Forum Home Enhancements - [AJAX] Tabbed Forum Home

Tabbed Forum Home version 1.01

[AJAX] Tabbed Forum Home version 1.5.0 (BETA)

NOTE: Works with both 3.7x and 3.6x

Description: This MOD is for creating a "Tabbed" Forum Home Page to have Categories displayed within Tab containers (similar to what the new Profile System looks like on vb3.7). Please do not confuse this with the Tab Menu System here at vbulletin.org. They are totally different systems. These Tabs actually switch the content without leaving the main forums page.

I wrote the initial Non AJAX version based on reading many requests from members asking about how namepros created their custom tabbed forum home page. The first implementation I did was a request by bbwforums.net (which you can visit to see a working example). I have shared this version with many members already and decided to release it since it seems to be something that a lot of members are interested in.

UPDATE: I have released a BETA [AJAX] version for those that what something a little more robust and easier to install/configure. This Beta version will never go into production tho as version 2.0 will utilize the YUI AJAX Tabview Toolset. It IS stable tho and is currently running on a few live sites.

NOTE: Keep in mind, I wrote this with the assumption that you are fairly well versed and comfortable with editing files/templates and following the flow of things. If there is something you don't understand, PLEASE let me know so that I can help you understand it. This IS NOT a product that a novice can just plug and play and it takes a little bit of time to setup, but its well worth it in the end (if you want a custom unique look to your forum home page)... the next version (Don't ask when, cause its just on the drawing board) will be a product with ACP controls for easy setup

The attached Zip File(s) contain the Files and Instructions necessary to install each version.

DEMO: www.bbwforums.net or www.namepros.com
[Moderator Edit: The first URL has been un-linked as there has been reported malware on that domain. The mod author may edit this notice once the situation has been cleaned.]

Screen Shots: None, visit one or both of the above links as seeing them in action is better than some static image(s)..

Bobster

Change Log

version 1.01 -
tabcontent.js ver 2.2 to support remote links
updated install instructions (both in txt and rtf format)

version 1.5.0 -
BETA [AJAX] version

July 8, 2008 - Added xml file for WOL
Sep 2, 2008 - Updated xml file for WOL

[bobster65]

Originally Posted by Jeffler

No matter what I do, the colours come up for me as shades of red, even though the CSS has them as blue shades. Any help?

Link to your site so I can check it out? When you made changes to the CSS, did you do a HARD refresh on the page to reload the new CSS?

[Jeffler]

Originally Posted by bobster65

Link to your site so I can check it out? When you made changes to the CSS, did you do a HARD refresh on the page to reload the new CSS?

I did.

However, oddly enough, I made an unrelated template edit to the navbar, and it fixed it. Weird.

[bobster65]

Originally Posted by Jeffler

I did.

However, oddly enough, I made an unrelated template edit to the navbar, and it fixed it. Weird.

weird! but its working fine now?

[Jeffler]

I know there used to be a guide in this thread before, but how do you use custom statusicons with this, particularly using this?

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=127426

Originally Posted by bobster65

weird! but its working fine now?

Yep.

[bobster65]

Originally Posted by Jeffler

I know there used to be a guide in this thread before, but how do you use custom statusicons with this, particularly using this?

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=127426

Yep.

I've not used that in conjunction with this, but it seems like it should work ok.... you just need to compare both sets of template edits making sure the changes from both get incorporated. Probably easiest to revert the two forumbit templates back to original, do his replace, then do the edits from this into that.

[Jeffler]

Originally Posted by bobster65

I've not used that in conjunction with this, but it seems like it should work ok.... you just need to compare both sets of template edits making sure the changes from both get incorporated. Probably easiest to revert the two forumbit templates back to original, do his replace, then do the edits from this into that.

See, I'm a genius and forgot to enable the plugin *facepalm*. I just transitioned the board over and hence have forgotten quite a few small details. Thanks again!

[cloferba]

why i made all the neccesary changes and i am only able to see this

Instead of this:



whats the problem??

[bobster65]

Originally Posted by cloferba

why i made all the neccesary changes and i am only able to see this

Instead of this:



whats the problem??

the system isn't finding the CSS file(s) ... either remove the / before clientscript or put the full path to both the CSS and JS files ..

[bobster65]

Try removing both the / before clientscript .. (in red below)

<!-- Tabbed Forum Home Header Code -->	
	<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/clientscript/tabs/ajaxtabs.css" /> 
	<script type="text/javascript" src="/clientscript/tabs/ajaxtabs.js"> </script>
<!-- /Tabbed Forum Home Header Code -->

[cloferba]

thank you very much