Forum Display Enhancements - All Topic / Master Forums - View Threads from Multiple Forums in a Master Forums

This a complete and total upgrade to version 2.0!

This mod is now an importable product, there are no more manual file edits.

In addition this mod will be able to auto edit your templates if you run the standard threadbit template, otherwise there are instructions in the zip file for manual template edits if needed.

What does this mod do? - Basically this is only the most awesomest mod ever for vBulletin. You can now view threads from other forums in "Master Forums" you designate.

For example on my site "Off Topic" is my "Master Forum" and virtually all other forums are assigned to the Master Forum offering user's the ability to browse 1 forum while seeing threads from many others.

New in version 2.0: You can now have multiple master forums.

See the screen shots for an example.

All instructions are included in the zip file.

As pointed out by phpdesk you must have at least 1 thread in your master forum for this to work.

I have tested this on VB 3.8.6 and am sure it will work on all 3.8 versions. I also strongly believe it will work as far back as VB 3.6 but can't test it myself.

This will not work for vBulletin 4.0, do not try to install it. The VB4 Version is here.

If you used the old version revert your forumdisplay.php file back to it's original condition before installing.

Please Mark as Installed if you use this.

You can mostly ignore all posts in this thread up to post #28. Old posts are not longer relevant to this new version. (Note: post #7 is still relevant if you have only 1 master forum.)

Upgrade to Version 2.1 (March 3, 2011)
Fixes a bug where the master forum wouldn't display as many pages as there were posts.

[James T Brock]

Originally Posted by BirdOPrey5

One of two things is the problem...

1) You have another mod using the hook forumdisplay_query_threadscount. In plugin manager see if any other plugin is using that hook and if so let me know which mod and I'll take a look.

vbOptomize Pro. I confirmed it's what's causing the issue, when I disable that hook it works.

Anyway to have them both working together? This is the code in that hook location...

if (class_exists('vb_optimise'))
{
	$vars = array(
		'lastread'		=> $lastread,
		'hook_query_fields'	=> $hook_query_fields,
		'tachyjoin'		=> $tachyjoin,
		'hook_query_joins'	=> $hook_query_joins,
		'forumid'		=> $foruminfo['forumid'],
		'prefix_filter'		=> $prefix_filter,
		'visiblethreads'	=> $visiblethreads,
		'globalignore'		=> $globalignore,
		'limitothers'		=> $limitothers,
		'datecut'		=> $datecut,
		'hook_query_where'	=> $hook_query_where,
	);

	vb_optimise::cache('forumdisplaysub', $db, $vars);
}

[BirdOPrey5]

Try changing the execution order of the plugin on forumdisplay_query_threadscount.

It is usually "5" - try changing it to "2" or "8" and see if either makes a difference.

[James T Brock]

Thank you, changing the execution order did fix the issue. One last question, I noticed in the 4.0 version of this mod there is a way to have sticky threads show in the master forum, how do you do it in the 3.8 version of the mod?

[BirdOPrey5]

I haven't released the updated version for 3.8 yet. If you want to show stickies you can edit the two forumdisplay_query_ plugins...

Find all "sticky = 0" and change it to "sticky = 1" in each plugin.

[James T Brock]

If you do that ALL threads disappear except for the stickies.

[BirdOPrey5]

Sorry. I didn't have this version still installed on my test servers.

Change "sticky = 0" to "sticky = 0 OR sticky = 1" in both plugins

[punchbowl]

it shows threads in the list even if the member has no perms. i.e. if I include nsfw and mod forums in my master forum users will see those threads in the list even if they haven't got perms to see them.

They can't actually open the threads but they still appear in the list.

Is that the same in the vb4 version?

tia

I kinda like it this ^^^ way tbh BUT in the new version if you did * would you be showing (for instance) mod only thread titles in your master forum.

Edit: Get well soon man!

[BirdOPrey5]

Originally Posted by punchbowl

it shows threads in the list even if the member has no perms. i.e. if I include nsfw and mod forums in my master forum users will see those threads in the list even if they haven't got perms to see them.

They can't actually open the threads but they still appear in the list.

Is that the same in the vb4 version?

tia

I kinda like it this ^^^ way tbh BUT in the new version if you did * would you be showing (for instance) mod only thread titles in your master forum.

Edit: Get well soon man!

Thank you for your support punchbowl.

The VB4 version behaves the same way and even with the updated code it will show the thread titles for each forum regardless of the permission to view- but they can't view the actual thread without permission. Offhand I am not sure how I would be able to hide the threads based on permissions without more queries.

[punchbowl]

Originally Posted by BirdOPrey5

Thank you for your support punchbowl.

The VB4 version behaves the same way and even with the updated code it will show the thread titles for each forum regardless of the permission to view- but they can't view the actual thread without permission. Offhand I am not sure how I would be able to hide the threads based on permissions without more queries.

Cheers. No more queries on my account though! For what I need, the product is perfect.

[azn_romeo_4u]

Thank you. This is a very interesting mod.