to extinguish.
I dont think it is a mod conflict, but I look at the demo for this mod and dont see the error.

So I dunno what is going on unless it is just a difference of settings or something.

I'm not sure what is causing the error, I think it might be due to the different postbit meaning there might not be an object with correct id for javascript. But this is just a guess and i have yet to find source of error.

[bananalive]

Originally Posted by Saviour

Pagination shows up within table...

Is there a way to have this show up outside the table and to the right, as it does in regular forums?

See attached image. The page numbers are within the gray table and need to be moved outside this area and to the right, as in regular forums.

Find and delete in template af_center:

$pagenav

Add $pagenav in template af_articles after:

</td> 
	</tr>
</table>

Or you could try the alternative display.

[bananalive]

Originally Posted by valendono

@banana
its not work with vs-hide thanks button. can u help me ? thanks

What is not working?

[maidos]

on forumdisplay.php when i try to click the forum section that i assigned to be article as it said
page not found

[Saviour]

Originally Posted by bananalive

Find and delete in template af_center:

$pagenav

Add $pagenav in template af_articles after:

</td> 
	</tr>
</table>

Or you could try the alternative display.

I just tried to use the alternate display setting...and now my articles.php page is screwed...

Tried setting it back and it's still screwed. See the following page: http://glitchpc.com/forums/articles.php or the attached image. I have two navbars now...

Anyway to get this fixed, now?

Also...the right column is not showing up on the articles.php page. Only module unchecked in Admin CP is Most Commented Articles. If I check it, then the right column shows up.

[S]The new thread buttons are missing, as well...along with a lot of my buttons at the end of any of the posted articles.[/S]

I have reverted templates, uninstalled/re-installed...I still have the same issues. Can I get a little advice, please?


Thanks, in advance...

[Saviour]

Last, but certainly not least...

Is there any way to disable all the "quote" buttons from the first post (only) within the article forum? I'd like comments/replies to have the ability to quote...but not the first post of the thread/article.

[smirkley]

Originally Posted by bananalive

I'm not sure what is causing the error, I think it might be due to the different postbit meaning there might not be an object with correct id for javascript. But this is just a guess and i have yet to find source of error.

I just finished extensive testing on my setup, and with all mods disabled except this one, and on a vB default style, and checking most of the combinations of settings for the articles mod,...

It still shows up on every showthread page in the articles.

Tomorrow I can try a comple uninstall/reinstall, but at this point, I cant find any sense of it.

[smirkley]

Just tested on a very basic vb install.

specs:

vB3.8.2
vB Blog
vB Project Tools
vB Advanced
Articles
Stock OEM vB style
Viewed with IE6 and 8 while logged in (my live board uses legacy postbit, and my test board used regular postbit)

Made one post in a category, using the fieldset version of article display, and error is produced on first try.

I know it isnt caused by PT, Blog, or VBA, as I can disable them and run it on a basic stock vB3.8.2

Trying to help narrow it down, but I cant set it on any more a basic install than that.

[valdet]

I've looking through af_catbit template to make the top forums always bold, but I couldn't make it with any type of conditional.

See pic for further explanation.




Maybe a better display would be if you can make it to be displayed as a tree navigation menu similar to this hack. https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=127536

[hugh_]

When I drill down into 2 or the 3 sub-categories I've created I see article titles the other sub-categories listed... What's wrong?