Thread Category / Prefix Hack

Thread Category / Prefix Hack

Version: 1.3.7
vBulletin Version: 3.0.7
Developer: Mystics (www.vbulletin-germany.com)
Hack-Language: English & German & French (thanks to ReadWrite)
Install-difficulty: Medium
File-edits: 19
Template-edits: 16


Brief Description of the Hack

With this hack it is possible to assign a category/prefix to a thread. To do this you are able to select an appropriate category from a list beside the title while posting a new thread - for example 'Help', 'Problem', 'Search' etc.

The categories displayed in this list may be defined by a moderator for each of his moderated forums (Forum Tools -> Manage Categories); of course an administrator is allowed to do this for every forum.


Features

• Moderators are able to create own categories for each of their moderated forums
  (Forum -> Forum Tools -> Manage Categories -> threadcategory.php)
• Display of the categories on forum display, search results, subscribed threads and within the thread itself
• It is possible to change the category with editing the first post of a thread or with the thread tools available for moderators at any time

Settings in the Admin CP

• Maximum categories per forum
• Thread Category required: Users have to select a thread category for their threads
• Default Thread Categories: You may set default categories which will either be shown only in forums without own categories or be shown in addition to existing categories
• Show Thread Categories in extra column or in front of the thread title in the same column
• Alignment of the categories (if 'Show in extra column' is enabled): Align left, align right, center
• Show Category in 'Last Post' column
• Category HTML Markup: Specify an HTML tag with which to display the categories (bold, italic, red etc.)
• Allow Thread Category search: If enabled, the categories of all forums the user has access to will be grouped in a list and displayed in the search engine.
• Per Forum: Allow categories in this forum.

Screenshots

See attachments.


Version-History

1.3.7 (02-22-2005 - 09:00 pm)

• Modified instructions for vBulletin 3.0.7
  (3 more changes within the search_results template)

1.3.6 (01-15-2005 - 06:10 pm)

• Modified instructions for vBulletin 3.0.5
  (only the third modification of the template FORUMDISPLAY has changed)

1.3.5 (11-02-2004 - 11:00 pm)

• Bugfix: File: newthread.php
  Preview error with categories containing "&" fixed

1.3.4 (09-25-2004 - 04:00 pm)

• Update: Template SUBSCRIBE (colspan have to be increased since vB 3.0.2)
• Bugfix: File: includes/functions_forumlist.php
  Include category length in length of the shown last thread title

1.3.3 (04-08-2004 - 08:55 pm)

• Bugfix: File: forumdisplay.php
  Selected category got lost when browsing through forum pages

1.3.2 (03-27-2004 - 05:45 pm)

• Bugfix: File: clientscript/vbulletin_quickreply.js
  Javascript error when using Quick Reply
• New: Added modification for postbit_legacy template (same as postbit modification)
• Modified instructions for vBulletin 3.0.0 'Gold' (only the first modification of postings.php has changed)

1.3.1 (03-06-2004 - 00:20 am)

• Bugfix: Template: threadbit_deleted
  Incorrect display of category column in this template

1.3 (02-23-2004 - 08:40 pm)

• Bugfix: Don't display a category in a thread if categories are not allowed in the forum
• Bugfix: Critical bug in threadcategory.php related to the option 'Update existing threads with changed categories' fixed

Upload the new threadcategory.php as soon as possible!

1.2.1 (02-14-2004 - 02:15 pm)

• Bugfix: Template: forumdisplay_announcement
  Wrong 'colspan' value used, if categories are displayed in an extra
  column and forum contains announements in addition

1.2 (02-11-2004 - 11:30 pm)

• New: Display category in notify mail next to the thread title
• Bugfix: Improved display of the categories in "Who's Online"

1.1 (02-10-2004 - 11:55 pm)

• New: Display of last category in the 'Last Post' column (may be disabled in the admin cp)
• New: Display of hack version in the admin cp at the vBulletin options (for example 'Thread-Category Hack v1.1')
• Bugfix: Show link to 'Manage Categories, if DHTML menus are disabled
• Bugfix: Don't show categories from forums where categories are not (longer) allowed
• Bugfix: Convert HTML code within categories

1.0.1 (02-08-2004 - 11:30 pm)

• Bugfix: Correct display in "Who's Online" while managing categories

1.0.0 (02-08-2004 - 4:49 pm)

• First version

Installation

1. Upload the files categoryinstall.php and categoryinstall_text.php to the admincp directory of your forum
2. Open this file with your browser:
   http://www.yourdomain.de/forum/admin...oryinstall.php
3. Log in and follow the instructions
4. You may delete the two files after the installation of the hack

Time needed for installation: approx. 30-60 min.
Tested for version: 3.0.0 RC 3 (and above).

Note: If you have already used the vBulletin 2 version of this hack (only available in german) and the categories are still stored in the vB3 database, you may convert them for the vB3 version. You will see a note to that in step 2 of the hack installation.


