Forum Home Enhancements - [YUI] Tabbed Forum Home

[YUI] Tabbed Forum Home (TFH) version 4.0.8
vBulletin version: 4.1.11 - 4.2.0
Older versions need original mod for now

Description:
This MOD is for creating a "Tabbed" Forum Home Page to have Categories and other Data types (via Modules) displayed within Tab containers. 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 via AJAX without leaving the main forums page.

This is an entirely new version of TFH and only works with vB4. Management is all done via the Admin CP.

Installation is done in 3 simple steps. Upload files, Import product, 3 easy Template Edits.

Setup is now a breeze via the Tabs option in the Admin CP.

The attached Zip File contains the Files and Instructions necessary to install.

Incompatible mods
Two columns of categories - https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=275114

Upgrading to 4.0.7+ from previous versions
We have had to change the mod's id which means when you install this time you will have 2 mods, the new version with its new id and the old version.
Both can run side by side but shouldnt to save processing time.

To migrate:
Install the latest version and upload all the files (no conflicts to worry about)
Install the latest product xml
Follow the template changes in the upgrade txt
Create your tabs in the new admincp menu option "EG: Tabbed Forum Home" to mirror the existing "Tabbed Forum Home" menu.
Once done uninstall the product "Tabbed Forum Home" with productid bobster_tfh (old mod id)


Change Log:

VERSION 4.0.8 2nd August 2012
Changes:
> Fixed several database bugs
> Fixed several legacy redirect bugs
> Fixed static path problem for scripts (this should resolve some 4.0.7 blank forum issues)
> Thanks to Bluefin221 & LgsOfChampions

VERSION 4.0.7 1st August 2012
Changes:
> New Mod ID - YOU MUST MIGRATE SETTINGS MANUALLY
> vBulletin 4.1.11+ required
> JS loaded after drawing
> Remote YUI JS (partial) support
> Fixed instructions typo
> All previous fixes in 4.0.5 that caused no bugs

VERSION 4.0.5 27th April 2012
Changes:
> This version should be used with vbulletin 4.1.11+
> Compatibility with JS changes in vbulletin 4.1.11+
> Upgraded to run with YUI 2.9.0
> Local versions of files to minimise loading issues
> Upgraded to Dispatcher 2.2
> Reduced size of forumindextab generator and reduced size to boost performance
> Added a template cache call to reduce load
> Added loader animation and box when tab is clicked and loading.

Original Change Logs for bobster65 & King Kavor releases
VERSION Beta 2b 23 March 2010
Changes:
> CSS Conflict resolved

VERSION Beta 2 19 March 2010
> CSS Conflict resolved
> Upgrade to YUI 2.7.0 & Dispatcher 2.1
> Minor Bug fixes

Originally created by bobster65 & King Kovifor

[ZeroHour]

Originally Posted by Red-Devil

Are these available for use would be appreciated if they was

Can you tell me where they would like to be?
If you like PM me your site and I will see how to put them where you want.
I am working on automating all of this right now as much as possible.

[RedDevil]

Originally Posted by ZeroHour

Can you tell me where they would like to be?
If you like PM me your site and I will see how to put them where you want.
I am working on automating all of this right now as much as possible.

Pm sent thanks

[ZeroHour]

A question, how important would an auto template install be?
Do you guys find manual edits a problem?
The install should be very efficient when I get it going fully unlike a lot of mods auto install's which actually get ran on each page.
I have found a possible way but I am just trying to work out if there is any point.

[preemz10314]

Originally Posted by ZeroHour

A question, how important would an auto template install be?
Do you guys find manual edits a problem?
The install should be very efficient when I get it going fully unlike a lot of mods auto install's which actually get ran on each page.
I have found a possible way but I am just trying to work out if there is any point.

Yes please. I tried installing this one time on my forum a while ago, got caught up in a serious mess. An auto install would be delightful. honestly. there is a huge cry for that. I think auto-install could possibly boost this mod to one of the more used/popular mods around....

Thank you, and good luck.

