Putting categories into columns. How?

[gunzmcgraw]

Hello

I posted this question on main support and was told to come here. Hope this is the right spot for this question?

I would like to format my forum to have the first 2 categories to be in
columns then the rest of the cats in the traditional rows beneath. Like 
this pic example












Is it possible to do this without having a PHD in html/coding :-)

 Thanks

 GunZ DIYmolds.com

[Tim Camara]

I'm sort of blind coding this, but it should be possible (if a bit messy):

In your 'Home' template:

Modify this:
{foreach $[category]}
$[category.anchor]
<div class="container boards">
<div class="title-bar bbcode"><h2><div class="title_wrapper">$[category.display_name]</div></h2></div>
<div class="content cap-bottom">
$[category.board_list]
</div>
</div>
{/foreach}


to be like this:

<table>
<tr>
{foreach $[category]}
{if $[category.id] == ID_#_OF_FIRST_CATEGORY}
<td>
$[category.anchor]
<div class="container boards">
<div class="title-bar bbcode"><h2><div class="title_wrapper">$[category.display_name]</div></h2></div>
<div class="content cap-bottom">
$[category.board_list]
</div>
</div>
</td>
{elseif $[category.id] == ID_#_OF_SECOND_CATEGORY}
<td>
$[category.anchor]
<div class="container boards">
<div class="title-bar bbcode"><h2><div class="title_wrapper">$[category.display_name]</div></h2></div>
<div class="content cap-bottom">
$[category.board_list]
</div>
</div>
</td>
{/if}
{/foreach}
</tr>
</table>

{foreach $[category]}
{if $[category.id] != ID_#_OF_FIRST_CATEGORY}
{if $[category.id] != ID_#_OF_SECOND_CATEGORY}
$[category.anchor]
<div class="container boards">
<div class="title-bar bbcode"><h2><div class="title_wrapper">$[category.display_name]</div></h2></div>
<div class="content cap-bottom">
$[category.board_list]
</div>
</div>
{/if}
{/if}
{/foreach}

Of course, you might need to adjust some CSS styles after this, but that should at least get you started.

[gunzmcgraw]

Thanks

I changed it and tried it on " preview first " but it looks the same/ no change.

[Tim Camara]

I suppose I probably should have mentioned, did you replace the "ID_#_OF_FIRST_CATEGORY" type things with the appropriate ID numbers?

[gunzmcgraw1]

Ya I'm a complete noob and novice. Thanks for your time. I'll tinker away :-)