Collapsable forums on forum home

This hack adds expansion and contraction support to the forum home page (index.php). The current version of this hack has been tested on vBulletin 2.3.2

Only supported browsers gain the ability to expand and collapse forum groups, non supported browsers do not gain anything, but no errors will be displayed.
Each users preference is saved to the database, additionally admins can select which forums are to be collapsed by default.

• Browsers supported
• Netscape6+/Mozilla0.6+
• MS IE5+
• Konqueror
• Opera 7 support is included

• Browsers unsupported
• MS IE4 or earlier
• Netscape 4 or earlier
• Opera (version 6 and earlier)

Note: PHP 4.1.x or 4.2.x is required, PHP 4.0.x is now unsupported.

Instructions inside attachment.
Updated 4:18 PM 1/12/2002
- Packaged Post, Thread template Addon

Updated 7:53 PM 1/11/2002
- corrected installer

Updated 4:23 PM 1/11/2002
- Added DB support
- Added Per forum Collapsed Pref to admin cp

Updated 01/10/02 01:39am.
- Fixed missing line.

Updated 04/06/02 01:30am.
- Version 1.2
- PHP 4.1.x, 4.2.x support with or without register globals off.
- Performance tweeked javascript

Updated 06/06/02 11:20pm.
- Corrected templatecache bug

Updated 06/25/02
- Corrected formatting errors in readme

Updated 09/01/02
- vB 2.2.7 compatiblity statement, updated readme.

Updated 30/08/03
- vB 2.2.x and 2.3.x compatiblity statement, added new automatic testing script.

FAQ
Q: what exactly is Template_Option.txt?
A: Basically that exention was provided as a request to cover sites with the template modification that adds a "header" to each grouping.

Q: How do I show a forum depth greater than 2?
A: Open vB Admin cp set forum depth to your required level. Then create the additional templates. For template examples see https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...465#post250465

Q: Can sub-forums be collapsed?
A: Yes. See the above answer for example templates.

Q: XYZ doesn't work help.
A: Check that all the template changes required have been made, 99% of problems are due to incorrect template alteration. Also use the cx_test.php to automatically check your installation!

[cnczone]

Does it work with 2.3.0 ?

[Splitfyre]

Waiting to find out if it works fine on 2.30 before installing.

[dabean]

Works fine with 2.3.0

[raxafarian]

thank you!

installed on vb2.3, no probs with install.

[jackomo]

hey guys,

my forum doesn't contain the

'forumhome_forumbit_level3_post' template.

should i create a new one?

If so, how do i create it under Forum Home Page Templates?

[jackomo]

Hey guys,

How do i get this working in the sub-sub forums?

This is my structure...

Main Category
|
Sub Category
|
Sub Category <- How do i get the (+/-) here?
|
All Postable Forums

Please help...

[dabean]

Main Category <??

Sub Category < level1_nopost

Sub Category <- level2_post or nopost, depending on if you have the subcategory as postable.

All Postable Forums < level3_post


Each category template that needs to have the expand contract icons by adding $expandcontract, also the standard level2 modifications need to be made.

As an example a complete level2_nopost template would look like.

PHP Code:

<tr class="cat" id="f$forum[parentid]z$z" $fhomeexpandstyle>
  <td bgcolor="{categorybackcolor}"><smallfont>&nbsp;</smallfont></td>
  <td bgcolor="{categorybackcolor}" colspan="5">
   $expandcontract
   <a href="forumdisplay.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&amp;forumid=$forum[forumid]"><normalfont color="{categoryfontcolor}"><b>$forum[title]</b></normalfont></a>
   <br><smallfont color="{categoryfontcolor}">$forum[description]</smallfont></td>
</tr> 


The complete level3_post template would then look like.

PHP Code:

tr id="f$forum[parentid]z$z" $fhomeexpandstyle align="center">
    <td bgcolor="{secondaltcolor}" valign="top"><img src="{imagesfolder}/$forum[onoff].gif" border="0" alt=""></td>
    <td bgcolor="{firstaltcolor}" align="left"><a href="forumdisplay.php?s=$session[sessionhash]&forumid=$forum[forumid]"><normalfont><b>$forum[title]</b></normalfont></a>
    <br><smallfont>$forum[description]</smallfont></td>
    <td bgcolor="{secondaltcolor}"><normalfont>$forum[replycount]</normalfont></td>
    <td bgcolor="{firstaltcolor}"><normalfont>$forum[threadcount]</normalfont></td>
    <td bgcolor="{secondaltcolor}"><smallfont>$forum[lastpostinfo]</smallfont></td>
    <td bgcolor="{firstaltcolor}"><smallfont>$forum[moderators]</smallfont></td>
</tr> 


Extra templates are added by clicking "add template" inside the admincp. Custom templates are always placed at the top of the templates list under "custom templates".
This hack in no way alters vB behavour in that area.

[jackomo]

ok...i understand how it works now...

This i what im trying to do....

Main Category (level 1 no post)
|
Sub Category (level 2 no post)
|
Sub Category (level 3 no post)<- How do i get the (+/-) here?
|
All Postable Forums (level 4 post)

I created the Level 3 no post template and the level 4 post template but it still doesn't work.

The new templates i created don't show up under the Forum Home Page templates with the others, they appear at the very top under custom templates.

Any ideas?

[dabean]

Place the contents of the level2_nopost template in post 327 inside your level3_nopost template.

The new templates will not show up under "Forum Home Page templates", as only the templates included with vB by default appear there.

[jackomo]

Yes, that's what i did...it still doesn't work....

When i put the code in the level2_nopost, it works like a charm.

when i put the code in the new level3_nopost i created, it doesn't work.