Forums arranged in columns on forumhome

As requested several times, this hack allows you to arrange forums on forumhome in xx columns instead of just one per row as it now.

You have to set up a new category(s). All direct subforums to this category(s) will be arranged in columns.
It can be very usefull if you have very much Subforums, so you haven't to scroll as much as you have before

Newest Version: 1.21
Known Bugs: none

Screenshots below.

Design can be changed in templates..

1 last question if you dont mind? .. where do you activate the actiaul coulms (I got the hack installed) but cant find where to like change it in edit a forum or whatever.

- Hogwarts

[Blindchild02]

its in Options, at the very top of ur Admin Cp *Top left*

[Blindchild02]

ok. to add replies to it....

add this to the BOTTOM of the colforumbit template, under all the coding

PHP Code:

<td bgcolor="{firstaltcolor}">
  <div align="center"><smallfont color="{tableheadtextcolor}"><font color="{linkcolor}">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;$forum[replycount]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></smallfont></div>
</td> 


Ex - www.xamira.net/forums *points to showcase*

[legendarysk8er]

Nice Ken, maybe I should do this at Infinite..I'm not sure it would look right though..

[Blindchild02]

dont copy me punk! lol

[Blindchild02]

Does anyone know how to make the Custom Images to do an on/off type of thing???

[Blindchild02]

FOUND IT!

for anyone who wants it - https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...threadid=47180

[X-Fan]

Tried this out but wasn't quite what I was looking for, so my question is how do you uninstall this hack?

[Xenon]

upload the backup of index.php
delete the added template and remove the added settings with admin/setting.php

[xxLegendxx]

can someone make a new one?..cuz this one doesnt work for my template
thankz

[gmarik]

Brotha Nietche!

Should it work for 2.3 as well and any idea how to integrate it with vBhomelite, the block display?!

[Xenon]

it should work with 2.3.x as the templates and index.php haven't changed much

regarding vBHome lite: no idea

[poetic]

Xenon its not working i dont see any change in the index file i mean well visible and how could it get those options in the admin cp and where are they

[gmarik]

Xenon, really really - not the smallest thouht?!

[Xenon]

as i haven't seen the vb-home lite code since a long time i cannot help, and i don'T have the time to review the code of it right now.

at the others: i've stopped supporting that hack long time ago, nevertheless i try to do as much as possible.
Someone get in contact with me and said he made all needed changeds to get it working with vb2.3.2.
Once i get his file, i'll upload it here (and post his name if he doesn't want to stay annonym)

so be patient (you have no choice anyways ^^)

[Gardener]

Originally Posted by poetic

Xenon its not working i dont see any change in the index file i mean well visible and how could it get those options in the admin cp and where are they

It does work with 2.3.2. I've got it running on my test board right now. Just follow the directions that came with the hack.

Oh, and make sure to run the 2 mysql queries one at a time.

[poetic]

umm how do you remove the Forum Posts Threads Last Post New Post stuff i tried what mr_P said to do but i couldt find that code and when i tryed to put it in other spots i just got a error cause anyone else help me

[PsyBlast]

I'm getting some major template problems when I turn it on, view the attachment to see what I mean, hopefully somebody can help me out.

[Xenon]

looking good in my eyes?

[PsyBlast]

how can i remove the inner table borders?

[Xenon]

wasn't it style="border: none" at the td tag?

[Sting3r]

i need help. My columns look like this (attached)

[Xenon]

seems like you haven't done the template part correctly.

use the templates i posted in the instructions and it should work

[Sting3r]

k i changed them back to the original temp on the instructions. But now the borders are missing. What tempelate shouuld i edit to fix it. Plus what do i edit to remove the forum, post, thread, last post, and moderator row at the top of the column only. Attached a pic.

[assassingod]

The colforumbit template (I think)

[Xenon]

the forum/posts/.... is from another template mod, i don'T think you can remove it without adding a template conditional hack....

as for borders: add a style="border-width: 1px;" into the inner <td> tag, that should do it.

[gmarik]

Not bad, but the font could be langer beside such a large img

[VirtualHogwarts]

Well Xenon I really would like 2 remove them too so can you give us directions as to what we would have too dooo??? ... I found a hack called

dynamic template conditionals or something like but, but didint install it due to i had no idea what it was, so please a step by step of what 2 do 2 remove them, if not understanable. but I am sure were not the only people who want this, TONS of people want it for ....

