Thread Category / Prefix Hack

Thread Category / Prefix Hack

Version: 1.3.7
vBulletin Version: 3.0.7
Developer: Mystics (www.vbulletin-germany.com)
Hack-Language: English & German & French (thanks to ReadWrite)
Install-difficulty: Medium
File-edits: 19
Template-edits: 16


Brief Description of the Hack

With this hack it is possible to assign a category/prefix to a thread. To do this you are able to select an appropriate category from a list beside the title while posting a new thread - for example 'Help', 'Problem', 'Search' etc.

The categories displayed in this list may be defined by a moderator for each of his moderated forums (Forum Tools -> Manage Categories); of course an administrator is allowed to do this for every forum.


Features

• Moderators are able to create own categories for each of their moderated forums
  (Forum -> Forum Tools -> Manage Categories -> threadcategory.php)
• Display of the categories on forum display, search results, subscribed threads and within the thread itself
• It is possible to change the category with editing the first post of a thread or with the thread tools available for moderators at any time

Settings in the Admin CP

• Maximum categories per forum
• Thread Category required: Users have to select a thread category for their threads
• Default Thread Categories: You may set default categories which will either be shown only in forums without own categories or be shown in addition to existing categories
• Show Thread Categories in extra column or in front of the thread title in the same column
• Alignment of the categories (if 'Show in extra column' is enabled): Align left, align right, center
• Show Category in 'Last Post' column
• Category HTML Markup: Specify an HTML tag with which to display the categories (bold, italic, red etc.)
• Allow Thread Category search: If enabled, the categories of all forums the user has access to will be grouped in a list and displayed in the search engine.
• Per Forum: Allow categories in this forum.

Screenshots

See attachments.


Version-History

1.3.7 (02-22-2005 - 09:00 pm)

• Modified instructions for vBulletin 3.0.7
  (3 more changes within the search_results template)

1.3.6 (01-15-2005 - 06:10 pm)

• Modified instructions for vBulletin 3.0.5
  (only the third modification of the template FORUMDISPLAY has changed)

1.3.5 (11-02-2004 - 11:00 pm)

• Bugfix: File: newthread.php
  Preview error with categories containing "&" fixed

1.3.4 (09-25-2004 - 04:00 pm)

• Update: Template SUBSCRIBE (colspan have to be increased since vB 3.0.2)
• Bugfix: File: includes/functions_forumlist.php
  Include category length in length of the shown last thread title

1.3.3 (04-08-2004 - 08:55 pm)

• Bugfix: File: forumdisplay.php
  Selected category got lost when browsing through forum pages

1.3.2 (03-27-2004 - 05:45 pm)

• Bugfix: File: clientscript/vbulletin_quickreply.js
  Javascript error when using Quick Reply
• New: Added modification for postbit_legacy template (same as postbit modification)
• Modified instructions for vBulletin 3.0.0 'Gold' (only the first modification of postings.php has changed)

1.3.1 (03-06-2004 - 00:20 am)

• Bugfix: Template: threadbit_deleted
  Incorrect display of category column in this template

1.3 (02-23-2004 - 08:40 pm)

• Bugfix: Don't display a category in a thread if categories are not allowed in the forum
• Bugfix: Critical bug in threadcategory.php related to the option 'Update existing threads with changed categories' fixed

Upload the new threadcategory.php as soon as possible!

1.2.1 (02-14-2004 - 02:15 pm)

• Bugfix: Template: forumdisplay_announcement
  Wrong 'colspan' value used, if categories are displayed in an extra
  column and forum contains announements in addition

1.2 (02-11-2004 - 11:30 pm)

• New: Display category in notify mail next to the thread title
• Bugfix: Improved display of the categories in "Who's Online"

1.1 (02-10-2004 - 11:55 pm)

• New: Display of last category in the 'Last Post' column (may be disabled in the admin cp)
• New: Display of hack version in the admin cp at the vBulletin options (for example 'Thread-Category Hack v1.1')
• Bugfix: Show link to 'Manage Categories, if DHTML menus are disabled
• Bugfix: Don't show categories from forums where categories are not (longer) allowed
• Bugfix: Convert HTML code within categories

1.0.1 (02-08-2004 - 11:30 pm)

• Bugfix: Correct display in "Who's Online" while managing categories

1.0.0 (02-08-2004 - 4:49 pm)

• First version

Installation

1. Upload the files categoryinstall.php and categoryinstall_text.php to the admincp directory of your forum
2. Open this file with your browser:
   http://www.yourdomain.de/forum/admin...oryinstall.php
3. Log in and follow the instructions
4. You may delete the two files after the installation of the hack

Time needed for installation: approx. 30-60 min.
Tested for version: 3.0.0 RC 3 (and above).

Note: If you have already used the vBulletin 2 version of this hack (only available in german) and the categories are still stored in the vB3 database, you may convert them for the vB3 version. You will see a note to that in step 2 of the hack installation.


