End-User Options - Selective Forum Filter

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|| Selective Forum Filter
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|| Author : Anton Kanevsky
|| Co-Author(s) : Andreas
|| Works on : vBulletin 3.5.x - 3.8.x
|| Released : May 31, 2009
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|| Time required to install: 30 seconds
|| Difficulty: easy
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DESCRIPTION

Ever came across large boards with a huge number of sub forums? Couldn't find your info? Wanted to run away from that huge load of stupid threads? This hack is intended to save your users from having such a horrible experience. It provides them with an opportunity to exclude any number of forums from the forums list (as well as from "get new"/"get daily" searches), which still letting them to access those forums directly and search within them, too.

STATISTICS

Products to Install: 1


INTRODUCTION

To enable "can be excluded" in all forums, run this query:
UPDATE PFXforum SET excludable = 1
To disable "can be excluded" in all forums, run this query:
UPDATE PFXforum SET excludable = 0
In both cases, PFX must be replaced with the actual table prefix that you have defined in config.php.
If you have not defined a prefix, remove PFX from the queries.
After you run either one of these queries, you must then open and save any one forum for the forum cache to be updated.

VERSION HISTORY

1.1.0
[+] The hack is now compatible with vBulletin 3.5.x - 3.8.x.
[+] Eliminated all template edits.

1.0.2
[+] The hack is now compatible with vBulletin 3.6.
[+] Corrected a couple of mistakes in the installation manual.

1.0.1
[+] Added option to set forums as excludable. By default, excludability of all forums is disabled.

1.0.0
First Public Release

The installation manual is contained within the attached file.

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[Fiel]

Thanks for catching that. Now we've got a serious problem on our hands.

If you click on the "SFF: Exclude Forums From Search" you'll notice in the combo box that there is no hook location. I looked in the PHP files and the hook location needed for this plugin to work in vB4 is non-existant. So in order for it to work, you're going to have to submit a ticket to vBulletin or add in your own hook.

I filed a vB4 bug report. Hopefully this hook will be included with 4.0.2:

http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/proje...?issueid=35758

Thanks for catching that bug. Sharp eye.

EDIT: The bug has been accepted and will be fixed in 4.0.3.

[CyberRanger]

Thanks for posting the bug report. I tried sticking

PHP Code:

($hook = vBulletinHook::fetch_hook('search_getnew_start')) ? eval($hook) : false; 


at line 1115 in search.php but that didn't work. Given how the old search.php is 3761 lines vs 1155 lines in the new search.php, I guess I shouldn't be surprised that didn't work.

I'll look some more in the morning but I think this requires a vb god with much greater knowledge than I have!

[rwoscott]

Originally Posted by SledgeHead

Will this be available for 4.0?

+1, please

[scottct1]

This is the only mod which is holding me back from switching to VB4. I need this one!

[TheChaosFactor]

@Fiel -

Thanks a million man. People were going to be upset if I had to tell them this one wouldn't make the jump with us...

[mandingo]

So this works for 4+ if we edit all that stuff up there?^^ or is there going to be a legit release?

[Tettinntil]

We have a modified "new posts" search on the forum; http://myforum/search.php?do=getnew&f=xx , where xx is a forum with many sub forums. The members choices for which forums to filter from new posts search do not work on this modified search. Is there anything I could do to make it work?

[stevebullman]

ive installed this and it seems to be working fine, very good mod......

is there a way to set my off topic forums so as default they dont appear in todays posts/unread posts, and members and choose to include them if they want?

[scottct1]

EDIT: The bug has been accepted and will be fixed in 4.0.3.

4.0.3 is out... is this fully working yet on vB4?

[profanitytalker]

This is just the hack I was looking for! Thank you!