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Alternating Row Color for Forums / Search Results / Thread Listings
Developer Last Online: Oct 2008 
This modification is in the archives.
What this plugin/modification does:
In the default vBulletin implementation, the colors alternate from left to right - from table cell to table cell. This plugin/modification changes it so that each row changes colors instead. For a visual, we're talking about changing this: --------------------------- | red | blue | red | blue | --------------------------- | red | blue | red | blue | --------------------------- | red | blue | red | blue | --------------------------- To this: ----------------------------- | red | red | red | red | ----------------------------- | blue | blue | blue | blue | ----------------------------- | red | red | red | red | ----------------------------- Currently, this plugin enables changing row colors in
The way the colors are currently assigned is via CSS classes. The template changes remove the class definitions from the table cells, and add class definitions to the displayed rows. The CSS Classes used are the "Alt1" and "Alt2" classes - defined in the Admin Control Panel under Style Manager, (style), Main CSS, "First Alternating Color" and "Second Alternating Color". The Product is named "Alternating Row Color for ForumBits". Attached to the product are Four plugins: Alternating Row Color for ForumBits Function - this defines a brief function enabled at the "global_start" hook location.
This function is called from other plugins to define whether or not they should be presented with the "alt1" CSS Class, or the "alt2" CSS Class. The other three plugins -Alternating Threadbit background, Alternating Row Color for ForumBits, Alternating Row Color Search Threadbit - are copy/paste functionality enabled in three separate locations:
Basically, as vbulletin iterates through creating the rows to display, it calls the function to find out which CSS class to use. Making minor changes: If you would rather the colors be switched, simply swap 'alt1' and 'alt2' in the "Alternating Row Color for ForumBits Function" plugin. What's Involved? 1 Product Installation 4 Plugins (installed all at once, via the product) 47 Changes to 5 Templates Credit To VBSeo.com for giving me the idea. Updates 9/6/2006 got rid of funky quotes in updated_memberlist_reslutsbit.tmpl.php 9/5/2006 Version .3 Updated Mod Description, Install Instructions, downloadable files Added functionality for Memberlist Alternating Colors Added functionality for PM Listing Alternating Row Colors Added new templates - pm_messagelistbit and memberlist_resultsbit 9/3/2006 Updated Mod Description Installation Instructions Added additional Screenshots Uploaded pre-modified out-of-the-box templates Re-uploaded zip file with appropriate paths Mod Title Update 9/2/2006 Version .2 - Added plugin to alternate row colors in search results, which also implies the ability to alternate row colors in thread listings. Installation: Downloads are on the right. The zip file contains the xml plugin file as well as pre-modified template updates. Only use the premodified templates if the following statements are all true: 1) You are running vBulletin 3.6.0 2) You have not modified the templates to be updated. There are now 5 templates I have identified that need updating. These templates are:
For the remaining steps, I'm going to go through three iterations of instructions: "The Really Easy Way", "The Easy Way", and "The Hard Way" Just Pick ONE set of instructions to follow! Instructions for "The Really Easy Way":
============================ Installation Instructions for "The Easy Way" If you didn't follow the instructions above, upload the product-alternating-forum-rows.xml file into your Product Manager threadbit template updates 1) On the very first line, change
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2) search and remove: 2) Find all ' class="alt1"' and remove 3) Find all ' class="alt2"' and remove forumhome_forumbit_level1_post updates 1) On the second line, change
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2) search and remove: 2) Find all ' class="alt1"' and remove 3) Find all ' class="alt2"' and remove 4) Find all ' class="alt1Active"' and remove forumhome_forumbit_level2_post 1) On the very first line, change
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2) search and remove: 2) Find all ' class="alt1"' and remove 3) Find all ' class="alt2"' and remove 4) Find all ' class="alt1Active"' and remove pm_messagelistbit 1) On the very first line, change
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2) search and remove: 2) Find all ' class="alt1"' and remove 3) Find all ' class="alt2"' and remove 4) Find all ' class="alt1Active"' and remove memberlist_resultsbit 1) change
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2) search and remove: 2) Find all ' AND exec_switch_bg()"' and remove 3) Find all ' class="$bgclass"' and remove 4) Find all ' class="alt1Active"' and remove 5) Find all ' class="alt2"' and remove At this point, you are done. No need to read further or execute anymore steps. Take a look at your forum, if it doesn't look right come back and ask for help. ============================ Installation Instructions for "The Hard Way"(see the attached zip file. It was making this thread too difficult to read) Download Now Only licensed members can download files, Click Here for more information. Supporters / CoAuthors Screenshots
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| Miscellaneous Hacks Mark Forums Read from Search Results | MThornback | vBulletin 3.6 Template Modifications | 3 | 16 May 2007 22:47 |
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#2
03 Sep 2006, 05:56
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Per CheerTobi's request, I added the functionality to alternate row colors for search results. This update actually implies alternating row colors in thread listings as well. (I had an alternate solution in place for thread listings, but making the switch was a simple edit on my board.)