Update hack

1. Upload the files categoryinstall.php and categoryinstall_text.php to the admincp directory of your forum
2. Open this file with your browser:
   http://www.yourdomain.de/forum/admin...oryinstall.php
3. Log in, select the version you want to update from (at Step 2 -> 'Update Hack') and follow the instructions

Short overview of the needed modifications

1. Files that need to be edited:

• editpost.php
• forumdisplay.php
• moderator.php
• newthread.php
• postings.php
• search.php
• showthread.php
• subscription.php
• admincp/forum.php
• clientscript/vbulletin_global.js
• clientscript/vbulletin_quickreply.js
• clientscript/vbulletin_stdedit.js
• clientscript/vbulletin_wysiwyg.js
• includes/functions.php
• includes/functions_databuild.php
• includes/functions_forumlist.php
• includes/functions_newpost.php
• includes/functions_online.php
• includes/functions_search.php

2. New files:

• threadcategory.php

3. Templates that need to be edited:

• editor_clientscript
• editpost
• FORUMDISPLAY
• forumdisplay_announcement
• forumhome_lastpostby
• newthread
• postbit
• postbit_legacy
• search_forums
• search_results
• search_results_postbit
• SHOWTHREAD
• SUBSCRIBE
• threadadmin_editthread
• threadbit
• threadbit_deleted

4. New templates:

• threadcategory_listbit
• threadcategory_modify

5. New phrases:

• Too many to list them all - they will be created automatically by the install script

Final words

If the hack doesn't work correct after installation, please verify all modifications you have made within the files and the templates. Be sure you have uploaded all edited and new files.

The hack was tested extensive and will function properly if installed correct.

Thanks to ReadWrite for his french translation.

Have fun with the hack.

Please click Install if you have installed it

[Mystics]

Originally Posted by dndog

I have rehacked those files you mentioned and still get the same error.

I also have rehacked forumdisplay.php 5 times... :ermm:

What should I do?

Send me a FTP-Account and vB-admin-data and I'll take a look.

[Catch-22|BL]

This looks very great.

How does it work with full-text search enabled?

[M1th]

Just wondering, does the category search feature work with the vB3 full text search?

[Mystics]

Originally Posted by M1th

Just wondering, does the category search feature work with the vB3 full text search?

Yes.

[Henry-RS]

Hi Mystics,

If this could somehow be integrated with vBadvanced, it would make the Portal extremely good. (couldn't think of any other way to put it, but I WANT this for vB advanced)

[jluerken]

Hi,

I installed the latest version of this hack today and have two questions.

1. The templates which must be created threadcategory_listbit and threadcategory_modify are this GLOBAL templates?

2. I can set default categories as admin but in the FORUM TOOLS I don't see an option to set a PER forum category.
I which file is the error maybe?

Thanks in advance
jluerken

[Mystics]

Originally Posted by jluerken

1. The templates which must be created threadcategory_listbit and threadcategory_modify are this GLOBAL templates?

As it is not possible to select a group for templates, I don't really know, what you mean. Just create these templates in all your styles or just in your parent style (if you have one).

Originally Posted by jluerken

2. I can set default categories as admin but in the FORUM TOOLS I don't see an option to set a PER forum category.
I which file is the error maybe?

You can set these categories in each forum within the front end:
Forum -> Forum Tools -> Manage Categories -> threadcategory.php

[jluerken]

Originally Posted by Mystics

As it is not possible to select a group for templates, I don't really know, what you mean. Just create these templates in all your styles or just in your parent style (if you have one).
You can set these categories in each forum within the front end:
Forum -> Forum Tools -> Manage Categories -> threadcategory.php

1. solved. I thought about phrases and not templates. sry

2. No sorry but I do not have a MANAGE CATEGORIES option in the FORUM TOOLS drop down menu. I am sure that I have made an error when you tell me the hack is working so it would be nice if you could point me to the file where this is implemented so that I can check again.

[Mystics]

Originally Posted by jluerken

2. No sorry but I do not have a MANAGE CATEGORIES option in the FORUM TOOLS drop down menu. I am sure that I have made an error when you tell me the hack is working so it would be nice if you could point me to the file where this is implemented so that I can check again.

Take a look at the FORUMDISPLAY template and compare it with the instuctions.

PS: Wir h?tten das auch bei vBulletin-Germany.com kl?ren k?nnen

[jluerken]

Originally Posted by Mystics

Take a look at the FORUMDISPLAY template and compare it with the instuctions.

PS: Wir h?tten das auch bei vBulletin-Germany.com kl?ren k?nnen

Checked FORUMDISPLAY and all the changes are correct.

PS: Sollen wir da weiterreden oder wie machen wir es? hehe

[Mystics]

Originally Posted by jluerken

Checked FORUMDISPLAY and all the changes are correct.

Do you have set "Allow Categories" to "Yes" for this forum in your "Manage Forums" section?

I can check it if you send me an admin acc. via pm.

[jluerken]

Originally Posted by Mystics

Do you have set "Allow Categories" to "Yes" for this forum in your "Manage Forums" section?

I can check it if you send me an admin acc. via pm.

You got a PM !

[Mystics]

Originally Posted by jluerken

You got a PM !

As I guessed, the FORUMDISPLAY template was wrong...

This code was missing:

		<if condition="$foruminfo['allowcategories']">
		<div><label for="fa_cat"><input type="radio" name="do" id="fa_cat" value="showcategory" />$vbphrase[manage_threadcategory]</label></div>
		</if>

[jluerken]

Originally Posted by Mystics

As I guessed, the FORUMDISPLAY template was wrong...

This code was missing:

		<if condition="$foruminfo['allowcategories']">
		<div><label for="fa_cat"><input type="radio" name="do" id="fa_cat" value="showcategory" />$vbphrase[manage_threadcategory]</label></div>
		</if>

Ok many thanks, I will update all the other styles now and press INSTALLED
Thanks for your help!

[shadow187]

Thanks for this great hack m8 !!!!

However i have some request.....

IS it possible when a user edit his thread for example and changes his thread prefix for his thread, is it then possible so that the thread is jumped at the first line in that forum...

So basically the same effect if you reply to a thread, it jumps back to the first line....

Would be great if that could be done...

Thanks in advandce

S.