[6.3.x] [beta] Category Descriptions

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Name: Category Descriptions

Description: When in category only view, it will display a description under the category name

Inspired by: https://ubbdev.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=28;t=000936

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thanks brett

Can you please make it compatible with ext. categories and use three empty |^|'s before?

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Originally posted by LK:
use three empty |^|'s before?

why?

Read the, umm, whole sentence please

...!!

Where are you talking about?!

btw, i updated the file to include descriptions in extended categories.

He said doing that will make it compatiable with "ext"

Hmm.. can't believe i forgot about this. Finally made it compatible with the Ext. category hack.

Hello,

i have a 6.3 UBB but i cant find the lines at my ubb_forum_summary.cgi:

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### If You have Extended Category installed ###
($cat_order, $cat_name, $cat_number, $Template, $HTML, $Hidden) = split (/|^|/, $cat_line);

### If You Don't have Ext. Cat. Installed ###
($cat_order, $cat_name, $cat_number) = split (/|^|/, $cat_line);

thank you.

Try:

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		($cat_order, $cat_name, $cat_number, $template, $html, $hidden) = split (/|^|/, $cat_line);

i only have these lines:

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foreach $cat_line (@cats) {
($cat_order, $cat_name, $cat_number) = split (/|^|/, $cat_line);
chomp($cat_number);
$forum_count = 0;

what change should i make now ?

If you wish to install Extended Category Settings, install it before that hack if you want it, then you'll get what I pasted. If not, it's the other line - without the part of $template, $html, hidden.

i have already installed the Extended category settings. Now, i ll have to remove this line:

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($cat_order, $cat_name, $cat_number) = split (/|^|/, $cat_line);

and replace it with which one?
or should i add the "missing"

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[qb]local($cat_desr);
[/qb]

somewhere?

Can you rehack Extended Category Settings' step for ubb_forum_summary.cgi?

How? :rolleyes:

I installed the extented category hack using the killer multihack.

ah, is there any multihack file for this hack? :rolleyes:

Get ExtCatSettings' text file, and then rehack ubb_forum_summary.cgi

(maybe a problem with my multihack instructions?)

BTW, is it also possible to have the total number of posts and total number of topics in the first category page besides the Total Forums in Category ?

hmm my ubb_forum_summary (hacked by multihack) file has the following line:

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foreach $cat_line (@cats) {
($cat_order, $cat_name, $cat_number) = split (/|^|/, $cat_line);
chomp($cat_number);
$forum_count = 0;

but in the ExtCatSettings TXT, the instructions are:

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[qb] Find:
=====

($cat_order, $cat_name, $cat_number) = split (/|^|/, $cat_line);

Replace with:
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($cat_order, $cat_name, $cat_number, $template, $html, $hidden) = split (/|^|/, $cat_line);
next if $hidden eq 'yes'; [/qb]

That's why you should re-hack it

yes man!
i did and works! wow thanks!

BTW, is it also possible to have the total number of posts and total number of topics in the first category page besides the Total Forums in Category ?