Forum Display Enhancements - Make Prefixes Clickable to Filter Forumdisplay

This is another modification which should be standard vbulletin. I wrote a template modification, but have now written one that is just a plugin. This template modification will make your thread prefixes clickable. If you click on the prefix, then the forumdisplay will only show threads with that prefix in that forum. Then, if you click on the prefix again, it will show all the threads.

Click to Filter Forum by this Prefixid:


Click to Show All Threads:


Version History:
1.0 2009-12-22: - initial release by Lynne at vbulletin.org
1.1 2010-01-05 - fixed issue of bad link showing up in search results - clickable prefixes will only show on forumdisplay as they are supposed to now.

To Install:

1. Import product-lynne_click_prefix.xml

To Uninstall:

1. Uninstall "Make Prefixes Clickable to Filter Forumdisplay"

Translations:
Thank you to Luca_ITA for the Italian phrase translations.
Thank you to yjeanrenaud for the German phrase translations.
Thank you to eTiKeT? for the Turkish phrase translations.

[Toxic2]

Originally Posted by Lynne

I use brackets in my prefixes, so that isn't it. Are you trying this on a default style? Also, you need to be using rich prefixes - did you make sure to enter the prefix text in that text box also?

I am using different styles, In Prefix, the prefix ID is CN prefix set is TV prefix, rich txt [CN], plain txt [CN] as well. the TV Prefix has the various countries as I mentioned above. All countries are set to display order 10. ( I'm not all that familiar how to accurately set up prefix's yet) But all posts require a prefix before one can submit the posting. And that does work.

It has been decided to eliminate sub forums by country, and all posts are In one forum with the various Country prefix's. Your mod would certainly eliminate page after page, looking for specific country posts. e.g. all [KR] or [JP] etc.

I use the Style simple Black and added the Mod while using simple Black as the default.

If I need to re make Prefix's in all styles'(including default) a different way please advise

Thank you

[Lynne]

Have you tried this on a basic default style on your site?
Create a new style with no parent:

• Styles & Templates > Style Manager > Add New Style
• Parent Style: No Parent Style
• Title: Default vBulletin
• Allow User Selection: Yes
• Save

Then browse the site using that totally default vbulletin style - do you still have the same problem?

[SuperGLS]

Works great for me on Gold. Thanks!

[mandingo]

Originally Posted by Lynne

Hmmm, this wasnt' written to be used on the What's New page. I'll have to put a condition around it so it doesn't show then in my next release.

If you want to do it now, just put this around the plugin contents:

PHP Code:

if (THIS_SCRIPT == 'forumdisplay') {
** the current plugin code **
} 


Put this where exactly? (sorry)

[Lynne]

Originally Posted by mandingo

Put this where exactly? (sorry)

I just updated the mod to have this new condition in there, so download the new version.

[mandingo]

Thanks Lynne, you're the best.

[RoteRose]

Hello,

i found a bug, if you search for a prefix, the result page displays the prefixes like this:
http://<<ur>>l/forums/?prefixid=Rapidshare
this will result in a 404 error page.

And i?ve got another problem, i use this rewrite script for my lighttpd for seo urls. The /forum/ rewrite will nor work with your mod, can anybody help me to change the string?

url.rewrite-once = (
          "/entries/([0-9]+)(?:/?$|(?:-[^/]+))(?:/?$|(?:/page([0-9]+)?))" => "/entry.php?b=$1&page=$2&$query_string",
          "/threads/([0-9]+)(?:/?$|(?:-[^/]+))(?:/?$|(?:/page([0-9]+)?))" => "/showthread.php?t=$1&page=$2&$query_string",
          "/members/([0-9]+)" => "/member.php?u=$1&$query_string",
          "/forums/([0-9]+)(?:/?$|(?:-[^/]+))(?:/?$|(?:/page([0-9]+)?))" => "/forumdisplay.php?f=$1&page=$2&$query_string",
          "/blogs/([0-9]+)(?:/?$|(?:-[^/]+))(?:/?$|(?:/page([0-9]+)?))" => "/blog.php?u=$1&page=$2&$query_string",
          "/list/([^/]*/)([0-9]+)" => "/list.php?r=$1$2&$query_string",
          "/content/(.*)" => "/content.php?r=$1&$query_string",
          "/widget/config/([0-9]+)" => "/widget.php?r=config/$1&$query_string",
          "/clientscript/(.*)" => "/clientscript/$1"
        )

[Lynne]

Originally Posted by RoteRose

Hello,

i found a bug, if you search for a prefix, the result page displays the prefixes like this:
http://<<ur>>l/forums/?prefixid=Rapidshare
this will result in a 404 error page.

Are you using version 1.1? When I search on a prefix with version 1.1, the prefixids are not clickable.

[RoteRose]

-.- i downloaded the new version and extract it to a folder with a (2) behind and choosed the one without ^^ sry. Now it?s working fine, but still the problem with the rewrite

[Lynne]

Originally Posted by RoteRose

-.- i downloaded the new version and extract it to a folder with a (2) behind and choosed the one without ^^ sry. Now it?s working fine, but still the problem with the rewrite

I'm sorry, but I can't help with the rewrite.