Forum Homepage Filtering

Hi

It is now very easy to select which categories you would like displayed on the homepage and exclude them from new/todays posts. To do so please follow these instructions;

Goto your User CP

Then Edit Options https://www.woodworkforums.com/profil...do=editoptions

Scroll down to the bottom of the screen and you will see a new option named Forums to exclude from view:
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You can hide a single forums by selecting the title:
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Or to hide multiple forums, press and hold CTRL key while clicking on the forum titles:
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You can also choose to hide a whole category by simply clicking the category. This example hides the timber category:
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Using the above example, the sub forums for the Timber category will still show up in new/todays post searches. To ensure they don't, you will need to select each form title within the category:
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Please post any questions here!

regards

That is a very useful addition to the forum options Steven, thank you for that (it will also save the Admins a bit of work:2tsup:)

One question, if you choose the to ignore one or more forums, does that also affect iSpy?

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Originally Posted by Big Shed

One question, if you choose the to ignore one or more forums, does that also affect iSpy?

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Nope, it will need to be edited. I might do it today.

regards

Too easy! Thanks Steven! :thyel:

Great time saver thanks!

THanks Steve, great improvement, now I can eliminate most of the uninportant (to me anyway :D ) posts froom my list.

However is there a limit to the number of sections you can elim inate as I cannot eliminate sections under Myother loves not woodwork.



Peter.

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Originally Posted by Sturdee

However is there a limit to the number of sections you can elim inate as I cannot eliminate sections under Myother loves not woodwork.

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Thanks for pointing that out, it you can now nuke as many forums as you like :)

Also an important point to remember is if you filter a category, you wont be able to view the sub-forum on the homepage even if that sub forum is set to visible.

Cat <- filtered
- sub1 <- filtered
- sub2 <- visible
- sub3 <- filtered

Sub2 will be invisible on the homepage but still show in search results

Cat <- visible
- sub1 <- filtered
- sub2 <- visible
- sub3 <- filtered

The category and sub2 will be visible on the homepage and continue to show in search results.

regards

Wonderful addition!! :2tsup:

Pen turning forums, be gone! :;

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Originally Posted by steven

Thanks for pointing that out, it you can now nuke as many forums as you like :)

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Thanks Steven, you have made my day, no more penturnings or boat building for me.


Peter.

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Originally Posted by Sturdee

Thanks Steven, you have made my day, no more penturnings or boat building for me.


Peter.

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I just need to find some time to update the ispy script.

cheers

Like the others I have filtered out the areas of no interest to me.

A welcome addition - thanks Steve

Nice job!

Sorry to be a nunce, but I can't find or don't have the Forums to exclude from view option since the update. It used to be there and I applied filters. I would like to modify my selections....
Joe

Thank goodness, I thought I was the only one who could not find that edit function

Well done Steve:2tsup:Oops! not quite yet:-