End-User Options - Selective Forum Filter

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|| Selective Forum Filter
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|| Author : Anton Kanevsky
|| Co-Author(s) : Andreas
|| Works on : vBulletin 3.5.x - 3.8.x
|| Released : May 31, 2009
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|| Time required to install: 30 seconds
|| Difficulty: easy
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DESCRIPTION

Ever came across large boards with a huge number of sub forums? Couldn't find your info? Wanted to run away from that huge load of stupid threads? This hack is intended to save your users from having such a horrible experience. It provides them with an opportunity to exclude any number of forums from the forums list (as well as from "get new"/"get daily" searches), which still letting them to access those forums directly and search within them, too.

STATISTICS

Products to Install: 1


INTRODUCTION

To enable "can be excluded" in all forums, run this query:
UPDATE PFXforum SET excludable = 1
To disable "can be excluded" in all forums, run this query:
UPDATE PFXforum SET excludable = 0
In both cases, PFX must be replaced with the actual table prefix that you have defined in config.php.
If you have not defined a prefix, remove PFX from the queries.
After you run either one of these queries, you must then open and save any one forum for the forum cache to be updated.

VERSION HISTORY

1.1.0
[+] The hack is now compatible with vBulletin 3.5.x - 3.8.x.
[+] Eliminated all template edits.

1.0.2
[+] The hack is now compatible with vBulletin 3.6.
[+] Corrected a couple of mistakes in the installation manual.

1.0.1
[+] Added option to set forums as excludable. By default, excludability of all forums is disabled.

1.0.0
First Public Release

The installation manual is contained within the attached file.

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[akanevsky]

Yeah, 128 assuming forumids are all single-digits.
You can run the following query to lift the limitation:
[sQL]ALTER TABLE usertextfield CHANGE excludeforumids excludeforumids MEDIUMTEXT NOT NULL[/SQL]
Make sure to replace "usertextfield" with YOUR_TABLE_PREFIXusertextfield

[nix]

that did it. thanks.

[kafi]

wow this satsify my needs for "let user customize forum and forumhome" Currently I run 3.5 and use Opt-out forums hack but that one doesnt hid forums on forumhome...

GREAT. ASAP my vb turns 3.6 I will be back .-)

[akanevsky]

Originally Posted by kafi

wow this satsify my needs for "let user customize forum and forumhome" Currently I run 3.5 and use Opt-out forums hack but that one doesnt hid forums on forumhome...

GREAT. ASAP my vb turns 3.6 I will be back .-)

This works on 3.5.4.

[4yBak]

I'm use version 1.0.0 of this hack and want to update it to 1.0.2: what I need to do for that? I need just install xml file or do template changes also?

Thanks.

[vbreal]

need this thanks

[Ramsesx]

Seems not to work on 3.6.4, did the template change, the querie, product import, but only showing [Reset exclusion] but no forums. Thanks.

[akanevsky]

Originally Posted by Ramsesx

Seems not to work on 3.6.4, did the template change, the querie, product import, but only showing [Reset exclusion] but no forums. Thanks.

Forums must be set as excludable in order to be excluded.

[Ramsesx]

Got it, thanks.

[Greek Wizard]

Psionic Vision

This is a great hack, one of your best IMO.

It works great for large forums, for those users that do not want everything.

One question though... I have a user that has blocked out a catagory, however vbAdvanced still shows those threads/forum in the recent news block.

if there anything that can be added on to exclude those from there also?

Thanks