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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[bessler73]

Originally Posted by Coop1979

Is there a way to enable this only for certain usergroups? I want to only enable this for my premium level members.

going to give this one a try on 3.7 only thing I can think of to limit this to certain usegroups is to modify the modifyoptions template with a condtional

<if condition="($bbuserinfo[usergroupid]==xx)"

Something I used to put custom sheilds in front of users names. Unless I missed something and there is already a option for this.

[WoodiE]

It would be awesome if someone could upgrade this to work with 3.7

[Deimos]

It does work for 3.7, at least, it works on my board ok.

[Bellinis]

Can't get this to work either
It does show up in my settings, but says [Reset Exclusion]

I did run both queries above, but no luck.
Anyone?

*EDIT - FIXED*

I reloaded the forum settings for one forum and from that moment all forums showed up in the list.

[Ov3rrun]

Hi, is there a way to activate this mod on vbadvanced (new messages module). ? Actually vbadvanced is showing all new messages (for all forums even if user have choice to hide some forums.)

[AndrewRich]

Installed! Also using the forumdisplay enhancement.

[TriMe]

Installed and working great on 3.7.4 patch level 1.

Thanks!

[nascartr]

Working fine for 3.8 RC1!

[Deimos]

Works for the most part, but sometimes blocked forums show up in the new posts screen
Anyone else having this problem?

[Deyth]

How to add this to forum lists including forum home? Kind of like this except for forums.