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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Please "Mark as Installed" if you use this.
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[microscopes]

Originally Posted by ForceHSS

On line 790 of forumdisplay.php delete line $hook_query_where
is this what you did?

I deleted it and I tried it and it didnt work -- then I put it back in, tried it, and it didn't work.

Not sure whats going on.

[ForceHSS]

what program a you using to edit the file with

[microscopes]

It appears the original coder doesnt want to support this.

I'll pay someone to fix this issue if they can.

[microscopes]

Edit: Got it to work

[BirdOPrey5]

Originally Posted by alfieb

Love the concept, but it didn't work for me.

It would pull the threads from the slave forum to the master forum, and they could be seen on both, but it wouldn't show any native threads from the master forum. Hopefully there's a solution, but in the meantime I have to disable the mod.

You have to put the master forum in the list of slave forums...

If "2" is the master forum you need:

2|2,3,4,5,6...

NOT

2|3,4,5,6...

[BirdOPrey5]

FYI, I just installed this mod on a virtually fresh 4.2.2 forum. It works fine without any file edits.

Just download the original forumdisplay.php file... don't make any changes to the file.

Make sure you have commas between the forumid numbers in the mod settings if you are getting a database error.

Also - Please "Mark as Installed" if you are using this mod. Thank You.

[microscopes]

Anyone ever figure out a way to update the thread count? Looks pretty silly showing 1 thread LOL.

[pjkcards]

I'm running 4.2.2 and thread and post count is messed up. Anyone have a solution?

[BirdOPrey5]

When you say messed up- it is not supposed to change when using this mod. It will only show the threads and posts of the threads and posts native to the forum you are looking at- it is not supposed to add the posts from the other threads you happen to see.

[pjkcards]

Originally Posted by BirdOPrey5

When you say messed up- it is not supposed to change when using this mod. It will only show the threads and posts of the threads and posts native to the forum you are looking at- it is not supposed to add the posts from the other threads you happen to see.

Sorry I wasn't clear. When I created the master forum and included all subforums on the entire site, when I look at the master forum on the forum home, it shows post count as 0 and thread count as 0. But when I click on the master forum, it shows all the threads. That was what I meant. Is there a way to fix those counts so they don't show 0?

Thanks.