How to create "Subforums"

Mel · Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2005 3:58 pm Post subject: How to create "Subforums"

Where or how do I create a subforum, like this site.

I am using 9.0 and the cpgnuke theme.

Did I over look it? Can someone point me in the right direction?

Thanks in advance for your help. Very Happy

Stephen · Silver Supporter Offline Joined: Apr 21, 2004 Posts: 734

www.cpgnuke.com/Forums...html#23886
Smile

Mel · Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2005 4:35 pm Post subject: Re: How to create "Subforums"

That thread does not answer my question.

Its an old thread. And I see subforums on this site.

I am also using 9.0 not 8.XX

EDIT-- *** nevermind, Dj answered my question, the previous post still applies, even though its old.

Thanks Stephen

run0 · Supporter Offline Joined: Jun 28, 2004 Posts: 1559

did you figure it out or are you going to wait? i read the posts but I don't understand

Mel · Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2005 7:36 pm Post subject: Re: How to create "Subforums"

DJMaze wrote:

The sub-forums work if you know how to "tweak" your database of our next release.

It won't work in 8.2 and it won't work properly on themes using the old template system.

There's only a few settings in the database to tweak (in the 8.3 CVS that is):

- cms_bbforums: parent_id field must contain the forum_id of the owner
- cms_bbforums: forum_type of the forum that has sub-forums must be set to 1

- cms_bbforums: if you wanna "link" to somewhere the forum_type must be set to:
2) using getlink() for creating the link
3) a global url like myotherdomain.com
and you insert the "link" in the forum_link field

Very Happy

Meaning, its not available to us novices. If you do some "tweaking" as mentioned above.
Not a simple click of a button in the 9.0.
So its not available yet.

run0 · Supporter Offline Joined: Jun 28, 2004 Posts: 1559

right, thought maybe he explained it to you. thanks

djdevon3 · Gold Supporter Offline Joined: Aug 05, 2004 Posts: 4363

this is why i'm waiting for the stable build. all the tweaking you are doing now is going to cause you a headache when 1.0 is released.

xfsunoles · Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2005 4:13 pm Post subject: Re: How to create "Subforums"

well it not headache since you can do it by phpmyadmin. certain field can be change a number.

norbie · Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2005 6:36 pm Post subject: Re: How to create "Subforums"

did anyone work out how to make subforums in the end?

will there be an addon released for it?

NEMINI · Diamond Supporter Offline Joined: Apr 22, 2004 Posts: 4551

you can use subforums in dragonfly (my site uses them extensively if you wish to see how they look).

1. you'll have to 'enable' them via phpmyadmin (or the link)

2. there are some known issues, as subforums has not yet been completed this is expected. One issue is a pageination type issue.

Ex: Forum index => subforum should be Forum index => Parent Forum => Subforum.

3. Another issue is that the parent forum description does not automatically show that there is a subforum (again if you wish you can view my site and see my work around for this).

4. Will subforums be finished at some point? DJ would be the most likely to know, since it was he who started work on them.

norbie · Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2005 7:44 pm Post subject: Re: How to create "Subforums"

1 -> id need more info on how to do this (and setup the whole thing really)

2 -> wouldnt really matter

3 -> wouldnt really matter again

thanks for your help with this - great work on your site Smile

how could i set up my first subforum then?
i have a CVS system running on my local computer to test it on

NEMINI · Diamond Supporter Offline Joined: Apr 22, 2004 Posts: 4551

Quote::

There's only a few settings in the database to tweak (in the 8.3 CVS that is):

- cms_bbforums: parent_id field must contain the forum_id of the owner
- cms_bbforums: forum_type of the forum that has sub-forums must be set to 1

That part still aplies and is basically all there is to it.

Lets see if I can do an example:

lets say you have forum A and you want to add subforum 1

go into phpmyadmin (or whatever you use) _bbforums table and find the forum_id of Forum A, then you take that # and put it into the parent_id field of subforum 1
Step two again in _bbforums table find the forum_type feild for Forum A and enter 1 (this makes it a parent forum, without a value of one, the forum cannot have subforums).

You're done.

norbie · Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2005 8:27 pm Post subject: Re: How to create "Subforums"

that works well on my local system thanks Very Happy

is it easy to set up the listing of subforums like you have done?

norbie · Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2005 8:42 pm Post subject: Re: How to create "Subforums"

i've setup a subforum on my live site.

only problem is, it shows 'no new posts' as text rather than as an image.

see next to the PC Gaming Forum here www.norbiesworld.co.uk/Forums.html

NEMINI · Diamond Supporter Offline Joined: Apr 22, 2004 Posts: 4551

pitcher's themes are missing the XXXX_sub.gif images.

To do descriptions like I do, I used html:

Code::

Use this forum to discuss general topics.  Topics in this forum must be in some way related to MINIs.
<br /><font color="red">Subforums:</font><br/> <a href="http://nemini.org/Forums/viewforum/f=46.html">Getting to Know You</a> ¦ <a href="http://nemini.org/Forums/viewforum/f=45.html">MINIs in the Media </a> ¦ <a href="http://nemini.org/Forums/viewforum/f=44.html">MoBlog</a>