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Tag Cloud on Forumdisplay
Mod Version: 0.03, by ThorstenA

This modification is in the archives.
vB Version: 3.7.2 Rating: (9 votes - 5.00 average) Installs: 92
Released: 29 Jul 2008 Last Update: 24 Aug 2008 Downloads: 528
Not Supported Uses Plugins Auto-Template Re-usable Code  

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What does this product do?
It displays a tag cloud of all tags used within actual forums on top of FORUMDISPLAY. If a user clicks on tags, only threads within actual forums are displayed then.

How to install?
Just import product. Done.

Optional: To also only show threads within actual forums once a user clicks on a tag on showthread, change template tagbit to
Code:
<a href="tags.php?$session[sessionurl]tag=$tag_url<if condition="THIS_SCRIPT == 'showthread'">&forumid=$threadinfo[forumid]</if>">$tag</a>

How to uninstall?
Just deinstall product. Done.

How to change location of tag cloud box?
  • Replace this code from manage plugins > plugin forumdisplay_start (Forum Tags)
    Code:
    $vbulletin->templatecache['FORUMDISPLAY'] = str_replace('$navbar','$navbar'.fetch_template('tag_cloud_headinclude').'$cloud_html' .'<br />',$vbulletin->templatecache['FORUMDISPLAY']);
    with
    Code:
    $vbulletin->templatecache['FORUMDISPLAY'] = str_replace('$navbar','$navbar'.fetch_template('tag_cloud_headinclude'),$vbulletin->templatecache['FORUMDISPLAY']);
  • Put $cloud_html in FORUMDISPLAY style to show tag cloud.

Details
  • no options available yet
  • uses standard tag options made in admincp > tags
  • Does not add phrases, templates.
  • It uses standard tag cloud template, but shows it on FORUMDISPLAY
  • Tag cloud is only shown in actual forum when tags were used
  • threads tagged within subforums are not shown
  • Tag cloud is automaticely placed below navbar template
  • Tag links are altered to let tags be searchable by forum
  • Tag.php has a new option forumid to only show tags from specific forums
  • If you click on a tag, only topics within actual forum are displayed
  • Tag size is dependent on how many threads are tagged only within actual forum
  • Adds 1 query to forumdisplay
Version history
  • 30.7.08 version 0.1
  • 31.7.08 version 0.2 Templates are cached
  • 24.8.08 version 0.3 Pagenav bug resolved
  • 9.1.09 New description how to change location of tag cloud box (solved bug)

Download

This modification is archived, downloads are still allowed.

File Type: %1$s product-forumtags.xml (6.5 KB, 418 downloads)

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