Header/Footer For Each Forum and Threads in that Forum

This hack will allow you to add an extra, unique header and footer for each forum. The header and footer will show up on the forum home page and on each thread within that forum. You can use HTML, so you can put in rotating banner code or anything you like.

2 Queries
2 Modifications to admincp/forum.php
2 Template modifications

Enjoy!

Be sure to click INSTALL!

[bkbelew]

I got the hack installed... but for some reason it wont let me remove the banner i set in it.. how do i do this? it doesnt show it when i go into admincp and look under footer.

http://forums.fraghard.com/forumdisplay.php?f=104

[Lionel]

how do I get this to display in postbits?

[ChurchMedia]

Originally Posted by Lionel

how do I get this to display in postbits?

That's not what it's for. What do you have in mind?

[Lionel]

I am into saving space. Placing an image above does not look good, and pushes page down. Where as there is a nice empty spot between avatar and ratings. I could place a forum specific image in there.

[ChurchMedia]

Well, you could try putting the $foruminfo[forumheader] (or footer) variable into the postbit template and see what happens. I think it should work just fine. Keep in mind that it will put the image (or whatever) in EVERY post. If you try it, let us know if it worked.

[Lionel]

not necessarily. I am currenly using conditionals to display images in first post only, like CNN.

I tried already and nothing happened. That is why I asked.

[ChurchMedia]

Oh ---

I guess the $foruminfo variable isn't being passed to the postbit template. Somehow the post needs to know which forum it's in and look up the header info for that forum. I'm not sure what would need to be done. Sorry I couldn't be of more help. Feel free to modify my code for a new hack and good luck

[Lee Wilde]

Installed and working within minutes. If only every mod was so easy, thank you very much.

[Chadi]

I went in "important and maintenance" and "execute sql query".

I tried:

ALTER TABLE `forum` ADD `forumheader` MEDIUMTEXT NOT NULL AFTER `description`;
ALTER TABLE `forum` ADD `forumfooter` MEDIUMTEXT NOT NULL AFTER `forumheader`;

and got this:

An error occurred while attempting to execute your query. The following information was returned.
error number: 1064
error desc: You have an error in your SQL syntax. Check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near ';
ALTER TABLE `forum` ADD `forumfooter` MEDIUMTEXT NOT NULL AF

Why?

[ChurchMedia]

Be sure to put your forum prefix before 'forum' in both lines. So it might look like this:

ALTER TABLE `vb_forum` ADD `forumheader` MEDIUMTEXT NOT NULL AFTER `description`;
ALTER TABLE `vb_forum` ADD `forumfooter` MEDIUMTEXT NOT NULL AFTER `forumheader`;