Update hack

1. Upload the files categoryinstall.php and categoryinstall_text.php to the admincp directory of your forum
2. Open this file with your browser:
   http://www.yourdomain.de/forum/admin...oryinstall.php
3. Log in, select the version you want to update from (at Step 2 -> 'Update Hack') and follow the instructions

Short overview of the needed modifications

1. Files that need to be edited:

• editpost.php
• forumdisplay.php
• moderator.php
• newthread.php
• postings.php
• search.php
• showthread.php
• subscription.php
• admincp/forum.php
• clientscript/vbulletin_global.js
• clientscript/vbulletin_quickreply.js
• clientscript/vbulletin_stdedit.js
• clientscript/vbulletin_wysiwyg.js
• includes/functions.php
• includes/functions_databuild.php
• includes/functions_forumlist.php
• includes/functions_newpost.php
• includes/functions_online.php
• includes/functions_search.php

2. New files:

• threadcategory.php

3. Templates that need to be edited:

• editor_clientscript
• editpost
• FORUMDISPLAY
• forumdisplay_announcement
• forumhome_lastpostby
• newthread
• postbit
• postbit_legacy
• search_forums
• search_results
• search_results_postbit
• SHOWTHREAD
• SUBSCRIBE
• threadadmin_editthread
• threadbit
• threadbit_deleted

4. New templates:

• threadcategory_listbit
• threadcategory_modify

5. New phrases:

• Too many to list them all - they will be created automatically by the install script

Final words

If the hack doesn't work correct after installation, please verify all modifications you have made within the files and the templates. Be sure you have uploaded all edited and new files.

The hack was tested extensive and will function properly if installed correct.

Thanks to ReadWrite for his french translation.

Have fun with the hack.

Please click Install if you have installed it

[Mystics]

Originally Posted by Maverickrd

Now my question, can i copy forum categories to other forums.

That's not possible, sorry.

You only could use phpMyAdmin to update more than one forum with the same categories:

UPDATE forum SET category = "Category 1\r\nCategory 2\r\nCategory 2\r\n" WHERE forumid IN (1,2,3,4)

1,2,3,4 = forum ids

After that you have to save the display order of your forums to update the forum cache.

[BamaStangGuy]

It seems that after I installed this hack my who's online stopped working correctly. Right now it just says "Member" Viewing Thread or Viewing Attachment. It doesnt give a link to the thread or attachment like it did prior to installing the hack.

What part of the hack could have affected this so I can go back double check the coding?

Anyone else having this happen?

[Rick Sample]

I noticed that their are alot of files that need to be edited, will I have to do that manual or will the install script do that for me?

Thanks,

[Rick Sample]

LOL...nevermind, I found it out. I think I'll let this go, don't have that much time

[BamaStangGuy]

can anyone comment on my problem?

[BamaStangGuy]

ok then can someone PLEASE tell me what files deal with the whos online page so that I can double check the code. The online page worked fine before I installed the hack. The least someone can do is tell me what files to check

[Mystics]

Originally Posted by BrentWilson

ok then can someone PLEASE tell me what files deal with the whos online page so that I can double check the code. The online page worked fine before I installed the hack. The least someone can do is tell me what files to check

Reupload the original includes/functions_online.php.

[BamaStangGuy]

Originally Posted by Mystics

Reupload the original includes/functions_online.php.

Thank you

[Jack28]

Help i got this error:
Fatal error: Call to undefined function fetch_thread_categories() in W:\www\forumdisplay.php on line 431

PS. did re-hack the files n stuff... staying getting this error

[Mystics]

Originally Posted by Jack28

Help i got this error:
Fatal error: Call to undefined function fetch_thread_categories() in W:\www\forumdisplay.php on line 431

PS. did re-hack the files n stuff... staying getting this error

Re-do the modifcations in includes/functions.php!

And be careful to insert the code at the right place. I think you have put it one line to high or low (maybe above } instead of beloe })

[Lord Brar]

wow. just what I was praying for. Thanks . Installed!

[Hades-1]

Can anyone tell me what to do in order to fix the screenshot you see below.

Its only the subscription template

[007]

It would be nice if it were possible to pick which usergroups can add categories through the admincp. I would prefer it if mods could not add categories. I know if is a simple code edit but it would be a good thing to add in the future. (I have done this already on my board).

Also, it would be nice to be able to edit forum thread categories from the admincp instead of having to do it from the board. Just a thought.

Otherwise very cool! Thanks!

[Anek]

Hi, I think that this hack is a great hack... it's just what I tried^^
Just two question
1) My forum ( version 3.0.3) has two style (default for alla forum and the second only applied to a forum): is it possible apply this hack to second style?

2) I had already installed warning hack and arcade hack.... u know if this hack is compatible with the others?

thx

[Mystics]

Originally Posted by Anek

is it possible apply this hack to second style?

Just edit the templates of the second style as well (or make your first style to a parent of your second style)

Originally Posted by Anek

2) I had already installed warning hack and arcade hack.... u know if this hack is compatible with the others?

I don't see any connection between these hacks.