Removing "boards" and other columns from home page

[My Name is Billy Moonstone]

Paul AKA Portrait On The Wall was helping me with this so I've left a message on the thread with a link to this one I've started (I had posted on someone else's thread without thinking - sorry)

Previous thread/posts Paul was helping me on:

support.proboards.com/post/5009048/thread

Hi Paul, I used the code and it looks mostly to have worked. This is what I'm getting:

ilegal.freemessageboards.com/

It has removed the "Board" and "topics" stuff, basically the columns.

However is it possible to keep the last column, that shows total views and most recent post, total posts on board etc? Just like in my V4 board:

ilegal.org.uk/

Thanks bud

[pawl]

Hey =]

Are you sure you copied wrote I posted in the other thread exactly? It should have left the 'Last Post' box intact. If you could post your Board List template (Admin Panel -> Themes -> Layout Templates -> Board -> [ Tab ] Board List), or PM it to me if you'd rather, then I can pop it back in for you. =]

[My Name is Billy Moonstone]

Hi Paul, thanks and sorry for the delay in replying. I *think* I copied it properly - here's the bit below - cheers:

<table class="list" role="grid">

<tbody>

{foreach $[board]}

{if !$[board.is_redirect]}

<tr id="$[board.content_id]" class="$[board.content_class]">

<td class="icon">$[board.icon]</td>

<td class="main clickable">

<span class="link">$[board]</span><br />

<p class="description">$[board.description]</p>

{if $[board.num_mods]}

<p class="moderators">

Moderator{if $[board.num_mods] != 1}s{/if}:

{foreach $[board.moderator_group]}$[board.moderator_group.comma_before] $[board.moderator_group]{/foreach}{if $[board.moderator]}{if $[board.moderator_group]}, {/if}{/if}

{foreach $[board.moderator]}$[board.moderator]$[board.moderator.comma] {/foreach}

</p>

{/if}

{if $[board.sub_board]}

<p class="sub-boards">

Sub-board{if $[board.sub_board] != 1}s{/if}:

{foreach $[board.sub_board]}$[board.sub_board]$[board.sub_board.comma] {/foreach}

</p>

{/if}

</td>

</tr>

{else}

<tr id="$[board.content_id]" class="$[board.content_class]">

<td class="icon">$[board.icon]</td>

<td class="main clickable redirect last" colspan="4">

<span class="link">$[board]</span><br />

<p class="description">$[board.description]</p>

</td>

</tr>

{/if}

{/foreach}

{if !$[board]}

<tr class="last"><td class="last center" colspan="5">No boards were found.</td></tr>

{/if}

</tbody>

</table>

[My Name is Billy Moonstone]

Hi Paul - any ideas what I've done wrong?

I found a back up before I began so set it back to that now so I think it's default again.

I've been assuming it's replacing rows 33-45 inclusive?

Sorry to be a pain mate, hope you have some idea how I'm messing this up!

[Brian]

He might've forgotten the thread existed. You could try tagging him with his username pollo.

Paging Dr. pawl.

[pawl]

Thought I'd sent you a pm seeing if this got sorted, must have forgotten. At work right now, will have a look when I get back. =]

[pawl]

Just had a look at what you're using on a test board, looks like you've deleted the last cell somehow. Not a problem though;

Look for the section below, from the code you posted;
{if $[board.sub_board]}
<p class="sub-boards">
Sub-board{if $[board.sub_board] != 1}s{/if}:
{foreach $[board.sub_board]}$[board.sub_board]$[board.sub_board.comma] {/foreach}
</p>
{/if}
</td>

After that (and before the </tr>), add in the following, from the first thread;

<td class="latest last">
{if $[board.threads] == -1}N/A{else}Topics: $[board.threads]{/if} {if $[board.posts] == -1}N/A{else}Posts: $[board.posts]{/if}<br />
{if $[board.posts] > 0}
<span class="date">$[board.last_thread.last_post.date]</span>
{if $[board.last_thread]}
$[board.last_thread.recent_link]<br />
by $[board.last_thread.last_post.created_by_user]<br />
{/if}
{else}
No posts have been made on this board.
{/if}
</td>


That will put the cell back on the end. Now you've just got to have a play with the CSS to get your widths correct, or it'll look a bit stretched.

Admin Panel -> Themes -> Colours & Styles -> Stylesheet

Somewhere in there (approx line 845) you'll find the following;

.boards .main { width: 59%; text-align: @board_align_main; }
.boards .threads { width: 9%; text-align: @board_align_threads; white-space: nowrap; }
.boards .posts { width: 8%; text-align: @board_align_posts; white-space: nowrap; }
.boards .latest { width: 20%; text-align: @board_align_last_post; }

The columns we're still using are .boards .main & .boards .latest
You'll want to increase both the percentages until combined they're about 96%. Because we're no longer displaying the .threads or .posts, they have to pick up the extra space left by them.


Give that a go for me, see how you get on. =]

[My Name is Billy Moonstone]

Hi Paul

SORRY! You did message me - I only noticed it when you said. Big apology - I still haven't got my head around this v5 look yet!

