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 3.8.x
v2.0.0 - 15th of January, 2010 = official release for 4.0.x (click here for more information)

Hall Of Fame For ALL Versions (Donations - Greatly Appreciated - Thank You)
Fungsten US$25
Budweiser US$20
CreditForum US$25
lazyseller US$30
Alisa Lindsay US$10
Alfa1 ?50

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 post 1

If you like this Mod please click INSTALL.

[Sorky]

Originally Posted by faraz_hamza

i think here is not such a genius coder

Would be quite easy, but the likelihood I would add that function is LOW... The likelihood of me adding that function for you is EVEN LOWER!

[tonjohn]

Sorky,

Your plugin has been a god send for us at forums.steampowered.com!

We are planning to migrate to vb4 soon and plan to use this plugin once again to manage our subforums. However, I have a few requests.

Can you alphabetically sort:
- category views; ex/ D - G
- the forum drowns in the various moderator tools; ex/ move thread

Thank you all your efforts and the awesome plugins!
-Burton

[Sorky]

Originally Posted by tonjohn

Sorky,

Your plugin has been a god send for us at forums.steampowered.com!

We are planning to migrate to vb4 soon and plan to use this plugin once again to manage our subforums. However, I have a few requests.

Can you alphabetically sort:
- category views; ex/ D - G
- the forum drowns in the various moderator tools; ex/ move thread

Thank you all your efforts and the awesome plugins!
-Burton

I see here why you like the Mod!

Not quite sure what you are asking though... For the D-G list, there are only a couple of forums/categories with sub-forums - Which one(s) need changes?

[tonjohn]

haha, yes - it has come in handy

If you click on the link in my previous post, you'll see that the forums aren't automatically sorted by your plugin (any that are are done so manually).

[Sorky]

Originally Posted by tonjohn

haha, yes - it has come in handy

If you click on the link in my previous post, you'll see that the forums aren't automatically sorted by your plugin (any that are are done so manually).

I don't sort the actual forum list - my plugin only does the "sub-forums" section.. Even though they are seem to be sorted when shown at the level above, I only sort the display, I don't actually change the order.

[avaare]

didn't work with 4.1.7

[monkeyboy1916]

I agree with the person above me. It doesn't function properly on vB 4.1.7.

[bigrover]

I've also noticed it doesn't work now that I upgraded my test site to 4.1.7. The problem is all the subforums are grouped in one column. If I have the mod configured for 3 columns then everything is listed in the first third of the available space. It is also not formatted in any way, just a continuous list of forums.

I've already disabled all the other mods and am now going to rebuild a default style sheet and see if that helps. Otherwise I'm hosed and will have to disable the mod. I really hope that won't be necessary.

I've enjoyed the results of this mod for some time and hope it continues in future versions as well.

[pmquist]

I have installed the SubForum List control in a test environment and I got it running. Now when installing it in the real environment it looks like this with all the subforums crammed together:

I have it set for three columns. I have gone through all settings and I can se no difference compared to my test environment.

The only difference is that the test environment was vB 4.1.6 and the real environment is vB4.1.7.

I would really appreciate some help. Really like this plugin.

[Kyo-dono]

I love this addon. Thanks for this great piece of code. Is the problem with version 4.1.7 still available?