Arrange Forums in Columns

[Nano]

I am done the bellow things

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+++++++++++++++++++++ editing file includes/functions_forumlist.php +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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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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++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 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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and installed "xenon forumcols" it works but the last post or last threads are not showing in forum home i am suing customized v1 theme from t1d

Nano Reviewed by Nano on 11th Nov 2009. Arrange Forums in Columns I am done the bellow things and installed "xenon forumcols" it works but the last post or last threads are not showing in forum home i am suing customized v1 theme from t1d Rating: 5

[lig}{tning]

same problem i got

[Super]

That script dont work from 3.8.0+

[lig}{tning]

it does but we dont know how to fix it

[kruupload]

did u modify the template?

[Benign]

You might want to look at this

http://www.besthostingforums.com/showthread.php?t=14144

[Profit]

It works. PM me your MSN and we will get it working. I had the same mod installed on my forum using Customized v1.

[Nano]

Profit Bro Check Your PM