[Santori]

Originally Posted by ZeroHour

Regarding Santori's implementation, its not a tweaked version of this mod, his code loads the tab content along with the page as hidden div tags which means the vbulletin code can *tag* the collapse onclick to the divs. This also makes the pages a larger and I dont think the tabs live update themselves either unlike this mod. This is a lot like the vb3 version of a similar mod and not dynamic tab content.


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Hello, Do you have reason, my forumhome is large. And it?s another mod. But I need to say it is dynamic , if you see my forum, it actuallize all posts and is compatible with translations. It?s like the vb3 solution, with the dynamic drive library.

This is a reason I do not use the mod in my forum, I have the vbet enterprise translation mod and it not works with TFH.

I see you are interested in make better this mod. I recommend you to find a solution to collapse button that not requires delete or block this button.
For me the real utility for tabs into a vbforum is to expand the forum. If you make a tab with a large list of forums without the collapse button is very tedious to navigate...

I find my own solution, it can not be the best, but for me at the moment is the only solution I see.

If you can make this , I will very happy really... I don?t lie.
At the moment I only see you implement a charging button...In my opinion I can?t see the utility for it.
Can you explain?
I think is better to minimize the speed of the tabs instead the other options.

Regards

http://www.aquaterraria.com/forum.php




Regards

[ZeroHour]

Originally Posted by preemz10314

Yes please. I tried installing this one time on my forum a while ago, got caught up in a serious mess. An auto install would be delightful. honestly. there is a huge cry for that. I think auto-install could possibly boost this mod to one of the more used/popular mods around....

Thank you, and good luck.

Well good news on that front, I am making good progress with auto install and the test code works, now I am building an admin interface for it to select the styles to enable.
For those running this mod, you will probably have to revert the templates and remove the edits before applying the style using the automated method.

Originally Posted by Santori

Hello, Do you have reason, my forumhome is large. And it?s another mod. But I need to say it is dynamic , if you see my forum, it actuallize all posts and is compatible with translations.

This is a reason I do not use the mod in my forum, I have the vbet enterprise translation mod and it not works with TFH.

Regards.

Hi Santori,
I didnt mean it quite as it sounded. This addon loads the tab's content from the server when you click a tab and if you were to re-click the tab the content would reload with any updates. Your site uses a similar approach to the vb3.8 mod like this where each tabs content is in the html of your forumhome but its hidden. When you click a tab the content is shown and the unselected tab content div is then hidden. If you reclick the same tab though the tabs content is not updated *dynamically* as such (aka fresh) it just shows the existing content. The mod your using is similar to how the collapse button works.
Because of this your page is larger then it would be if the hidden tab content was not loaded.

Regarding vbet, thats a dangerous mod for SEO to run and if you need translation primarily and not some hidden SEO benefit you can use various scripts which load if the users language is different using google translator.

[bobster65]

Just a heads up.. KK and I have handed over the vB4 version of TFH to ZeroHour for support, maintenance & further development for the vB4 track.

KK and I maintain ownership of the vB3 version.

Please PM ZeroHour for any vB4 TFH questions and support from this point forward. Thank you!

[bobster65]

Originally Posted by Alfa1

I would love to see the jquery version.

me too, however, I won't be doing any vB4 work. I've got a jquery version of the vB3 TFH and you probably already know what version of TFH I am working on right now :P

[RedDevil]

Cheers bobster65 its still a great mod to your credit

[RedDevil]

Originally Posted by ZeroHour

A question, how important would an auto template install be?
Do you guys find manual edits a problem?
The install should be very efficient when I get it going fully unlike a lot of mods auto install's which actually get ran on each page.
I have found a possible way but I am just trying to work out if there is any point.

It all depends on your skill lever Zerohour, myself its not now a problem following instructions, but i recall when i first started was a nightmare being unknowledgable about the coding, im still only a novice myself but i manage.


Auto template is preferred but you have to go with whats better for yourself, we will be happy with that.


Also a feature request if possibe:

Place tabs in different areas, ie like requested in pm