End-User Options - 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]

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Russian (RU) - by TAIFUN_T

[Biker_GA]

You've permission from the original author? https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=91025

[marshal_ramdev]

will check it out

[Stifmeister2]

Damn I don't fully understand this:

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

Do I need to run one of these queries in order to make this work???

[akanevsky]

Originally Posted by Stifmeister2

Damn I don't fully understand this:




Do I need to run one of these queries in order to make this work???

You do not. The hack, by default, sets all of the forums as excludable. You only need to run the queries if you want to set everything to "not excludable" or back again.

[puertoblack2003]

Originally Posted by Biker_GA

You've permission from the original author? https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=91025

i guess so buddy if his name is included in the supported slot.

[akanevsky]

Originally Posted by Biker_GA

You've permission from the original author? https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=91025

I certainly do. Thanks for asking, though.

[Stifmeister2]

Originally Posted by Psionic Vision

You do not. The hack, by default, sets all of the forums as excludable. You only need to run the queries if you want to set everything to "not excludable" or back again.

Ohh ok thanks.


I'll probably install this as soon as I have time, nice hack!

[W!cKeD]

This Hack is very nice, but i have a Feature Request:

Usergroup-Permission "Usergroup can exclude forums?"

Thanks in Advance