Forums arranged in columns on forumhome

**Brandon Sheley** · 09-13-2006, 11:47 AM

This hack will allow you to post your forums in rows on the forumhome and forumdisplay. You can see it in action on this site, I'll post some screenshots to help explain..

You can set the amount of columns to show, we have 2 right now but it's easy to make it 3, 4 or how every many you'd like.

A great hack in my opinion. :1appl:

forumdisplay1.jpg

forumhome.jpg

Forums arranged in columns on forumhome - vBulletin.org Forum

**tEChniiQue** · 09-13-2006, 08:46 PM

Much appreciated. It's something I'll give a shot real soon. So just double checking, this is what you have on your home page right? I kinda like that, it's a real space saver.

**Brandon Sheley** · 09-13-2006, 10:14 PM

yuppers

I still have some work to do with the icons, but this is the hack I used here..

post any questions you may have

**magnaromagna** · 09-14-2006, 01:03 PM

hi,
how can I see your work if I cannot see attachments (still beginner of the board...)?

**Brandon Sheley** · 09-14-2006, 01:08 PM

your have been upgraded

Sorry for the inconvenience, but I don't want those who are using a pirated vB to use this site to modify their sites

I seen you post at vbulletin.com, so I know you paid for your vb

jrzero · 09-22-2006, 06:49 AM

ok so what do i need to do to show ive paid? im certainly not giving my license to you. please explain.

**Brandon Sheley** · 09-22-2006, 09:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jrzero

ok so what do i need to do to show ive paid? im certainly not giving my license to you. please explain.

just post a link to your site, and your profile at vb.com

I wouldn't ask for your license info

**ohiosweetheart** · 09-24-2006, 12:35 PM

I have this hack on EE. My members LOVE it

**Brandon Sheley** · 09-24-2006, 01:06 PM

I'll have to check it out, see how you set it up..

Do you have all the forums in these sections ? or is it split like we've done here ?

**ohiosweetheart** · 09-24-2006, 01:48 PM

No mine are just subforums arranged into colums.

Here's a screenshot

**Brandon Sheley** · 09-24-2006, 01:51 PM

ooh, thats right..

have you thought about using custom forum icons ?

**Greek76** · 09-26-2006, 02:38 AM

Will this work for 3.6 at all? I was wondering how you did that to your forums. It looks good very fancy.

**ohiosweetheart** · 09-26-2006, 03:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Greek76

Will this work for 3.6 at all? I was wondering how you did that to your forums. It looks good very fancy.

who are you talking to Greek76?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brandon

ooh, thats right..

have you thought about using custom forum icons ?

which icons are you talking about? The status froum icons? They are custom

**Brandon Sheley** · 09-26-2006, 05:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ohiosweetheart

which icons are you talking about? The status froum icons? They are custom

the category icons, like here I've started to make each sections a different icon on the forumhome

**Greek76** · 10-19-2006, 10:57 AM

I just installed it but does not seem to work. Im looking for it in the admincp and options but dont find it any clues?

**Brandon Sheley** · 10-19-2006, 10:59 AM

its in the actual forum manager, you'll see some options at the very bottom

**Greek76** · 10-19-2006, 11:17 AM

Just started get syntax errors with it... I copied and pasted the code exactly like it says. Syntax or parse $ on forumhome ect.. line 771 any ideas?

I actually tried adding that long code Start construct_forum_columns on the top like some poster had written in vb so Im getting no errors. But I click on the main category, and set sub forum columns into 5 and the subforums are still coming out as regular subforums not in columns at all. Thanks

**Brandon Sheley** · 10-19-2006, 12:21 PM

hm, you can pm site info..

ftp, admin name and I can take a look

**Greek Wizard** · 10-21-2006, 09:32 PM

Hi guys,

My first post here.

I have installed this on 3.6.2 and finally figured out some stuff, but then I realized that my 'right side column" was pushed to the bottom of the forum.

