Forums arranged in columns on forumhome

As requested several times, this hack allows you to arrange forums on forumhome in xx columns instead of just one per row as it is in standart vb3.

Look at the screenshot to know what i mean

The design is changeable in the templates of course

I've tested it, and it should work, but as i don't use it myself, i cannot do a longtime test, so if you find any bugs, report them

You can apply the changes to forumdisplay as well if wanted

[joeychgo]

ok -- please remember im quite new at all this, and although im learning as I go, I still need a little hand-holding. Ill explain whats confusing me...

What im trying to do - is have the child forums of first 4 forum catagories stay as they are - single column

- the child forums of the next 2 catagories to be in 2 columns, and the child forums for the last 2 catagories to remain single column.

Question is: Where do I make these settings changes?

IN the txt file instructions under edit template forumhome_forumbit_level1_nopost is says
"if your columnized forums should be below open for post categories, you also have to change level1_post that way.."

What does that mean in english?

And in the "Ending Step" is says "now you have to edit the category, which's subforums should be in columns and change the value into
the ammount of columns, you want to have."

Again - how about an english translation for those of us who are learning this stuff? THanks for being patient with me. Im sure this is all obvious but I need a little nudge to comprehend it all.

[Xenon]

the child forums of the next 2 catagories to be in 2 columns, and the child forums for the last 2 catagories to remain single column

very easy, edit the two categories and change the subforum value to 2, then click on save and all is fine.

you won't need the _post changes if you do not have categories, where posting is allowed

it's hard to explain that more detailed, it may help to read through the vb3 manual, to learn some of the terms (and i think the template scheme will be posted on vb.com soon as well)

[jb605]

Hi, Xenon, do you have any plan to make this work for forumdisplay and make it work for forum in addition to categories?

Thanks.

[Xenon]

Shouldn't be hard to do.

actually it works for forums as well as for categories, and the forumdisplay would be an edit of a few lines i think

[jb605]

Originally Posted by Xenon

Shouldn't be hard to do.

actually it works for forums as well as for categories, and the forumdisplay would be an edit of a few lines i think

I have tried, but looks like it does not work for forumdisplay, or at least not working when the upper level is forum instead of category. I edited forumdisplay.php and Forum Display template.

[corsacrazy]

can some one please release a nicer looking forumhome_forumbit_columncell to include the last poster info/post and thread counts ? PLSSS

[corsacrazy]

heres mine all done took me ages ! thanks to m.c for some code :smoke:

[jb605]

Originally Posted by Xenon

Shouldn't be hard to do.

actually it works for forums as well as for categories, and the forumdisplay would be an edit of a few lines i think

Hi, Xenon, would you mind give some more details on what you think needs to be done to make it work for forums in forumdisplay?

I have modified forumdisplay.php to add in

PHP Code:

'$forumhome_subforum_columncell', 


as well as editing template FORUMDISPLAY within forumdisplay template group, by replacing

PHP Code:

<if condition="$show['forumslist']">
<!-- sub-forum list  -->
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center" style="border-bottom-width:0px">
<tr>
    <td class="tcat" width="100%">$vbphrase[subforums]<span class="normal">: $foruminfo[title]</span></td>
    <if condition="$show['forumsearch']">
    <td class="vbmenu_control" id="forumsearch.subforums"><a href="search.php?$session[sessionurl]f=$foruminfo[forumid]">$vbphrase[search_this_forum]</a> <script type="text/javascript"> vbmenu_register("forumsearch.subforums"); </script></td>
    </if>
</tr>
</table>
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<thead>
    <tr align="center">
      <td class="thead">&nbsp;</td>
      <td class="thead" width="100%" align="$stylevar[left]">$vbphrase[forum]</td>
      <td class="thead" width="175" nowrap="nowrap">$vbphrase[last_post]</td>
      <td class="thead" nowrap="nowrap">$vbphrase[threads]</td>
      <td class="thead" nowrap="nowrap">$vbphrase[posts]</td>
      <if condition="$vboptions[showmoderatorcolumn]">
      <td class="thead" nowrap="nowrap" width="85">$vbphrase[moderator]</td>
      </if>
    </tr>
</thead>
$forumbits
</table>
<br />
<!-- / sub-forum list  -->
</if> 


with the part from you code

PHP Code:

