Forum Display Enhancements - Sorky - SubForum List Control

Purpose
This plugin allows extensive control of how SubForums are displayed.

• Use any mix of between 0 and 10 columns
• Different layouts can be used on specified forums
• Change formatting
• Display Thread/Post counts
• Limit the number of SubForums shown (Show More/Less)
• Collapse entire display
• Sort SubForum display order
• plus lots more!

Installation
Import XML file (as product): AdminCP > Plugin System > Manage Products > [Add/Import Product]

Options
To set the options go to: AdminCP > vBulletin Options > Sorky - SubForum List Control

Tips
To get it on the Forum Home page, set...

"vBulletin Options" > "Forum Listings Display Options" > "Depth of Forums - Forum Home" to "1"

For all other forums, set...

"vBulletin Options" > "Forum Listings Display Options" > "Depth of Forums - Forum Display" to "1"

You should also set...

"vBulletin Options" > "Forum Listings Display Options" > "Depth of Sub-Forums" to "1" Note: Setting it higher will also work!

Version Log
For previous versions see 3.7.x or 3.6.x Mods
v1.5.2 - 28th of January, 2009 = official release for 3.8.x (click here for more information)
v1.6.0 - 11th of April, 2009 = Removed (small bug found)
v1.6.1 - 13th of April, 2009 = Remember show/hide state + more (more information here)
v1.6.2 - 27th of April, 2009 = Debug opton + more (more information here)
v1.7.0 - 21st of May, 2009 = New & improved sorting (more information here)
v1.7.1 - 23rd of May, 2009 = alt text for show/hide image (more information here)
v1.7.2 - 17th of June, 2009 = Removed (small change simply combined with another in next version)
v1.7.3 - 17th of June, 2009 = Hide SubForums: prefix & count tool-tip as well as the SubForums (more information here)
v1.7.4 - 23rd of June, 2009 = Hide specific SubForums from the SubForum list (more information here)
v1.8.0 - 17th of August, 2009 = Display of SubForum descriptions (more information here)

Hall Of Fame (Donations - Greatly Appreciated - Thank You)
Fungsten US$25
Budweiser US$20
CreditForum US$25
lazyseller US$30
Alisa Lindsay US$10

Acknowledgement
Thanks (and apologies) to Cybernetec for the ideas & inspiration to generate this Mod.

Keywords
SubForum, SubForums, Sub-Forum, Sub-Forums, Table, List, Grid, Child, Children, Parent

Settings, Demonstration Screenshots, Notes, etc
See v1.5.2 post (click here)

If you like this Mod please click INSTALL.

[Sorky]

Originally Posted by Alfa1

What alt text is added? I am afraid that this will hurt SEO, by decreasing keyword density.

It simply allows you to add the text that appears when you hover over the image or if the image is not displayed.

If you don't want the text, don't enter it in the option.

[Alfa1]

Ah great. Is it possible to use a variable? Like the forum name?

[Outbackmark]

Sorky this is a ripper, installed and nominated!!!!

[Sorky]

Originally Posted by Outbackmark

Sorky this is a ripper, installed and nominated!!!!

I (and obviously many others) wanted more than other Mods did.

Glad you like it

Originally Posted by Alfa1

Ah great. Is it possible to use a variable? Like the forum name?

Not currently. I could "eval" the option field, but I'm not crazy about doing that.

[Budweiser]

Sorky, I'm still working on my new site. It's not open yet. I upgraded to 1.7.1 without any problems.

I did load another mod which seems to be in conflict with "Sorky Sub Forum List Control"
The mod is "Forum Minimum Age Restriction"

When this mod is enabled the subforums on forumhome are not collapsible. I diabled it and then they were collapsible again.

I posted a message to IdanB about the conflict too. Any way you can take a look to see if these two mods could be made to work together?

Thnx, Kev

[Sorky]

Originally Posted by Budweiser

I did load another mod which seems to be in conflict with "Sorky Sub Forum List Control"
The mod is "Forum Minimum Age Restriction"

It certainly stops the show/hide and quite a lot more!!!

His mod will probably conflict with quite a few others as he makes a copy of the templates and then clears them before my Mod has a chance to dynamically modify them. Its a bit hard to modify something that isn't there

The best fix is I believe to make his Mod copy and clear the the templates after we have a chance to modify them Just make the following change...

Plugins & Products

Plugin Manager

Product : Forum Minimum Age / Datastore cache templates

• Hook Location = parse_templates
• Execution Order = 9

PS: For some reason I seemed to have to refresh my browser once or twice to get it to kick in.

[stamos2003]

thanks!
got a problem here though, after installing and setting up:
Warning: Unexpected character in input: '' (ASCII=30) state=2 in ....../forum/includes/functions_forumlist.php(501) : eval()'d code on line 1

[Sorky]

Originally Posted by stamos2003

thanks!
got a problem here though, after installing and setting up:
Warning: Unexpected character in input: '' (ASCII=30) state=2 in ....../forum/includes/functions_forumlist.php(501) : eval()'d code on line 1

If you can send me a URL and access, I'll be happy to take a look.

[W!cKeD]

* Thanks & Installed * :up:

[stamos2003]

Originally Posted by Sorky

If you can send me a URL and access, I'll be happy to take a look.

I downgraded to 1.6.2 and it works fine