End-User Options - Selective Forum Filter

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|| Selective Forum Filter
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|| Author : Anton Kanevsky
|| Co-Author(s) : Andreas
|| Works on : vBulletin 3.5.x - 3.8.x
|| Released : May 31, 2009
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|| Time required to install: 30 seconds
|| Difficulty: easy
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DESCRIPTION

Ever came across large boards with a huge number of sub forums? Couldn't find your info? Wanted to run away from that huge load of stupid threads? This hack is intended to save your users from having such a horrible experience. It provides them with an opportunity to exclude any number of forums from the forums list (as well as from "get new"/"get daily" searches), which still letting them to access those forums directly and search within them, too.

STATISTICS

Products to Install: 1


INTRODUCTION

To enable "can be excluded" in all forums, run this query:
UPDATE PFXforum SET excludable = 1
To disable "can be excluded" in all forums, run this query:
UPDATE PFXforum SET excludable = 0
In both cases, PFX must be replaced with the actual table prefix that you have defined in config.php.
If you have not defined a prefix, remove PFX from the queries.
After you run either one of these queries, you must then open and save any one forum for the forum cache to be updated.

VERSION HISTORY

1.1.0
[+] The hack is now compatible with vBulletin 3.5.x - 3.8.x.
[+] Eliminated all template edits.

1.0.2
[+] The hack is now compatible with vBulletin 3.6.
[+] Corrected a couple of mistakes in the installation manual.

1.0.1
[+] Added option to set forums as excludable. By default, excludability of all forums is disabled.

1.0.0
First Public Release

The installation manual is contained within the attached file.

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[Mellow]

Originally Posted by Trek

So I installed this, then realized it wasn't working with PaulM's Unread Posts mod.

There is probably a better way to get this to work with it, but this is what I did.

Open Plugin: Unread Posts and Reputation, Hook: Parse Templates

Find:

$eforums = unserialize($vbulletin->options['dupexcl']);

Add under it:

$eforums2 = explode(",", $vbulletin->userinfo['excludeforumids']);

Find:

in_array($xid,$eforums)

Add under it:

OR in_array($xid,$eforums2)

That should be it!

Hopefully this helps someone else using the same mod. =) Keep in mind though if/when Paul updates his mod, you'll have to make these changes again.

What did you do about the phrases in the plugin? What version of vb are you running?

[dutchbb]

It doesn't seem to be working correctly, it just shows an empty box. And I have run the query to enable every forum...

[sticky]

Any chance of getting this updated for VB4?

[Trek]

Originally Posted by sticky

Any chance of getting this updated for VB4?

It already works actually. There's a post somewhere in this thread where someone made a couple updates, but overall it works, I've been using it on my forum for a long time now.

[sticky]

Originally Posted by Trek

It already works actually. There's a post somewhere in this thread where someone made a couple updates, but overall it works, I've been using it on my forum for a long time now.

Yes, but from what I read there are some issues? What version are you running on? Does it work well for you?

[Trek]

Originally Posted by sticky

Yes, but from what I read there are some issues? What version are you running on? Does it work well for you?

I'm running vB 4.1.0 at the moment and it works fine. The best thing I can tell you is to try it if it doesn't work, just remove it. =)

[sticky]

Originally Posted by Trek

I'm running vB 4.1.0 at the moment and it works fine. The best thing I can tell you is to try it if it doesn't work, just remove it. =)

Thanks, I saw all the changes necessary to make it work and I have so many different styles and such it just would be a pain in the butt to make all the edits. I'm also using Paul's mod so I will wait until someone gets a VB 4 version up.

[Braincrusher]

Originally Posted by BirdOPrey5

You'd make it:

<li><a href="search.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}
do=getnew&exclude={vb:raw bbuserinfo.excludeforumids}&amp;contenttype=vBForum_Post">{vb:rawphrase new_posts_nav}</a></li>

Works fine thanx

[LoveStream]

I like this hack too.

But I want another feature that I need Usergroup based filter than user based.
So, how could I modify it?

Could you teach how the code should be included?

Every usergroup can select exclude or include.
Every forum can be exclude or include

This two option is necessary.

Thank you.

[TalkVirginia]

Originally Posted by AngelBlue

Here's how I got this working with vb4:

1. Import attached version of the product, allowing overwrite. (this is the standard product, but with Fiel's changes included)
2. Edit your 'navbar' template. Add: "&exclude={vb:raw bbuserinfo.excludeforumids}" to the end of all links which go to search.php, and which contain both "do=getnew" and "contenttype=vBForum_Post" in the URL.

The second part of this doesn't work when you have the mod
Tabs Add System for vBulletin 4 (sstab advanced) installed.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=233629

Not sure how to fix this.