ok this is the thread i requested a plugin from vbteam
http://www.vbteam.info/req-addons-template-modifications/3678-req-need-please.html
This is the WHOLE txt file basically in the first bit it says
editing file includes/functions_forumlist.php
and now i done the replacement and in the second half it says this
then add this new function to the file:
WHERE DO I ADD THAT? do i make a new file? do i add it in includes/functions_forumlist.php? if i have to put it in includes/functions_forumlist.php WHERE ABOUTS DO I PUT IT? please help as i am need of this plugin to work!!
http://www.vbteam.info/req-addons-template-modifications/3678-req-need-please.html
Code:
Hack Name: Forums arranged in columns on forumhome
Hack Version: 1.0
Hack Author: Stefan 'Xenon' Kaeser
Release: 1. November 2005
Last Upgrade: 20. November 2005
Description: This Hack changes the design Forums are arranged on forumhome to a design arranged in
columns, which looks better and needs less space if you have very much subforums.
You can change the position where and which forums should be arranged in columns.
You can even arrange a group in 5 columns and another group in 2 columns if wanted.
Requested by: Several people in the past
Planned features: Applying these changes to forumdisplay...
Optimizing Code...
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####################################### File changes ############################################
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++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+++++++++++++++++++++ editing file includes/functions_forumlist.php +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
find:
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if ($subsonly)
{
$childforumbits = construct_forum_bit($forum['forumid'], 1, $subsonly);
}
else if ($depth < MAXFORUMDEPTH)
{
$childforumbits = construct_forum_bit($forum['forumid'], $depth, $subsonly);
}
else
{
$childforumbits = '';
}
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change it into:
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if (THIS_SCRIPT == 'index' AND $forum['subforumcolumns'] != 1 AND ($subsonly OR $depth < MAXFORUMDEPTH))
{
$childforumbits = construct_forum_columns($forum['forumid'], $forum['subforumcolumns']);
}
else if ($subsonly)
{
$childforumbits = construct_forum_bit($forum['forumid'], 1, $subsonly);
}
else if ($depth < MAXFORUMDEPTH)
{
$childforumbits = construct_forum_bit($forum['forumid'], $depth, $subsonly);
}
else
{
$childforumbits = '';
}
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then add this new function to the file:
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// ###################### Start construct_forum_columns #######################
function construct_forum_columns($parentid, $columncount)
{
global $vbulletin, $stylevar, $vbphrase, $show;
global $imodcache, $lastpostarray, $counters, $inforum;
// this function takes the constant MAXFORUMDEPTH as its guide for how
// deep to recurse down forum lists. if MAXFORUMDEPTH is not defined,
// it will assume a depth of 2.
if ($columncount == 0)
{
// 0 Columns means don't show subforums at all
return '';
}
// call fetch_last_post_array() first to get last post info for forums
if (!is_array($lastpostarray))
{
fetch_last_post_array();
}
if (empty($vbulletin->iforumcache["$parentid"]))
{
return;
}
if (!defined(MAXFORUMDEPTH))
{
define('MAXFORUMDEPTH', 1);
}
$forumbits = '';
$counter = 0;
foreach ($vbulletin->iforumcache["$parentid"] AS $forumid)
{
// grab the appropriate forum from the $vbulletin->forumcache
$forum = $vbulletin->forumcache["$forumid"];
$lastpostforum = $vbulletin->forumcache["$lastpostarray[$forumid]"];
if (!$forum['displayorder'] OR !($forum['options'] & $vbulletin->bf_misc_forumoptions['active']))
{
continue;
}
$forumperms = $vbulletin->userinfo['forumpermissions']["$forumid"];
$lastpostforumperms = $vbulletin->userinfo['forumpermissions']["$lastpostarray[$forumid]"];
