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Thread Listing by Letter with ABC Navigation Menu · **Released**: 04-21-2009

Thread Listing by Letter with ABC Navigation Menu
(please nominate for mod of the month)

Should work fine on 3.6x and up

See screenshot: click here

Special thank you to member 'Dead Eddie' who originally created this and gave me permission (via pm) to post this as a mod.

This will automatically display your forum's threads into alphabetical order when a member clicks a specific letter. It shows an ABC menu on top of the forum that you place the code into.

Tested on a fresh Vbulletin install and VBSEO enabled install. Works fine on both.

Description of MOD:

Member clicks on the letter 'A', it will show all threads that begin with the letter A in the thread title, only. Same for "#" symbol. Shows only threads that begin with a number 0-9.

Installation / Upgrade

Upload product attached (Go to admincp > manage products) (select 'allow overwrite' if upgrading)
Edit FORUMDISPLAY template and below $navbar place the following code:

Code:

<table class="tborder" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="1" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<td colspan="30" height="16" class="thead">
    <strong>Search topics by first letter</strong><tr align="center">
        <td class="alt2" style="padding:5px;text-align:center">
        <a rel="nofollow" href="forumdisplay.php?f=$foruminfo[forumid]">All</a></td>
        <td class="alt1" style="padding:5px;text-align:center">
        <a rel="nofollow" href="forumdisplay.php?f=$foruminfo[forumid]&letter=num">#</a></td>    
        <td class="alt1">
        <a rel="nofollow" href="forumdisplay.php?f=$foruminfo[forumid]&letter=a">A</a></td>
        <td class="alt1" style="padding:5px;text-align:center">
        <a rel="nofollow" href="forumdisplay.php?f=$foruminfo[forumid]&letter=b">B</a></td>
        <td class="alt1">
        <a rel="nofollow" href="forumdisplay.php?f=$foruminfo[forumid]&letter=c">C</a></td>
        <td class="alt1" style="padding:5px;text-align:center">
        <a rel="nofollow" href="forumdisplay.php?f=$foruminfo[forumid]&letter=d">D</a></td>
        <td class="alt1">
        <a rel="nofollow" href="forumdisplay.php?f=$foruminfo[forumid]&letter=e">E</a></td>
        <td class="alt1" style="padding:5px;text-align:center">
        <a rel="nofollow" href="forumdisplay.php?f=$foruminfo[forumid]&letter=f">F</a></td>
        <td class="alt1">
        <a rel="nofollow" href="forumdisplay.php?f=$foruminfo[forumid]&letter=g">G</a></td>
        <td class="alt1" style="padding:5px;text-align:center">
        <a rel="nofollow" href="forumdisplay.php?f=$foruminfo[forumid]&letter=h">H</a></td>
        <td class="alt1">
        <a rel="nofollow" href="forumdisplay.php?f=$foruminfo[forumid]&letter=i">I</a></td>
        <td class="alt1" style="padding:5px;text-align:center">
        <a rel="nofollow" href="forumdisplay.php?f=$foruminfo[forumid]&letter=j">J</a></td>
        <td class="alt1">
        <a rel="nofollow" href="forumdisplay.php?f=$foruminfo[forumid]&letter=k">K</a></td>
        <td class="alt1" style="padding:5px;text-align:center">
        <a rel="nofollow" href="forumdisplay.php?f=$foruminfo[forumid]&letter=l">L</a></td>
        <td class="alt1">
        <a rel="nofollow" href="forumdisplay.php?f=$foruminfo[forumid]&letter=m">M</a></td>
        <td class="alt1" style="padding:5px;text-align:center">
        <a rel="nofollow" href="forumdisplay.php?f=$foruminfo[forumid]&letter=n">N</a></td>
        <td class="alt1">
        <a rel="nofollow" href="forumdisplay.php?f=$foruminfo[forumid]&letter=o">O</a></td>
        <td class="alt1" style="padding:5px;text-align:center">
        <a rel="nofollow" href="forumdisplay.php?f=$foruminfo[forumid]&letter=p">P</a></td>
        <td class="alt1">
        <a rel="nofollow" href="forumdisplay.php?f=$foruminfo[forumid]&letter=q">Q</a></td>
        <td class="alt1" style="padding:5px;text-align:center">
        <a rel="nofollow" href="forumdisplay.php?f=$foruminfo[forumid]&letter=r">R</a></td>
        <td class="alt1">
        <a rel="nofollow" href="forumdisplay.php?f=$foruminfo[forumid]&letter=s">S</a></td>
        <td class="alt1" style="padding:5px;text-align:center">
        <a rel="nofollow" href="forumdisplay.php?f=$foruminfo[forumid]&letter=t">T</a></td>
        <td class="alt1">
        <a rel="nofollow" href="forumdisplay.php?f=$foruminfo[forumid]&letter=u">U</a></td>
        <td class="alt1" style="padding:5px;text-align:center">
        <a rel="nofollow" href="forumdisplay.php?f=$foruminfo[forumid]&letter=v">V</a></td>
        <td class="alt1">
        <a rel="nofollow" href="forumdisplay.php?f=$foruminfo[forumid]&letter=y">Y</a></td>
        <td class="alt1" style="padding:5px;text-align:center">
        <a rel="nofollow" href="forumdisplay.php?f=$foruminfo[forumid]&letter=x">X</a></td>
        <td class="alt1">
        <a rel="nofollow" href="forumdisplay.php?f=$foruminfo[forumid]&letter=y">Y</a></td>
        <td class="alt1" style="padding:5px;text-align:center">
        <a rel="nofollow" href="forumdisplay.php?f=$foruminfo[forumid]&letter=Z">Z</a></td>
    </tr>
</table>
<br />

