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 now.

You have to set up a new category(s). All direct subforums to this category(s) will be arranged in columns.
It can be very usefull if you have very much Subforums, so you haven't to scroll as much as you have before

Newest Version: 1.21
Known Bugs: none

Screenshots below.

Design can be changed in templates..

[Dean C]

Lol im a nuiscance i know but i still am desperate to get my forum columns looking like here at:

http://www.wildvibes.net/forum

Regards

- miSt

[Mr_P]

ok i suzzed my prob out i added instead of replacing inside index.php so was down to User Error (cause of to many probs on vbull i bet


In index.php (root) find this :

PHP Code:

find:
eval("\$forumbits .= \"".gettemplate("forumhome_forumbit_level$depth$tempext")."\";");

if ($depth<$forumhomedepth) {
$forumbits. =makeforumbit($forum['forumid'],$depth+1,$forumper
ms);
} 


Now REPLACE this in index.php to this

PHP Code:

if(strstr(" ".$columnparent." ", " ".$forum['parentid']." ")) {
if($colsdone!=1) {
$colsdone=1;
$colcounter=1;
eval("\$forumbits .= \"".gettemplate("colforumtableheader")."\";");
} else {
$colcounter++;
if($colcounter%($forumcols+1)==0) {
$forumbits .= "</tr><tr>";
$colcounter=1;
}
}
$width="width=".(100/$forumcols)."%"; //take out if you want variable column widths
eval("\$forumbits .= \"".gettemplate("colforumbit")."\";");


} else {
if($colsdone==1) {
$colsdone=0;
$colcounter=0;
eval("\$forumbits .= \"".gettemplate("colforumtablefooter")."\";");
}

// eval("\$forumbits .= \"".gettemplate("forumhome_forumbit_level$depth$tempext")."\";");
if(strstr(" ".$columnparent." ", " ".$forum['forumid']." ")) {
eval("\$forumbits .= \"".gettemplate("forumhome_colbit_level$depth$tempext")."\";");
} else {
eval("\$forumbits .= \"".gettemplate("forumhome_forumbit_level$depth$tempext")."\";");
}

}

if ($depth<$forumhomedepth) {
// $forumbits. =makeforumbit($forum['forumid'],$depth+1,$forumper
ms);
}


if ($depth<$forumhomedepth) {
$forumbits. =makeforumbit($forum['forumid'],$depth+1,$forumper
ms);
}
} // END if can view
} // END while ( list($key2,$forum)=each($val1) ) {
} // END while ( list($key1,$val1)=each($iforumcache["$forumid"]) ) { 


and now it works fine the bars have totally disappeared for me.

So if it dont work just go over tha hack again.If you installed the one that adds a GFX to the section recheck this as well.

[Mr_P]

ok i have re-add the install file for this hack as i have made a few template changes and it works Deffo.

just go over it and see whats different and tell me if it works for u.

[Buddha]

excellent work guys.
thank you very much. works like a charm, and allows me a lot of freedom with the templates to modify as i need to.

thanks!

[Mr_P]

Originally posted by Buddha
excellent work guys.
thank you very much. works like a charm, and allows me a lot of freedom with the templates to modify as i need to.

thanks!

Nps

Consider yourself lucky first time one of my fixes has work

[Xenon]

thanx, have to take a closer look at it.

[N9ne]

Xenon: Is there a quick fix for this:

I have this template mod installed: http://www.vbulletintemplates.com/mo...ghlight=header

It is the famous "add header cells under categories".

Now because of this it shows under the category for forums arranged in columns! I want to remove it from JUST that category, ie. all categories arranged in columns.

For Mr_P's code, do I just uninstall your hack [in index.php] and apply what he has done? And all is ok? Or do I actually need to create the extra templates he calls in his code?

[Mr_P]

Hmm i dont call in no extra templates m8,all the orginal coding is done by Xenon

all i did was edit some of them to suit me and get the effect i wanted.

You dont need to uninstall the hack

just look at instructions in the zip file its the same as Xenons but i have already added the extra bits needed so check them against the code you have and add as needed.

Only takes a few mins to do the full hack anyway.

For Mr_P's code, do I just uninstall your hack [in index.php] and apply what he has done? And all is ok? Or do I actually need to create the extra templates he calls in his code?

Change the code in index.php

and then in the txt file u notice the templates you have to make have a bit differetn code in them.Just cut and paste over the template you already have.

[N9ne]

I can't cut and paste them because you have hardcoded colours, use a tbody tag, and have hardcoded widths

[N9ne]

bump.