Forum Home Enhancements - [AJAX] Tabbed Forum Home

Tabbed Forum Home version 1.01

[AJAX] Tabbed Forum Home version 1.5.0 (BETA)

NOTE: Works with both 3.7x and 3.6x

Description: This MOD is for creating a "Tabbed" Forum Home Page to have Categories displayed within Tab containers (similar to what the new Profile System looks like on vb3.7). Please do not confuse this with the Tab Menu System here at vbulletin.org. They are totally different systems. These Tabs actually switch the content without leaving the main forums page.

I wrote the initial Non AJAX version based on reading many requests from members asking about how namepros created their custom tabbed forum home page. The first implementation I did was a request by bbwforums.net (which you can visit to see a working example). I have shared this version with many members already and decided to release it since it seems to be something that a lot of members are interested in.

UPDATE: I have released a BETA [AJAX] version for those that what something a little more robust and easier to install/configure. This Beta version will never go into production tho as version 2.0 will utilize the YUI AJAX Tabview Toolset. It IS stable tho and is currently running on a few live sites.

NOTE: Keep in mind, I wrote this with the assumption that you are fairly well versed and comfortable with editing files/templates and following the flow of things. If there is something you don't understand, PLEASE let me know so that I can help you understand it. This IS NOT a product that a novice can just plug and play and it takes a little bit of time to setup, but its well worth it in the end (if you want a custom unique look to your forum home page)... the next version (Don't ask when, cause its just on the drawing board) will be a product with ACP controls for easy setup

The attached Zip File(s) contain the Files and Instructions necessary to install each version.

DEMO: www.bbwforums.net or www.namepros.com
[Moderator Edit: The first URL has been un-linked as there has been reported malware on that domain. The mod author may edit this notice once the situation has been cleaned.]

Screen Shots: None, visit one or both of the above links as seeing them in action is better than some static image(s)..

Bobster

Change Log

version 1.01 -
tabcontent.js ver 2.2 to support remote links
updated install instructions (both in txt and rtf format)

version 1.5.0 -
BETA [AJAX] version

July 8, 2008 - Added xml file for WOL
Sep 2, 2008 - Updated xml file for WOL

[drhimadri82]

Originally Posted by King Kovifor

I believe it is in the 1.5 package.



Make sure the paths to the .css and .js files are correct inside of the template. Also, attempt adding the entire URL into the path.

Check the contents in the attached image...there are no xml files at all....I downloaded it just now once again.

[PoetJA-1975]

Originally Posted by King Kovifor

Make sure the paths to the .css and .js files are correct inside of the template. Also, attempt adding the entire URL into the path.

Yep - that was it - don't know how I missed that bit...
Thanx KING

Originally Posted by ubeaut

Just as an aside. one thing I have noticed since putting on the tabs is that my Google clicks dropped almost overnight to be the lowest they've been in the 6 years I've had them on, I have managed to claw back up to 25% of what they were before over the last few weeks from a low of almost 10%. I am prepared to tough it out till I can find an answer to the problem as I really don't want to lose the tabbed pages.

My only way around it seems to be to go back to the big untabbed page I used to have (around 100+ forums) and make it the deault for guests.

Has anyone else found the same problem? If so have you found a fix for it?

I guess for most forums the revenue from Google ads is quite small, I don't want to get into earnings in an open forum, all I will say in public is, my Google revenue was extremely substantial and to have it drop by around 90% is a very, very big problem.

Cheers - Neil

Hmmmm - This is interesting - waiting to see if anyone else has noticed such a trend with adsense. I'd generally say that most clicks come from unregistereds having found your forum via search engine, as opposed to Members or unregistereds browsing via the main forum index... Makes me say hmmmm anyway...

OH! One thing... I noticed too that my adsense clicks had been down for the week - Waaaaay down actually, now that you mention it. I'd checked earlier for the 7-day total and it was 50% what it usually is. THAT makes me say hmmmmmm. I wonder if others have noticed anything? Apparently Google is retiring Referals in August... I don't run any referals though... Weird - the thing is - I'd only installed Tabbed Forum Home this evening...

So for the moment = INSTALLED!
Thanx for a wonderful modification - gives the board a very clean and uncluttered appearance But what the hell is up with google?!?!?!? :down:

Jacquii.

[Brother Malachi]

Hey dude,

Just wondering if there are any news/updates with v2? I'm still having trouble combining this with this mod

[Sharapova]

Please take a look at my site:

http://www.ozvirtualsports.com/forum....php?styleid=9

Seems to be some sort of link issue maybe?

