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Sorky - SubForum List Control
Mod Version: 1.8.0, by Sorky

vB Version: 3.8.x Rating: (23 votes - 4.87 average) Installs: 340
Released: 28 Jan 2009 Last Update: 16 Aug 2009 Downloads: 2115
Not Supported Uses Plugins Auto-Template  

Purpose
This plugin allows extensive control of how SubForums are displayed.
  • Use any mix of between 0 and 10 columns
  • Different layouts can be used on specified forums
  • Change formatting
  • Display Thread/Post counts
  • Limit the number of SubForums shown (Show More/Less)
  • Collapse entire display
  • Sort SubForum display order
  • plus lots more!
Installation
Import XML file (as product): AdminCP > Plugin System > Manage Products > [Add/Import Product]

Options
To set the options go to: AdminCP > vBulletin Options > Sorky - SubForum List Control

Tips
To get it on the Forum Home page, set...
"vBulletin Options" > "Forum Listings Display Options" > "Depth of Forums - Forum Home" to "1"
For all other forums, set...
"vBulletin Options" > "Forum Listings Display Options" > "Depth of Forums - Forum Display" to "1"
You should also set...
"vBulletin Options" > "Forum Listings Display Options" > "Depth of Sub-Forums" to "1" Note: Setting it higher will also work!
Version Log
For previous versions see 3.7.x or 3.6.x Mods
v1.5.2 - 28th of January, 2009 = official release for 3.8.x (click here for more information

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V1.5.2 Features
  • Official update for 3.8.x
  • Other minor coding and commenting adjustments
  • For previous versions see 3.7.x or 3.6.x Mods

Notes

If the following templates have been modified from their original, either "revert" them or test this Mod carefully before use:
  • forumhome_forumbit_level1_nopost
  • forumhome_forumbit_level1_post
  • forumhome_forumbit_level2_nopost
  • forumhome_forumbit_level2_post
  • forumhome_subforumseparator_post (ignored)
  • forumhome_subforumseparator_nopost (ignored)
  • forumhome_subforumbit_post (append only)
  • forumhome_subforumbit_nopost (append only)
  • header (append only)

WishList - Other Ideas
  • Number of people viewing count (med)
  • SubForum moderators (med)
  • Enable/Disable for certain styles (med)
  • Different formatting for each SubForum depth [child/grandchild/etc] (low)

Settings & Demonstration Screenshots
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v1.6.0 - 11th of April, 2009 = Removed (small bug found)
v1.6.1 - 13th of April, 2009 = Remember show/hide state + more (more information here

Spoiler (click to open)


Change Log

1. Added the 'None' selection for greater clarity
2. The long awaited, often requested, cookie to remember the collapsed state
3. Other minor coding and commenting adjustments

Change 1
"None" is the same as using "Selected" with no forums in the following list
"All" is the same as using "UnSelected" with no forums in the following list.
"Selected" allows you to choose which forums the option applies to
"UnSelected" allows you to choose which forums the option DOES NOT apply to

Change 2
The following option has changed...
vBulletin Options / Sorky03 - SubForum List Control - V1.6.0 / Allow SubForum displays to be collapsed (Global)...
SubForums are shown/hidden when the page is loaded
It was a Yes/No choice but it is now a multi-state. The existing behavior remains and it has an extra choice to "Remember previous state". This uses a cookie to keep the state as the user last had it. The name has changed slightly...
vBulletin Options / Sorky03 - SubForum List Control - V1.6.0 / Allow SubForum displays to be collapsed (Global)...
How do you want the SubForums to be shown by default?
New option added...
vBulletin Options / Sorky03 - SubForum List Control - V1.6.0 / Allow SubForum displays to be collapsed (Global)...
If no cookie exists show as...