POSTS REPLYS POSTS REPLYS

but I just want to get ride of it TOTALY! So reply ASAP thanks, if not no sweet.

[Xenon]

you should ask the author of that template mod and/or an author of a template condtitional hack, i don'T have enough time, to also look into other authosrs code to explain step by step what you have to do to change their things...

[fengshui-123]

Can this mod applied to sub..sub forum page instead of just forum home page?
Can we change the number of column?

[Xenon]

Yes you can change the number of columsn, it'S an acp option

Hmm, theoretically it's possible to integrate the hack into forumdisplay.php (sub sub forums) as well, but i haven't tested it, and can't test it anymore

[fengshui-123]

I did the mod on 2.3.3, it gave me blank page after that. Not compatible with 2.3.3?

[assassingod]

Originally Posted by fengshui-123

I did the mod on 2.3.3, it gave me blank page after that. Not compatible with 2.3.3?

It should work on 2.3.3
Are you sure you installed it correctly?

[fengshui-123]

Thanks. I will try again.

[MaDCaT75]

I'm having a problem here. I want the word "forum" to be lined up with my two colums of 3 forums but I dont know how to do that. Also I am trying to get the post count column in there too. Can anyone help?

[MaDCaT75]

Originally Posted by Blindchild02

did anyone ever get the modifications so you can add your own images like wiredgamers??

also.. how do u add lines between each one

heres mine www.xamira.net - look at showcase.

Has anyone gotten this yet?????

[MaDCaT75]

Originally Posted by MaDCaT75

Has anyone gotten this yet?????

anyone at all?

[stan68]

it's saying i have a parse error on line 399

this is what is there.

PHP Code:

if(strstr(" ".$columnparent." ", " ".$forum['forumid']." ")) { 


[Xenon]

this line is correct, it may be in the nearer environment of this line..

[stan68]

Ok tried it again
this time got a parse error on line 410
so i copyed a bit over and under the hack itself.

btw im running 2.3.2

PHP Code:

if ( !isset($forum['moderators']) ) {
          $forum['moderators'] = ' ';
        }

        if ($forum['cancontainthreads']==1) {
          $tempext = '_post';
        } else {
          $tempext = '_nopost';
        }

            if(strstr(" ".$columnparent." ", " ".$forum['parentid']." ")) {
          if($colsdone!=1) {
            $colsdone=1;
            $colcounter=1;
            eval("\$forumbits .= \"".gettemplate("colforumtableheader")."\";");
          } else {
            $colcounter++;
            if($colcounter%($forumcols+1)==0) {
                $forumbits .= "</tr><tr>";
                $colcounter=1;
            }
          }
          $width="width=".(100/$forumcols)."%"; //take out if you want variable column widths
        eval("\$forumbits .= \"".gettemplate("colforumbit")."\";");
  

        } else {
          if($colsdone==1) {
            $colsdone=0;
            $colcounter=0;
            eval("\$forumbits .= \"".gettemplate("colforumtablefooter")."\";");
          }


          
        if(strstr(" ".$columnparent." ", " ".$forum['forumid']." ")) {
  eval("\$forumbits .= \"".gettemplate("forumhome_colbit_level$depth$tempext")."\";");
 } else {
  eval("\$forumbits .= \"".gettemplate("forumhome_forumbit_level$depth$tempext")."\";");
}

        }

        if ($depth<$forumhomedepth) {
     
        }


        if ($depth<$forumhomedepth) {
          $forumbits.=makeforumbit($forum['forumid'],$depth+1,$forumperms);
        }
      } // END if can view
    } // END while ( list($key2,$forum)=each($val1) ) {
  } // END while ( list($key1,$val1)=each($iforumcache["$forumid"]) ) { 
      } // END if can view
    } // END while ( list($key2,$forum)=each($val1) ) {
  } // END while ( list($key1,$val1)=each($iforumcache["$forumid"]) ) { 


this copied section is about where line 410 is in my index.php.

PHP Code:

}

        }

        if ($depth<$forumhomedepth) {
     
        }


        if ($depth<$forumhomedepth) {
          $forumbits.=makeforumbit($forum['forumid'],$depth+1,$forumperms);
        }