Forums arranged in columns on forumhome

As requested several times, this hack allows you to arrange forums on forumhome in xx columns instead of just one per row as it is in standart vb3. It is a plain port of my 3.0 version you can find here.

Look at the screenshot to know what i mean

The design is changeable in the templates of course


I've tested it, and it should work, but as i don't use it myself, i cannot do a longtime test, so if you find any bugs, report them

Right now, it's just working on forumhome.
I'll add changes for forumdisplay later

[Eagle Eyes]

Originally Posted by Cheertobi

I only get thet by using a table for that!

Without testing I would try somethin like that:

<td class="alt1Active" align="$stylevar[left]" id="f$forum[forumid]" width="$column_width">
	<table>
		<tr>
			<td><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_statusicon]/forum_$forum[statusicon].gif" alt="" border="0" /></td>
			<td><a href="forumdisplay.php?$session[sessionurl]f=$forum[forumid]"><strong>$forum[title]</strong></a>
					<if condition="$show['forumdescription']"><div class="smallfont">$forum[description]</div></if></td>
		</tr>
	</table>
</td>

Tobi

Where did you paste it?

[Cheertobi]

I think it was in the template that was created by the product!

[lovelypk]

Working fine for me on 3.6.4 but how do i show last post info, total threads and posts of the forums?

Like this:
Attachment 60348

Also i want to know, how to show the small statusicon icons instead of big icons.

Thanks in advance.

[BigJimTheLug]

Help.

I couldn't get this to work on my forum.

I now have categories separated, but they are not vertical columns.

Everything is the same and I think I am missing one final detail to get this mod to work completely.

Any help would be appreciated, thank you.

[BigJimTheLug]

Originally Posted by lovelypk

Working fine for me on 3.6.4 but how do i show last post info, total threads and posts of the forums?

Like this:
Attachment 60348

Also i want to know, how to show the small statusicon icons instead of big icons.

Thanks in advance.

Nice site.

Hope you fix things.

[magnaromagna]

Originally Posted by magnaromagna

Installed but does not work:


is not for 3.6 version I suppose?

moving the hack code at the top of the file the error disappears.

If the forumhome is not into index.php but in home.php may I edit the file where says

PHP Code:

        if (THIS_SCRIPT == 'index' AND $forum['subforumcolumns'] != 1 AND ($subsonly OR $depth < MAXFORUMDEPTH)) 


Because in home.php now is not working

[BigJimTheLug]

So does this work on vb 3.6.4 without any massively technical tinkering?

I'd be easier if someone were to mod this into compliance with 3.6.4.

[Smoothie]

I had it working on 3.6.4 but you need to do template edits to fine tune it.

[JollyJack]

Can someone please tell us what the template edits are for 3.6.4 or as the coder of this hack nolong supports it, someone rewrite it for 3.6.4

We are not all coders and want to have great looking forums

[aceofspades]

Bump id also like to know