Forums arranged in columns on forumhome + Extra Future

In this hack i just add some extra Future. It was made by Xenon

When we install Forums arranged in columns on forumhome it just show the main Thread name and few people ask me how i customise on my site and show last post and then other forum info. with it..

well it's simple 1st install this hack..

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=99829

And then login in ur admincp

SKins > Forum Home Templates > forumhome_forumbit_columncell

Look For <div class="smallfont">$forum[description]</div></if>

Add This After that

<if condition="$show['lastpostinfo']"><BR>
<div class="smallfont" align="$stylevar[left]">
<div style="clear:both">
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Last Post: <a href="showthread.php?$session[sessionurl]goto=newpost&amp;t=$lastpostinfo[lastthreadid]" title="<phrase 1="$lastpostinfo[lastthread]">$vbphrase[go_first_unread_in_thread_x]</phrase>"><strong>$lastpostinfo[trimthread]</strong></a>
</div>
<div<if condition="is_browser('ie', 6)"> style="float:$stylevar[left]"</if>>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Posted <phrase 1="member.php?$session[sessionurl]find=lastposter&amp;f=$lastpostinfo[forumid]" 2="$lastpostinfo[lastposter]">$vbphrase[by_x]</phrase>

-$lastpostinfo[lastpostdate] <if condition="!$show['detailedtime']">-<span class="time">$lastpostinfo[lastposttime]</span></if></div><BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Forum Info: Topic: $forum[threadcount]
Post: $forum[replycount]
</if>

and save it... it will work for sure

If u want to add Image next to Topic then add that in discription of forum...

This is my 1 hack and i really don't know how to post he hack so i m just doing w.e i can to help other members...

[Farjad]

in my forum i did was <img src="images/forum/$forum[forumid].jpg"> in the template bit...

[Blackbeard]

Do you mean this template - forumhome_forumbit_columncell

<td class="alt1Active" align="$stylevar[left]" id="f$forum[forumid]" width="$column_width">
	<div>
		<img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/forum_$forum[statusicon].gif" alt="" border="0" />
		<a href="forumdisplay.php?$session[sessionurl]f=$forum[forumid]"><strong>$forum[title]</strong></a>
	</div>
	<if condition="$show['forumdescription']"><div class="smallfont">$forum[description]</div></if>
<if condition="$show['lastpostinfo']"><BR>
<div class="smallfont" align="$stylevar[left]">
<div style="clear:both">
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Last Post: <a href="showthread.php?$session[sessionurl]goto=newpost&amp;t=$lastpostinfo[lastthreadid]" title="<phrase 1="$lastpostinfo[lastthread]">$vbphrase[go_first_unread_in_thread_x]</phrase>"><strong>$lastpostinfo[trimthread]</strong></a>
</div>
<div<if condition="is_browser('ie', 6)"> style="float:$stylevar[left]"</if>>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Posted <phrase 1="member.php?$session[sessionurl]find=lastposter&amp;f=$lastpostinfo[forumid]" 2="$lastpostinfo[lastposter]">$vbphrase[by_x]</phrase>

-$lastpostinfo[lastpostdate] <if condition="!$show['detailedtime']">-<span class="time">$lastpostinfo[lastposttime]</span></if></div><BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Forum Info: Topic: $forum[threadcount]
Post: $forum[replycount]
</if>
</td>

[^SuiCyde^]

then add this new function to the file:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
// ###################### Start construct_forum_columns #######################
function construct_forum_columns($parentid, $columncount)
{

i assumed this meant right after you make the other changes, but when i do that, i get an error.......


Fatal error: Call to undefined function: construct_forum_columns() in /home/knockout/public_html/board/includes/functions_forumlist.php on line 296

what am i doing wrong?

[Kenyon]

Originally Posted by ^SuiCyde^

what am i doing wrong?

I assume you're referring to Xenon's instructions. The instructions are bit sloppy - they don't specify where the user should put the function, and for non-coders that can be incredibly confusing.

The best thing to do is put that new function at the very end of the file, right before the closing PHP tag ( ?> ).

[Harley D]

I don't have a "forumhome_forumbit_columncell" template.
I'm running VB ver 3.5.4 and Cyb - Sub-forums Arranger, found here
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=113942

I used this code in my "forumhome_forumbit_level1_nopost" with excellent results. You can check it out here www.srtcaliber.com.
just another way to use this code for those who don't have the "forumhome_forumbit_columncell" template.

Thanks for the code!

[b65ran]

Nice add on. Is there anyway I can show five latest threads under each forum instead of showing only the last replied thread ?

[FReeSTER]

can someone update this Mod for vb4.03 please