category strips sizing issue

[DeanLag]

Well, clearly the H4 is not a CSS definition and the code says its after
<td class"tcat" colspan"6">

<td class="tcat" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions[showmoderatorcolumn]">6<else />5</if>"> <h4>
            <if condition="$childforumbits"> <h4>
            <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>
            </if>

            <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>
      </h4>  </td>

So the redcoloured tags are the possible placement within your code.
You sure you don't want me to look at it in your ACP?


Can you run the search in all styles?

Edit: After you posted your code, then the only pausible explanation is that you're looking at the wrong style.
If you want to be sure, add ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ to $forum[title]. If the title now shows (current title)ZZZZZZZZZZZZZ, then its the same template.

<if condition="!$show['collapsable_forums']">
<tbody>
</if>
    <tr>
        <td class="tcat" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions[showmoderatorcolumn]">6<else />5</if>">
            <if condition="$childforumbits">
            <a style="float:$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>
            </if>
            <a href="forumdisplay.php?$session[sessionurl]f=$forum[forumid]">$forum[title]ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ</a>
            <if condition="$show['forumdescription']"><div class="smallfont">$forum[description]</div></if>
            <if condition="$show['subforums']"><div class="smallfont"><strong>$vbphrase[subforums]</strong>: $forum[subforums]</div></if>
        </td>
    </tr>
<if condition="!$show['collapsable_forums']">
</tbody>
</if>
<if condition="$childforumbits">
<if condition="!$show['collapsable_forums']">
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumbit_$forumid" style="{$collapseobj_forumid}">
</if>
$childforumbits
<if condition="!$show['collapsable_forums']">
</tbody>
</if>
</if>

[Lynne]

Look in your Replacement Manager and see if the style came with Replacements that are adding the tag.

[DeanLag]

Ah, nice find Lynne D:

[aengus]

Originally Posted by DeanLag

Edit: After you posted your code, then the only pausible explanation is that you're looking at the wrong style.
If you want to be sure, add ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ to $forum[title]. If the title now shows (current title)ZZZZZZZZZZZZZ, then its the same template.

I hate to look even dumber than I already do but... Where would I put that ZZZZ? LOL

but here are 2 screenshots that make me confident im looking in the right place

Originally Posted by Lynne

Look in your Replacement Manager and see if the style came with Replacements that are adding the tag.

sorry heres what it says for that style

*


* Testing2 [Add New Replacement Variable]
o No replacement variables are defined for this style

Thank you so much for not throwing me out of here yet


ETA: I search for <h4> in all templates and I do not find <h4> in any template in my vb

[DeanLag]

I pasted it in the code.


Find:

            <a href="forumdisplay.php?$session[sessionurl]f=$forum[forumid]">$forum[title]</a>

Replace with:

            <a href="forumdisplay.php?$session[sessionurl]f=$forum[forumid]">$forum[title]ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ</a>

Refresh style.
Then again, you said you're on the correct style soooo I ran out of ideas

[aengus]

I added the Zzzz's and next to all my categories the ZZZ's did apend to each forum title

[Lynne]

do you have some sort of modification maybe that is adding the <h> tags? Try disabling your modifications/plugins and see if you still have this problem.
Note: To temporarily disable the plugin system, edit config.php and add this line right under <?php

PHP Code:

define('DISABLE_HOOKS', true); 


[aengus]

the only major thing I use is vbadvanced. I will go ahead now and edit the config.php and see what happens

ETA:

OK, that improved it very much! So I must have a plug in issue.

I guess I start disabling things 1 at a time? and see when it breaks.

Thank you so much for the assistance. I will let you know what happens as things get disabled.

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Fumbling along here, I was curious, Why do you think it is, the site with the current skin isnt having a problem? Also is there an easy way to shut things on and off (not all at once) without removing?

[DeanLag]

I also found that even your default skin has <h4> tags and if disabling fixes it then it should be vBadvanced. I never installed it so I don't know. Check the settings.

[aengus]

Is there by chance a spot to edit my themes <h4> options and make it play nice?

I am not finding it easy to disable the plugins I have without uninstall them all

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ETA: Spoke to soon. I found the issue, it was the default theme has some customizations that can be disabled like a plugin. By turning that off (VBO Style Pro 1.0) it went away.

Thank you everyone for the help, I really appreciate it. Especially Dean and Lynne. Very kind of you both for hanging in there with me.

I'm sure I'll be back! LOL