Forum Home Enhancements - Seperate Forum Categories

Separate Forum Categories

• Version: 1.0.1
• Author: RS_Jelle
• Description: This mod separates each forum category on the forum home without any template edits. The category header is added to the top of each separated category. This will be done for ALL the styles on your forum. Have a look at the attached screenshot and everything will become clear if you don't get the point
• Why? I created this mod because someone requested it.
• Limitations:
  1. It's possible that this mod won't work properly on highly customized styles.
  2. The 'Last Post' column can be smaller than normal if the thread titles of the category forums are all small (you can only fix this with a template edit). Have a look at the attached screenshot to see this limitation.

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Installation
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1. Import the product
2. Enjoy!

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History
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• 1.0.0: Initial release
• 1.0.1: Moved the version check to the vBulletin.org version check system

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[sudn3sc3d]

thanks alot mate installed.

[lillylissy]

Thank you very much Jelle for this great hack!
Particularly beautifully: It is valid XHTML!

Limitations:
The 'Last Post' column can be smaller than normal if the thread titles of the category forums are all small (you can only fix this with a template edit).

Find in:
- FORUMDISPLAY
- FORUMHOME
- forumhome_seperate_forumcats

PHP Code:

    <tr align="center">
      <td class="thead">&nbsp;</td>
      <td class="thead" width="100%" align="$stylevar[left]">$vbphrase[forum]</td>
      <td class="thead" width="175">$vbphrase[last_post]</td>
      <td class="thead">$vbphrase[threads]</td>
      <td class="thead">$vbphrase[posts]</td>
      <if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">
      <td class="thead">$vbphrase[moderator]</td>
      </if>
    </tr> 


And replace it with (for example):

PHP Code:

     <tr align="center">
      <td class="thead" width="5%">&nbsp;</td>
      <td class="thead" width="50%" align="$stylevar[left]">$vbphrase[forum]</td>
      <td class="thead" width="35%">$vbphrase[last_post]</td>
      <td class="thead" width="5%">$vbphrase[threads]</td>
      <td class="thead" width="5%">$vbphrase[posts]</td>
      <if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">
      <td class="thead" width="0%">$vbphrase[moderator]</td>
      </if>
    </tr> 


Notice how not all of the table cells (<td> tags) have width attributes. You need to give each cell a width attribute, and the total widths need to equal 100% of the horrizontal space. Percentages work well for this.

Kind Regards

[mr bix]

Originally Posted by RS_Jelle

That's also a limitation, then you have to do a template edit:

1. First install the product
2. Open forumhome_forumbit_level1_nopost and remove the following code:
   

   <tbody>
   	<tr>
   		<td class="tcat" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions[showmoderatorcolumn]">6<else />5</if>">
   			<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumbit_$forumid')"><img id="collapseimg_forumbit_$forumid" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_tcat{$collapseimg_forumid}.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
   			<a href="forumdisplay.php?$session[sessionurl]f=$forum[forumid]">$forum[title]</a>
   			<if condition="$show['forumdescription']"><div class="smallfont">$forum[description]</div></if>
   			<if condition="$show['subforums']"><div class="smallfont"><strong>$vbphrase[subforums]</strong>: $forum[subforums]</div></if>
   		</td>
   	</tr>
   </tbody>

3. Open forumhome_seperate_forumcats and add the following code at the end of the template:
   

   <tbody>
   	<tr>
   		<td class="tcat" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions[showmoderatorcolumn]">6<else />5</if>">
   			<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumbit_$forumid')"><img id="collapseimg_forumbit_$forumid" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_tcat{$collapseimg_forumid}.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
   			<a href="forumdisplay.php?$session[sessionurl]f=$forum[forumid]">$forum[title]</a>
   			<if condition="$show['forumdescription']"><div class="smallfont">$forum[description]</div></if>
   			<if condition="$show['subforums']"><div class="smallfont"><strong>$vbphrase[subforums]</strong>: $forum[subforums]</div></if>
   		</td>
   	</tr>
   </tbody>

Excuse for my english .
But if you change this templates, the first category (Main Category by installation default) didn't show. Is correct?

[Snake]

Very nice. Thank you!

[tobybird]

Originally Posted by mr bix

Excuse for my english .
But if you change this templates, the first category (Main Category by installation default) didn't show. Is correct?

I experienced this as well.

eta: To expand... the category for the first forum disappeared and the category/forum header did not switch as expected for the remaining forums.

Any ideas?

[jcodemasters]

thanks

[Azel]

Originally Posted by RS_Jelle

That's also a limitation, then you have to do a template edit:

1. First install the product
2. Open forumhome_forumbit_level1_nopost and remove the following code:
   

   <tbody>
       <tr>
           <td class="tcat" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions[showmoderatorcolumn]">6<else />5</if>">
               <a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumbit_$forumid')"><img id="collapseimg_forumbit_$forumid" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_tcat{$collapseimg_forumid}.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
               <a href="forumdisplay.php?$session[sessionurl]f=$forum[forumid]">$forum[title]</a>
               <if condition="$show['forumdescription']"><div class="smallfont">$forum[description]</div></if>
               <if condition="$show['subforums']"><div class="smallfont"><strong>$vbphrase[subforums]</strong>: $forum[subforums]</div></if>
           </td>
       </tr>
   </tbody>

3. Open forumhome_seperate_forumcats and add the following code at the end of the template:
   

   <tbody>
       <tr>
           <td class="tcat" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions[showmoderatorcolumn]">6<else />5</if>">
               <a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumbit_$forumid')"><img id="collapseimg_forumbit_$forumid" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_tcat{$collapseimg_forumid}.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
               <a href="forumdisplay.php?$session[sessionurl]f=$forum[forumid]">$forum[title]</a>
               <if condition="$show['forumdescription']"><div class="smallfont">$forum[description]</div></if>
               <if condition="$show['subforums']"><div class="smallfont"><strong>$vbphrase[subforums]</strong>: $forum[subforums]</div></if>
           </td>
       </tr>
   </tbody>

Not workin' for me :|

[Hornstar]

They also show how to do this manually over at vb.com incase you have problems with this one.

[Sidewindr]

Would be better if you could specify a depth.

[kevinj]

Just what i was looking for; thanks