That above has all worked great! Thank you so much bud

I need to ask another question - I'd normally start a new thread but it;s still about the columns - is there any way to entirely remove that column on the left that has the 'New posts' and 'No new posts' folder icons in?

If it's best I start a new thread just let me know, I'm happy to.

Many thanks for your help again

P.S. Thanks for your reply too harakiri - I'll try work out that paging thing too and how you did that! (Edit: just tried using an @)

[pawl]

Of course there is mate. =]

Look for the line that starts with <td class="icon">. Remove that, and anything up to the next </td> - that'll get rid of the on/off cell. =]

[My Name is Billy Moonstone]

Excellent!  Is this in 'board list' or the 'style sheet' place?

Also, can I just check - upto the next </td>, but not including the next </td> ?

I'm just a bit paranoid after messing it up last time 

Cheers mate

[pawl]

Board List Template, and including the </td>

<td> is the tag to start a table cell. </td> ends the cell.
If you delete the <td> and not the </td>, then you'll have "</td>" appear somewhere on your forum, which you don't want, and the tables themselves will probably go mad. =P

[My Name is Billy Moonstone]

Thanks bud, much appreciated. I'll have a go this Sunday and let you know how I get on

[My Name is Billy Moonstone]

Hi pawl I removed <td class="icon">$[board.icon]</td>

But it hasn't done anything. The yellow folder icon and the (left-hand) column it's in is still there, even after refresh. It's only on the home page I'm bothered about getting rid of it. Any ideas?

I went > Admin > Themes > Layout Templates > Board > Board List

And took it from there. I've stuck it back in for now so I don't get lost

Cheers bud

[pawl]

Dec 19, 2012 3:41:13 GMT -8 My Name is Billy Moonstone said:

Hi pawl I removed <td class="icon">$[board.icon]</td>

But it hasn't done anything. The yellow folder icon and the (left-hand) column it's in is still there, even after refresh. It's only on the home page I'm bothered about getting rid of it. Any ideas?

I went > Admin > Themes > Layout Templates > Board > Board List

And took it from there. I've stuck it back in for now so I don't get lost

Cheers bud

Odd, that should do it for you. If you remove the <td class="icon">$[board.icon]</td> and the <th class="icon"></th> above it then the entire column should be gone.

Any chance you could have another go at removing the two, leaving it up (with a link to look at), and posting the template up for us? =]

(apologies for late reply - working long hours, and internet's been intermittent lately)

[My Name is Billy Moonstone]

Thanks pawl it's worked now! The problem seemed to be that there were two lines exactly the same, both <td class="icon">$[board.icon]</td> Once I took both of these lines out it worked! I couldn't find <th class="icon"></th> that you said was above it 

Here's the code before I took the two identical lines out (they are on the 6th and 39th line):

<table class="list" role="grid">

<tbody>

{foreach $[board]}

{if !$[board.is_redirect]}

<tr id="$[board.content_id]" class="$[board.content_class]">

<td class="icon">$[board.icon]</td>

<td class="main clickable">

<span class="link">$[board]</span><br />

<p class="description">$[board.description]</p>

{if $[board.num_mods]}

<p class="moderators">

Moderator{if $[board.num_mods] != 1}s{/if}:

{foreach $[board.moderator_group]}$[board.moderator_group.comma_before] $[board.moderator_group]{/foreach}{if $[board.moderator]}{if $[board.moderator_group]}, {/if}{/if}

{foreach $[board.moderator]}$[board.moderator]$[board.moderator.comma] {/foreach}

</p>

{/if}

{if $[board.sub_board]}

<p class="sub-boards">

Sub-board{if $[board.sub_board] != 1}s{/if}:

{foreach $[board.sub_board]}$[board.sub_board]$[board.sub_board.comma] {/foreach}

</p>

{/if}

</td>

<td class="latest last">

{if $[board.threads] == -1}N/A{else}Topics: $[board.threads]{/if} {if $[board.posts] == -1}N/A{else}Posts: $[board.posts]{/if}<br />

{if $[board.posts] > 0}

<span class="date">$[board.last_thread.last_post.date]</span>

{if $[board.last_thread]}

$[board.last_thread.recent_link]<br />

by $[board.last_thread.last_post.created_by_user]<br />

{/if}

{else}

No posts have been made on this board.

{/if}

</td>

</tr>

{else}

<tr id="$[board.content_id]" class="$[board.content_class]">

<td class="icon">$[board.icon]</td>

<td class="main clickable redirect last" colspan="4">

<span class="link">$[board]</span><br />

<p class="description">$[board.description]</p>

</td>

</tr>

{/if}

{/foreach}

{if !$[board]}

<tr class="last"><td class="last center" colspan="5">No boards were found.</td></tr>

{/if}

</tbody>

</table>

Do you think that's all OK now? Or is there likely to be a problem with anything I've done taking both these lines out?

Thanks mate and don't worry there's no rush, whenever you have a chance