Main Category and sub-category are set to NOT be forums

[rnmcd]

I hope I can explain myself...


I have a Main Category (Trucks) with sub-categories (Ford, Chevy). Both of those do NOT act as forums.

There are forums below "Ford" and "Chevy" that can't be posted to (such as "pre-1981", "1982-1989").

When a user clicks on "Trucks" form index.php they are taken to a page (see attachment) that has a 'strip' (?) that reads:

  Sub-Forums: Trucks
 Forum     Last Post   Threads   Posts

Is it possible to eliminate that strip? I think it is somewhat confusing because it looks like there could be threads under that strip.

[Jake Bunce]

http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=156783

...

If you end up with an extra table header like in this picture:

[ATTACH]16301[/ATTACH]

...then you can make the following changes to get rid of it:

Admin CP -> Styles & Templates -> Style Manager -> « » -> Forum Home Templates -> FORUMHOME

Remove the red code:

<!-- main -->
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<thead>
	<if condition="$show['guest']">
	<!-- guest welcome message -->
	<tr>
		<td class="tcat" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">6<else />5</if>"><phrase 1="$vboptions[bbtitle]">$vbphrase[welcome_to_the_x]</phrase></td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
		<td class="alt1" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">6<else />5</if>">
			<phrase 1="faq.php?$session[sessionurl]" 2="register.php?$session[sessionurl]">$vbphrase[first_visit_message]</phrase>
		</td>
	</tr>
	<!-- / guest welcome message -->
	</if>
	[color=red]<tr align="center">
	  <td class="thead">&nbsp;</td>
	  <td class="thead" width="100%" align="$stylevar[left]">$vbphrase[forum]</td>
	  <td class="thead" width="175">$vbphrase[last_post]</td>
	  <td class="thead">$vbphrase[threads]</td>
	  <td class="thead">$vbphrase[posts]</td>
	  <if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">
	  <td class="thead">$vbphrase[moderator]</td>
	  </if>
	</tr>[/color]
</thead>
$forumbits
<tbody>

Admin CP -> Styles & Templates -> Style Manager -> « » -> Forum Display Templates -> FORUMDISPLAY

Remove the red code:

<if condition="$show['forumslist']">
<!-- sub-forum list  -->
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center" style="border-bottom-width:0px">
<tr>
	<td class="tcat" width="100%">$vbphrase[subforums]<span class="normal">: $foruminfo[title]</span></td>
	<if condition="$show['forumsearch']">
	<td class="vbmenu_control" id="forumsearch.subforums"><a href="search.php?$session[sessionurl]f=$foruminfo[forumid]">$vbphrase[search_this_forum]</a> <script type="text/javascript"> vbmenu_register("forumsearch.subforums"); </script></td>
	</if>
</tr>
</table>
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<thead>
	[color=red]<tr align="center">
	  <td class="thead">&nbsp;</td>
	  <td class="thead" width="100%" align="$stylevar[left]">$vbphrase[forum]</td>
	  <td class="thead" width="175">$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>[/color]
</thead>
$forumbits
</table>
<br />
<!-- / sub-forum list  -->
</if>

...

[rnmcd]

My mistake. I had already made the change to Admin CP -> Styles & Templates -> Style Manager -> « » -> Forum Home Templates -> FORUMHOME

but never, for some unknow reason, changed Admin CP -> Styles & Templates -> Style Manager -> « » -> Forum Display Templates -> FORUMDISPLAY.

Thanks.

[rnmcd]

Now I have the little 'dot'

http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=16300&d=1128196735

only on the forum display page--not on the index page.

Do I still use the steps on http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/attac...0&d=1128196735?
Even if the 'dot' is not visible on the index page?

[Onimua]

Hm... shouldn't be on there.

Did you try deleting the following code as well? I found it works for me with nothing wrong:

<thead>

</thead>

[rnmcd]

Onimua, I was wondering about the 'empty' tag but I didn't delete it. I will give it a try and respond to this thread.

[rnmcd]

Thanks for helping me AGAIN Onimua! You were correct.