If there are other places that you need alternating row colors, post here. The functionality will probably be a copy/paste once I find the right spot to stick a plug-in. ========== I updated the modification description and installation instructions extensively. For some reason, the only highlight color that works is green, which is just wierd to me. I also added some screenies for examples of the results. Now there is a zip file that contains pre-modified templates, the product xml file, and the instructions in pdf. There's no upgrade - just making things more complete. No members have liked this post.
Last edited by nevetS; 04 Sep 2006 at 07:36. 
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#3
03 Sep 2006, 07:23
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Does this also work with search results?
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#4
03 Sep 2006, 14:17
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I didn't even think about search results. I'm off to Disneyland for the day pretty soon here, so I'll take a gander tonight and see if I can't figure out what template changes need to happen there as well.
Done! Any more problems, let me know! You should just be able to over-write the existing product with the new XML file. No members have liked this post.
Last edited by nevetS; 04 Sep 2006 at 03:53.
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#5
04 Sep 2006, 03:50
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um, where's the plugin file located?
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#6
04 Sep 2006, 04:03
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Just installed to defaut theme and work fine, thank you, the theme is nicer with this
 But when i usin in a theme who have this hack installed http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showt...90#post1067490 i have a probleme whith the row who display the forum name :/ any idea please ? here are the mod make with the other hack
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Last edited by Ascor; 04 Sep 2006 at 04:12.
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#7
04 Sep 2006, 04:13
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Question, when you mention "Also in these templates, simply change the first
<tr>, you mean the very first instance of <tr> or <tr align="center"> No members have liked this post.
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#8
04 Sep 2006, 04:20
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Originally Posted by Smoothie
It's the XML file in the downloads section. I see it... hopefully you can too! :surprised:
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#9
04 Sep 2006, 04:23
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Originally Posted by Smoothie
I'm going to revert my templates and then provide a more detailed installation message. I have these templates customized already, so I'm not absolutely sure of the answer to your question. I'll update the instructions shortly.
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#10
04 Sep 2006, 04:24
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Originally Posted by nevetS
I see it now, thanks.
Got it uploaded, changed the templates but it doesn't look quite right. Maybe it has something to do with the question in my previous post No members have liked this post.
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#11
04 Sep 2006, 05:06
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i changed first <tr align="center"> in <tr> and it's work at default style (but not with custom icon mod)
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#12
04 Sep 2006, 06:59
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In those 3 templates find all instances of alt1, alt2, alt1active, alt2active and change to $rowClass. Maybe an easier way? Not sure but that works.
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#13
04 Sep 2006, 07:09
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Ascor - I just installed that plugin, and I am not seeing any problems at the moment. Shortly, I will attach copies of my templates including the custom icon plugin. I did make just one minor change to the instructions - in forumhome_forumbit_level2_post, I removed ' Class="alt2"', but that's it. I LOVE that plugin BTW!
Could you be more specific about what is wrong? Or send me a link? Are you receiving errors? Or are the rows just not alternating colors? Do you have the Forums Arranged in Columns by Xeon mod too? I didn't install that one. No members have liked this post.
Last edited by nevetS; 04 Sep 2006 at 07:31. Reason: Attached Templates
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#14
04 Sep 2006, 07:51
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forumhome_forumbit_level1_post updates
1) On the very first line, change Code: <tr> to Code: <tr class="$rowClass"> I don't have that on the first line in forumhome_forumbit_level1_post Default template, I have this:
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#15
04 Sep 2006, 07:58
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Thanks Smoothie! I updated the instructions. I guess I got a little bleary-eyed while proof-reading.
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