Live Demo
http://www.talkjesus.com/scriptural-bible-answers/

Quote:

?For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse.?- Romans 1:20

Check out my other mods:

Please show your appreciation by voting and clicking install :up:

*********** CHANGELOG ***********

August 24th 2009

added ability to sort by numbers (#). Thanks to Dylanblitz (see thread)

May 5th 2009

fix plugin version number to 2.00 accordingly (forgot to update the version number on May 4th's update - sorry)

May 4th, 2009

improved column width layout
changed hook location to fix reported issues by a couple members
added "All" link to show all threads of forum
Cleaned up code to remove some unnecessary extra bits
replaced two different plugin versions with one, simplified plug-in instead

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* Please Note: No Support Provided via PM or Email, only in This Thread for those who click Install *

share4vn.com · #52 09-18-2009, 04:00 PM

fine work for me:
http://sharingcentre.info/forum/software-information/

Cerbero1000 · #53 09-29-2009, 11:33 AM

A good mod... sorry for the pagination bug... uninstall it!

inder123 · #54 10-07-2009, 05:41 PM

i did step 1 & 2 but nothing is showing in my forum

any suggestions?

Thanks

COL NIL SATIS · #55 10-24-2009, 05:59 PM

same here!!! installed and done the template mod...nothing showing????

COL NIL SATIS · #56 10-24-2009, 08:15 PM

Can this be placed in another template??? other than FORUMDISPLAY??

libabom · #57 11-20-2009, 01:19 PM

Hi,

I use this add on. It is pretty successful except Turkish characters. When I click on Y; İ and Ü are also displayed. When I click on C; both C and Ç are displayed. How can I resolve this? Any ideas?

COL NIL SATIS · #58 11-22-2009, 06:14 PM

uninstalled.

libabom · #59 11-23-2009, 08:30 AM

<a href="https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=227174" target="_blank">https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=227174</a>

fi3ryfalc0nZ · #60 09-05-2010, 02:01 AM

I have two forum that i want this to be listed. How do I enable this thread listing for both? I've clicked installed. Thanks

HS2005 · #61 11-05-2011, 03:36 PM

Well it has been a long time so now i got back. I know the last rely is way back but this is just for extra info considering i still support this mod.