<if condition="$childforumbits">
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumbit_$forumid" style="{$collapseobj_forumid}">
<if condition="$forum['subforumcolumns'] > 1">
  <tr>
    <td class="alt1" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions[showmoderatorcolumn]">6<else />5</if>">
<table style="border: none; width: 100%;">
      $childforumbits
</table>
    </td>
  </tr>
<else />
  $childforumbits
</if>
</tbody>
</if> 


But I didn't get the subforums to show in column in forumdisplay, instead, my frontpage now has all categories collapsed, and cannot even expand them.

Would mind provide some more details?

Thanks.

[Xenon]

in functions_forumlist.php

you have to remove

THIS_SCRIPT == 'index' AND

in the modified code, as this prevents the colhumns from appearing on forumdisplay

i thin that should be all, except from some design glitches you have to manage in forumdisplay template

@Corsa: hey, looking nice

[deaconxgp]

Originally Posted by M.C.

trying to make same like on http://www.wiredgamers.com/ but can`t.... is any spetial modifyin` was made for that or not?

Can someone install this for me lol

I don't want to screw things up..but I want it to look like the image attached on MC's post

[dustyb]

Hi Xenon, looks like a very popular hack! Quick question here from a new user... my setup has a dozen forums at the top level, in other words no Parent Forum/Category, just 12 forums. I'm looking for a very simple forums home display. I'll probably even take out the table head row and display just the 12 forum name/descriptions and last posts fields. But I'd like to do it in 2 columns, somethign like this:

************************** T A B L E **************************
Forum Decription - Last Post Info || Forum Description - Last Post Info
Forum Decription - Last Post Info || Forum Description - Last Post Info
Forum Decription - Last Post Info || Forum Description - Last Post Info
Forum Decription - Last Post Info || Forum Description - Last Post Info
Forum Decription - Last Post Info || Forum Description - Last Post Info
Forum Decription - Last Post Info || Forum Description - Last Post Info
************************** T A B L E **************************

Any suggestions? Have you seen a hack for this already?

[Xenon]

Well, the easiest way would be to create a Dummy categorie.

So one parent forum for all 12 forums. Then you just have to install my hack here, and then just edit some templates, so the dummy category won't show up anymore (so remove the info lines and such, and just leave the table generation for the subforums

[deaconxgp]

so I guess I'm on my own then? No one wants to help me install?

[Buddha]

absolutely beautiful.
still working out all of the images, and i'm hoping to get some help in the custom header thread (for sub-forums instead of just on forum home), but great hack.
thanks a lot xenon. much appreciated.

[Buddha]

correct me if i'm wrong (not much of a php coder)... i pieced together some code from posts here, and was hoping it would workin forumdisplay, but it doesn't... any thoughts?

<if condition="$subforum['subforumcolumns'] > 1">
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
$forumbits
</table>
<else />
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<thead>
	<tr align="center">
	  <td class="thead">&nbsp;</td>
	  <td class="thead" width="100%" align="$stylevar[left]">$vbphrase[forum]</td>
	  <td class="thead" width="175">$vbphrase[last_post]</td>
	  <td class="thead">$vbphrase[threads]</td>
	  <td class="thead">$vbphrase[posts]</td>
	  <if condition="$vboptions[showmoderatorcolumn]">
	  <td class="thead">$vbphrase[moderator]</td>
	  </if>
	</tr>
</thead>
$forumbits
</table>
</if>

basically, if more than one column, don't display the table row with the descriptions. any help would be appreciated. this is for subforums on forumdisplay.

thanks.