I'm positive i've done all the right things, I'll continue searching the thread, up to page 12 now. Just getting it in so I can get a faster reply

[bobster65]

Originally Posted by Sharapova

Please take a look at my site:

http://www.ozvirtualsports.com/forum....php?styleid=9

Seems to be some sort of link issue maybe?

I'm positive i've done all the right things, I'll continue searching the thread, up to page 12 now. Just getting it in so I can get a faster reply

it can't find the .css

In the FORUM HOME Template, find this code .. remove the two forward slashes in red below.

<!-- Tabbed Forum Home Header Code -->	
	<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/clientscript/tabs/ajaxtabs.css" /> 
	<script type="text/javascript" src="/clientscript/tabs/ajaxtabs.js"> </script>
<!-- /Tabbed Forum Home Header Code -->

[Sharapova]

Alright I went back 1 page and saw that I had to put /forum before a few things

Now I've got another issue/question, how do I get the buttons (tabs) to look like a gradient instead of solid colour?

Didn't even see your post, very quick answer, thanks.

[bobster65]

Originally Posted by ubeaut

Just as an aside. one thing I have noticed since putting on the tabs is that my Google clicks dropped almost overnight to be the lowest they've been in the 6 years I've had them on....

My only way around it seems to be to go back to the big untabbed page I used to have (around 100+ forums) and make it the deault for guests.

Cheers - Neil

I assume you have your google code in your footer template correct? I know that this doesn't effect it directly, however, when you click on a tab, its not refreshing the footer, so each tab click won't get you a google click. You could try and also imbed the google code into each tab, so everytime a tab gets clicked, it counts.

There is no way that this would cause a 90% reduction.. I could see a slight reduction based on the fact that instead of a user refreshing the forum home page to see if something new was posted, they now would click a tab which only refreshes the info within the tab container (not hitting the google code in the footer) .. this slight reduction can be resolved by adding the google code to the FORUMHOMETAB template (as well as keeping it in the footer)

Originally Posted by FreshFroot

Has anyone had issues using this hack with PhotoPost? I get an error.

Warning: array_keys() [function.array-keys]: The first argument should be an array in [path]/includes/functions_gallery.php on line 506

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in [path]/includes/functions_gallery.php on line 506

no known issues that have been reported.

Originally Posted by drhimadri82

Any idea on how to solve it?

I am running 3.7.2 & other than this(when user online on forum index page) everything is fine.

EDIT 1:

The pop ups for new PM not working on home page(index)

I haven't added the WOL XML yet. I'll see if I have time tonight. btw, this won't effect PM Popups.

Originally Posted by PoetJA-1975

Hmmmm - This is interesting - waiting to see if anyone else has noticed such a trend with adsense. I'd generally say that most clicks come from unregistereds having found your forum via search engine, as opposed to Members or unregistereds browsing via the main forum index... Makes me say hmmmm anyway...

OH! One thing... I noticed too that my adsense clicks had been down for the week - Waaaaay down actually, now that you mention it. I'd checked earlier for the 7-day total and it was 50% what it usually is. THAT makes me say hmmmmmm. I wonder if others have noticed anything? Apparently Google is retiring Referals in August... I don't run any referals though... Weird - the thing is - I'd only installed Tabbed Forum Home this evening...

So for the moment = INSTALLED!
Thanx for a wonderful modification - gives the board a very clean and uncluttered appearance But what the hell is up with google?!?!?!? :down:

Jacquii.

See my response above Its an easy work around for a tiny issue.

Originally Posted by hammerhead24

Hey dude,

Just wondering if there are any news/updates with v2? I'm still having trouble combining this with this mod

no new updates.... I have not played around with that MOD yet, but it should work just fine.

[bobster65]

Originally Posted by Sharapova

Alright I went back 1 page and saw that I had to put /forum before a few things

Now I've got another issue/question, how do I get the buttons (tabs) to look like a gradient instead of solid colour?

Didn't even see your post, very quick answer, thanks.

All that is done via the CSS File

[Sharapova]

Any chance you could help me with that?

I was looking for something similar to:

http://www.bbwforums.net/

With the margin set up like that too.

Default Colour: #000000
When Clicked: blue/gradients/gradient_tcat.gif

Would very very much appreciate it. If you were looking for a very small fee I could give that too.

[Sharapova]

Actually, all I need to know is how to set background colour as an image.