Collapsable forums on forum home

This hack adds expansion and contraction support to the forum home page (index.php). The current version of this hack has been tested on vBulletin 2.3.2

Only supported browsers gain the ability to expand and collapse forum groups, non supported browsers do not gain anything, but no errors will be displayed.
Each users preference is saved to the database, additionally admins can select which forums are to be collapsed by default.

• Browsers supported
• Netscape6+/Mozilla0.6+
• MS IE5+
• Konqueror
• Opera 7 support is included

• Browsers unsupported
• MS IE4 or earlier
• Netscape 4 or earlier
• Opera (version 6 and earlier)

Note: PHP 4.1.x or 4.2.x is required, PHP 4.0.x is now unsupported.

Instructions inside attachment.
Updated 4:18 PM 1/12/2002
- Packaged Post, Thread template Addon

Updated 7:53 PM 1/11/2002
- corrected installer

Updated 4:23 PM 1/11/2002
- Added DB support
- Added Per forum Collapsed Pref to admin cp

Updated 01/10/02 01:39am.
- Fixed missing line.

Updated 04/06/02 01:30am.
- Version 1.2
- PHP 4.1.x, 4.2.x support with or without register globals off.
- Performance tweeked javascript

Updated 06/06/02 11:20pm.
- Corrected templatecache bug

Updated 06/25/02
- Corrected formatting errors in readme

Updated 09/01/02
- vB 2.2.7 compatiblity statement, updated readme.

Updated 30/08/03
- vB 2.2.x and 2.3.x compatiblity statement, added new automatic testing script.

FAQ
Q: what exactly is Template_Option.txt?
A: Basically that exention was provided as a request to cover sites with the template modification that adds a "header" to each grouping.

Q: How do I show a forum depth greater than 2?
A: Open vB Admin cp set forum depth to your required level. Then create the additional templates. For template examples see https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...465#post250465

Q: Can sub-forums be collapsed?
A: Yes. See the above answer for example templates.

Q: XYZ doesn't work help.
A: Check that all the template changes required have been made, 99% of problems are due to incorrect template alteration. Also use the cx_test.php to automatically check your installation!

[dabean]

Khepri, the forumhome_forumbit_level2_nopost template needs to be modified.

so the first line reads

PHP Code:

<tr id="f$forum[parentid]z$z" $fhomeexpandstyle class="cat"> 


then the forumhome_forumbit_level2_post template needs to be modified to remove the <smallfont>? before $expandcontract

As a example of what happens once said afterations are made, I've grep'd your index page and attached pre modified version to compare against.

[Khepri]

Thanks a TON!!!

They work GREAT!

Khepri

[VirtueTech]

I'm having some problems with this hack on 2.2.5 saving the preferences of a user. It does not write to the "forumviewset" field.

I have read through the readme and this thread looking for answer and I reinstalled. I have updateindex.php in my forums directory, and the other two files in my admin directory. I also made the changes for the Template_options.php

Any ideas?

[dabean]

Originally posted by VirtueTech
I'm having some problems with this hack on 2.2.5 saving the preferences of a user. It does not write to the "forumviewset" field.

I have read through the readme and this thread looking for answer and I reinstalled. I have updateindex.php in my forums directory, and the other two files in my admin directory. I also made the changes for the Template_options.php

Any ideas?

Hmm, sounds like the installation is good.

Out of interest what happens when you manually collapse a forum by using the url:

updateindex.php?fid=<forumid>&val=1

[CdaKnight]

I'm having problems getting mine to collapse. I hit the minus, and it doesn't close, Then I notice the javascript error go off in the corner.

the address is: http://forums.yosc.net/index.php

I installed it to the readme, and I updated/added the templates. And where do I add the stuff in the "Template_Options.txt" file go?

Thanks,
CDknight

[dabean]

Originally posted by CdaKnight
I'm having problems getting mine to collapse. I hit the minus, and it doesn't close, Then I notice the javascript error go off in the corner.

the address is: http://forums.yosc.net/index.php

I installed it to the readme, and I updated/added the templates. And where do I add the stuff in the "Template_Options.txt" file go?

Thanks,
CDknight

Regarding the template_option, if you don't know what it is then you don't need it. It is provided strictly as option to collapse forums with a heavly modified style.

Moving on to the javascript error, you are not including the required javascript onto the page and acordingly need to modify the forumhome template to include $expandcontractscript. That is if the forumhome_expandjscript template is present. Both of which are discribed in the readme.

[VirtueTech]

Originally posted by dabean

Hmm, sounds like the installation is good.

Out of interest what happens when you manually collapse a forum by using the url:

updateindex.php?fid=<forumid>&val=1

I get a blank screen. Seems like it worked.

My "forumviewset" is still set to the default " : " for my userid after I ran updateindex.php

I'm a bit confused here.

[dabean]

Originally posted by VirtueTech


I get a blank screen. Seems like it worked.

My "forumviewset" is still set to the default " : " for my userid after I ran updateindex.php

I'm a bit confused here.

Okay, that explains things nicely.

The blank page you recieved means the file was unable to include one of its required files. For this getforumview.php needs to be in the admin directory eg ./admin/getforumview.php.

[VirtueTech]

Originally posted by dabean


Okay, that explains things nicely.

The blank page you recieved means the file was unable to include one of its required files. For this getforumview.php needs to be in the admin directory eg ./admin/getforumview.php.

Sadly ... I have both "getforumview.php" and "getbrowser.php" in the /admin directory.

[dabean]

Originally posted by VirtueTech


Sadly ... I have both "getforumview.php" and "getbrowser.php" in the /admin directory.

Hmm, find attached a debugging version of updateindex which will echo its output as it goes along. Please tell me the point at which it stops. To use this version remove the .test from the filename and replace the version of updateindex contained in the forum root, and then reattempt to manually collapse a forum as described in the post a further back.