Subforum Drop-down Menu

Description. This is a Mod to make sub-forums appear in a drop-down menu fashion.

1. +/- sign for forums with/without unread posts
2. Hierachy show for at most 2 level of sub-forums

Screenshot. Stealed image from the great Stunner-Entertainment forum, hope you don't mind!! :nervous:



Step 1. Open:
forumhome_forumbit_level1_nopost
forumhome_forumbit_level1_post
forumhome_forumbit_level2_nopost
forumhome_forumbit_level2_post

Find:

<strong>$vbphrase[subforums]</strong>: $forum[subforums]

Replace with:

<!-- Subforum pull-down menu --------------------------------------->
	<form action="forumdisplay.php" method="get">
		<input name="s" value="" type="hidden">
		<input name="daysprune" value="-1" type="hidden">
		<select name="f" onchange="this.form.submit();">
<if condition="$forum[statusicon] == 'new'">
<option value="$forum[forumid]" style="font-weight:bold;">$forum[title]</option>
<else />
<option value="$forum[forumid]">$forum[title]</option>
</if>
			$forum[subforums]
		</select>
                <input class="button" value="$vbphrase[go]" type="submit">
	</form>
<!-- Subforum pull-down menu --------------------------------------->

Step 2. Open:
forumhome_subforumbit_nopost
forumhome_subforumbit_post

Replace the templates with:

<!-- Subforum pull-down menu --------------------------------------->
<option value="$forum[forumid]">

<if condition="$forum[depth] == '2'">
&nbsp; &nbsp;
</if>
<if condition="$forum[depth] == '3'">
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;
</if>

<if condition="$forum[statusicon] == 'new'">
+&nbsp;
<else />
-&nbsp;
</if>

$forum[title]

</option>
<!-- Subforum pull-down menu --------------------------------------->

Caution. Not every forum need this, our forum has a lot of forums, and forum names are in different languages, so we have to do this. Otherwise, showing all the forums seems to be better for user-friendliness. :devious:

[ReZ]

Thanks for this.

[YOimYO]

thanks

[YOimYO]

I have installed this, it looks great. actually i just installed it twice to make sure ....


but .... when i click to open the dropdown, it auto redirects me to inside the main forum, and doesnt give me a chance to click on the subforum ... :P


any suggestions ?

[YOimYO]

PHP Code:

<!-- top category table setup -->
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"  width="100%" align="center" style="background-image: url($stylevar[imgdir_misc]/cat_back.gif)">
  <tr>
    <td width="150" height="27" align="left" valign="top"><img  src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/cat_top_ls.gif" width="150" height="27" alt="" /></td>
    <td width="100%" valign="middle">
    
            
            <a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumbit_$forumid')"><img id="collapseimg_forumbit_$forumid" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_tcat{$collapseimg_forumid}.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
            <div align="center">
            <a href="forumdisplay.php?$session[sessionurl]f=$forum[forumid]"><b>$forum[title]</b></a></div>
            <if condition="$show['forumdescription']"><div align="center" class="smallfont">$forum[description]</div></if>
            <if condition="$show['subforums']"><div class="smallfont"><!-- Subforum pull-down menu --------------------------------------->
    <form action="forumdisplay.php" method="get">
        <input name="s" value="" type="hidden">
        <input name="daysprune" value="-1" type="hidden">
        <select name="f" onchange="this.form.submit();">
<if condition="$forum[statusicon] == 'new'">
<option value="$forum[forumid]" style="font-weight:bold;">$forum[title]</option>
<else />
<option value="$forum[forumid]">$forum[title]</option>
</if>
            $forum[subforums]
        </select>
                <input class="button" value="$vbphrase[go]" type="submit">
    </form>
<!-- Subforum pull-down menu ---------------------------------------></div></div></if>
        
    
    </td>
     <td width="150" height="27" align="right" valign="top"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/cat_top_rs.gif" width="150" height="27" alt="" /></td>
  </tr>
</table>

        <!-- End top category table setup --> 


[YOimYO]

aha i found my problem. to make this mod compatible with mouse rollover effect hack just remove this code ....

PHP Code:

 onclick="window.location.href='forumdisplay.php?$session[sessionurl]f=$forum[forumid]';" 


[pirotess]

Originally Posted by kadafi_alive

Is there a to apply this hack only to a specific set of subforums?

Regards

Yes there is if your board only has one style like mine. Make a child style of your normal board style and make the changes listed above. Then go into the Forum Manager and edit the Style Options section on the forums you want this to be used on. Set the Custom Style dropdown to the child style you just created and have it override your users style choice.

[Stunner Inc.]

HEYYYYYYYYY THAT'S MY SITE (Stunner-Entertainment.com),lol
I don't mind you using it though

[bashy]

Hi, I have installed this and working well....
Just 1 question, is there a way to make the drop down white background the colour of my forum?

[kartik786]

works hell sexy on v 3.5.3

[o0Hubba0o]

Originally Posted by YOimYO

aha i found my problem. to make this mod compatible with mouse rollover effect hack just remove this code ....

PHP Code:

 onclick="window.location.href='forumdisplay.php?$session[sessionurl]f=$forum[forumid]';" 


Hey thanks alot for posting what you did to fix this, so many people just "nevermind I fixed it", really appreciate. I'd like to add that that code was in the "forumhome_forumbit_level1_post" and "forumhome_forumbit_level2_post" templates. The drop down now workd great for me! Great space saver.