Help in category bar..

[ddo36]

i saw this at indiatalks.in (nice forum by the way )

may i know how to put a "forum" bar (or whatever do you call it) under every category..

Pls look at the attached image.

how to put those bars(the one im pointing) Under every category..

thanks.

[Dody]

That requires editing the forumbit and the forumhome templates
are you familiar with html?`if so I can show you what code to edit

[ddo36]

yah sure, i think i can manage.

i'll give it a try.

thanks much man.

[Dody]

in the forumhome template you find this code

<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<thead>
 <tr align="center">
   <td class="thead">&nbsp;</td>
   <td class="thead" width="100%" align="$stylevar[left]">$vbphrase[forum]</td>
   <td class="thead">$vbphrase[last_post]</td>
   <td class="thead">$vbphrase[threads]</td>
   <td class="thead">$vbphrase[posts]</td>
   <if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">
   <td class="thead">$vbphrase[moderator]</td>
   </if>
 </tr>
</thead>

move it into the forumbits and it will be repeated for every forum category.

[ddo36]

may i know where forum bit template?

there are four.

forumhome_forumbit_level1_nopost
forumhome_forumbit_level1_post
forumhome_forumbit_level2_nopost
forumhome_forumbit_level2_post

where will i move the code?

[Dody]

they way I have it, is in the forumhome_forumbit_level1_nopost

[Dody]

you need to put it above the $childforumbits. Be sure that your table is not missing any of its elements

[ddo36]

HEY HEY HEY! THANKS SO MUCH DODY!!!!

I got it. it's perfect! thanks so much.

MOre pOwer to your Forum! LOLS
tnx

[Dody]

replace

<td class="thead">$vbphrase[last_post]</td>

with

<td class="thead" width="280">$vbphrase[last_post]</td>

change 280 to anything you want

[ddo36]

didn't work

[Dody]

you might need to increase the width to more than 280 to fit it. try and if not, show me your forumhome_forumbit_level1_nopost with a screen shot

[ddo36]

didnt work again.

what do you mean by showing the forumhome_forumbit_level1_nopost with a screen shot?
Here's the code..

<if condition="!$show['collapsable_forums']">
<tbody>
</if>
    <tr>
        <td class="tcat" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions[showmoderatorcolumn]">6<else />5</if>">
            <if condition="$childforumbits">
            <a style="float:$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>
            </if>
            <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>: $forum[subforums]</div></if>
        </td>
    </tr>
<if condition="!$show['collapsable_forums']">
</tbody>
</if>
<if condition="$childforumbits">
<if condition="!$show['collapsable_forums']">
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumbit_$forumid" style="{$collapseobj_forumid}">
</if>

<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<thead>
    <tr align="center">
      <td class="thead">&nbsp;</td>
      <td class="thead" width="100%" align="$stylevar[left]">$vbphrase[forum]</td>
          <td class="thead" width="1000">$vbphrase[last_post]</td>
      <td class="thead">$vbphrase[threads]</td>
      <td class="thead">$vbphrase[posts]</td>
      <if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">
      <td class="thead">$vbphrase[moderator]</td>
      </if>
    </tr>
</thead>

$childforumbits
<if condition="!$show['collapsable_forums']">
</tbody>
</if>
</if>

[Dody]

do you have a link so I can take a closer look at it?

[ddo36]

sorry, what link?

[Dody]

sorry, what link?

link to your forum/site so I can take a look and see what causes the problem