if (!($forumperms & $vbulletin->bf_ugp_forumpermissions['canview']) AND !$vbulletin->options['showprivateforums'])
{ // no permission to view current forum
continue;
}
if ($subsonly)
{
$childforumbits = construct_forum_bit($forum['forumid'], 1, $subsonly);
}
else if ($depth < MAXFORUMDEPTH)
{
$childforumbits = construct_forum_bit($forum['forumid'], $depth, $subsonly);
}
else
{
$childforumbits = '';
}
// do stuff if we are not doing subscriptions only, or if we ARE doing subscriptions,
// and the forum has a subscribedforumid
if (!$subsonly OR ($subsonly AND !empty($forum['subscribeforumid'])))
{
$GLOBALS['forumshown'] = true; // say that we have shown at least one forum
if (($forum['options'] & $vbulletin->bf_misc_forumoptions['cancontainthreads']))
{ // get appropriate suffix for template name
$tempext = '_post';
}
else
{
$tempext = '_nopost';
}
if (!$vbulletin->options['showforumdescription'])
{ // blank forum description if set to not show
$forum['description'] = '';
}
// dates & thread title
$lastpostinfo = $vbulletin->forumcache["$lastpostarray[$forumid]"];
// compare last post time for this forum with the last post time specified by
// the $lastpostarray, and if it's less, use the last post info from the forum
// specified by $lastpostarray
if ($vbulletin->forumcache["$lastpostarray[$forumid]"]['lastpost'] > 0)
{
if (!($lastpostforumperms & $vbulletin->bf_ugp_forumpermissions['canview']) OR (!($lastpostforumperms & $vbulletin->bf_ugp_forumpermissions['canviewothers']) AND $lastpostinfo['lastposter'] != $vbulletin->userinfo['username']))
{
$forum['lastpostinfo'] = $vbphrase['private'];
}
else
{
$lastpostinfo['lastpostdate'] = vbdate($vbulletin->options['dateformat'], $lastpostinfo['lastpost'], 1);
$lastpostinfo['lastposttime'] = vbdate($vbulletin->options['timeformat'], $lastpostinfo['lastpost']);
$lastpostinfo['trimthread'] = fetch_trimmed_title($lastpostinfo['lastthread']);
if ($icon = fetch_iconinfo($lastpostinfo['lasticonid']))
{
$show['icon'] = true;
}
else
{
$show['icon'] = false;
}
$show['lastpostinfo'] = (!$lastpostforum['password'] OR verify_forum_password($lastpostforum['forumid'], $lastpostforum['password'], false));
eval('$forum[\'lastpostinfo\'] = "' . fetch_template('forumhome_lastpostby') . '";');
}
}
else if (!($forumperms & $vbulletin->bf_ugp_forumpermissions['canview']))
{
$forum['lastpostinfo'] = $vbphrase['private'];
}
else
{
$forum['lastpostinfo'] = $vbphrase['never'];
}
// do light bulb
$forum['statusicon'] = fetch_forum_lightbulb($forumid, $lastpostinfo, $forum);
// add lock to lightbulb if necessary
if ((!($forumperms & $vbulletin->bf_ugp_forumpermissions['canpostnew']) OR !($forum['options'] & $vbulletin->bf_misc_forumoptions['allowposting'])) AND $vbulletin->options['showlocks'] AND !$forum['link'])
{
$forum['statusicon'] .= '_lock';
}
// get counters from the counters cache ( prepared by fetch_last_post_array() )
$forum['threadcount'] = $counters["$forum[forumid]"]['threadcount'];
$forum['replycount'] = $counters["$forum[forumid]"]['replycount'];
// get moderators ( this is why we needed cache_moderators() )
if ($vbulletin->options['showmoderatorcolumn'])
{
$showmods = array();
$listexploded = explode(',', $forum['parentlist']);
foreach ($listexploded AS $parentforumid)
{
if (!isset($imodcache["$parentforumid"]))
{
continue;
}
foreach($imodcache["$parentforumid"] AS $moderator)
{
if (isset($showmods["$moderator[userid]"]))
{
continue;
}
($hook = vBulletinHook::fetch_hook('forumbit_moderator')) ? eval($hook) : false;
$showmods["$moderator[userid]"] = true;
if (!isset($forum['moderators']))
{
eval('$forum[\'moderators\'] = "' . fetch_template('forumhome_moderator') . '";');
}
else
{
eval('$forum[\'moderators\'] .= ", ' . fetch_template('forumhome_moderator') . '";');
}
}
}
if (!isset($forum['moderators']))
{
$forum['moderators'] = '';
}
}
if ($forum['link'])
{
$forum['replycount'] = '-';
