Linking to a Category.

[SaltedWeb]

I was trying to find where I can link directly to the category. Tried coping the link but didn't work.
Anyone know how to link to a category itself . Not the forum but the category.

Thanks

[Colin]

Hi Diamondcomputer,

Here is how it works. You append the category ID to yourforumurl.com/index.php#c[catidhere]


http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php#c18

[SaltedWeb]

Hmmm my forum test  for c1 went to the portal page.
In fact each mod I try takes me there.

[Colin]

May I have a link to your forum?

[SaltedWeb]

http://www.unitedstatesfirearms.com

The forum access is http://unitedstatesfirearms.com/index.php?action=forum
as the forum button is removed for now.

Thank you

[SaltedWeb]

No luck >?

[Arantor]

Well, then it's just http://unitedstatesfirearms.com/index.php?action=forum#c1

[SaltedWeb]

Hi,

I am looking for the link to the/A  category, the link you provided goes to the forum.

I want to link as an example just to General , not all topics. I guess SMF does not allow linking to the category just child's and the forum kinda weird.

There has to be a work around but not sure yet thanks.

[Arantor]

There is no facility in SMF to link to and display just a single category. There was a mod but I don't know how well it would work with any of the portals or even if works at all these days.

[SaltedWeb]

Do you remember what it was called ?? or kinda named I'll search it.
In XF you can link to them so my assumption was it was possible in SMF .

Thank You

[Arantor]

You say XF does it?

Really?

I just went to XenForo.com, looked at the board index, first category is Official Forums. And the URL... http://xenforo.com/community/#official-forums.1

Same overall style as SMF does. Funny that.

[SaltedWeb]

Yep,
I have a menu mod on my XF that links to to the category no problems.
The menu is actually pretty cool and easy kinda like the
6 Custom buttons / tabs with Sub Menus (4) SMF has and was why I figure there had to be a
way around it. I prefer SMF, if I had it to do over I never would have paid for the XF. 
XF is nice, but the support there and the software is not my cup of tea.

I saw the one mod here at http://custom.simplemachines.org/mods/index.php?mod=486
Didn't work fails all over lol.

[Arantor]

Considering that XF does the same thing I already outlined - that you link to action=forum and use #c to indicate the category number...

I got that FROM your forum. If you go into a board such as http://unitedstatesfirearms.com/index.php?board=1.0 you see the link tree:

USFA » General Category » General Discussion

I got that link from General Category.

Most of the reason it doesn't really work is because you only have two categories and SMF won't move it far enough down the page.

Compare to http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php#c3 which does.

[SaltedWeb]

I appreciate the help on this, I was thinking it would do something different.
Only show the one category, instead of all of them.

Hmmmm racking my brain a bit.  Seems that expired Mod did show just one Category.
Wish it had worked.

See I am putting header menu to go to specific Categories sio it would give the impression of several forums.
Say one menu went to hunting and Fishing, one to Survival Category's etc. But didn't show the others.

[Kindred]

like this:

http://custom.simplemachines.org/mods/index.php?mod=486

[SaltedWeb]

Thank you.
Yes,
I tried late last night but gave all fails at install.

[kat]

http://wiki.simplemachines.org/smf/Mod_and_Theme_Install_problems#Some_Install_Tests_Failed_or_the_mod_doesn.27t_seem_to_be_all_there

[Arantor]

Or as an alternative thought, http://custom.simplemachines.org/mods/index.php?mod=3720

[SaltedWeb]

Thanks guys, appreciate it, these mods do not quite nail it thank you for looking .
Parsing on some of these will mean allot of edits. So will have to decide if modifying them is the best choice.

Wish it was easier to just link to the category, I have the menus working all they need to do is point at the category.
Ugggg!

[Kindred]

well, it was never what SMF was designed to do...
Not saying it's right or wrong... just how it is, currently.

as for the errors, IMO, this is a better description of what to do.
http://wiki.simplemachines.org/smf/Error_in_mod_installation


Regarding the mod that I linked to...   not sure why it would give a whole bunch of errors, since it was last made for 2.0.2 (unless it uses the preg_replace?)

the tabbed categories works really nicely. I have a version of that one installed on one of my sites.