I have gone back and re-done the steps and the change is here somehwhere:

Code:

<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<thead>
	<tr>
		<td class="tcat" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions[showmoderatorcolumn]">6<else />5</if>">
			<a style="float:$stylevar[right]" href="#top" onclick="return toggle_collapse('forumbit_$forumid')"><img id="collapseimg_forumbit_$forumid" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/collapse_tcat{$collapseimg_forumid}.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>
			<a href="forumdisplay.php?$session[sessionurl]f=$forum[forumid]">$forum[title]</a>
			<if condition="$show['forumdescription']"><div class="smallfont">$forum[description]</div></if>
			<if condition="$show['subforums']"><div class="smallfont"><strong>$vbphrase[subforums]</strong>: $forum[subforums]</div></if>
		</td>
	</tr>
</thead>
<if condition="$childforumbits">
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumbit_$forumid" style="{$collapseobj_forumid}">
<if condition="$forum['subforumcolumns'] > 1">
	<tr>
<table style="border: none; width: 100%;">
			$childforumbits
</table>
		</td>
	</tr>
<else />
	<tr align="center">
	  <td class="thead" width="3%">&nbsp;</td>
	  <td class="thead" width="68%" align="$stylevar[left]">$vbphrase[forum]</td>
	  <td class="thead" width="19%">$vbphrase[last_post]</td>
	  <td class="thead" width="5%">$vbphrase[threads]</td>
	  <td class="thead" width="5%">$vbphrase[posts]</td>
	  <if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">
	  <td class="thead">$vbphrase[moderator]</td>
	  </if>
	</tr>
$childforumbits
</if>
</tbody>
</if>
</table>
<div style="padding: 5px 5px 5px 5px;"></div>

the above code in my working forumhome_forumbit_level1_nopost

if i put the original back, the column is OK, if I use this, it's not.

I noticed Brandon that you have the right column mod as well, and was wondering if I may bother you to help me out.

Thanks.

bah.. I am dumb sometimes...

my original code had:

<td class="alt1" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions[showmoderatorcolumn]">6<else />5</if>">

already there so, I thought I didn't need it twice.

Duh..

Works fine now.. sorry

**Greek76** · 10-22-2006, 07:18 AM

Atleast you got it working which is a good thing lol. Im going to work on it today and see if I can get it aswell. By the way welcome aboard!

**abramelin** · 10-23-2006, 01:06 PM

i want to use this mod too. but i dont know if it is working on 3.6.2. any one using this mod on 3.6.2 forum and if yes can you tell the steps you made by one by one. thanks

**Brandon Sheley** · 10-23-2006, 01:27 PM

yes, it'll work on 3.6.2
just follow the read me

you just have to replace one set of code, and then add a chunk at the end

**abramelin** · 10-23-2006, 01:29 PM

but i am using vB Category Icons 1.0.1 . i am afraiding for conflicting with this mod :/

**Brandon Sheley** · 10-23-2006, 01:50 PM

you'll have to do some work to get the sub domains to work, you see what we have here..

It can be fixed, I just haven't had time to work out vbsetup

**abramelin** · 10-23-2006, 01:52 PM

no you didnt understand me . i know this mod dont show the subforums so ill use this only in my category which has forums with no subforums

but i am using a custom forum icon mod which is name is vB Category Icons 1.0.1 and i dont know that if is conflicts with this forum arraned mod or not.

**Brandon Sheley** · 10-23-2006, 04:55 PM

I know the icon mod, we're using it here also

**Greek76** · 10-23-2006, 05:15 PM

It does conflict because my forum icons are not showing either after using forums arranged in columns. I wonder if their is a way to get the icons to show aswell.

**Brandon Sheley** · 10-23-2006, 08:21 PM

I'm sure there is.. I don't see why they wouldn't show..

It's something I plan to work on here, just haven't had time yet.

**abramelin** · 10-24-2006, 02:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brandon

I'm sure there is.. I don't see why they wouldn't show..

It's something I plan to work on here, just haven't had time yet.

i am waiting for it thanks

**Greek Wizard** · 11-07-2006, 03:24 AM

Hi guys,

I was wondering if I could possibly pick your brains here and get some help regarding the two hacks mentioned here:

Forums in columns on forumhome and category icons.

As mentioned, I solved all the problems regarding these two long ago, and they are working great, however as with anything I would like to improve on this.

Currently the columns look like what this site has.

Example:

-----------------------------------------------------

--------- Forum name
Image
--------- Description

-----------------------------------------------------
I would like to change that to:

-----------------------------------------------------
Forum name
Image
Description
-----------------------------------------------------

I have seen it done as per examples on vb.org, but asking there and reading through all the posts (trust me I have read them all 3-4 times now) comes up with nothing.

I would also like to add last post and thread info (which I have added now, but it was a quick and dirty hack which is hardcoded)

I would also like to add:

1- Make the custom statusicons clickable (to mark forums read as per 3.6.x default ones)

2- Sub forums if possible (although I hear it's not?)

These last two are simply bonuses, but I really would love some help on the positioning request I have.

Thanks.