$forum['threadcount'] = '-';
$forum['lastpostinfo'] = '-';
}
else
{
$forum['replycount'] = vb_number_format($forum['replycount']);
$forum['threadcount'] = vb_number_format($forum['threadcount']);
}
if (($subsonly OR $depth == MAXFORUMDEPTH) AND $vbulletin->options['subforumdepth'] > 0)
{
$forum['subforums'] = construct_subforum_bit($forumid, ($forum['options'] & $vbulletin->bf_misc_forumoptions['cancontainthreads'] ) );
}
else
{
$forum['subforums'] = '';
}
$children = explode(',', $forum['childlist']);
foreach($children AS $childid)
{
$forum['browsers'] += ($inforum["$childid"] ? $inforum["$childid"] : 0);
}
if ($depth == 1 AND $tempext == '_nopost')
{
global $vbcollapse;
$collapseobj_forumid =& $vbcollapse["collapseobj_forumbit_$forumid"];
$collapseimg_forumid =& $vbcollapse["collapseimg_forumbit_$forumid"];
$show['collapsebutton'] = true;
}
else
{
$show['collapsebutton'] = false;
}
$show['forumsubscription'] = ($subsonly ? true : false);
$show['forumdescription'] = ($forum['description'] != '' ? true : false);
$show['subforums'] = ($forum['subforums'] != '' ? true : false);
$show['browsers'] = ($vbulletin->options['displayloggedin'] AND !$forum['link'] AND $forum['browsers'] ? true : false);
// build the template for the current forum
$column_width = intval(100 / $columncount) . '%';
eval('$column = "' . fetch_template("forumhome_forumbit_columncell") . '";');
// do the columnstuff
if ($counter % $columncount == 0)
{
// Begin a new row
$forumbits .= "\t<tr>\n";
}
$forumbits .= $column;
if ($counter % $columncount == $columncount - 1)
{
// End row
$forumbits .= "\t</tr>\n";
}
$counter++;
}
}
// prevent unclosed <tr> tags
if ($counter % $columncount != 0)
{
$forumbits .= "\t</tr>\n";
}
return $forumbits;
}
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####################################################################################################
####################################### Template changes ########################################
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++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ edit template forumhome_forumbit_level1_nopost +++++++++++++++++++++++
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if your columnized forums should be below open for post categories, you also have to change level1_post that way..
find:
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<if condition="$childforumbits">
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumbit_$forumid" style="{$collapseobj_forumid}">
$childforumbits
</tbody>
</if>
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replace with:
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<if condition="$childforumbits">
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumbit_$forumid" style="{$collapseobj_forumid}">
<if condition="$forum['subforumcolumns'] > 1">
<tr>
<td class="alt1" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions[showmoderatorcolumn]">6<else />5</if>">
<table style="border: none; width: 100%;">
$childforumbits
</table>
</td>
</tr>
<else />
$childforumbits
</if>
</tbody>
</if>
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####################################### Ending Step ############################################
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now you have to edit the category, which's subforums should be in columns and change the value into
the ammount of columns, you want to have.
That's all folks
Stefan 'Xenon' KäserThis is the WHOLE txt file basically in the first bit it says
editing file includes/functions_forumlist.php
and now i done the replacement and in the second half it says this
then add this new function to the file:
WHERE DO I ADD THAT? do i make a new file? do i add it in includes/functions_forumlist.php? if i have to put it in includes/functions_forumlist.php WHERE ABOUTS DO I PUT IT? please help as i am need of this plugin to work!!