If you really want to add pages 1 t/m 8 whatso ever for letter just edit forumdisplay.php

FIND:

PHP Code:


			
        $pagenav = construct_page_nav($pagenumber, $perpage, $totalthreads, 'forumdisplay.php?' . $vbulletin->session->vars['sessionurl'] . "f=$forumid", ""

            . (!empty($vbulletin->GPC['perpage']) ? "&amp;pp=$perpage" : '')

            . (!empty($vbulletin->GPC['prefixid']) ? "&amp;prefixid=" . $vbulletin->GPC['prefixid'] : '')

            . (!empty($vbulletin->GPC['sortfield']) ? "&amp;sort=$sortfield" : "")

            . (!empty($vbulletin->GPC['sortorder']) ? "&amp;order=" . $vbulletin->GPC['sortorder'] : '')

            . (!empty($vbulletin->GPC['daysprune']) ? "&amp;daysprune=$daysprune" : '')

        );

ADD Below:

PHP Code:


			
        // Thread listing by letter + page

        $vbulletin->input->clean_GPC('r', 'letter', 'TYPE_STR');   

        $letter = $db->escape_string($vbulletin->GPC['letter']); 

        $pagenav2 = construct_page_nav($pagenumber, $perpage, $totalthreads, 'forumdisplay.php?' . $vbulletin->session->vars['sessionurl'] . "f=$forumid", ""

            . (!empty($vbulletin->GPC['perpage'])     ? "&amp;pp=$perpage" : '')

            . (!empty($vbulletin->GPC['prefixid'])     ? "&amp;prefixid=" . $vbulletin->GPC['prefixid'] : '')

            . (!empty($vbulletin->GPC['sortfield']) ? "&amp;sort=$sortfield" : "")

            . (!empty($vbulletin->GPC['sortorder']) ? "&amp;order=" . $vbulletin->GPC['sortorder'] : '')

            . (!empty($vbulletin->GPC['letter'])     ? "&amp;letter=" . $vbulletin->GPC['letter'] : '') // Letter

            . (!empty($vbulletin->GPC['daysprune']) ? "&amp;daysprune=$daysprune" : '')

        );

The point is you just create another pagenavigation namely "$pagenav2".
It's not perfect, but it just works so no complains or just add something usefull instead like other members.

2. The next thing to do is add $pagenav2 to your forum.
open the template FORUMDISPLAY in vbulletin.
FIND:

Code:

<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%" style="margin-bottom:3px">
<tr valign="bottom">
	<td class="smallfont"><if condition="$show['newthreadlink']"><a href="newthread.php?$session[sessionurl]do=newthread&amp;f=$foruminfo[forumid]" rel="nofollow"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/newthread.gif" alt="$vbphrase[post_new_thread]" border="0" /></a><else />&nbsp;</if></td>
	<if condition="$pagenav"><td align="$stylevar[right]">$pagenav</td></if>
</tr>
</table>

REPLACE:

Code:

<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%" style="margin-bottom:3px">
<tr valign="bottom">
	<td class="smallfont"><if condition="$show['newthreadlink']"><a href="newthread.php?$session[sessionurl]do=newthread&amp;f=$foruminfo[forumid]" rel="nofollow"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/newthread.gif" alt="$vbphrase[post_new_thread]" border="0" /></a><else />&nbsp;</if></td><if condition="$pagenav2"><td align="$stylevar[right]">$pagenav2</td></if>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
	<if condition="$pagenav"><td align="$stylevar[right]">$pagenav</td></if>
</tr>
</table>

Done! and test
If you don't like the location well... it's basic HTML so don't bother.
I am still working on this. when i have extra info i will share it for those who like it.

X vBulletin 3.8.12 by vBS Debug Information
Page Generation 0.04826 seconds Memory Usage 2,379KB Queries Executed 27 (?)
More Information
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