Miscellaneous Hacks - Exclude forum from New Posts and Today's Posts

Here is an easy way to exclude forums from New Posts and Today's Posts.

Edit the search.php file.

PHP Code:

function set_newitem_forums($criteria)
{
    global $vbulletin;

    //figure out forums
    //This follows the logic of the original search.  If a forum is specified then use it and its
    //children.  If an include list is specified, then use it without its children.
    //Do not honor the exclude list if we are using the provided forumid
    if ($vbulletin->GPC['f'])
    {
        $criteria->add_forumid_filter($vbulletin->GPC['f'], true);
    }
    else
    {
        if ($vbulletin->GPC['include'])
        {
            $list = explode(',', $vbulletin->GPC['include']);

            if (is_array($list))
            {
                $list = array_map('intval', $list);
                $criteria->add_forumid_filter($list, false);
            }
        }
        
        // start hack
        $vbulletin->GPC['exclude'] .= ',1,2,3,4';
        // end hack
        
        if ($vbulletin->GPC['exclude'])
        {
            $list = explode(',', $vbulletin->GPC['exclude']);

            if (is_array($list))
            {
                $list = array_map('intval', $list);
                $criteria->add_excludeforumid_filter($list);
            }
        }
    }
} 


Replace the numbers 1,2,4, and 4 with the forum numbers you want to exclude.

[Scalemotorcars]

Any ideal if this could shut down a cron task? For some reason as soon as I made this change my cron stopped working.

[RaSa]

I like it, but it does not exclude Forums from RSS, right?
But what I need too, is a possibility to exclude Forums from RSS feed.

[xug]

This can be do so much easier

Enter a new replacement variable in your Styles and Template menu

Search for Text: do=getnew&

Replace with: do=getnew&exclude=xx,xx,xx

Where xx is the forum you want to exclude

[VonDoom]

Originally Posted by xug

This can be do so much easier

Enter a new replacement variable in your Styles and Template menu

Search for Text: do=getnew&

Replace with: do=getnew&exclude=xx,xx,xx

Where xx is the forum you want to exclude

+1 Thanks

[Bigj85]

just what I needed thanks ^^^

[Trek]

I use this on my vB4 forum: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...elective+forum

Still works fine, make sure you read the thread though.

Anyway, nicely done and let's people choose for themselves. Also lets the admin choose which forums CANNOT be excluded, etc.

[Raptor]

how about excluding the forums from the sidebar blocks ?

This doesn't affect those

[craigvm]

where do i add that code in the search.php files start or end ?

[Mechislav]

I found it easier to edit Navigation links and to add:

&exclude='1,2,3,4,5'

or

&include='6,7,8,9'

nj the links for new or daily posts

[dobberhockey]

Originally Posted by Videx

Are you imagining a page that lists all your forums with a checkbox beside them and users may check the ones they don't want in their search query? Then they can press a button to get the code to add to their browser bar?

No, I am unaware of such a mod. Seems like an awful lot of trouble to go to just for a few brain-dead people that probably wouldn't use it anyway.

I had it in Vb3 but now in Vb4 I want it. All users are demanding it. It's a large active sports forum and hockey fans don't want to see baseball posts, and vice-versa.

In user settings they would simply highlight the forums they don't want to see, save it, and it's done.