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Arrange Sub-Forums in columns · **Released**: 04-04-2004

There's also a vB 3.5 version here: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...threadid=82845

What it does
This hack arranges sub-forums on the forum home into 2 (or more) columns, makeing large lists of sub-forums more presentable. You can see it in action on my forums here:

Demo
http://forum.lowcarber.org

Note:
1. You need to enable sub-forum display on the forum home from your vB admin panel
2. This hack is for the forum home page, not forum display.

To enable sub-forums on the forum home page
1. Go to your forum Admin panel
2. Click vBulletin Options
3. Select "Forum Listings Display Options" from the drop down list
4. In "Depth of Sub-Forums" replace 0 with 1

Installation
To install, edit the file functions_forumlist.php (in the includes directory)

1. Find

PHP Code:


			
      foreach($vbulletin->iforumcache["$parentid"] AS $forumid)

Place this code above it:

PHP Code:


			
$output .= "<table width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" border=\"0\" align=\"center\" ><tr valign=\"top\"> ";

      $cols = 0;

2. Find

PHP Code:


			
            eval('$subforum = "' . fetch_template("forumhome_subforumbit_$canpost") . '";');

            if (!empty($output))

            {

                $subforum = $splitter["$canpost"] . $subforum;

            }

            if ($depth < $vbulletin->options['subforumdepth'])

            {

                $output .= construct_subforum_bit($forumid, $cancontainthreads, $subforum, $depthmark . '--', $depth + 1);

            }

        }

    }



    return $output;



}

Replace with

PHP Code:


			
            eval('$subforum = "' . fetch_template("forumhome_subforumbit_$canpost") . '";');

                    if ($depth < $vbulletin->options['subforumdepth'])

                        {

                                $cols++;

                                if ($cols==3)

                                        {

                                        $cols = 1;

                                        $output .=  "</tr><tr>";

                                        }



                        $output .= '<td width="50%">' . construct_subforum_bit($forumid, $cancontainthreads, $subforum, $depthmark . '--', $depth + 1) . "</td>";

                        }

        }

    }



        if ($cols ==1) $output.="<td>&nbsp;</td></tr></table>";

    else $output.="</tr></table>";



        return $output;



}

To put them in 3 columns, instead of t2, just edit this line "if ($cols==3)" to "if ($cols==4)" and change this line:

PHP Code:


			
                  $output .= "<td width=\"50%\">" . construct_subforum_bit($forumid, $cancontainthreads, $subforum, $depthmark . '--', $depth + 1) . "";

To this:

PHP Code:


			
                  $output .= "<td width=\"33%\">" . construct_subforum_bit($forumid, $cancontainthreads, $subforum, $depthmark . '--', $depth + 1) . "";

Template modification (optional)
As this hack will list the sub-forums in a table, the font used is not effected by the <div> tag for subforums, which will cause the default font to be used instead of smallfont.

To use smallfont for sub-forum names, edit the "forumhome_subforumbit_post"

Change (this is the whole template)

Code:

<img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/subforum_$forum[statusicon].gif" alt="" /> <a href="forumdisplay.php?$session[sessionurl]f=$forum[forumid]">$forum[title]</a>

To:

Code:

<img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/subforum_$forum[statusicon].gif" alt="" /> <a href="forumdisplay.php?$session[sessionurl]f=$forum[forumid]"><span class="smallfont">$forum[title]</span></a>

And for those who want to edit or remove the "Sub-forum" word, just remove (or edit, if you just want to change it) "<strong>$vbphrase[subforums]</strong>:" from the "forumhome_forumbit_level2_post" template

Screen shots, before/after

slim cutty · #**172** 07-12-2005, 08:47 AM

For some reason I received a can't save cookies error
when I tried to enter all forums. I believe something is wrong with the code...(I say this because its easy to install I put it on about 4 times)

it showed error on line 600 something in forum_displaylist

? Don't know what that was about so I uninstalled this and everything worked again.... is there still any assistance on this?

tamarian · #**173** 07-12-2005, 11:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by slim cutty

For some reason I received a can't save cookies error
when I tried to enter all forums. I believe something is wrong with the code...(I say this because its easy to install I put it on about 4 times)

it showed error on line 600 something in forum_displaylist

? Don't know what that was about so I uninstalled this and everything worked again.... is there still any assistance on this?

There shouldn't be a file named forum_displaylist, you might have applied the changes to wrong file. What version are you running, and what was the exact error?

slim cutty · #**174** 07-12-2005, 06:57 PM

I meant to say...

functions_forumlist.php

I've uninstalled it.... maybe a conflict with code.. I don't know..

but unable to save cookies showed and was showing that there was conflict around line 600 something...

anyway... hack is cool and makes things look organized... wish I could use it

tamarian · #**175** 07-12-2005, 07:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by slim cutty

I meant to say...

functions_forumlist.php

I've uninstalled it.... maybe a conflict with code.. I don't know..

but unable to save cookies showed and was showing that there was conflict around line 600 something...

anyway... hack is cool and makes things look organized... wish I could use it

The hack has nothing to do with cookies. Did the error say anything about headers being sent? Sometmes this is cause by editors adding things PHP don't like

slim cutty · #**176** 07-13-2005, 06:09 AM

yes it did... it said

unable to save cookies, header already sent...

what could that mean? It only did that when adding the bottom portion of this hack... man oh man I hope its nothing major... been working 3 weeks on my board

slim cutty · #**177** 07-13-2005, 08:49 AM

Okay I feel stupid now..lol (I am a newb)
the problem was coming from another hack... the Rules and User Agreement Hack... major cookies problem..lol

thanks for all the help dude...highly I highly appreciate it

kregger · #**178** 07-16-2005, 09:21 PM

Man that looks better! hehe Thanks! Those subforums were getting on my nerves when they were all jumbled up.

Craig

Gutspiller · #**179** 07-28-2005, 06:59 PM

Where do I go to change the size of the commas between the sub forums if I don't apply this hack?

tamarian · #**180** 07-28-2005, 07:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gutspiller

Where do I go to change the size of the commas between the sub forums if I don't apply this hack?

Not sure what you mean by the size of the comma, but you can check the subforum separator template.

Sports.N.Cards · #**181** 08-05-2005, 04:55 PM

Thanks a ton

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