forum list output

[-Calypso-]

Ok, been trying to rundown where the output is for the main forum list (index.php?/forum.php?), I thought I found it but apparently not. I found the node_forum_level_2 template, from there looks like it's a branch off of forum_list template. So I find the $viewParams for the forum_list template, I see that in the array is $forum. Right above the $viewParams I put

$forum['foo'] = "bar";

I then add {$forum.foo} to the node_forum_level_2 template and nothing is displayed, what am I doing wrong?

Thanks

 

[Shadab]

For the forum home (forum-list) page:

- Page-level template: forum_list
- Controller class: XenForo_ControllerPublic_Index
- Action method: actionIndex


Adding $forum['foo'] just before the viewParams won't include that variable in the templates because the $forum variable is not directly included in the view parameters. You'll have to either (1) include the variable inside the $viewParams itself, or (2) look for another location to hook into, depending upon what you want to achieve.

 

[-Calypso-]

So how is node_forum_level_2 have $forum as a param?

 

[Shadab]

A forum is a node. Just like a category, page, and a redirect link-forum. Each of these node "types" have a node handler, which decides how a node is rendered.

XenForo_NodeHandler_Forum::renderNodeForTree()

...passes the node information to the template in the form of a "$forum" variable.

 

[-Calypso-]

I get that part, let's say I add the field 'test' to the forum table and edit forum 1 with the text "foo", I can go to node_forum_level_2 template and put {$forum.test} in and it displays "foo", however in the file just above viewParams which has $forum in the viewParams, I can put $forum['test'] = "foo"; and it nothing is displayed.

 

[Shadab]

I take it you want to dynamically add a key to the $forum array (which gets rendered in a node_forum_level_* template) ?

 

[-Calypso-]

for now yes, i also see in the node_forum_level_2 template that it has "node forum level_{$level}", guessing that level 0 would be the index, 1 would be category.

 

[Shadab]

for now yes

Extend the "XenForo_Model_Forum" model class; and override the prepareForum() method. This is the ideal place, IMO, for adding any keys to the $forum array. Core xenforo itself utilizes this method for adding the "hasNew" key.

i also see in the node_forum_level_2 template that it has "node forum level_{$level}", guessing that level 0 would be the index, 1 would be category.

A "level" denotes the nesting level of a node in a node tree.
Categories have their own node_category_level_* templates, though.

 

[-Calypso-]

A "level" denotes the nesting level of a node in a node tree.
Categories have their own node_category_level_* templates, though.

Therein lies the confusion, if forum categories have their own then what is the purpose for the forum_{$level}? This is completely different than any other forum system code I have seen so I don't just automatically know or understand it yet.

 

[Shadab]

forum categories

Here's where XF differs from some other forum softwares. A "category" node is completely different from a "forum" node. Calling it a "forum category" only adds to the confusion. Different node types, different rendering processes.

Therein lies the confusion, if forum categories have their own then what is the purpose for the forum_{$level}? This is completely different than any other forum system code I have seen so I don't just automatically know or understand it yet.

A level denotes where a node is displayed in a node tree. This level is calculated relatively.
Wait a moment... I'm preparing an illustration which should make it clear for you.

 

[Shadab]

On a forum-list page:



I haven't tried any of the crazy nesting configurations myself, like a page inside a category inside a forum inside a forum inside a category; so I can't confirm how it would behave under those conditions.

 

[-Calypso-]

Oh ok, I see it now. yeah, that is different, gonna take getting use to.

 

[Paul B]

I haven't tried any of the crazy nesting configurations myself, like a page inside a category inside a forum inside a forum inside a category

I have

It all seems to work quite well now that level 2 nodes aren't displayed at the same level as their parent (I reported this as a bug before Beta 6).



The actual parent node is a category but it's not displayed as it's way up the page.

 

[Shadab]

The actual parent node is a category but it's not displayed as it's way up the page.

8 levels of nesting! That. is. insane.