[Onimua]

I thought that was the problem. Happy to help.

[Jake Bunce]

Now I have the little 'dot'

http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=16300&d=1128196735

only on the forum display page--not on the index page.

Do I still use the steps on http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/attac...0&d=1128196735?
Even if the 'dot' is not visible on the index page?

Yes.

[rnmcd]

Yes.

I ended up just deleting:

<thead>

</thead>

and it removed the DOT.
I haven't used the procedure you mentioned Jack because the 'dot' seems to be gone.

[rnmcd]

Any idea why just deleting <thead> </thead> was able to remove the 'dot'.

Will I end up regretting that I didn't follow Jack's steps in
http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=156783?

[Onimua]

Nope, there's no harm in it.

I'm guessing it's because of the code's properties, which is why it creates a dot even if it's empty. Even if it's empty, I think it has a border property in it, so even those nothing's in it, the border is still there, which is the "dot" that is seen.

I'm only guessing since I actually didn't stop to study what the code was actually comprised off... nonetheless, removing it doesn't do anything (it was empty tag, unused for anything in that template).

Unless someone has a good reason for it being there... ?

[rnmcd]

I see that I didn't state my question properly. Sorry.

Will I regret that I didn't add the green statements that Jack recommended (see: http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=156783 ) to use in order to remove the 'dot'. I was just wondering if my 'shortcut' (by only removing the empty thead tags) will bite me later.

I was able to remove the dot by deleting the empty <thead> tag but I didn't follow Jack's steps.

Thanks.

[Jake Bunce]

It depends on what is causing the dot. If you post a URL to a page that has the dot then I can view the source code and determine the cause.

[rnmcd]

Actually there is no longer a 'dot' on any page but I didn't follow your steps to remove the dot. I only removed the empty <thead> tag that exists after deleting the red code:

[left]<if condition="$show['forumslist']">
<!-- sub-forum list  -->
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center" style="border-bottom-width:0px">
<tr>
    <td class="tcat" width="100%">$vbphrase[subforums]<span class="normal">: $foruminfo[title]</span></td>
    <if condition="$show['forumsearch']">
    <td class="vbmenu_control" id="forumsearch.subforums"><a href="search.php?$session[sessionurl]f=$foruminfo[forumid]">$vbphrase[search_this_forum]</a> <script type="text/javascript"> vbmenu_register("forumsearch.subforums"); </script></td>
    </if>
</tr>
</table>
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<thead>
    [COLOR=red]<tr align="center">
      <td class="thead">&nbsp;</td>
      <td class="thead" width="100%" align="$stylevar[LEFT]">$vbphrase[forum]</td>
      <td class="thead" width="175">$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>[/LEFT]
  [/COLOR][LEFT]
</thead>
$forumbits
</table>
<br />
<!-- / sub-forum list  -->
</if>[/LEFT]

My question is: will I likely encounter other problems by not also doing what you stated, which is adding the green code:

[COLOR=green]<if condition="$forum[forumid] != X">[/COLOR]
[COLOR=blue]</table>

<br />

<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">[/COLOR]
[COLOR=green]</if>[/COLOR]

<tbody>
    <tr>
        <td class="tcat" colspan="<if condition="$vboptions[showmoderatorcolumn]">6<else />5</if>">
            <a style="float:$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>
            <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>

    [COLOR=blue]<tr align="center">
      <td class="thead">&nbsp;</td>
      <td class="thead" width="100%" align="$stylevar[left]">$vbphrase[forum]</td>
      <td class="thead" width="175">$vbphrase[last_post]</td>
      <td class="thead">$vbphrase[threads]</td>
      <td class="thead">$vbphrase[posts]</td>
      <if condition="$vboptions['showmoderatorcolumn']">
      <td class="thead">$vbphrase[moderator]</td>
      </if>
    </tr>[/COLOR]
</tbody>
<if condition="$childforumbits">
<tbody id="collapseobj_forumbit_$forumid" style="{$collapseobj_forumid}">
$childforumbits
</tbody>
</if>