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Thread Category / Prefix Hack · **Released**: 02-11-2004

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

Upload the files categoryinstall.php and categoryinstall_text.php to the admincp directory of your forum
Open this file with your browser:
http://www.yourdomain.de/forum/admin...oryinstall.php
Log in and follow the instructions
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

Upload the files categoryinstall.php and categoryinstall_text.php to the admincp directory of your forum
Open this file with your browser:
http://www.yourdomain.de/forum/admin...oryinstall.php
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

lordnex · #**167** 12-30-2004, 08:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mystics

Added the templates to the wrong style? Didn't add the templates at all?

Ooooh.. there was one template missing. I upgraded vb (finally I know it's been a bit few months since the new version came out) and have been reinstalling hacks and upgraded this one too and missed the 2 new templates. Thanks, it's a great hack and all is working now.

BlasterT3 · #**168** 01-07-2005, 03:47 PM

GREAT HACK! ill be installing this weekend ty

H@K@N · #**169** 01-09-2005, 01:37 PM

Hi Mystics,

i have also installed that hack, but i am getting following error, when i try to klick on a Forum :

Code:

Fatal error: Call to undefined function: fetch_thread_categories() in /srv/www/htdocs/web1/html/forumdisplay.php on line 430

when i klick to the last posted, i can go in ...

do ya know what i have missing ?

Mystics · #**170** 01-09-2005, 01:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by H@K@N

Hi Mystics,

i have also installed that hack, but i am getting following error, when i try to klick on a Forum :

Code:

Fatal error: Call to undefined function: fetch_thread_categories() in /srv/www/htdocs/web1/html/forumdisplay.php on line 430

when i klick to the last posted, i can go in ...

do ya know what i have missing ?

Re-do the changes carefully in the original versions of forumdisplay.php and includes/functions.php.

H@K@N · #**171** 01-09-2005, 02:49 PM

Ok th@nks Mystics,

i found out, that i inserted the code in functions.php between

Code:

	return $stylesetlist;
<<<here>>>
}

isn't it better to say :

Code:

search for :
// ###################### Start build datastore #######################

add above :

code ....

anyway ...

I was able to give in one Forum some Categories, but after that, my wysiwyg Box was not working anymore also Quick Reply not, i cannot write anything into it ( have checked double vbulletin_wysiwyg.js + vbulletin_quickreply.js.

But it seems that the dropdown boxes for editing Forum Setting(goto_forum_tools) is not working anymore. When i push that, he jumps to the Display Options under the Threads.

any ideas ?

th@nks

DarrinM · #**172** 01-11-2005, 09:37 AM

vB version 3.0.5

Hi there, hope someone can help

I am trying to install this hack to vB 3.0.5 and have found that <td class="smallfont"> </td>
does not exist in FORUMDISPLAY template

there are some 14 instances of td class="smallfont and 7 of  </td>

Everything seems to be working except there is no option to display a category drop down box to select from when creating a new thread, oh and I cant see anywhere to set options for a moderator when viewing a board. The backend to the hack seems to be working as when editing an existing thread it does ask for a category to be selected before accepting the edit

Could someone provide some assistance if possible please as this hack would be very useful for me

Kind Regards

Darrin

Ordovicium · #**173** 01-11-2005, 09:41 PM

@DarrinM:

Search for:

Code:

<td colspan="2" align="$stylevar[right]"><input type="submit" class="button" value="$vbphrase[show_threads]" /></td>

and replace it with:

Code:

<if condition="$show['threadcategories']">
			<td class="smallfont">&nbsp;</td>
			<td class="smallfont">&nbsp;</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td class="smallfont">$vbphrase[threadcategory]:</td>
			<td>$threadcategories</td>
			</if>

			<td class="smallfont">&nbsp;</td>
			<td><input type="submit" class="button" value="$vbphrase[show_threads]" style="width:100px" /></td>

DarrinM · #**174** 01-11-2005, 10:13 PM

Thankyou for the assistance, however I am still not getting any category drop down box when posting a new thread, I have checked the updates to newthread template and all seem fine !

Darrin

cinq · #**175** 01-12-2005, 12:05 AM

This hack works fine in 3.0.5

Thanks Mystics

Slave · #**176** 01-13-2005, 05:58 AM

Lovely Hack .. Installed and fully working ..

A suggestion, but only if you have the time

I've seen people ask for the chance to put images as Categories .. as well as being able to give different Categories different colours .. wouldn't all this (and more) be possible if you allowed vBcode to work when you fill in the Categories boxes?

To be honest I'm not sure how difficult this would be .. but it's worth more investigation I would think

Slave · #**177** 01-13-2005, 06:16 AM

Taking that further ..

I've just found this ..

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=74184

Which is a hack to allow vB code in Titles .. I'm sure the same sort of thing could be done for Categories ..

I'll have a look myself to see if I can hack this into the Categories hack but it might be beyond me .. others are more than welcome to have a go. If you succeed can you let us know how to do it so everyone knows ..

Mystics · #**178** 01-15-2005, 03:26 PM

@Slave

The problem is to show these images / colorful categories within the drop down list...

btw: I updated the instructions for vBulletin 3.0.5.

Slave · #**179** 01-16-2005, 07:55 AM

Do you need to show them in the dropdown lists? .. it's not like the people picking the categories will really mind as it would the mods and admins deciding what colour/image to use ..

An example is a forsale/wanted type forum .. as a mod for that forum I might want forsale to be in green and wanted in red .. both would have images next to them .. but the people picking the categories wouldn't need to see that when they are picking them ..

Dennis Olson · #**180** 02-15-2005, 10:17 PM

Will this hack work in 3.0.3 as-is? Or do I have to change something?

cinq · #**181** 02-15-2005, 11:29 PM

Works as is.

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