Forum Display Enhancements - Sorky - SubForum List Control

Purpose
This plugin allows extensive control of how SubForums are displayed.

• Use any mix of between 0 and 10 columns
• Different layouts can be used on specified forums
• Change formatting
• Display Thread/Post counts
• Limit the number of SubForums shown (Show More/Less)
• Collapse entire display
• Sort SubForum display order
• plus lots more!

Installation
Import XML file (as product): AdminCP > Plugin System > Manage Products > [Add/Import Product]

Options
To set the options go to: AdminCP > vBulletin Options > Sorky - SubForum List Control

Tips
To get it on the Forum Home page, set...

"vBulletin Options" > "Forum Listings Display Options" > "Depth of Forums - Forum Home" to "1"

For all other forums, set...

"vBulletin Options" > "Forum Listings Display Options" > "Depth of Forums - Forum Display" to "1"

You should also set...

"vBulletin Options" > "Forum Listings Display Options" > "Depth of Sub-Forums" to "1" Note: Setting it higher will also work!

Version Log
For previous versions see 3.7.x or 3.6.x Mods
v1.5.2 - 28th of January, 2009 = official release for 3.8.x (click here for more information)
v1.6.0 - 11th of April, 2009 = Removed (small bug found)
v1.6.1 - 13th of April, 2009 = Remember show/hide state + more (more information here)
v1.6.2 - 27th of April, 2009 = Debug opton + more (more information here)
v1.7.0 - 21st of May, 2009 = New & improved sorting (more information here)
v1.7.1 - 23rd of May, 2009 = alt text for show/hide image (more information here)
v1.7.2 - 17th of June, 2009 = Removed (small change simply combined with another in next version)
v1.7.3 - 17th of June, 2009 = Hide SubForums: prefix & count tool-tip as well as the SubForums (more information here)
v1.7.4 - 23rd of June, 2009 = Hide specific SubForums from the SubForum list (more information here)
v1.8.0 - 17th of August, 2009 = Display of SubForum descriptions (more information here)

Hall Of Fame (Donations - Greatly Appreciated - Thank You)
Fungsten US$25
Budweiser US$20
CreditForum US$25
lazyseller US$30
Alisa Lindsay US$10

Acknowledgement
Thanks (and apologies) to Cybernetec for the ideas & inspiration to generate this Mod.

Keywords
SubForum, SubForums, Sub-Forum, Sub-Forums, Table, List, Grid, Child, Children, Parent

Settings, Demonstration Screenshots, Notes, etc
See v1.5.2 post (click here)

If you like this Mod please click INSTALL.

[Meola]

Fantastic! thank you Sorky!
Is this MOD compatible with this hack? ForumHome Category Spacing [3.8]

And one more request! as you know, it's impossible to prevent showing subforums for certain forums on homepage by default, is this feature available now on your MOD?!
Thanks

[Sorky]

Originally Posted by Meola

Fantastic! thank you Sorky!
Is this MOD compatible with this hack? ForumHome Category Spacing [3.8]

And one more request! as you know, it's impossible to prevent showing subforums for certain forums on homepage by default, is this feature available now on your MOD?!
Thanks

You can easily test by loading and enabling mine - If it doesn't work, let me know and I'll be happy to investigate.

My PlugIn has an option to hide specific SubForums (they must be in the "SubForums:..." section).

[cbiweb]

OUCH! I'm getting this error:

Warning: Unexpected character in input: '' (ASCII=30) state=2 in localhost:\path\to\forums\includes\functions_forum list.php(501) : eval()'d code on line 2

Running vBulletin 3.8.4, and version 1.8.0 of this mod.

[Sorky]

Originally Posted by cbiweb

Unexpected character in input: (ASCII=30) state=2

I can understand the character existing but it is usually removed - unless some other PlugIn or a manual template change is interfering.

Originally Posted by cbiweb

Running vBulletin 3.8.4, and version 1.8.0 of this mod.

I have that same setup verified here, so there must be something else...

Standard debugging...

1. Disable all PlugIns except this and make sure it is working with a completely default standard style.
2. Try with your other styles.
3. Re-enable other Plug-Ins one by one.

I'll be happy to have a look for you if you PM me a link and login.

[cbiweb]

I'm developing on my local machine, not able to give access to that.

But I did install your mod in a default vBulletin installation, with no other changed settings or templates or add-ons. And still get this:

Warning: Unexpected character in input: '' (ASCII=29) state=2 in localhost:\path\to\forums\includes\functions_forumlist.php(501) : eval()'d code on line 2

Warning: Unexpected character in input: '' (ASCII=30) state=2 in localhost:\path\to\forums\includes\functions_forumlist.php(501) : eval()'d code on line 2

Notice the two different ASCII references. These two lines of error messages repeat themselves down the whole page of the site.

[Sorky]

If it is stock-standard, I'd expect myself and everyone to have the same problem...

But if you say so, there must be something else...

• OS?
• Web Server?
• PHP version?
• MySQL version?

I've sent you a PM with a suggested edit - let me know how it goes!

[cbiweb]

Windows XP Home
Apache 2.0.55
PHP 5.2.1
MySQL 5.0.37

I've replied to your PM.

[cbiweb]

Okay, I tried it on the remote server on my test board, and it works perfectly there. Very strange! But glad to know it will work for my members.

[Sorky]

Originally Posted by cbiweb

Okay, I tried it on the remote server on my test board, and it works perfectly there. Very strange! But glad to know it will work for my members.

Glad it is working... Now if only I can figure out why you had trouble

[cbiweb]

It can only be a local setting on my Apache or something. I don't have the time or ambition to track it down, but long as it works on the live server for visitors, that's good enough for me. Thanks.