Forum Display Enhancements - All Topic - Master Forums - Shows threads from multiple forums in one forum

This a complete and total upgrade to version 2.0!

New Version: 2.2

NOTE: VB 4.2.0(and over) Users DO NOT do the Manual File Edit on forumdisplay.php in the directions.

1 manual file edit is required to fix a bug where the thread count may be wrong in the master forum. Details in instructions in zip file.

You can now specify an * to denote "all forums" when creating a master forum. See instructions for details.

In addition this mod will be able to auto edit your templates if you run the standard threadbit template, otherwise there are instructions in the zip file for manual template edits if needed.

New in 2.2: Show or hide sticky threads from slave forums on the master forum.

What does this mod do? - Basically this is only the most awesomest mod ever for vBulletin. You can now view threads from other forums in "Master Forums" you designate.

For example on my site "Off Topic" is my "Master Forum" and virtually all other forums are assigned to the Master Forum offering user's the ability to browse 1 forum while seeing threads from many others.

New in version 2.0: You can now have multiple master forums.

See the screen shots for an example.

All instructions are included in the zip file.

As pointed out by phpdesk you must have at least 1 thread in your master forum for this to work.

I have tested this on VB 4.0.8 and am sure it will work on all 4.0/4.1 versions to date. There is a separate version for VB 3.x.

You can mostly ignore all posts in this thread up to post #25. Old posts are no longer relevant to this new version. (Note: post #7 is still relevant if you have only 1 master forum.)

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[qpurser]

Originally Posted by BirdOPrey5

If your forumdisplay.php looks different try it without making any file edits.

Thank you so much for the help.
I followed your suggestion and didn't edit the forumdisplay file.
Works great now

[BirdOPrey5]

Great. Please mark as installed. :up:

[taffy056]

Originally Posted by BirdOPrey5

If your forumdisplay.php looks different try it without making any file edits.

yeah thanks that works, can I ask without sounding stupid, why have the file edit if it works without it ?

[BirdOPrey5]

Originally Posted by taffy056

yeah thanks that works, can I ask without sounding stupid, why have the file edit if it works without it ?

Different versions of 4.x have different versions of forumdisplay.php. In VB 3.8 they had the old version that didn't need the file edit. Then they changed to a "new" version that needed a file edit. Then they changed back for 1 release to the old version. Then they changed again to "new" version and there were several releases that needed the edit- I thought they were done making changes. Apparently not, as of 4.1.7 or so they are back to the old version again.

[Diana Notacat]

I seem to have a problem in 4.1.11

Where I DO edit forumdisplay.php I have the same problem as this post.

But when I DON'T edit I get this error:

Invalid SQL:

				SELECT attachment.attachmentid, attachment.dateline
				FROM attachment AS attachment
				
				WHERE attachment.contentid = 
					
				LIMIT 1;

MySQL Error   : You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'LIMIT 1' at line 6
Error Number  : 1064

Help is very much appreciate!

[BirdOPrey5]

You definitely do not need a file edit on 4.1.11

I am running it fine on 4.1.11.

That error isn't even with a query used by this mod- I suggest restoring your forumdisplay.php file from a backup or the original vBulletin download zip, because it should work with the default file.

[Diana Notacat]

Thank you for the quick response!

I tested it on on a default test forum, and you are correct. So I had to go through all my modifications to find out which one it was clashing with.

Apparently it can't work if you have the Chiplove.9xpro - Thread Thumbnails 2.2.9 mod installed.

I'll see if I can find a way to work around it.

[BirdOPrey5]

Thanks for the updated. I actually just tried that mod on my test forum (which is still 4.1.10) to see if I could troubleshoot, but I can't recreate the database error. I tried making sure there were attachments in threads and tried the various options for the 9xpro mod, but just can't get the database error to appear.

From your original error I see the line is from a query in the 9xpro mod:

WHERE attachment.contentid = ".$thread['firstpostid']."

So for some reason $thread['firstpostid'] is empty...

$thread is getting passed into the function but I wonder if a possible fix would be to simply make $thread global in the function instead. I had hope to test this but without getting the error I can't really confirm.

[cagbaazee]

Hi, i am just new to this mod.. You mean that i can get other threads from other forums site and it automatically post here, or it is manual. What about username and password from other forums to be access and post the thread here in my master forum. Do reply asap. Thanks

[BirdOPrey5]

Hi...
No, not from other domains...

From multiple forums on your OWN forum....

Like here- you could get "vBulletin.org Site Feedback" and "Community Lounge" and "Community Reviews" to all show in the "vBulletin Pre-Sales" forum if you wanted.

Sorry for the confusion.