Selective Forum Filter

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|| Selective Forum Filter
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|| Author : Anton Kanevsky
|| Co-Author(s) : Andreas
|| Works on : vBulletin 3.5.x - 3.8.x
|| Released : May 31, 2009
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|| Time required to install: 30 seconds
|| Difficulty: easy
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DESCRIPTION

Ever came across large boards with a huge number of sub forums? Couldn't find your info? Wanted to run away from that huge load of stupid threads? This hack is intended to save your users from having such a horrible experience. It provides them with an opportunity to exclude any number of forums from the forums list (as well as from "get new"/"get daily" searches), which still letting them to access those forums directly and search within them, too.

STATISTICS

Products to Install: 1


INTRODUCTION

To enable "can be excluded" in all forums, run this query:
UPDATE PFXforum SET excludable = 1
To disable "can be excluded" in all forums, run this query:
UPDATE PFXforum SET excludable = 0
In both cases, PFX must be replaced with the actual table prefix that you have defined in config.php.
If you have not defined a prefix, remove PFX from the queries.
After you run either one of these queries, you must then open and save any one forum for the forum cache to be updated.

VERSION HISTORY

1.1.0
[+] The hack is now compatible with vBulletin 3.5.x - 3.8.x.
[+] Eliminated all template edits.

1.0.2
[+] The hack is now compatible with vBulletin 3.6.
[+] Corrected a couple of mistakes in the installation manual.

1.0.1
[+] Added option to set forums as excludable. By default, excludability of all forums is disabled.

1.0.0
First Public Release

The installation manual is contained within the attached file.

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[akanevsky]

This hack does not add any usergroup options.

[ericwirtanen]

Originally Posted by Parker Clack

I installed the latest and like others and the forum list will not get pouplated even with all the excluded rows in the forum table set at 0.

same here - I can't see the list of forums no matter what I do...

[akanevsky]

If you want any forums to be excludable, specify that in forum settings.

[Ntfu2]

Same problem, no forums are showing up in list no matter what

[akanevsky]

Read the post above yours.

[Pathor]

Thanks for the update!

You have a typo in the querie.

UPDATE PFXforum SET excludable = 1

[Pathor]

Originally Posted by Hell?

Hello, I also recently installed the latest version and I get this error whenever I try to access the edit options page:

Fatal error: Cannot redeclare forum_accessible() (previously declared in /myforumsdir/profile.php(916) : eval()'d code:1) in /myforumsdir/profile.php(916) : eval()'d code on line 96

I have nearly the same error, but with vB 3.6.

EDIT: Got it. You must uninstall the 1.0.0 Version. The new plugin doesn?t overwrite the old version.

[ericwirtanen]

Originally Posted by Psionic Vision

If you want any forums to be excludable, specify that in forum settings.

D'oh! Thanks man; fantastic hack.

[Pathor]

One problem.

I want to make one subforum not excludable. The subforum ist under category X.
If the user select the category X (to make them invisible), the subforum is also invisible.

[realraptor]

thanks for this hack, installed fine with 3.5.4