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v1.6.2 - 27th of April, 2009 = Debug opton + more (more information here

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Change Log

1. Addition of a debug information option
2. Changed a span to a div to make the plug-in XHTML compliant
3. Other minor coding and commenting adjustments

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v1.7.0 - 21st of May, 2009 = New & improved sorting (more information here

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Change Log

1. Sort now works with SubForum children, grand-children, etc
2. Extra sort options so you can mix and match the sorting
3. Removed the indent yes/no option
4. Other minor coding and commenting adjustments

More details

1) Now fully supports alphabetic sorting with children, grand-children, etc, etc, etc

eg:
SubForum A
SubSubForum A
SubSubForum B
SubSubSubForum A
SubSubSubForum B
SubForum B
SubSubForum A
SubSubForum B
SubSubSubForum A
SubSubSubForum B
SubForum C
2) You can now have a all forums default to alphabetic-vertical sorting, but have a specific forum use forum order sorting

3) This option was not necessary, as you can simply erase the indent text from that option to get the same result

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v1.7.1 - 23rd of May, 2009 = alt text for show/hide image (" target="_blank">more information here

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Change Log

1. Added 'alt' text for the show/hide images
2. Other minor coding and commenting adjustments

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v1.7.2 - 17th of June, 2009 = Removed (small change simply combined with another in next version)
v1.7.3 - 17th of June, 2009 = Hide SubForums: prefix & count tool-tip as well as the SubForums (" target="_blank">more information here

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Change Log

1. Hiding SubForums now hides the SubForums: prefix as well
2. Hover over the counts to see what they are (added title to the count span)
3. Other minor coding and commenting adjustments

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v1.7.4 - 23rd of June, 2009 = Hide specific SubForums from the SubForum list (more information here

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Change Log

1. Extra option added to allow specific forums to not show up in the SubForum list
2. Other minor coding and commenting adjustments

More detail

For change 1 see...
vBulletin Options
Sorky03 - SubForum List Control - V1.7.4
Miscellaneous Options (combines with all previous settings)
Forums that should NOT be listed in the SubForum

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v1.8.0 - 17th of August, 2009 = Display of SubForum descriptions (more information here

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Change Log

1. Description for the SubForums (as alt text)
2. Description for the SubForums (before/after the count)
3. Other minor coding and commenting adjustments

More detail





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Hall Of Fame (Donations - Greatly Appreciated - Thank You)
Fungsten US$25
Budweiser US$20
CreditForum US$25
lazyseller US$30
Alisa Lindsay US$10

Acknowledgement
Thanks (and apologies) to Cybernetec for the ideas & inspiration to generate this Mod.

Keywords
SubForum, SubForums, Sub-Forum, Sub-Forums, Table, List, Grid, Child, Children, Parent

Settings, Demonstration Screenshots, Notes, etc
See v1.5.2 post (click here

Spoiler (click to open)


V1.5.2 Features
  • Official update for 3.8.x
  • Other minor coding and commenting adjustments
  • For previous versions see 3.7.x or 3.6.x Mods

Notes

If the following templates have been modified from their original, either "revert" them or test this Mod carefully before use:
  • forumhome_forumbit_level1_nopost
  • forumhome_forumbit_level1_post
  • forumhome_forumbit_level2_nopost
  • forumhome_forumbit_level2_post
  • forumhome_subforumseparator_post (ignored)
  • forumhome_subforumseparator_nopost (ignored)
  • forumhome_subforumbit_post (append only)
  • forumhome_subforumbit_nopost (append only)
  • header (append only)

WishList - Other Ideas
  • Number of people viewing count (med)
  • SubForum moderators (med)
  • Enable/Disable for certain styles (med)
  • Different formatting for each SubForum depth [child/grandchild/etc] (low)

Settings & Demonstration Screenshots
Attached Thumbnails
Click image for larger version
Name:	Options1.jpg
Views:	942
Size:	117.8 KB
ID:	93586   Click image for larger version
Name:	Options2.jpg
Views:	715
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Name:	Example1.jpg
Views:	2542
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Views:	2713
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ID:	93589  

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Name:	Example5.jpg
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ID:	93592  

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